Research
ELLIS fosters international collaboration across domains, connecting top researchers while investing in the next generation of AI talent.
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ELLIS Members are leading scientists in machine learning and AI, shaping Europe's global position in these fields.
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ELLIS is a network of excellence connecting top AI researchers across European borders to strengthen the leadership of AI made in Europe.
News
November 10th, 2025
Meet the Board: Serge Belongie
Serge Belongie, President of the ELLIS Board, Director of the Danish Pioneer Centre for AI, and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰, answers rapid-fire questions in our Meet the Board series — a video campaign introducing the people shaping ELLIS and the future of...
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October 30th, 2025
Strengthening Collaboration Across Europe: The 2nd ELLIS Coordinators Retreat
From October 6–8, 2025, coordinators from across the ELLIS network gathered for the 2nd ELLIS Coordinators Retreat, hosted by the three Dutch ELLIS Units — Nijmegen, Delft, and Amsterdam.
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October 27th, 2025
ELLIS Society Welcomes New Board
Earlier this year, the ELLIS Society voted to confirm its newly elected ELLIS Board for the next two years, ensuring the continuous evolution of its mission to propel artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) research across Europe.
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October 20th, 2025
ELSA Expands: Fifteen New Research Institutions and Universities Join the Network
In June of this year, the European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI (ELSA) began a significant expansion, welcoming fifteen new members - universities and research institutions that are all part of established ELLIS Units. This marks a significant step in strengthening ELSA’s network and in...
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Projects Building on ELLIS
October 13th, 2025
Bright Minds, Robust Ideas: EDS 2025 in Warsaw
From 25 to 29 August 2025, Warsaw hosted the ELLIS Doctoral Symposium (EDS) on "Robust AI", bringing together nearly 180 participants, including PhD students, invited speakers, representatives of sponsors, and honorary patrons.
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October 13th, 2025
Continuation of AI for Good Webinar Series: "From Molecules to Models" Featuring ELLIS Members
This series aims to highlight the contributions of ELLIS Members to AI in life sciences and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
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September 29th, 2025
ELLIS Partners with New Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network to Expand Doctoral Opportunities
The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) is strengthening its role in training the next generation of AI researchers by joining forces with the newly launched Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network (MP-AIX). This collaboration enhances doctoral opportunities for...
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September 26th, 2025
ELLIS Unit Munich: Tackling Key Challenges of Explainability, Reliability, and Trustworthiness in AI
Established in 2020, ELLIS Munich is one of Germany’s leading Units within the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) network. Jointly coordinated by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Munich, the Unit conducts cutting-edge research in foundational...
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September 23rd, 2025
ELLIS Unit Lisbon: Machine Learning Summer School 2025
From July 19 to 25, the annual Lisbon Machine Learning Summer School (LxMLS) brought together over 140 Master’s and PhD students from around the world for a highly enriching week exploring the latest advances in machine learning, with a special focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP)....
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Insights
September 18th, 2025
ELLIS Unit Lausanne: AI for Health Summer School 2025
From 7 to 11 July 2025, ELLIS Unit Lausanne hosted the AI for Health Summer School on the EPFL campus. The program addressed recent advances at the intersection of artificial intelligence, life sciences, and medicine. Over five days, participants dived into topics including large language models,...
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Insights
September 16th, 2025
ELLIS Unit Trento: Bridging Disciplines for Foundational and Applied AI
ELLIS Unit Trento conducts interdisciplinary AI research spanning machine learning, computer vision, remote sensing, and NLP, with a focus on both foundational advances and applied impact. The Unit emphasizes training the next generation of AI talent through master’s and doctoral programs and...
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September 10th, 2025
ERC Awards 478 Starting Grants - 11 ELLIS Members Among the Recipients
Eleven Members of ELLIS, representing five countries, are among the 478 early-career researchers across Europe who have been awarded this year’s prestigious ERC Starting Grants, amounting to a total of €761 million.
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September 2nd, 2025
Call for proposals - Organisation of ELLIS Summer/Winter Schools (2026) or ELLIS Doctoral Symposium (2027)
The ELLIS Society is now opening its yearly call for the organisation of summer/winter schools for 2026, to be held over one week! As a grassroots initiative, the ELLIS network thrives on the distributed efforts of its members and units and prides itself on offering PhD students and...
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August 28th, 2025
ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
A virtual info session for prospective PhD candidates will be held on October 1st with information about the whole PhD program, the call for applications, application materials, and timeline.
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August 21st, 2025
Collaborative Science in Action: Pan-European ELLIS Collaboration Leads to Influential NLP Publication
A collaborative study led by numerous ELLIS Members has culminated in a highly influential paper on the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in evaluation tasks. Originating from a 2024 ELLIS Program workshop, this joint effort by 20 researchers from 11 European universities showcases the power of...
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August 7th, 2025
Beyond the Thesis with Steffen Schneider
Steffen Schneider is a Tenure Track Group Leader at Helmholtz Munich and the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML), where he develops AI methods for dynamical systems, time series, and systems neuroscience. His work focuses on developing novel machine learning methods for interpreting complex...
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