Strengthening Europe's Leadership in AI through Research Excellence

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Connect at the ELLIS UnConference 2025

Co-located with EurIPS in Copenhagen on Dec 2, the ELLIS UnConference brings together Europe’s AI research community for collaboration, discussion, and visibility.

ELLIS is a pan-European AI network of excellence which aims to secure lasting international leadership of AI made in Europe by connecting top researchers in this field and by creating a multi-centric AI research laboratory.

ELLIS by the Numbers

1800+

Members

44

Sites

16

Cross-Border Research Programs

560

Fellows & Scholars

17

Countries

500+

PhD Students & Postdocs

How ELLIS is making an impact

ELLIS PhD & Postdoc Program

The ELLIS PhD & Postdoc Program pairs outstanding students with leading researchers across Europe in machine learning, AI and related fields, and offers international exchanges, joint supervision, and a vibrant research community.

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ELLIS Sites

Serving as hubs for world-class AI research, the network of sites across Europe brings together top researchers and fosters collaboration. Sites can be composed of the local AI research institutions and universities, or be newly-created Institutes.

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ELLIS Programs

ELLIS Programs focus on advancing AI through theoretical foundations, algorithms, and applications (e.g., health, climate) and more. They are led by ELLIS Fellows and Scholars, outstanding researchers in their fields.

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"ELLIS is strengthening Europe’s leadership in artificial intelligence by connecting top researchers and institutions and fostering open, collaborative innovation. By advancing cutting-edge AI made in Europe, ELLIS helps ensure that this transformative technology develops responsibly and benefits society as a whole."

Bernhard Schölkopf
Bernhard Schölkopf

ELLIS Fellow, Co-Founder & Former President of ELLIS

Latest News

November 18th, 2025
Meet the Board: Nuria Oliver
Nuria Oliver, ELLIS Board Vice President, Co-Founder of ELLIS, and Director of the ELLIS Alicante Unit Foundation, shares her vision at the intersection of human...
ELLIS Meet the Board: Serge Belongie, Board President with photo of Serge
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 🇩🇰,...
Group of ELLIS Unit and Area Coordinators smiling for a photo
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,...

Upcoming Events

March 23rd - March 26th, 2026
Tübingen
Conference on Parsimony and Learning (CPAL)
December 18th, 2025
ELLIS Institute Tübingen
ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025 - Institute Tübingen
December 10th - December 12th, 2025
Montebello, Canada
CIFAR Neuroscience of Consciousness Winter School
December 2nd - December 7th, 2025
Copenhagen
EurIPS + ELLIS UnConference

Jobs in the ELLIS Network

Apply by December 31st, 2025 • Freiburg or Berlin
ML Engineer at Prior Labs
Apply by December 31st, 2025 • Klosterneuburg
Postdoc in Machine Learning (basic research) at ISTA
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