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ELLIS - the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems - is a pan-European AI network of excellence which focuses on fundamental science, technical innovation and societal impact. Founded in 2018, ELLIS builds upon machine learning as the driver for modern AI and aims to secure Europe’s sovereignty in this competitive field by creating a multi-centric AI research laboratory. ELLIS wants to ensure that the highest level of AI research is performed in the open societies of Europe and follows a three-pillar strategy to achieve that.
ELLIS Research Programs

The ELLIS research programs focus on areas with the potential to move the needle in modern AI - from basic research in theory and algorithms to applications in health and climate sciences. They include outstanding researchers as ELLIS Fellows and Scholars. Currently, there are 16 different research programs in ELLIS.

ELLIS PhD & Postdoc Program

The ELLIS PhD and Postdoc program offers outstanding young researchers from all over the world a unique entry point to cutting-edge machine learning research by connecting them to leading scientists across Europe and by offering them a variety of training activities. Students can choose between an academic and an industry track.

ELLIS Sites

ELLIS is creating a network of research sites across Europe which are either located at existing AI research institutions or created from scratch. Currently, there are 41 ELLIS Units and 1 Associate Unit in 17 countries. The long-term goal is to establish a set of world-class ELLIS institutes distributed across Europe, each acting as the core of a local AI ecosystem.

Latest News

ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025

01 October 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,...

ELLIS Partners with New Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network to Expand Doctoral Opportunities

29 September 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 ...

ELLIS Unit Munich: Tackling Key Challenges of Explainability, Reliability, and Trustworthiness in AI

26 September 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...

Latest events

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2025-10-06 - 2025-10-06

ELLIS Society in the Netherlands Scientific Day

Co-organised by the ELLIS Unit Amsterdam, the ELLIS Unit Delft, and the ELLIS Unit Nijmegen

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2025-10-08 - 2025-10-08

ELLIS Reading Group: ELLISxUniReps Speaker Series Session

October session of the ELLISxUniReps speaker series focusing on DINOv3 and its representation alignment with the human brain! J...

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2025-10-12 - 2025-10-16

Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Trustworthy Learning

Held in cooperation with the ELLIS Research Program on Theory, Algorithms and Computations of Modern Learning Machines

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2025-10-20 - 2025-10-24

Winter School on Causality and Explainable AI

This winter school brings together leading experts in causality and explainability—two key pillars of modern AI.