Ellis header logo
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

Call for proposals - Organisation of ELLIS Summer/Winter Schools (2026) or ELLIS Doctoral Symposium (2027)

02 September 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 we...

ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025

28 August 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,...

Collaborative Science in Action: Pan-European ELLIS Collaboration Leads to Influential NLP Publication

21 August 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 M...

Latest events

Event  list cibb 2025

2025-09-10 - 2025-09-12

International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB)

The Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB) 2025 will take place at Polite...

Event  list ellis phd program call for applications 2025 promo

2025-10-01 - 2025-10-01

Info Session for Prospective PhD Students

This virtual info session for prospective PhD candidates will have information about the whole ELLIS PhD program, the call for ...

Event  list ellis nl scientific day promo

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