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

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,...

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 ...

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

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

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...

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

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.