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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

Shaping the Future of 3D: Insights from the ELLIS Workshop on 3D Vision and Graphics 2025

16 April 2025

Shaping the Future of 3D: Insights from the ELLIS Workshop on 3D Vision and Graphics 2025

The members of the ELLIS Program ‘Learning for Graphics and Vision’ hosted a workshop on March 20-21 on 3D Vision and Graphics ...

ELLIS Unit Lisbon: Advancing Human-Interacting AI and Natural Language Processing

04 April 2025

ELLIS Unit Lisbon: Advancing Human-Interacting AI and Natural Language Processing

ELLIS Unit Lisbon, established in 2020 as Portugal’s only ELLIS Unit, focuses on Human-Interacting Responsible AI and advancing...

The Helmholtz-ELLIS Workshop Explored the Role of Foundation Models Across Diverse Research Fields

25 March 2025

The Helmholtz-ELLIS Workshop Explored the Role of Foundation Models Across Diverse Research Fields

The Helmholtz-ELLIS Workshop on Foundation Models in Science brought top researchers together to explore AI’s transformative ro...

Latest events

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2025-04-29 - 2025-04-29

ELLIS Reading Group: Human-Centric Machine Learning Session

A reading group focused on human-centric machine learning organized by the PhD students at ELLIS Unit Alicante.

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2025-05-14 - 2025-05-15

2nd Symposium "AI in Public Health Research"

The symposium “AI in Public Health Research” offers a platform for exchange between AI science and research, public health prac...

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2025-05-15 - 2025-04-16

Workshop on Advances in Post-Bayesian Methods

The first workshop on Advances in post-Bayesian methods aims to bring together the currently disparate subfields, stretching fr...

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2025-05-27 - 2025-05-27

ELLIS Reading Group: Human-Centric Machine Learning Session

A reading group focused on human-centric machine learning organized by the PhD students at ELLIS Unit Alicante.