Lecture series in the ELLIS network
ELLIS is represented by a network of 43 sites across Europe. Many of these sites regularly organize distinguished lecture series promoting cutting-edge AI research of renowned experts and giving the audience a chance to ask questions and connect with top-notch researchers.
Find an overview of the different initiatives below and visit the units’ webpages for more information on upcoming sessions. Many of the talks can be joined online.
Lecture series (co-) organized by ELLIS Units
Unit Alicante
With the Distinguished Speaker Series, ELLIS Alicante invites top AI researchers from around the world to present their work to the team of ELLIS Alicante. In collaboration with the University of Alicante, the event is open to any student and researcher of the university. Find all details here.
Unit Cambridge
The Cambridge ELLIS Unit Seminar Series holds talks by leading researchers in the area of machine learning and AI. Learn more about upcoming sessions here.
Unit Heidelberg
The ELLIS Unit Heidelberg together with partners organizes the data science seminar series bringing together thought-leading speakers and researchers in the field of data science to discuss both methodological advances as well as medical applications. The talks are available on YouTube as well.
Unit Helsinki
The ELLIS Unit Helsinki organizes a series of events showcasing outstanding scientists from different stages of their career. Lectures are open for all and can be joined online:
- Distinguished Lectures (talks by renowned experts)
- Machine Learning Coffee Seminar (weekly seminar)
- Seminar on Advances in Probabilistic Machine Learning (talks by early career researchers)
Unit Jena
The ELLIS Unit Jena organizes the AI4Good hosted online webinar series "AI for Earth and Sustainability Science". The series highlights seminal and recent progress in AI-enabled modelling and understanding of the Earth system from local to global scale and AI-science based diagnosis, prediction and remedy of environmental crises. Interdisciplinary researchers from academia, industry, UN and government agencies as well as NGOs will talk about tackling systemic real-world challenges with AI, including disaster risk reduction and preparedness, environmental degradation, climate change, societal impacts and dynamics, and the sustainable and responsible use of natural resources such as water and energy. The webinar series is curated by the ELLIS Unit Jena and the ELLIS Program “Machine Learning for Earth and Climate Sciences”.
Unit Lisbon
The ELLIS Lisbon & Unbabel seminars on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, organised jointly by members of the ELLIS Unit Lisbon & Portuguese translation start-up Unbabel, aim to provide, on a regular basis, an outlet for discussion of the latest research on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing by researchers and students from all over the world. The seminars are open to all and streamed online. Find all details and information here.
Unit Munich
The Munich AI Lectures are a joint initiative of the ELLIS Unit Munich, the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML), the Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI) at TUM, the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) at LMU, and the Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI (relAI). On a monthly basis, they invite top-level AI researchers to give the audience a glimpse into their work and the future of AI. Join them for the next sessions here.
Unit Stuttgart
The ELLIS Unit in Stuttgart regularly invites outstanding scientists to present their latest research projects. Learn more about past and upcoming sessions and about how to join them here.
Further formats promoting expert talks
ELLIS Student & Postdoc Reading Groups
As part of its educational activities, ELLIS aims to connect PhDs and postdocs in the network and supports them in creating opportunities to discuss science. Currently, two student-led reading groups on machine learning-related topics (Human-Centric Machine Learning & Mathematics of Deep Learning) meet regularly to discuss a paper the group previously voted on. ELLIS Reading Groups are initiated and organized by ELLIS PhD students and postdocs across Europe. Take a look at this page for details and upcoming sessions.
Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Academy (AIDA)
AIDA, the Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Academy, has been created to nurture a new generation of AI talent by offering knowledge and expertise in AI through educational and training activities. It’s a joint initiative of the EU-funded projects ELISE, AI4media, VISION, HUMANE AI and TAILOR. ELLIS Fellows often participate in the AIDA AI Excellence Lecture Series. Find a list of upcoming sessions here and an overview of past sessions here.
