Members

ELLIS Members are leading scientists and researchers in the field of machine learning, AI and related fields. They contribute to advancing machine learning-driven AI and strengthening Europe’s position as a global leader in this field.

Eligibility for membership requires a PhD or equivalent degree, a strong publication record in top-tier machine learning venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR), and a clear connection to Europe - whether through employment, nationality, or other professional ties.

Benefits of ELLIS Membership

Drive Europe's Leadership in AI Research
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Actively engage in shaping and supporting a strong AI research force in Europe

Network & Collaborate
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Join a pan-European network of top AI scientists and unlock opportunities for collaboration and professional exchange.

Get Access to Specialised Resources
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Access shared AI resources, datasets, and infrastructure through ELLIS Partnerships and Projects Building on ELLIS.

Learn about ELLIS Fellowship

High-caliber scientists may be appointed as ELLIS Fellows or Scholars. Fellows and Scholars drive scientific progress, serve as ELLIS ambassadors, and provide strategic leadership in both research and network development.

"Membership opens doors to collaboration with scientists from institutes across Europe, summer schools, workshops, and opportunities to mentor and connect with outstanding young researchers through the ELLIS PhD Program. It also strengthens visibility and credibility, both within the scientific community and towards policymakers, funders, and industry."

Laura Ruotsalainen
Laura Ruotsalainen

Professor, University of Helsinki / ELLIS Institute Finland

Learn More About Our Members

18/04/23
ELLIS Member Profile: “Something remarkable is taking shape in the European Machine Learning community”
In this interview, Board Member Serge Belongie talks about the role ELLIS played in his move to Denmark, and the differences he perceives between AI research in the US...
23/11/23
ELLIS Member Profile: “Our societies needed to be prepared for synthesized images becoming ever more difficult to distinguish from real ones”
The emergence of tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion has brought the rapidly evolving field of generative AI into the public eye. Generative AI stands for...
25/07/24
ELLIS PhD Student Profile: “Being a PhD student in Europe is one of the best experiences of my life.”
The ELLIS PhD Program is rich with inspiring stories of young AI scientists and their impressive research journeys, and this is one of them: Zhijing Jin, an ELLIS PhD...

#WomenInELLIS

Discover women in ELLIS who are leading and making an impact in the fields of AI and machine learning across Europe.

Spotlight on #WomenInELLIS on Nadja Klein, Professor, Emmy Noether Research Group Leader, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, with photo of Nadja
01/04/26
Spotlight on Nadja Klein
Say hi to Nadja Klein, Professor, Emmy Noether Research Group Leader at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 🇩🇪 and ELLIS Member. Her research areas are Bayesian...
Spotlight on #WomeninELLIS on Lisa Koch, Assistant Professor at University of Bern, with a photo of Lisa
25/03/26
Spotlight on Lisa Koch
Get to know Lisa Koch, Assistant Professor at University of Bern 🇨🇭 and ELLIS Member. Her area of research is machine learning methods for biomedical data analysis,...
Spotlight on #WomenInELLIS on Chiara Plizzari, Assistant Professor at Bocconi University, with a photo of Chiara
18/03/26
Spotlight on Chiara Plizzari
Say hi to Chiara Plizzari, Assistant Professor at Bocconi University 🇮🇹 and an ELLIS Member part of the ELLIS Unit Milan. Her research areas are Computer Vision, Video...

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