Travel and study in Europe: 2025 Schedule of ELLIS PhD Winter and Summer Schools announced
The ELLIS PhD/Postdoc Program is excited to announce the 2025 schedule for Summer and Winter Schools, happening across Europe. This is your chance to dive deep into the cutting-edge of AI research, learn from the best minds in the field, and connect with fellow researchers from across the continent.
What is the ELLIS PhD/Postdoc Program?
The ELLIS PhD/Postdoc program provides a platform for exceptional PhD students and Postdocs to conduct research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at some of the top research institutions in Europe. The program offers a stimulating research environment, interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities, and advising by leading researchers in the field from different European countries.
ELLIS Winter and Summer Schools: Level up your skills and expand your network
The ELLIS Winter and Summer Schools are short, intensive programs designed to provide ELLIS PhD students and Postdocs with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in specific areas of AI research. The schools are organised by ELLIS Units and their members and offer a unique opportunity to learn from the leaders in the field and network with your peers.
2025 ELLIS Winter and Summer Schools Schedule
Check out the following locations hosting a Winter or Summer School in 2025 and for more information about registration, agenda, costs, accommodations, and/or travel, contact the organiser or Unit directly.
For general information or questions about the ELLIS PhD/Postdoc Program, please email phd@ellis.eu.
Date: January 27-31, 2025
Topic: Multimodal Learning with a focus on Generative Models, Embodied AI/Robotics & Sustainability
Organising Institutions: ELIAS & VISMAC
Event Website: https://elias-ai.eu/event/ellis-vismac/
Contact: vismac2025@gmail.com
Date: March 18-21, 2025
Topic: Foundation Models
Organising Institution: University of Amsterdam
Participating Industry & Partner Institutions:
- Qualcomm Amsterdam
- SURF
- Meta & Google
Unit Website: https://ivi.fnwi.uva.nl/ellis/events/2025-ellis-winter-school-on-foundation-models-fomo/
Contact: Prof. Yuki M. Asano at y.m.asano@uva.nl
Date: June 3-5, 2025
Topic: Machine Learning for Healthcare & Biology
Organising Institution: University of Manchester
Participating Industry & Partner Institutions:
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research & Innovation
- Other health innovation organisations involving the relevant industry
- Hospitals
Unit Website: https://www.ellismcr.org/
Contact: Dr. Mauricio Álvarez at mauricio.alvarezlopez@manchester.ac.uk
Date: July 7-11, 2025
Topic: Machine Learning & AI for Health
Organising Institution: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
Unit Website: https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/epfl-ellis/
Contact: Dr. Dorina Thanou at dorina.thanou@epfl.ch
Date: July 7-11, 2025
Topic: Information Retrieval
Organising Institution: University College London
Participating Industry & Partner Institutions:
- West Midlands Growth Funds
- Microsoft Research
- Bloomberg
Unit Website: https://ucl-ellis.github.io
Contact: Prof. Emine Yilmaz at emine.yilmaz@ucl.ac.uk
Date: July 14-18, 2025
Topic: Probabilistic Machine Learning
Organising Institution: University of Cambridge
Participating Industry & Partner Institutions:
- Invenia
- Microsoft Research
- ARM
- AstraZeneca
- Cambridge Innovation Capital
- IQ Capital
- Schlumberger
- Secondmind
- DeepMind
- Samsung
Unit Website: http://www.ellis.eng.cam.ac.uk/
Contact: Prof. José Miguel Hernández-Lobato at jmh233@cam.ac.uk
Date: August 4-8, 2025
Topic: Trustworthy AI (Secure and Safe Foundation Models)
Organising Institution: CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Participating Industry & Partner Institutions: ELSA Network
Unit Website: https://elsa-ai.eu/save-the-date-cispa-ellis-summer-school-2025/
Contact: Prof. Dr. Mario Fritz at fritz@cispa.de
Date: September 1-5, 2025
Topic: AI for Earth and Climate Sciences
Organising Institution: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Participating Industry & Partner Institutions:
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Carl Zeiss Foundation
Unit Website: https://www.ellis-jena.eu/summer-school-2025/
Contact: Dr. Conrad Philipp at conrad.philipp@uni-jena.de
