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Institute Finland
Established on January 1st, 2025
Unit Mission
Fundamentals of applied AI - fundamental research of machine learning, and on what is required of machine learning methods to make them reliably applicable in complex, real-world settings.
Participating Institutions
University of Helsinki (UH)
University of Turku
University of Vaasa
University of the Arts Helsinki
University of Oulu
University of Jyväskylä
University of Lapland
University of Eastern Finland
Åbo Akademi University
National Defence University
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology (LUT University)
Hanken School of Economics
Aalto University
Tampere University
Research Agenda
The ELLIS Institute Finland aims to make machine learning more readily and widely applicable, and better at working with people – a focus we call the fundamentals of applied AI, pursued through the Institute’s AI4Research activities.
Research focus areas:
- Data-efficient Probabilistic Machine Learning
- Generative Modelling
- Amortized Inference
- Interactive and Cooperative Machine Learning
- Transformative Multidisciplinary Collaboration
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ELLIS Institute Finland's Vision—From AI Fundamentals to Applications: Insights from the Scientific Launch Seminar
The inaugural Scientific Seminar of the newly launched ELLIS Institute Finland highlighted keynote research contributions via short talks and discussions that outline...
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