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ELLIS is a network of excellence connecting top AI researchers across European borders to strengthen the leadership of AI made in Europe.
Unit Lisbon
Established on May 1st, 2020
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Participating Institutions
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Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa)
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)
Research Agenda
We aim to use efficient, reliable, theory-grounded ML to create human-interacting explainable AI systems. Our Unit conducts cutting-edge research in the following themes:
- Natural Language Processing
- Machine Learning Foundations
- Reinforcement Learning & Robotics
- Computer Vision & Embodied Cognition
- Health
- Infrastructure
Unit Mission
Our mission is to become the leading AI & ML research unit in Portugal and establish strong links with our European counterparts by: 1) increasing the reach and visibility of our research through dissemination and communication; and 2) boosting collaborative research and training in AI and ML through participation in events, joint activities, and mobility programs. Through collaborative and open science we aim to empower the next generation of AI researchers to maximise the social and economic impacts of AI & ML in Europe and the world.
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Latest News
September 23rd, 2025
ELLIS Unit Lisbon: Machine Learning Summer School 2025
From July 19 to 25, the annual Lisbon Machine Learning Summer School (LxMLS) brought together over 140 Master’s and PhD students from around the world for a highly...
April 4th, 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 Natural Language Processing. Based at...
September 15th, 2020
ELLIS inaugurates 30 research units at leading institutions across Europe
At a virtual event on Tuesday, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems presented the broad scope of research its units will cover in the field of...