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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
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.
Participating Institutions
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)
INESC-ID
Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa)
Instituto de Telecomunicações
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 Applications
- Infrastructure
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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Latest News
21/04/26
25 ELLIS Units Successfully Extended
ELLIS is proud to announce that 25 ELLIS Units have been successfully extended, following the reapplication process for Units that have been active for five years....
23/09/25
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...
04/04/25
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...
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