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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 Munich
Established on May 1st, 2020
Unit Mission
Mission
ELLIS Munich scientists tackle the great challenges of AI explicability and the development of reliable, intelligent algorithms; they work in a truly communal environment developing methods in machine learning, demonstrating impact on application areas, training the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists and promoting industrial collaborations and startups to advance ML as a core research field.
Vision
Advance machine learning as a core research field through cross-fertilizing method development with feedback from local key application areas.
Participating Institutions
Helmholtz Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich)
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research Agenda
Key application areas of Helmholtz Munich:
- Biomedicine
- Earth observation
- Computer vision
ELLIS programs on:
- ELLIS Health
- ELLIS Robot Learning: Closing the Reality Gap!
- Interactive Learning and Interventional Representations
- Learning for Graphics and Vision
- Machine Learning and Computer Vision
- Machine Learning for Earth and Climate Sciences
- Natural Language Processing
- Robust Machine Learning
- Semantic, Symbolic and Interpretable Machine Learning
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Unit Directors
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Latest News
January 15th, 2026
Travel and study in Europe: 2026 Schedule of ELLIS PhD Winter and Summer Schools
Check out the 2026 schedule for ELLIS Winter & Summer Schools, happening all across Europe. This is your chance to dive deep into the cutting-edge of AI research,...
September 26th, 2025
ELLIS Unit Munich: Tackling Key Challenges of Explainability, Reliability, and Trustworthiness in AI
Established in 2020, ELLIS Munich is one of Germany’s leading Units within the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) network. Jointly...
July 12th, 2025
ELLIS Pre-ICML Fest 2025: Fostering Local Dialogue and Scientific Exchange
From June 24 to July 11, 2025, in the lead-up to the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), several ELLIS Units hosted the inaugural ELLIS Pre-ICML Fest....