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ELLIS fosters international collaboration across domains, connecting top researchers while investing in the next generation of AI talent.
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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 Potsdam
Established on January 1st, 2023
Unit Mission
The ELLIS Unit in Potsdam focuses on developing scalable, causal and explainable AI methods to bridge the scientific areas of medicine, chemistry, physics and computer science tackling emerging challenges in both public health and energy management.
Participating Institutions
University of Potsdam
Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering gGmbH (HPI)
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
Research Agenda
- Scalable AI
- Causal AI
- Explainable AI
- Interdisciplinary research
- Public health applications
- Energy management
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Latest News
02/01/26
ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025: A Europe-Wide Research Showcase
From Nov 17 - Dec 18, 2025, the ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025 once again brought together the ELLIS research community in the weeks surrounding the NeurIPS 2025 conference.
25/03/25
The Helmholtz-ELLIS Workshop Explored the Role of Foundation Models Across Diverse Research Fields
The Helmholtz-ELLIS Workshop on Foundation Models in Science brought top researchers together to explore AI’s transformative role across disciplines like materials...
16/03/23
Four new Units join the ELLIS network
The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) welcomes four new units to its growing network: Barcelona (Spain), Graz (Austria), Potsdam...
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