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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 Vienna
Established on October 1st, 2019
Unit Mission
We fervently believe that scientific excellence emerges not from diligent forward planning, but from giving first-class researchers the freedom and resources to focus on curiosity-driven research, while exposing them to a constant influx of new impulses and ideas. Our guiding principles are foundational thinking, emphasizing principled solutions and answers, and interdisciplinarity, reflecting our conviction that machine learning and related fields flourish when they are in a rich interaction with other scientific disciplines, including computer science, engineering, mathematics, as well as the natural sciences.
Participating Institutions
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Research Agenda
- Trustworthy machine learning
- Theory of deep learning
- Discrete and continuous optimization
- Statistical and causal models for the natural sciences and engineering
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Latest News
January 2nd, 2026
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.
March 3rd, 2025
ELLIS Unit Vienna: Committed to Interdisciplinarity and Academic Freedom
The ELLIS Unit Vienna, based at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), stands out for its interdisciplinary approach and broad scope. As part of the...
December 20th, 2024
ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2024: Connecting AI Research Across Europe
The ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2024 brought together 16 ELLIS Units and the Institute Tübingen to showcase hundreds of posters in the weeks surrounding the NeurIPS 2024...