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ELLIS is a pan-European AI network of excellence built upon machine learning as the driver for modern AI.
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
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....
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.
03/03/25
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...
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