Unit Zurich

Established on September 15th, 2020

Unit Mission

The ELLIS Unit Zurich is implemented through the ETH AI Center. The ETH AI Center is ETH Zurich’s central hub for AI. We bring together researchers of AI foundations, applications, and implications across all departments. We foster research excellence, industry innovation, and AI entrepreneurship to promote trustworthy, accessible, and inclusive AI systems.

Participating Institutions

ETH Zurich

Research Agenda

  • Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
  • AI Applications Across Domains
  • Trustworthy, Accessible, and Inclusive AI
  • Industry Innovation and AI Entrepreneurship
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