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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 Members are leading scientists in machine learning and AI, shaping Europe's global position in these fields.

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

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Research

ELLIS is a pan-European AI network of excellence. It builds upon machine learning as the driver for modern AI and aims to secure lasting international leadership of AI made in Europe by connecting top researchers in this field and by creating a multi-centric AI research laboratory.

3 Pillars of ELLIS Research

ELLIS Phd & Postdoc Program

ELLIS offers a PhD and Postdoc Program connecting top young researchers globally to leading European AI scientists. The program provides diverse training and tracks (academic, industry, multidisciplinary).

ELLIS Sites

ELLIS is building a network of world-class AI research sites across Europe, each serving as the heart of a local AI ecosystem. Sites can be composed of the local AI research institutions and universities.

ELLIS Research Programs

ELLIS's 16 Research Programs focus on advancing AI through theoretical foundations, algorithms, and applications (e.g., health, climate) and more. They are led by ELLIS Fellows and Scholars, outstanding researchers in their fields.

ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 2026: Celebrate, Connect, Collaborate with a map of all the ELLIS Sites in Europe

16/06/26 - 24/07/26

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ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 2026: Celebrate, Connect, Collaborate

22/06/26 - 25/06/26

Copenhagen

ELLIS Unit Copenhagen: Learning Theory Summer School

ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 2026 at ELLIS Unit Munich with a photo of Munich

23/06/26

Muffathalle, Munich

ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 2026 - Unit Munich

Unit Jena ELLIS Summer Lecture Series on Explainability and Understanding of Models with Margret Keuper at the University of Mannheim and Max Planck Institute for Informatics

24/06/26

Jena / Hybrid

Unit Jena: ELLIS Summer Lecture Series - Explainability & Understanding of Models

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Discover the Sites

Profiles of ELLIS Sites including their main research areas, accomplishments, and people

28/05/26

ELLIS Unit Jena: AI for Climate and Earth System Science

ELLIS Unit Jena brings together researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, and the German Aerospace Center to...

14/05/26

ELLIS Unit Madrid: Forging Interpretable and Causal AI for for Health, Environment, and Network Systems

ELLIS Unit Madrid unites AI and machine learning researchers from Madrid's six public universities to tackle challenges in areas like biometrics, healthcare, climate,...

04/05/26

ELLIS Unit Lausanne: Advancing AI at the Intersection of Science, Health, and Society

The ELLIS Unit Lausanne is a founding member of the ELLIS network dedicated to shaping AI for societal benefit through interdisciplinary research in healthcare,...

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Event & Workshop Insights

Discover insights from the latest Program Workshops, Summer & Winter Schools, and other ELLIS events

#WomenInELLIS

Discover women in ELLIS who are leading and making an impact in the fields of AI and machine learning across Europe.

17/06/26

Spotlight on Hazel Doughty

Get to know Hazel Doughty, Assistant Professor at Universiteit Leiden 🇳🇱 and ELLIS Member. She researches computer vision, with a focus on fine-grained video...

Spotlight on #WomenInELLIS on Silvia Cascianelli, Assistant Professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, with a photo of Silvia

10/06/26

Spotlight on Silvia Cascianelli

Meet Silvia Cascianelli, Assistant Professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 🇮🇹. She’s an ELLIS Member part of the ELLIS Unit Modena who researches...

Spotlight on #WomenInELLIS on Alba Carballo Castro, ELLIS PhD Student at EPFL and University of Cambridge, with a photo of Alba

03/06/26

Spotlight on Alba Carballo Castro

Say hi to Alba Carballo Castro, 🎓 ELLIS PhD Student at EPFL 🇨🇭 with her exchange visit at the University of Cambridge 🇬🇧. Her area of research is generative models for...

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Projects Building on ELLIS

These nationally and EU-funded projects build on and extend the ELLIS network. These projects connect researchers, offer training and mobility programs, and contribute to policy work.

ELSA European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI

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Mobility Programs & Funds

Exchanging ideas face-to-face, getting to know new research environments and initiating collaborations are crucial for scientific excellence and innovative research in the cutting-edge field of modern AI.To foster exchange among scientists in Europe, several projects building on ELLIS support junior and senior researchers with dedicated mobility programs.

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ELLIS PhD Award

ELLIS has established the ELLIS PhD Award to recognize and encourage outstanding research achievements during the dissertation phase in artificial intelligence and machine learning related fields (including computer vision and robotics). The ELLIS PhD Award is sponsored by the Kühborth Stiftung GmbH. Each awardee will receive Euro 2,500 prize money. Typically, there will be two awards per calendar year, one given to a female researcher and one to a male researcher.

Learn more about the PhD Award