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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 Darmstadt
Established on September 15th, 2020
Unit Mission
Develop intelligent systems that understand context and meaning that can adopt flexibly to noble scenarios. Leading the Konrad Zuse School of Intelligence (ELIZA), the German cooperation of ELLIS units.
Participating Institutions
Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt)
Research Agenda
Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Robot Learning, Cognitive Science, AI Database Systems, Multimodal Grounded Learning, Multimodal Reliable AI, Photorealistic Image and Video Synthesis, Image & Video Analysis
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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.
July 12th, 2025
ELLIS Pre-ICML Fest 2025: Fostering Local Dialogue and Scientific Exchange
From June 24 to July 11, 2025, in the lead-up to the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), several ELLIS Units hosted the inaugural ELLIS Pre-ICML Fest....
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...