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ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications

08 September 2020 | News

The ELLIS PhD Program opens call for applications. Application deadline: 1.12.2020

Official launch of ELLIS Units

The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) was officially launching its 30 ELLIS research units on Tuesday, September 15. S

A detailed agenda and the YouTube link can be found here.

ELLIS sites: new call for proposals - Deadline 1st of March 2021!

07 September | Event

The ELLIS society calls for the third round of proposals for the creation of ELLIS units. The deadline is on September 1st 2020 and the submission site is on EasyChair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ellis-sites-2020). Proposals for the creation of an ELLIS unit will be reviewed by the ELLIS sites evaluation committee, which is composed of an internationally diverse set of ELLIS fellows. Feedback is expected to be given within the next 3 months after each deadline. For questions please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

EPFL launches Center for Intelligent Systems

22 June 2020 | News

EPFL’s new Center for Intelligent Systems (CIS) will act as a research promotion platform for bringing together experts in machine learning, data science, computer vision, cyberphysical systems, and robotics.

ELLIS researchers screen a billion molecules for drugs against Covid-19

03 June 2020 | News

Researchers from the ELLIS Unit Linz have recently used a neural network called ChemAI to screen for new drugs against Covid-19. In a large effort, they have searched a database of a billion molecules for favorable properties and now provide the resulting list of 30,000 potential drugs to the public. They also computationally tested existing drugs for the for their potential use as a therapeutic for Covid-19.

The European Commission offers significant support to Europe’s AI excellence

18 March 2020 | Press Release

The European Commission has decided to fund ELISE, a project proposal that specifically focuses on fundamental research in AI, driven by machine learning (ML), with 12 Million euros.

European Commission Vice-President Vestager visits Cyber Valley

20 February 2020 | Press Release

Scientists from the ecosystem are making a decisive contribution to the future of European AI

At a meeting with the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, Baden-Württemberg’s Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann, and the state’s Science Minister Theresia Bauer, scientists welcomed the European Commission’s new Digital Strategy and demanded strong support for research in the field of learning AI.