Events Archive

Munich AI Lectures  •  18.02.2025  •  Senatssaal, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Unveiling the Cosmos: Deep Learning Solutions to Inverse Problems in Astrophysics

Prof. Dr. Jean-Luc Starck, CEA-Saclay, France

Join us for the next Munich AI Lectures featuring Prof. Dr. Jean-Luc Starck from the CosmoStat Laboratory, CEA CEA-Saclay, France. Prof. Starck will present “Unveiling the Cosmos: Deep Learning Solutions to Inverse Problems in Astrophysics.”
The lecture will explore how deep learning is transforming the analysis of astrophysical inverse problems, …

AI Keynote Series  •  13.02.2025  •  Online via Zoom

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Simplifying Debiased Inference via Automatic Differentiation and Probabilistic Programming

Alex Luedtke, Department of Statistics, University of Washington

The speaker would introduce an algorithm that simplifies the construction of efficient estimators, making them accessible to a broader audience. ‘Dimple’ takes as input computer code representing a parameter of interest and outputs an efficient estimator. Unlike standard approaches, it does not require users to derive a functional derivative known …

Virtual Workshop on Generative AI with Diffusion Models  •  13.02.2025  •  Virtual

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Generative AI With Diffusion Models

Virtual Workshop From Nvidia

Generative AI plays a significant role across industries. In this course, learners will take a deeper dive into denoising diffusion models.

Virtual Workshop on Data Science with RAPIDS  •  12.02.2025  •  Virtual

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science With RAPIDS

Virtual Workshop From Nvidia

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to build and execute end-to-end GPU-accelerated data science workflows. Using the RAPIDS™-accelerated data science libraries, you’ll apply a wide variety of GPU-accelerated machine learning algorithms for data analysis.

MCML Stammtisch  •  06.02.2025  •  Gasthaus FUX, Türkenstraße 38, 80799 München

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - February Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We heartily invite to the next MCML-Stammtisch edition, taking place on Thursday, February 6th, at 6 pm, at Gasthaus FUX, Türkenstraße 38, Munich (very close to “U3 Universität”). Happy to see you there.

Lecture  •  06.02.2025  •  LMU Munich, Ludwigstr. 28 VG/II; Room 211b

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Causal Discovery: What Can We Learn From Heterogeneous Noise?

Alexander Marx, TU Dortmund

Causal discovery aims to learn causal networks, i.e., directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), from observational data. Although the problem is not feasible in the most general form, as it is not possible to infer causal relations from pure correlations, we can define structural assumptions about the functional relations underlying our observed system to …

Conference  •  06.02.2025 - 07.02.2025  •  Institut Polytechnique de Paris, École Polytechnique Campus, Route de Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau, France

9:30 am - 5:30 pm

AI, Science, and Society Conference

Daniel Cremers, MCML

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Cremers, Director of the MCML, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming conference titled “AI, Science, and Society: Connections, Collectives, and Collaboration.” This interdisciplinary event is scheduled to take place on February 6 and 7, 2025, at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

Open Lab Day  •  03.02.2025  •  Frauenlobstr. 7a, Munich

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Open Lab Day 2025

Visit the Media Informatics Group @LMU

On February 3, 2025, at 6 pm, the Media Informatics Teaching and Research Unit at LMU Munich will open its doors to interested parties from industry and research, students and prospective students, family and friends. The employees will show their current research work and students will present the results of their semester projects. Current …

Lecture  •  30.01.2025  •  Rosenheimer Str. 116A, Munich

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Transforming Healthcare With AI

Med-Dev.org X TUM.ai Event

Join an exciting evening where artificial intelligence meets medicine! Organized by med-dev.org in collaboration with TUM.ai, this event will showcase how AI is reshaping healthcare as we know it.

Grand Opening  •  29.01.2025  •  LMU München, Große Aula, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80839 München

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Grand Opening of AI-HUB@LMU

Cross-Faculty Platform for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Join the launch of AI-HUB@LMU, a new interdisciplinary platform dedicated to advancing AI and Data Science at LMU Munich! This event marks a significant step in fostering AI research, collaboration, and innovation across all 18 LMU faculties. Come and celebrate this milestone with AI-HUB@LMU!

Colloquium  •  29.01.2025  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A Novel Statistical Approach to Analyze Image Classification

Sophie Langer, University of Twente

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) excel in image recognition, showcasing remarkable performance in face recognition, medical diagnosis, and autonomous driving. However, their reliability remains a concern due to the lack of robust theoretical foundations. Establishing a solid statistical framework is essential before we can fully analyse CNNs …

Lecture at MaiNLP Lab  •  29.01.2025  •  LMU Munich, Main Building, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room M 105

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

AI Interacting With People (Through Language)

Hal Daumé III, Professor, University of Maryland

I’ll discuss three projects related to understanding how people and AI-infused systems can and should interact. In the first, I’ll discuss AI communicating to people, in a shared environment, and how we can use highlighting and possible alternatives as a way to combat confabulations (aka hallucinations). In the second, I’ll discuss people …

Lecture at MaiNLP Lab  •  28.01.2025  •  LMU Munich, Main Building, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room A 140

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Beyond Translation: Human-Centered NLP for Cross-Lingual Communication

Marine Carpuat, Associate Professor, University of Maryland

How can we develop NLP technology to effectively support cross-lingual communication, especially given recent progress in machine translation and multilingual language models? In this talk, I will present two main threads of work that aim to broaden the scope of machine translation to more directly support people’s needs. In the first thread, I’ll …

Colloquium  •  15.01.2025  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Additive Density-on-Scalar Regression in Bayes Hilbert Spaces With an Application to Gender Economics

Sonja Greven, HU Berlin

This talk introduces a novel approach to modeling densities influenced by scalar covariates using structured additive regression models in Bayes Hilbert spaces. This framework handles continuous, discrete, and mixed densities, ensuring nonnegativity and integration to one. An application to gender economics data explores the distribution of a …

Workshop  •  15.01.2025  •  Online via zoom

10:00 am - 11:30 am

LRZ and Cerebras Online Workshop

Exploring Cerebras Systems’ Latest Technological Innovations

Join an exclusive 90-minute online workshop hosted by the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) and Cerebras Systems on January 15, 2025, at 10 AM CET. At this workshop, the Cerebras team will present their latest technological advancements and describe how their new technology can influence both the creation and usage of AI. Cerebras’s technology is …

AI Keynote Series  •  09.01.2025  •  Online via Zoom

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Experimental Designs for a/B Testing in Marketplaces

Chengchun Shi, Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science

Time series experiments, in which experimental units receive a sequence of treatments over time, are frequently employed in many technological companies to evaluate the performance of a newly developed policy, product, or treatment relative to a baseline control. Many existing A/B testing solutions assume a fully observable experimental environment …

MCML Stammtisch  •  19.12.2024  •  Türkenhof, Türkenstrasse 78, Munich

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - December Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We heartily invite to the next MCML-Stammtisch edition, taking place on Thursday, December 19th, at 6pm, at Türkenhof, Türkenstrasse 78, Munich (very close to “U3 Universität”). Happy to see you there.

Munich AI Lectures  •  17.12.2024  •  Senatssaal, LMU Munich Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 Munich

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Part 2: Learning, Reasoning and Optimisation: Adversarial Robustness of Neural Networks

Holger Hoos, RWTH Aachen University

We are thrilled to invite you to the upcoming Munich AI Lecture featuring two distinguished researchers Prof. Holger Hoos from RWTH Aachen University and Prof. Franca Hoffmann from California Institute of Technology. The lecture is organized by the Chair of Mathematics of Information Processing with support by MCML.

Munich AI Lectures  •  17.12.2024  •  Senatssaal, LMU Munich Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 Munich

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Part 1: Dynamics of Strategic Agents and Algorithms as PDEs

Franca Hoffmann, California Institute of Technology

We are thrilled to invite you to the upcoming Munich AI Lecture featuring two distinguished researchers Prof. Holger Hoos from RWTH Aachen University and Prof. Franca Hoffmann from California Institute of Technology. The lecture is organized by the Chair of Mathematics of Information Processing with support by MCML.

AI Keynote Series  •  12.12.2024  •  Online via Zoom

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

On Optimal Treatment Regimes Assisted by Algorithms

Mats Julius Stensrud, Chair of Biostatistics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Decision makers desire to implement decision rules that, when applied to individuals in the population of interest, yield the best possible outcomes. For example, the current focus on precision medicine reflects the search for individualized treatment decisions, adapted to a patient’s characteristics. In this presentation, the speaker will consider …

Colloquium  •  11.12.2024  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Assumption-Lean (Causal) Modeling

Stijn Vansteelandt, Ghent University

Traditional inference in (semi-)parametric models, such as generalized linear models, typically assumes that the model is correctly specified and pre-determined. However, this approach is increasingly unsatisfactory because models are often selected adaptively based on the data, introducing unacknowledged uncertainty. Moreover, these models rarely …

Pitchtalk Series  •  11.12.2024  •  Munich Re, Königinstr. 107, 80802 Munich

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Munich Re

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On December 11th, we will be invited to MunichRe for a Meetup in our series MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. Some of our junior members and research staff from MunichRe will show each others research on multimodality, uncertainty quantification and generative AI, with a special focus on LLMs in reinsurance. Join us for a lively meetup, and feel free …

Panel  •  05.12.2024  •  Literaturhaus München, Salvatorplatz 1, 80333 Munich, Germany, In-Person and Live Stream

7:00 pm - 0:00 am

Ähren Im Wind – Political Orientation in Challenging Times

Alena Buyx, MCML/TUM
Hortensia Völckers, Director of the German Federal Cultural Foundation
Gert Scobel, Philosopher and TV Host

Philosopher and former State Minister Julian Nida-Rümelin celebrates his 70th birthday with the release of his memoir, reflecting on democracy, cultural civility, and the impact of humanism in countering fanaticism. Joined by Alena Buyx, Gert Scobel, and Hortensia Völckers, Nida-Rümelin will lead a thought-provoking discussion on the societal role …

Open Lab Day  •  05.12.2024  •  Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Boltzmannstraße 1, 85748 Garching bei München

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

(Re-)Imagine

Open Lab Day at V2C

During an internship at the LRZ’s Centre for Virtual Reality and Visualisation (V2C) students of LMU and TUM gained in-depth experience in the development of interactive and immersive applications for VR installations such as the LED-CAVE at the LRZ. From the conception of a project idea to the finished application, the students worked on every step …

Workshop  •  03.12.2024  •  Marsstraße, near Munich Central Station

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pedagogy Workshop

Workshop for MCML Junior Members on Translating Research Into School-Ready Sessions

Are you interested in bringing your research to life in a classroom setting? We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming workshop designed to equip you with tools and strategies to translate your research into practical workshops for teachers and school classes. This hands-on event will take place on December 3, from 10:00 to 12:00, in collaboration …

Lecture  •  02.12.2024  •  LMU Center for Advanced Studies, Seestraße 13, 80802 Munich

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch Talk: Machine Learning Based Time-to-Event Analysis

With MCML Members Andreas Bender and Stefan Feuerriegel

In many applications the time until an event of interest occurs is an important endpoint. Due to the way such data is collected, however, the outcome of interest can often be observed only partially. Time-to-event analysis (also known as survival analysis) provides techniques to deal with such data. In this talk, we will discuss use-cases, …

AI Keynote Series  •  28.11.2024  •  Online via Zoom

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Content Curation in Online Platforms

Manoel Horta Ribeiro, Princeton University

Online platforms like Facebook, Wikipedia, Amazon, and Linkedin are embedded in the very fabric of our society. They “curate content”, moderate, recommend, and monetize it, and, in doing so, can impact people’s lives positively or negatively. In this talk, the sepaker will highlight the need to go beyond how these curation practices are currently …

Munich AI Lectures  •  25.11.2024  •  Große Aula der LMU Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room 120 80539 München

5:15 pm - 8:00 pm

The Mathematical Universe Behind Deep Neural Networks

Helmut Bölcskei, ETH Zurich

Join us for the next Munich AI Lecture featuring renowned researcher Prof. Dr. Helmut Bölcskei from ETH Zurich, hosted by Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok, Bavarian AI Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at LMU. Professor Bölcskei will delve into the mathematical foundations that drive the success of deep neural networks, with …

Pitchtalk Series  •  25.11.2024  •  Allianz Campus Unterföhring, Dieselstr. 6, 85774 Unterföhring

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Allianz

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On November 25th, we will visit Allianz Campus Unterföhring, for a Meetup in our series MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. This time, a group of our junior members and research staff from Allianz will build bridges from cutting-edge research at MCML to open questions in applications of generative AI, in business contexts. Feel free to reach out to Dr. …

Workshop  •  22.11.2024  •  LMU Munich (near main building, details tba)

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

EPIX Workshop

Epistemic Foundations and Limitations of Statistics and Science - Explaining the Replication Crisis?

This workshop is a joint initiative by the Open Science Initiative in Statistics (OSIS), at LMU’s Department of Statistics, and the Munich Center for Machine Learning. The aim of the workshop is to bring together statisticians, philosophers of science, and other interested researchers to discuss aspects of Open Science and the replication crisis …

Colloquium  •  20.11.2024  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

How Game-Theoretic Probability Makes Sense of Cournot's Principle

Glenn Shafer, Rutgers University

Sufficiently high probability is practical certainty. This maxim, now called Cournot’s principle, was repeated by scholars for centuries before Jacob Bernoulli made probability numerical, and it has been essential to statistical inference ever since. Cournot taught us that it is the only way probability theory makes contact with phenomena. We test …

Handelsblatt Summit  •  20.11.2024 - 21.11.2024  •  House of Communication, Friedenstr. 24, 81671 München

Artificial Intelligence 2024

AI for Business: Balancing Vision and Value

Our PI Björn Ommer will be a speaker at the Handelsblatt Summit Artificial Intelligence 2024, which will be held under the motto “AI for Business: Balancing Vision and Value”. The event will cover both visionary aspects of AI and concrete strategies for the practical challenges of effective implementation in everyday business operations. This will …

Pitchtalk Series  •  13.11.2024  •  Plug and Play Tech Center, around Marienplatz

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Se3labs

Join Us for Networking and Insights

We are excited to announce the kick-off of our MCML Industry Pitchtalks series. Join us for a meetup featuring engaging talks from some of our junior members and representatives from the company se3labs, which specializes in computer vision, natural language processing (NLP), and multimodality. This event will include food and networking, providing a …

Colloquium  •  13.11.2024  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Complexities of Differential Privacy for Survey Data

Jörg Drechsler, IAB, LMU

The concept of differential privacy gained substantial attention in recent years, most notably since the U.S. Census Bureau announced the adoption of the concept for the 2020 Decennial Census. However, despite its attractive theoretical properties, implementing the approach in practice is challenging, especially when it comes to survey data. In …

Bootcamp  •  08.11.2024 - 09.11.2024  •  LMU Main Building, Kleine Aula and RAW, Herzog-Wilhelm-Str. 15, 80331 Munich

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

3rd Bootcamp "AI Meets Entrepreneurs"

Shaping the Future of AI Medicine & Healthcare

The MCML is organizing together with impACTup! and LMU Media Informatics Group a two-part event to shift ML and AI researchers into an entrepreneurial mindset. With input from experts and hands-on experience, we want to highlight the opportunities and challenges that a career as a founder and entrepreneur can hold in contrast to traditional …

Workshop  •  06.11.2024  •  online

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

LRZ AI Training Series

Introduction to Container Technology & Application to AI at LRZ

This course is part of the “LRZ AI Training Series”, a series of courses aiming at the needs and expectations of data analytics, big data & AI users at LRZ. The aim of this course is to give an overview of the LRZ AI Systems, and provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently utilise them. The course consists of …

General Assembly  •  04.11.2024  •  Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW), Alfons-Goppel-Straße 11, 80539 Munich

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

MCML General Assembly

Open for All MCML Members

We are pleased to invite all MCML members to the 2024 MCML General Assembly. The program will include highlights from the MCML directors, presentations from the Young Academy, flash talks by our junior members, and the introduction of candidates for the Diversity Representative positions. The assembly will also provide an opportunity for networking …

Colloquium  •  23.10.2024  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Planetary Causal Inference: Understanding Society and Economy Through Earth Observation

Connor Jerzak, University of Texas

The book “Planetary Causal Inference” explores how Earth observation (EO) data can enhance social science research, advancing our understanding of human impact on the environment, society, and economy. While traditional methods using surveys and national statistics can be costly and limited, EO data from satellites offers a global, real-time per- …

Workshop  •  23.10.2024  •  online

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

LRZ AI Training Series - Part 2

Introduction to Container Technology & Application to AI at LRZ

This course is part of the “LRZ AI Training Series”, a series of courses aiming at the needs and expectations of data analytics, big data & AI users at LRZ. Since the introduction of docker back in 2013, container technology has become the industry standard for software packaging, distribution, and deployment. Participants will roll up their …

Workshop  •  23.10.2024  •  Mathematics & Informatics building Garching, Sitzungsraum 1

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Stakeholder Workshop on AI Research and Collaborations With North America

Exploring AI Research Collaborations Between TUM and North America

The TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology, in collaboration with TUM Global & Alumni Office and the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML), is hosting a stakeholder workshop on AI research and partnerships with North America. This event will bring together AI researchers from across TUM to explore current and potential …

Exhibition  •  19.10.2024 - 20.10.2024  •  Deutsches Museum Munich

12:00 pm - 1:00 am

MCML-Exhibition at Deutsches Museum

Explore Our MCML-Exhibition During the Long Night of Munich Museums

The exhibition offers an insight into current research on Artificial Intelligence. MCML researchers will be on site to explain how AI works and answer questions. For the 25th time, the motto will be “More museum for everyone!” From 6 pm to 1 am, more than 100 institutions are opening their doors and inviting visitors to experience art and culture, …

MCML Stammtisch  •  18.10.2024  •  Türkenhof, Türkenstrasse 78, Munich

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - October Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We heartily invite to the next MCML-Stammtisch edition, taking place on Friday, October 18th, at 6pm, at Türkenhof, Türkenstrasse 78, Munich (very close to “U3 Universität”). Happy to see you there. It will be especially nice since we will have our PhD Onboarding earlier that day, and we will be able to meet, greet, and welcome our new MCML PhD …