Events Archive

Open Lab Day • 02.02.2026 • LMU Munich, Frauenlobstr. 7a, Munich

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Open Lab Day 2026

Visit the Media Informatics Group @LMU

What do you actually do with what you’re studying? The Open Lab Day is aimed not only at media informatics students, but also at their families, friends and prospective students. Visitors gain an …

Pitchtalk Series • 02.02.2026 • LRZ

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Meetup at LRZ With Pitchtalks and Guided Tour - Due to the MVG Strike on Monday February 2nd, the Event Will Be Postponed

Join Us for Networking and Insights

Event postponed due to MVG strike on Monday February 2nd On February 2nd, we will visit the LRZ for a Pitchtalk Event, a Meetup, and a guided visit to the LRZ. We will have short pitches by MCML …

Munich AI Lectures • 29.01.2026 • TUM, Campus Munich, Theresienstr. 90, Room 0101.Z1.090

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Solvable High-Dimensional Models of Attention: A Theory of Generalization on Token Sequences

Lenka Zdeborova, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL)

On January 29, 2026, the next Munich AI Lecture will welcome Lenka Zdeborová from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Bootcamp • 23.01.2026 - 24.01.2026 • University of Television and Film Munich (HFF)

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp

AI Meets Entrepreneurs

The Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp is a two-day program designed for researchers and students interested in AI, machine learning, art, and media design who want to explore entrepreneurial thinking …

Pitchtalk Series • 20.01.2026 • DeepL Offices Munich

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MCML Pitchtalks With DeepL

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On January 20th, 4-6pm, MCML visits DeepL at their new Munich Offices for the next edition of MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. This time, we will have a lot to talk about Research Collaborations between …

Certificate Course • 16.01.2026 • Online

Call for Applications: Data Science Professional Certificate Program @LMU 2026

Application Deadline: 16.01.2026

The Data Science Certificate Program at LMU Munich, offered in collaboration with MCML, is a graded, part-time academic training program. It is designed for working professionals, researchers, and …

Colloquium • 14.01.2026 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Achieving Socio-Economic Parity Through the Lens of EU AI Act

Eirini Ntoutsi, UniBW München

This lecture addresses unfair treatment and discrimination as central ethical problems of AI systems and situates them within the context of the EU AI Act, which aims to promote innovation while …

Workshop • 12.01.2026 • LMU Munich, IEC Space

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Impact Business Model & Financial Foundations

Essentials Workshop

This Workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of designing business models using the IEC Business Impact Canvas. They learn how to define the problem–solution fit, articulate a strong …

AI Keynote Series • 08.01.2026 • Online via zoom

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Causal Inference With Deep Generative Models

Murat Kocaoglu, Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University

Causal knowledge is central to solving complex decision-making problems in many fields, from engineering and medicine to cyber-physical systems. Causal inference has also recently been identified as a …

MCML Stammtisch • 16.12.2025 • Christmas Market at Münchner Freiheit

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - December Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming MCML Stammtisch, taking place on Tuesday, December 16th, at 6 pm, at the Christmas Market at Münchner Freiheit. If you would like to join, please register …

Workshop • 11.12.2025 • TUM, Campus Munich, Arcisstr. 21, Room 4905

3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Thinkathon: Future of Schools

Translating AI Research Into Teaching Practice

The MCML Thinkathon is dedicated to bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and Bavarian educational practice. Its goal is to translate current insights from AI research into concrete workshop …

Open Lab Day • 10.12.2025 • LRZ, Boltzmannstr. 1, Garching

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Open Lab Day 2025

Linked Dimensions

At the Open Lab Day 2025 on December 10th at the Center for Virtual Reality and Visualization (V2C) of the Leibniz Rechenzentrum (LRZ), the focus is on the presentation of projects by LMU and TUM …

Colloquium • 10.12.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics, Ludwigstr. 33, Room 144

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Program Evaluation With Remotely Sensed Variables

Davide Viviano, Harvard University

Economists often use remote sensing variables (RSVs), such as satellite imagery, to estimate treatment effects in experiments when direct economic measurements are lacking. The usual method of …

Workshop • 08.12.2025 • LMU Munich, IEC Space

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

User – Market – Product Fit

Essentials Workshop

In this Workshop, participants learn how to uncover real user needs using Design Thinking methods such as empathy building, problem exploration, and rapid testing. They translate these insights into …

Pitchtalk Series • 04.12.2025 • Munich School of Philosophy, Kaulbachstr. 31/33

4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

MCML Pitchtalks With CReAITech

Join Us for Networking and Insights

MCML and CReAITech unite for an inspiring PhD Workshop on AI agents in science and their ethical, legal, and social aspects (ELSA). Join us for the PhD Workshop “AI Agents in Science: Ethical, Legal, …

MCML Event • 27.11.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

MCML General Assembly

Open for All MCML Members

We are pleased to invite all MCML members to the 2025 MCML General Assembly. The assembly will feature updates from the MCML leadership, presentations from our junior members, and opportunities for …

AI Keynote Series • 20.11.2025 • Online via zoom

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Distilling Heterogeneous Treatment Effects: Stable Subgroup Estimation in Causal Inference

Melody Huang, Political Science and Statistics & Data Science, Yale University

Recent methodological developments have introduced new black-box approaches to better estimate heterogeneous treatment effects; however, these methods fall short of providing interpretable …

Workshop • 17.11.2025 - 18.11.2025 • TUM, Campus Munich & Campus Garching

5:00 pm - 5:00 pm

GirlsLAB@TUM: Maker Day MINT‑Impulse

Exploring Coding, Chemistry, and Creativity at TUM.

The GirlsLAB@TUM invites schoolgirls aged 10 and up to explore the world of science and technology through hands-on experiments and creative workshops. Organized as part of the MINT-Impulse …

Workshop • 14.11.2025 • LMU Munich, Schellingstr. 3, Room S007

The Data & AI Ethics Workshop

An EPIX Workshop

The Data & AI Ethics Workshop looks at how data-driven research and AI are reshaping questions of fairness, transparency, and accountability. Researchers from statistics, machine learning, …

AI Keynote Series • 13.11.2025 • Online via zoom

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Personalized Care Through Causal & Federated Learning: From Data to Decisions

Julie Josse, French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria)

Generalization methods offer a powerful solution to one of the key drawbacks of randomized controlled trials (RCTs): their limited representativeness. By enabling the transport of treatment effect …

Colloquium • 12.11.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Causal Inference Based on Machine Learning for Complex Longitudinal Exposures

Iván Diaz and Herb Sussman, New York University

Colloquium of the Department of Statistics with Iván Diaz and Herb Sussman from the New York University about Causal Inference Based on Machine Learning for Complex Longitudinal Exposures.

Workshop • 12.11.2025 - 13.11.2025 • LRZ, Boltzmannstr. 1, Garching, Seminarraum 2

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

SuperMUC-NG AI Hackathon on Intel Data Center GPUs

First in a Series of Upcoming Hackathons

The first event in a series of upcoming hackathons focuses on user projects in the areas of machine learning and deep learning. It is designed to help users get started with the SuperMUC-NG Phase 2 …

Symposium • 10.11.2025 • LMU Munich, Große Aula

6:15 pm - 9:00 pm

KI Symposium 2025

Insights Into Current Trends in Artificial Intelligence

The KI Symposium 2025 will take place on November 10, 2025 at the Große Aula at LMU in Munich. This annual event, organized by the AI Hub LMU, brings together researchers, policymakers, and industry …

All Hands Meeting • 05.11.2025 - 06.11.2025 • Assembly Hall of Saarland University and DFKI, Saarbrücken

8:00 am - 2:00 pm

All Hands Meeting 2025 of the German AI Centers of Excellence

Connecting Germany’s AI Research Community

This year’s All Hands Meeting brings together researchers from all German AI centers to exchange ideas, strengthen collaborations, and discuss the future of AI research. Hosted by DFKI, the event …

Pitchtalk Series • 04.11.2025 • SWM, Emmy-Noether-Str. 2, Munich

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Stadtwerke München

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On November 4th, we invite you to our upcoming MCML Pitchtalks with Industry event. This time, we visit Stadtwerke München (SWM). For registration, please contact our Manager for Industry …

Online School • 03.11.2025 - 07.11.2025 • Online

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Online Machine Learning School for Precision Medicine

Online Course

The ECNP Online Machine Learning School provides beginner-friendly training in ML for clinical research in psychiatry and neuroscience. The programme combines expert lectures, seminars and, in the …

Workshop • 29.10.2025 • BAdW, Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, Munich

1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Influence of AI Algorithms on Individual and Collective Memory

Expert Talks From Different Views and Networking

The aim of this workshop is to foster research collaborations between members of Junges Kolleg | BAdW, the MCML and the bidt. There will be research talks on current projects.

Forum • 28.10.2025 • LMU Munich, Freskensaal

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

LMU IEC Innovators’ Forum

Perspectives on Entrepreneurship

On October 28, 2025, the LMU IEC Innovators’ Forum will bring together researchers, founders, and innovators to share insights and experiences under the theme “Perspectives on Entrepreneurship.” The …

Conference • 27.10.2025 - 28.10.2025 • BAdW, Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, Munich

Bavarian AImed Conference 2025

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Healthcare

The Bavarian AImed Conference brings together PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from across Bavaria to engage in interdisciplinary exchange at the intersection of artificial intelligence and …

Munich AI Lectures • 23.10.2025 • BAdW, Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, Munich

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Avoiding Catastrophic Risks From Uncontrolled AI Agencies

Prof. Yoshua Bengio, Université De Montréal

On October 23, 2025, the next Munich AI Lecture will welcome Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal, Mila), A.M. Turing Award laureate and one of world’s most cited computer scientist.

Career Fair • 23.10.2025 • TranslaTUM at Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Einsteinstr. 25 (Building 522), Munich

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Munich Career Fair AI & Data Science 2025

Exploring the Job Market in AI & Data Science

Together with MDSI, relAI, and AI Hub@LMU, MCML is organizing the Munich Career Fair AI & Data Science 2025.
The fair brings together students from bachelor to PhD level with eleven leading …

MCML Stammtisch • 21.10.2025 • Löwenbräukeller, Nymphenburger Str. 2, Munich

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - October Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

Our Stammtisch will take place right after our next MCML Onboarding Event, and all MCML members are warmly welcome to join — especially those who are new to the MCML community!

Onboarding • 21.10.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Room E 006

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MCML Onboarding Event

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We are excited to announce the upcoming MCML Onboarding Event for our doctoral students!

Conference • 21.10.2025 • Bayerischer Rundfunk, Arnulfstr. 42, Munich

1:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Women in Data Science Conference

Prof. Dr. Frauke Kreuter, MCML
Lisa Wimmer, MCML

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Munich will take place on October 21, 2025. The conference is part of the global WiDS initiative and showcases the contributions of women in data science, offering talks, …

Colloquium • 15.10.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Estimation of Finite Population Proportions for Small Areas - A Statistical Data Integration Approach

Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland

Empirically best prediction (EBP) is used to estimate proportions in small or incomplete populations, but often encounters practical limitations such as missing auxiliary variables or incomplete data …

Lecture • 13.10.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Room M218

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

What Is Still Missing for General AI?

Prof. Jürgen Schmidhuber, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

On October 13, 2025, Jürgen Schmidhuber will give a lecture exploring the question of what is still missing to achieve true general artificial intelligence. The talk will offer deep insights into …

Workshop • 10.10.2025 • Montreal, Canada

Workshop NLPOR @COLM 2025

First Workshop on Bridging NLP and Public Opinion Research Co-Located With COLM 2025

Recent advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming how we engage with and interpret human-generated data—highlighting critical issues around data …

Pitchtalk Series • 07.10.2025 • LMU Munich, Oettingenstr. 67, Room 151

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks Munich NLP

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On October 7th, we will have our next meet up in our series MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. This time, we will meet the Munich NLP - Community. For registration, please contact our Manager for Industry …

Workshop • 25.09.2025 • Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, Südliches Schloßrondell 23, Munich

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Part 4: The Ethics of AI Agents

AI Agents and the Transformation of the Modern Workplace

The next “Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI” event by the Bavarian AI Act Accelerator deals with the question, how AI agents such as advanced personal assistants are rapidly moving from concept to …

Workshop • 24.09.2025 - 25.09.2025 • LAMARR; University of Bonn, Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 6/8, Room 2.123

MCML-LAMARR Workshop 2025

Generative AI and Natural Language Processing

As two of the national AI competence centers, MCML and LAMARR aim to strengthen their collaborations with the organization of a joint workshop, bringing together our researchers. The topic of the …

Workshop • 24.09.2025 - 30.09.2025 • LMU Munich, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, Room D 105

MCML Workshop: Reproducibility and Scientific Computing

Practical Workshop on Open Science, High-Performance Computing, and Reproducible Workflows

From September 24 to 30, MCML is hosting a five-day in-person workshop in Munich focused on reproducible computational research - organized by MCML members Moritz Herrmann and Martin Binder.

Summer School • 15.09.2025 - 18.09.2025 • TU-Campus EUREF, Berlin

Berlin Summer School on Artificial Intelligence and Society 2025

Open Science and AI – Shaping the Future of Responsible Research

The 2025 Berlin Summer School on Artificial Intelligence and Society invites researchers and practitioners to explore the role of Open Science & Open Data in shaping responsible AI. In times of …

Munich AI Lectures • 09.09.2025 • TU Munich, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 58, Room M001

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Robots Making Contact With an Uncertain World

Aaron M. Johnson, Carnegie Mellon University

On 9 September 2025, Aaron M. Johnson will give a talk as part of the Munich AI Lectures series. The lecture, titled “Robots Making Contact with an Uncertain World” shares fascinating …

Summer School • 09.09.2025 - 12.09.2025 • Hotel Panství Dlouhá Lhota

9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Czech-Bavarian Supercomputing Summer School '25

AI and Quantum-Computing Aspects

Be part of the Czech-Bavarian Summer School ‘25 which teaches you basics and highlights of modern supercomputing, including AI and quantum-computing aspects! The school introduces you to the world of …

Workshop • 01.09.2025 - 04.09.2025 • LMU Munich, Ludwigstr. 33

InterACT Workshop 2025

INTERACT #3

This year’s four-day InterACT Workshop brings together, for the third time, young and experienced researchers working in interpretable machine learning (IML), a key research focus in the field of …

Workshop • 12.08.2025 • LMU Munich, Professor-Huber-Platz 2, W201

10:00 am - 8:00 pm

4th MCML Workshop on Causal Machine Learning

Organized by Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel and His Team

Causal inference has become highly important in many fields, such as medicine or marketing, and has received increasing attention from researchers in machine learning in recent years. The MCML …

Hackathon • 07.08.2025 • LMU MUNICH, Leopoldstr. 13 (exact room TBA to registered participants)

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

LMU Open Science Center Hackathon

Join the Effort to Preserve At-Risk Research Data

The LMU Open Science Center invites researchers, students, and enthusiasts to the upcoming Safeguar.de Hackathon, a hands-on event focused on rescuing and preserving endangered research datasets.

Workshop • 28.07.2025 • Amalie Bauer - Konferenzsaal (Alte Post), TUM

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

AI and Schools in Dialogue

Research, Education Policy, and Teaching Practice

The Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) warmly invites you to a discussion on practical ways to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into school settings. Together with experts from academia …

MCML Stammtisch • 24.07.2025 • Ristorante Pizzeria Bei Mario, Adalbertstr. 15, Munich

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - July Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming MCML Stammtisch, taking place on Thursday, July 24th, at 6 pm, at Ristorante Pizzeria Bei Mario Adalbertstraße 15, Munich. If you would like to join, please …

Workshop • 24.07.2025 • TUM, Campus Munich, Richard-Wagner-Str. 1

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Part 3: Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI

AI Agents and the Transformation of the Modern Workplace

The next “Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI” event by the Bavarian AI Act Accelerator focusses on, how leading organizations are using AI agents to boost productivity, enhance …

Pitchtalk Series • 22.07.2025 • SAP Labs Garching, Friedrich-Ludwig-Bauer-Str. 5

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With SAP

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On July 22nd, we will be invited to the new SAP Labs in Garching, for a Meetup in our series MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. Some of our junior members and research staff from SAP will show each other’s …

Munich NLP Meetup • 21.07.2025 • Versicherungskammer Bayern, Warngauer Str. 30, Munich

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Legal NLP in Insurance

Transforming Insurance With AI

The Munich NLP Meetup is a community of AI enthusiasts, researchers, and professionals who regularly meet to discuss the latest developments in natural language processing and artificial intelligence. …

Summer School • 21.07.2025 - 25.07.2025 • Inria Rocquencourt, France

Fifth Inria-DFKI European Summer School on AI (IDESSAI 2025)

Responsible AI and Machine Ethics and Twin AI

The Fifth Inria-DFKI European Summer School on AI (IDESSAI 2025), jointly organized by Inria and DFKI, offers a focused program on two timely themes: Responsible AI and Machine Ethics and Twin AI. The …

Munich AI Lectures • 17.07.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Room B006

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Deep Learning Theory: What We Know, What We Are Learning, and What Remains Unclear

Prof. Dr. Guido Montúfar​, UCLA

On 17 July 2025, Guido Montúfar will give a talk as part of the Munich AI Lectures series. The lecture, titled “Deep Learning Theory: What we know, what we are learning, and what remains …

Munich AI Lectures • 09.07.2025 • BAdW, Alfons-Goppel-Str. 11, Munich, Plenarsaal

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Foundational Methods for Foundation Models for Scientific Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Virginia Dignum, Umeå University

The next edition of the Munich AI Lecture series will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the Plenarsaal of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Munich.

Meetup • 09.07.2025 • Online

The Best of CVPR 2025 Series

Cecilia Curreli, MCML

On July 9, 2025, Voxel51 is hosting a virtual “Best of CVPR” event, bringing together some of the most exciting work from this year’s CVPR conference.

MCML Diversity Stammtisch • 08.07.2025 • Gasthaus FUX, Türkenstr. 38, Munich

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

MCML Diversity Stammtisch

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

Feeling out of place in academia? First in your family to go to university? Navigating language or cultural barriers in Germany? Neurodivergent? Or simply passionate about inclusion?

Lecture • 08.07.2025 • LMU Munich, CAS, Seestr. 13

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch Talk: Understanding of Non-Verbal Behavior by Multimodal AI Systems

With MCML Members Philipp Wicke and Sven Mayer

In this talk the Understanding of Non-Verbal Behavior by Multimodal AI Systems will be discussed. Speaker: Philipp Wicke
(MCML/LMU)
Respondent: Sven Mayer
(MCML/LMU) Only with registration!

Festival • 03.07.2025 - 06.07.2025 • Deutsches Museum, Munich

Festival of the Future 2025

Björn Ommer, MCML

The Festival of the Future 2025 gathers leading experts from science, technology, and art to explore innovations shaping our future. The event features talks, panel discussions, and interactive …

MCML Summit • 02.07.2025 • Kohlebunker (Motorworld) Munich-Freimann

2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Munich AI Day 2025

MCML Celebrates Second Summit

We are happy to invite you to this year’s MCML Munich AI Day, hosted by the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) on 2nd July 2025. Join national and international AI researchers, policymakers, …

MCML Masterclass • 02.07.2025 • Kohlebunker (Motorworld) Munich-Freimann

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Masterclass Entrepreneurship

Join Us for Networking and Insights

The other Masterclass will be on Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with TUM Venture Labs and the LMU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. The Masterclass on Entrepreneurship will last from 11 to …

MCML Masterclass • 02.07.2025 • Kohlebunker (Motorworld) Munich-Freimann

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Masterclass Science Communication

Join Us for Networking and Insights

This masterclass will be in collaboration with the Tübingen AI Center and RhetAI, coordinated by Verena. The workshop will last from 9 to 12 am. Learn how to communicate your research and how to make …

Workshop • 01.07.2025 • House of Communication, August-Everding-Str. 25, Munich

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Part 2: Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI

Risk vs. Reward?! Implementing AI Agents in Startups, SMEs, and Public Organisations

The next “Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI” event by the Bavarian AI Act Accelerator dives into whether AI agents are truly worth it for startups, SMEs, and public organisations – …

Lecture • 26.06.2025 • LMU Munich, CAS, Seestr. 13, Munich

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Bayesian Insights on Polarization and Disagreement

Prof. Leah Henderson, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/Groningen)

As part of the CAS Research Focus “Bayesian Reasoning: A Grammar of Science?”, the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) is hosting a lecture by Leah Henderson from the University of Groningen.

Colloquium • 25.06.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Practical Causal Reasoning as a Means for Ethical ML

Isabel Valera, Uni Saarbrücken

In this talk I will give an overview of the role of causality in ethical machine learning, and in particular, in fair and explainable ML. In particular, I will first detail how to use causal reasoning …

Summer School • 23.06.2025 - 27.06.2025 • Penck Hotel Dresden, Ostra-Allee 33

1:00 pm - 12:30 pm

11. International Summer School on AI and Big Data

Mehwish Alam, Télécom Paris
Fredrik Heintz, Linköping University
Ralf Koerrenz, University Jena
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, TU Dresden University of Technology
Anand Subramoney, Royal Holloway, University of London

The 11th International Summer School on AI and Big Data brings together graduate students, PhD students, researchers, and professionals interested in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, …

Colloquium • 11.06.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Veridical Data Science and PCS Uncertainty Quantification

Bin Yu, Berkeley

Data Science is central to Al and has driven most of the recent advances in biomedicine and beyond. Human judgment calls are ubiquitous at every step of the data science life cycle (DSLC): problem …

Summer School • 10.06.2025 - 13.06.2025 • Tübingen

5th AutoML School 2025

Co-Organized by Our MCML Director Bernd Bischl and His Team

AutoML has become a cornerstone in the toolkit of many developers and researchers. With the rise of foundation models, AutoML’s potential has expanded even further, enabling smarter, more powerful, …

Colloquium • 04.06.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Democratizing Methods

Jennifer Hill, New York University

The past few decades have seen an explosion in the development of freely available software to implement statistical methods and algorithms to help explore and analyze data. However, researchers tend …

Workshop • 30.05.2025 - 31.05.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, A 120

Epistemology and Theory of Machine Learning

Limits, Interpretability, and Knowledge in Modern AI

This is the second edition of the Epistemology and Theory of Machine Learning series started in 2023. The rapid rise and huge impact of methods in machine learning raises important philosophical …

Lecture • 27.05.2025 • LRZ, Boltzmannstr. 1, Garching and Meet (Hybrid)

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Talk With Matthias Wendland

„Regulatory Readiness Under the AI Act: Operating AI at Scale With HPC Infrastructures as Emerging AI Factories"

The talk will explore how the AI Act may affect institutions operating large-scale AI systems, with a particular focus on HPC centers. He’ll highlight how regulatory requirements intersect with …

Conference • 22.05.2025 • Maritim Congress Centrum Ingolstadt, Gießerei-Platz 1

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

BAIOSPHERE CONFERENCE MOBILITY - BAI.CON 2025

THE FUTURE of MOBILITY WITH AI

On May 22, 2025, AImotion Bavaria and AININ invite you to the BAIOSPHERE CONFERENCE MOBILITY (BAI.CON 2025). The event will take place at the Maritim Congress Centrum Ingolstadt and promises an …

Colloquium • 14.05.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Robustness in Semiparametric Statistics

Rajen Shah, University of Cambridge

Given that all models are wrong, it is important to understand the performance of methods when the settings for which they have been designed are not met, and to modify them where possible so they are …

MCML Seminar • 08.05.2025 • LMU Munich, Ludwigstr. 33, Seminar Room Statistics

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

How to PhD

Tips and Insights for a Successful PhD

Exclusive for MCML PhD Students We invite our MCML PhD Students to a seminar, panel and workshop focused on key questions surrounding the PhD journey, including:

Workshop • 06.05.2025 • House of Communication, August-Everding-Str. 25, Munich

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Part 1: Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI

AI Agents 101: What They Are, How They Work, and How They Can Create Value

By popular demand, the “Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI” series continues in 2025. This year, we will be exploring different political, legal, technical, and ethical perspectives on AI Agents. Join …

Pitchtalk Series • 06.05.2025 • Daiichi Sankyo, Munich Office

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Daiichi Sankyo

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On May 6th, the MCML will have its next MCML Pitchtalks with Industry event. That day, we will visit Daiichi Sankyo at their Munich Office, from 4 pm - 6 pm.

Meetup • 24.04.2025 • Impact Hub Munich, Gotzinger Str. 8

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Munich AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision Meetup

Cecilia Curreli, MCML

On April 24, 2025, the Munich AI, ML, and Computer Vision Meetup will take place at Impact Hub Munich. The event will feature talks from experts on cutting-edge topics in AI, machine learning, and …

Colloquium • 23.04.2025 • LMU Munich, Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Story-Led Causal Inference

Jessica Young, Harvard University

The modern causal inference literature has expressed a deep divide over the nature of the so-called consistency condition. Consistency is popularly characterized as the condition that …

Pitchtalk Series • 10.04.2025 • Bain & Company, Karlsplatz 1, Munich

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Bain & Company

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On April 10th, we will be invited to Bain & Company for a Meetup in our series MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. Some of our junior members and research staff from Bain & Company will show each …

Demo Day • 09.04.2025 • WERK1, Munich

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The LMU Innovation Incubator Demo Day

Final Event of the LMU Innovation Incubator Startup Program 2025

On behalf of the LMU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and the LMU Innovation Incubator, we cordially invite you to the forthcoming Demo Day of the Innovation Incubator’s 6th Edition. The LMU IEC …

Workshop • 08.04.2025 • NHR@FAU at RRZE, Martensstr. 1, Room 02.049, Erlangen

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Monthly HPC Café, in April About "Bayern KI – Resources and Support for AI Research in Bavaria"

Discussion, Contact and Training

Join the HPC Café of NHR@FAU, which complements the established contact channels and training offerings on every second Tuesday of the month. Starting with a short Q&A session, where you can ask …

Girls'Day • 03.04.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Girls' Day 2025

Learn How AI Works and Influences Our World

Join us on April 3, 2025, for an exciting event designed specifically for girls and genderqueer children aged 11-15. This event will cover topics like recognizing fake news, understanding algorithmic …

Pitchtalk Series • 02.04.2025 • LMU Munich, Ludwigstr. 33, Seminar Room Statistics

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With appliedAI

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On April 2nd, we will welcome appliedAI and some of their industry partners from industry to the MCML for a Meetup as part of our MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. Some of our junior members and research …

Lecture • 01.04.2025 • LMU Munich, Ludwigstr. 28 VG/II, Room 211b

10:00 am - 11:00 am

AI Writing Assistants’ Influence on User Opinions

Maurice Jakesch, Chair of Computational Social Science Lab, Bauhaus University Weimar

AI writing assistants powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used to support people’s writing. Can they impact people’s opinions in this process? We exposed participants writing …

Panel Discussion • 01.04.2025 • Design Offices Macherei, Weihenstephaner Str. 12, Munich

"Power Up!" the Second SZ Digital Summit

Björn Ommer in the Debate "Dare to Be More Elon Musk? the Silicon Valley Mindset"

Our PI Björn Ommer talks at the 2. SZ digital summit about “Dare to be more Elon Musk? The Silicon Valley Mindset” (Mehr Elon Musk wagen? Die Denkweise des Silicon Valley)  with Jannis Brühl and …

Hackathon • 28.03.2025 - 30.03.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building

DataFest 2025

Call for Applications

Join the DataFest Germany on March, 28-30, 2025, a 48-hour competition challenging teams of students to analyze complex datasets. The DataFest is a student competition for data analysis (“hackathon”) …

Workshop • 27.03.2025 - 28.03.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Room F107

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Spiking Neural Networks

Gitta Kutyniok, MCML

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing society at an unprecedented rate, reshaping industries and redefining daily life. However, one of its most pressing global challenges is its massive …

MCML Stammtisch • 26.03.2025 • Türkenhof, Türkenstr. 78, Munich

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - March Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We heartily invite to the next MCML-Stammtisch edition, taking place on Wednesday, March 26th, at 6 pm, at Türkenhof, Türkenstraße 78, Munich (close to “U3 University”). Happy to see you there.

Pitchtalk Series • 26.03.2025 • LMU Munich, Akademiestr. 7, 1st floor

4:00 pm - 5:45 pm

MCML Internal Pitchtalks

Tobias Schmidt, Rodrigo González, Helmholtz AI / MCML
Valentin Melnychuk, LMU / MCML
Udo Schlegel, LMU / MCML
Ivica Obadic, TUM / MCML

We will have three talks by Junior Members of the MCML. Afterwards, at 6pm, the MCML Stammtisch is taking place at Türkenhof. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Munich AI Lectures • 26.03.2025 • LMU Munich, Room W201

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Foundational Methods for Foundation Models for Scientific Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Michael Mahoney, University of California at Berkeley

The upcoming Munich AI Lectures will feature Michael Mahoney from UC Berkeley. Organized by the Chair of AI in Management, the lecture will focus on “Foundational Methods for Foundation Models …

Bootcamp • 26.03.2025 • LRZ, Boltzmannstr. 1, Garching

9:00 am - 2:15 pm

LRZ Bootcamp With NIVIDA on Accelerated Distributed Computing

Train Multiple Systems and Learn About New Tools

The LRZ (Leibniz Supercomputing Centre) BDAI Team, together with NVIDIA, is organizing a Bootcamp on Accelerated Distributed Computing - powered by NVIDIA on March 26, 2025, at 9 AM. The key topics …

AI Keynote Series • 20.03.2025 • Online via zoom

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

RieszBoost: Gradient Boosting for Riesz Regression

Alejandro Schuler, Division of Biostatistics, UC Berkeley

Answering causal questions often involves estimating linear functionals of conditional expectations, such as the average treatment effect or the effect of a longitudinal modified treatment policy. By …

Lecture • 18.03.2025 • LMU Munich, Ludwigstr. 28 VG/II, Room 211b

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Leveraging Predictive Uncertainty to Enable Reliable Deployment of AI Models

Florian Buettner, Goethe-University Frankfurt

This talk explores a unified theoretical framework for uncertainty quantification in machine learning, extending traditional methods to modern applications like generative modeling. By generalizing …

Lecture • 17.03.2025 • AI for Good Platform (Online)

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Explainable Multimodal Agents With Symbolic Representations & Can AI Be Less Biased?

Our Junior Member Ruotong Liao at United Nations AI for Good

Our junior member Ruotong Liao is an invited speaker at the United Nations “AI for Good”! With her talk “Perceive, Remember, and Predict: Explainable Multimodal Agents with Symbolic Representations,” …

Lecture • 17.03.2025 • TUM, Campus Garching, Boltzmannstr. 3

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

From Pixels to 3D Motion: Recreating the Physical Natural World From Images

Elliott (Shangzhe) Wu, University of Cambridge

On Monday, March 17th, 2025 at 2pm, Prof. Dr. Elliott (Shangzhe) Wu is visiting us from the University of Cambridge and giving a talk. You can sign up for 1-on-1 meetings with him here. Pixel-based …

BMBF Event • 07.03.2025 • BMBF Berlin, Kapelle-Ufer 1

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Tomorrow's Technology, Yesterday's Problems? What to Do About the Gender Gap in AI?

BMBF Event on International Women's Day 2025

The central event of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on International Women’s Day 2025 will focus on the gender gap in AI and ask: “Technologie von morgen, Probleme von gestern? …

Munich AI Lectures • 18.02.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Senatssaal

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 …

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 …

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 …

MCML Stammtisch • 06.02.2025 • Gasthaus FUX, Türkenstr. 38, Munich

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, Türkenstr. 38, Munich (very close to “U3 University”). 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 …

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 …

Open Lab Day • 03.02.2025 • LMU Munich, 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, …

Lecture • 30.01.2025 • TUM.ai, 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 Munich, Große Aula

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, …

Colloquium • 29.01.2025 • LMU Munich, 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 …

Lecture at MaiNLP Lab • 29.01.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, 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 …

Lecture at MaiNLP Lab • 28.01.2025 • LMU Munich, Main Building, 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 …

Colloquium • 15.01.2025 • LMU Munich, 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, …

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 …

Certificate Course • 10.01.2025 • Online

Call for Applications: Data Science Professional Certificate Program @LMU 2025

Application Deadline: 10.01.2025

The Data Science Certificate Program at LMU Munich, offered in collaboration with MCML, is a graded, part-time academic training program. It is designed for working professionals, researchers, and …

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 …

MCML Stammtisch • 19.12.2024 • Türkenhof, Türkenstr. 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 University”). Happy to see you there.

Munich AI Lectures • 17.12.2024 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Senatssaal

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 …

Munich AI Lectures • 17.12.2024 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Senatssaal

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 …

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 …

Colloquium • 11.12.2024 • LMU Munich, 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 …

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

Panel • 05.12.2024 • Literaturhaus München, Salvatorplatz 1, In-Person and Livestream

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 …

Open Lab Day • 05.12.2024 • LRZ, Boltzmannstr. 1, Garching

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 …

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 …

Lecture • 02.12.2024 • LMU Munich, CAS, Seestr. 13

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. …

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 …

Munich AI Lectures • 25.11.2024 • LMU Munich, Main Building, Große Aula

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 …

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

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 …