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May

Tri-State Venture Sprint • Munich

Link to From Frontier Research to Real-World Impact

From Frontier Research to Real-World Impact

Connect With Deeply Technical Researchers Across Munich, Tübingen, and Zurich

Venture Sprint is an intensive 90-day program for PhD students, PostDocs, and researchers in AI and Data Science who want to turn their research into real-world products. Across three focused weekend …

27

May

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Building Data Analysis Proofs

Building Data Analysis Proofs

Roger Peng, University of Texas at Austin

The lecture describes how data analyses are often performed as a sequence of imperative commands, the publication of which is crucial for reproducibility. However, code and results alone are …

22

May

Pitchtalk Series • Luise-Ullrich-Strasse 14

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With Reply

MCML Pitchtalks With Reply

Join Us for Networking and Insights

Join us for an Industry Pitch Talk event at Reply in Munich. There will be pitches from our Junior Members on their AI research, connecting to the AI research and application that is being developed …

20

May

Workshop • Online

Link to Lunch & Learn: The Full Talent Pool

Lunch & Learn: The Full Talent Pool

Smarter Hiring for AI Research

Cancelled - new date will be announced soon. The workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss actionable strategies for creating more inclusive hiring processes and strengthening …

13

May

Colloquium • LMU Munich

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

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

Eirini Ntoutsi, University of the Bundeswehr Munich

This lecture addresses the ethical issues of AI systems, particularly discrimination and unfair treatment, which are becoming increasingly important as their use increases. The new European Union AI …

12

May

Pitchtalk Series • LRZ

Link to Meetup at LRZ With Pitchtalks and Guided Tour

Meetup at LRZ With Pitchtalks and Guided Tour

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On May 12th, 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 members on their research that relates to the LRZ, a Meetup where …

06

May

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Data Thinning and Beyond

Data Thinning and Beyond

Daniela Witten, University of Washington

The lecture describes the problem of reusing the same dataset in data analysis, for example for both hypothesis generation and subsequent testing. This double use creates dependencies that can …

04

May

Workshop • LMU Munich

Link to LMU AI: Incubator for Startups

LMU AI: Incubator for Startups

Part of the CAS Research Focus “Next Generation AI”

The workshop offers a great opportunity to meet experienced startup founders from LMU. It invites professors, postdoctoral researchers, and advanced doctoral candidates who are interested in starting …

29

Apr

MCML Stammtisch • Atzinger Wirtshaus

Link to MCML Stammtisch - April Edition

MCML Stammtisch - April Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming MCML Stammtisch, taking place on Wednesday, April 29th, at 6 pm, at the Atzinger Wirtshaus. If you would like to join, please register here. We are looking …

29

Apr

Panel Discussion • LMU Munich

Link to BERD@NFDI Panel Discussion

BERD@NFDI Panel Discussion

The Role of Data in the Age of AI

Generative AI has become an integral part of everyday life, with Foundation Models like ChatGPT and Gemini shaping how we interact with technology. Yet, while legal and ethical discussions are often …

29

Apr

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Addressing an Extreme Positivity Violation to Distinguish the Causal Effects of Surgery  and Anesthesia via Separable Effects

Addressing an Extreme Positivity Violation to Distinguish the Causal Effects of Surgery and Anesthesia via Separable Effects

Caleb Miles, Columbia University

The lecture describes a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding potential neurotoxic effects of anesthetics in the third trimester of pregnancy, for which there is only …

29

Apr

Onboarding • LMU Munich

Link to MCML Onboarding Event

MCML Onboarding Event

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We are excited to announce the upcoming MCML Onboarding Event for all new members!
The Onboarding is open to all MCML members, and especially to those who started this year. We will give a brief …

28

Apr

Pitchtalk Series • Oettingenstraße 67

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With Munich NLP

MCML Pitchtalks With Munich NLP

Join Us for Networking and Insights

We are happy to announce our next Industry Pitch Talk Event collaboration with Munich NLP, taking place on April 28 at LMU!
Join us for an exciting evening starting with a public screening of the …

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Apr

Panel • BMW Welt

Link to MCML at “AI and Ethics” Panel in Munich

MCML at “AI and Ethics” Panel in Munich

Navigating Ethics and Accountability in AI-Driven Systems

The panel offers a valuable opportunity to engage with leading experts at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, and ethics. It brings together perspectives from the judiciary, academia, …

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24

Apr

Tri-State Venture Sprint • Tübingen

Link to From Frontier Research to Real-World Impact

From Frontier Research to Real-World Impact

Connect With Deeply Technical Researchers Across Munich, Tübingen, and Zurich

Venture Sprint is an intensive 90-day program for PhD students, PostDocs, and researchers in AI and Data Science who want to turn their research into real-world products. Across three focused weekend …

23

Apr

Girls'Day • Hochschule für Philosophie Munich

Link to Girls' Day 2026

Girls' Day 2026

AI, You, and the World of Tomorrow

Join us on April 23, 2026, for an inspiring and interactive Girls’ Day dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence shapes our world. This event is designed for girls and genderqueer students …

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29

Apr

Summer School • Shenzhen Loop Area + CAIR Hong Kong

Link to Medical Augmented Reality Summer School 2026

Medical Augmented Reality Summer School 2026

AI, Robotics and XR for Clinical Applications

The upcoming Medical Augmented Reality Summer School 2026 (MARSS2026) will take place from April 20 to 29, 2026, in the Shenzhen Loop Area in collaboration with the Centre for Artificial Intelligence …

15

Apr

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Machine Learning at the Edge of Ignorance

Machine Learning at the Edge of Ignorance

Krikamol Muandet, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

The lecture describes how machine learning has transformed classical, precisely defined computation into data-driven learning and generalization to new situations. Today, it is a key technology for …

14

Apr

Panel Discussion • 50 Princes Gate

Link to UK–German Regulatory Approaches

UK–German Regulatory Approaches

MCML Delegation Visit 2026

As part of the MCML delegation visit to the United Kingdom, MCML researchers and industry experts will take part in a panel discussion on UK–German regulatory approaches and collaboration for …

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Apr

Conference • Huxley Building London

Link to Advancing AI Through Global Collaboration

Advancing AI Through Global Collaboration

MCML Delegation Visit 2026

Join the MCML Machine Learning Conference at Imperial College as we explore the Advances in Foundation, Language, Vision and Medicine. The conference brings together researchers from MCML, Imperial, …

29

Mar

Workshop • Rabat

Link to Workshop VarDial @EACL 2026

Workshop VarDial @EACL 2026

13th Workshop on NLP for Similar Languages, Varieties and Dialects (VarDial) 2026 Co-Located With EACL 2026

VarDial is a well-established series of workshops promoting a forum for scholars working on a range of topics related to the study of diatopic language variation from a computational perspective. This …

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Mar

Tri-State Venture Sprint • Zurich

Link to From Frontier Research to Real-World Impact

From Frontier Research to Real-World Impact

Connect With Deeply Technical Researchers Across Munich, Tübingen, and Zurich

Venture Sprint is an intensive 90-day program for PhD students, PostDocs, and researchers in AI and Data Science who want to turn their research into real-world products. Across three focused weekend …

19

Mar

Pitchtalk Series • LMU Munich

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With AppliedAI

MCML Pitchtalks With AppliedAI

Join Us for Networking and Insights

The next MCML Industry Pitch Talks at the Munich Center for Machine Learning will take place in partnership with the appliedAI Initiative. Topic: Execution in Production AI Systems We will focus on …

09

Mar

Online Meeting • Online via Zoom

Link to Lunch & Learn

Lunch & Learn

How to Travel Reimbursement

As the conference season nears, we’re excited to announce our upcoming MCML Lunch & Learn session on ‘How To Travel Reimbursements.’ This session will guide you through the entire process. To …

03

Mar

Demo Day • WERK1

Link to LMU Innovation Incubator Demo Day

LMU Innovation Incubator Demo Day

Cohort 7

On Wednesday, March 3, 2026, we invite you to experience the final pitches from the startup teams of the LMU Innovation Incubator Cohort 7.

The LMU Innovation Incubator supports researchers and …

19

Feb

MCML Stammtisch • Atzinger Wirtshaus

Link to MCML Stammtisch - February Edition

MCML Stammtisch - February 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, February 19th, at 6 pm, at the Atzinger Wirtshaus. If you would like to join, please register here. We are looking …

19

Feb

AI Keynote Series • Online via zoom

Link to Using New Data to Answer Old Questions

Using New Data to Answer Old Questions

Emma Pierson, UC Berkeley

The explosion of new data sources has created new opportunities, and necessitated new machine learning methods, to answer old questions in the health and social sciences. This talk discusses three …

19

Feb

Online Seminar • Online

Link to MCML Online Seminar

MCML Online Seminar

Nonparametric LLM Evaluation From Preference Data

The MCML online seminar series is an opportunity for MCML members to share recently accepted papers, preprints or ongoing research. The seminars consist of a presentation followed by Q&A. In this …

12

Feb

Munich AI Lectures • LMU Munich

Link to How Machines Explore, Conjecture, and Discover Mathematics

How Machines Explore, Conjecture, and Discover Mathematics

Sebastian Pokutta, Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)

On Febuary 12, 2026, the next Munich AI Lecture will welcome Sebastian Pokutta from Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB).

12

Feb

AI Keynote Series • Online via zoom

Link to Learning From Informatively Missing Outcomes

Learning From Informatively Missing Outcomes

Ruoxuan Xiong, Data & Decision Sciences, Emory University

Missing outcomes are widespread in modern data systems, such as in healthcare or on AI platforms, and often do not occur randomly. Frequently, the missing data depends on the unobserved outcome itself …

11

Feb

Talk Series • PATHOS Theater

Link to One Year Left: Is the AI Apocalypse Coming?

One Year Left: Is the AI Apocalypse Coming?

Franziska Kaltenberger, MCML Junior Member

This event is part of an exhibition and talk series on the future of technology and art by 1E9 x Digitale Bühne. Starting from the controversial “AI 2027” scenario, the discussion asks whether …

04

Feb

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Large Language Models for Statistical Inference: Context Augmentation With Applications to the Two-Sample Problem and Regression

Large Language Models for Statistical Inference: Context Augmentation With Applications to the Two-Sample Problem and Regression

Marc Ratkovic, University of Mannheim

The colloquium introduces context expansion, an approach that uses large language models to generate additional contexts around strings to enable valid statistical inferences. These contexts reduce …

02

Feb

Open Lab Day • LMU Munich

Link to Open Lab Day 2026

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 …

29

Jan

Munich AI Lectures • TUM

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

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).

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Jan

Bootcamp • University of Television and Film Munich (HFF)

Link to Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp

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 …

20

Jan

Pitchtalk Series • DeepL Offices Munich

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With DeepL

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 …

16

Jan

Certificate Course • Online

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

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 …

14

Jan

Colloquium • LMU Munich

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

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 …

12

Jan

Workshop • LMU Munich

Link to Impact Business Model & Financial Foundations

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 …

08

Jan

AI Keynote Series • Online via zoom

Link to Causal Inference With Deep Generative Models

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 …

16

Dec

MCML Stammtisch • Christmas Market at Münchner Freiheit

Link to MCML Stammtisch - December Edition

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 …

11

Dec

Workshop • TUM

Link to MCML Thinkathon: Future of Schools

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 …

10

Dec

Open Lab Day • LRZ

Link to Open Lab Day 2025

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 …

10

Dec

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Program Evaluation With Remotely Sensed Variables

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 …

08

Dec

Workshop • LMU Munich

Link to User – Market – Product Fit

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 …

04

Dec

Pitchtalk Series • Munich School of Philosophy

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With CReAITech

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, …

27

Nov

MCML Event • LMU Munich

Link to MCML General Assembly

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 …

20

Nov

AI Keynote Series • Online via zoom

Link to Distilling Heterogeneous Treatment Effects: Stable Subgroup Estimation in Causal Inference

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 …

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Nov

Workshop • TUM

Link to GirlsLAB@TUM: Maker Day MINT‑Impulse

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 …

14

Nov

Workshop • LMU Munich

Link to The Data & AI Ethics Workshop

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, …

13

Nov

AI Keynote Series • Online via zoom

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

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 …

12

Nov

Colloquium • LMU Munich

Link to Causal Inference Based on Machine Learning for Complex Longitudinal Exposures

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.

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Nov

Workshop • LRZ

Link to SuperMUC-NG AI Hackathon on Intel Data Center GPUs

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 …

10

Nov

Symposium • LMU Munich

Link to KI Symposium 2025

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 …

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