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05.02.2026

Needle in a Haystack: Finding Exact Moments in Long Videos

MCML Research Insight - With With Tanveer Hannan and Thomas Seidl

Long videos are everywhere, with footage of movies, YouTube videos, body-cam recordings, and AR/VR often running for tens of minutes or even hours. Now imagine asking a simple question like “Where are …

04.02.2026

Benjamin Busam Leads Design of Bavarian Earth Observation Satellite Network “CuBy”

Bavarian Earth Observation Satellite Network Ready for Launch

MCML PI Benjamin Busam is leading the scientific design of the Bavarian Earth observation satellite network “CuBy”, which is scheduled for launch in June 2026. The system consists of five small …

30.01.2026

Cracks in the Foundations of Cosmology

Daniel Grün Explains How Observations Test Our Understanding of the Universe

There was a time when the Andromeda Nebula was the end of the Universe. At least, a number of astronomers in the early 20th century still thought that fuzzy objects in the night sky – such as the …

29.01.2026

How Machines Can Discover Hidden Rules Without Supervision

MCML Research Insight - With Tobias Schmidt, and Steffen Schneider

How can machines learn the hidden rules that govern how systems change—how objects move, how weather patterns unfold, or how biological signals evolve—without ever being told what those rules are?

28.01.2026

Matthias Nießner Co-Founds AI Startup Synthesia

Interactive AI Avatars Reshape Corporate Training

The London-based AI company Synthesia, co-founded by MCML PI Matthias Nießner, has raised an additional $200 million, bringing its valuation to $4 billion. Synthesia is one of Europe’s most valuable …

28.01.2026

Fabian Theis Featured in FOCUS Online at DLD 2026

How AI Can Support Doctors and Improve Access to Healthcare

MCML PI Fabian Theis was featured in an interview with FOCUS online at DLD Munich 2026, discussing how artificial intelligence can transform medicine. Fabian highlighted how AI can help make diagnosis …