17.10.2025
MCML at ICCV 2025: 19 Accepted Papers (16 Main, and 3 Workshops)
IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 2025). Honolulu, Hawaii, 19.10.2025 - 23.10.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 19 papers to ICCV 2025: 16 Main, and 3 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
17.10.2025
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 executives who want to improve their skills in the field of data analytics, statistics, and machine …
16.10.2025
SIC: Making AI Image Classification Understandable
MCML Research Insight - With Tom Nuno Wolf, Emre Kavak, Fabian Bongratz, and Christian Wachinger
Deep learning models are emerging more and more in everyday life, going as far as assisting clinicians in their diagnosis. However, their black box nature prevents understanding errors and decision-making, which arguably are as important as high accuracy in decision-critical tasks. Previous research …
10.10.2025
Digdeep Podcast: How Do We Get Germany on Track Digitally, Cihan Sügür?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the current episode of #digdeep, Cihan Sügür, associated partner of MHP, talks about digitalization in Germany. Since 2024, Capital magazine has ranked Cihan Sügür among its “Top 40 under 40” individuals driving Germany forward with innovative strength. He is a prime example of people who break new ground with courage and determination. Cihan is …
09.10.2025
Rethinking AI in Public Institutions - Balancing Prediction and Capacity
Researcher in Focus: Unai Fischer Abaigar
Unai Fischer Abaigar is a researcher at MCML whose work focuses on improving decision-making in public institutions by developing AI systems that are both fair and effective in practice.
08.10.2025
MCML-LAMARR Workshop at University of Bonn
Collaborating on NLP Research in Bonn
On September 24th and 25th, the first MCML-LAMARR-Workshop took place at the University of Bonn. Main focus was NLP, and its related areas. PIs and junior members from both German AI Centers came together to present each others research, to be part of networking sessions and to work in discussion groups, and to foster engagement in collaboration …
08.10.2025
Three MCML Members Win Best Paper Award at AutoML 2025
Our Members Matthias Feurer, Lennart Schneider and Bernd Bischl Honored for Their Work on Hyperparameter Optimization
We are happy to announce that the paper “Overtuning in Hyperparameter Optimization” by MCML Thomas Bayes Fellow Matthias Feurer, MCML Junior Member Lennart Schneider, and MCML Director Bernd Bischl has won the Best Paper Award at the 4th AutoML Conference. The paper defines and studies overtuning, where hyperparameter optimization can improve …
07.10.2025
Alena Buyx Joins 3sat’s NANO Talk as New Co-Host
Exploring Science Topics From AI to Nutrition
Since September, MCML PI Alena Buyx has been co-hosting NANO Talk on 3sat, alternating with journalist Stephanie Rohde and following in the footsteps of renowned science communicator Gert Scobel. The show brings science to life, discussing current and important topics with clarity, calm, and an interdisciplinary perspective. Episodes covering AI and …
29.09.2025
Machine Learning for Climate Action - With Researcher Kerstin Forster
Research Film
How can machine learning fight climate change? Kerstin Forster, researcher at LMU and MCML, explores how AI can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve renewable energy systems, and enhance early warning for extreme weather.
26.09.2025
Björn Ommer Featured in WELT
AI Bias and Why Neutrality Remains a Human Responsibility
MCML PI Björn Ommer was featured in WELT discussing the challenges of AI neutrality and the risks of over- or under-correcting bias in large models. He highlighted that no system can be fully neutral since training data always reflects real-world imbalances, and emphasized the importance of maintaining human oversight in critical areas such as law …
26.09.2025
Making Machine Learning More Accessible with AutoML
Researcher in Focus: Matthias Feurer
Matthias Feurer is a Thomas Bayes Fellow and interim professor, funded by the MCML and a member of the Chair of Statistical Learning and Data Science at LMU. He aims to simplify the usage of machine learning by researching methods and developing tools that allow the usage of machine learning by domain scientists and also make machine learning more …
25.09.2025
Björn Schuller Featured in Macwelt Article
The Role of Apple Watch in Personal Health and Wellness
MCML Principal Investigator Björn Schuller is mentioned in a recent Macwelt article discussing how the Apple Watch contributes to health monitoring and the future of healthcare. He highlights the potential of smartwatches to detect subtle behavioral and physiological changes, to use audio and sensor data for early detection of conditions, and …
25.09.2025
Compress Then Explain: Faster, Steadier AI Explanations - With One Tiny Step
MCML Research Insight - With Giuseppe Casalicchio and Bernd Bischl
Imagine re-running feature importance plots and getting slightly different “top features.” Annoying, right? That uncertainty often comes from a quiet assumption: model explanation algorithms typically sample points from data at random. A new ICLR 2025 Spotlight paper by MCML Junior Member Giuseppe Casalicchio, MCML Director Bernd Bischl, first …
24.09.2025
Björn Ommer Featured on ZDF NANO Talk
Discussing the Essence, Impact, and Future of Artificial Intelligence
MCML PI Björn Ommer joined the ZDF programme NANO Talk, hosted by MCML PI Alena Buyx, to explore the question: What is the essence of artificial intelligence? In the discussion, Ommer reflected on the technological foundations of AI, its societal and ethical implications, and how these developments may shape the future.
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23.09.2025
Benjamin Lange Explores Opportunities and Risks of AI Agents
LMU News
Our MCML Junior Research Group Leader Benjamin Lange explores the opportunities and risks of AI agents that act like personal assistants, from booking trips to managing finances. While they promise more freedom, they also raise ethical concerns around autonomy, responsibility, and fairness. Lange emphasizes that the society needs clear rules and …
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22.09.2025
Nassir Navab Shows How Avatars Reduce Stress in Autonomous Ultrasound Exams
TUM News
Our PI Nassir Navab led work showing that patients feel significantly less stress when a virtual avatar guides them during autonomous robotic ultrasound procedures. The avatar explains each step, answers questions (even in regional accents), and interacts in a more humanlike way. This approach could be especially useful in places with limited …
22.09.2025
Predicting Health With AI - With Researcher Simon Schallmoser
Research Film
How can AI predict medical conditions and personalize treatments? Simon Schallmoser, researcher at LMU and MCML, uses machine learning to forecast health risks and optimize care for patients based on their individual profiles.
19.09.2025
Digdeep Podcast: IAA in Munich – Will the Automotive Industry Turn Things Around?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, Christof Horn himself talks about the turnaround of the automotive industry. Individual mobility is one of the freedoms that people value most. However, the mobility sector is undergoing unprecedented change. Every two years, the IAA in Munich becomes the central meeting place for manufacturers, suppliers, and …
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19.09.2025
Björn Ommer at DLD Future Hub 2025
The Transformative Power of AI
At this year’s DLD Future Hub in Munich, our PI Björn Ommer took the stage as one of the featured speakers. In his keynote, he explored the transformative role of generative AI, emphasizing how advances in this field are set to reshape research, industry, and society at large.
19.09.2025
Fabian Theis at DLD Future Hub 2025
Reinventing Science With AI
At this year’s DLD Future Hub in Munich, our PI Fabian Theis delivered a keynote titled “Reinventing Science with AI”. He highlighted how AI is transforming research methodologies and driving innovation across science and industry.
19.09.2025
MCML at MICCAI 2025: 39 Accepted Papers (25 Main, and 14 Workshops)
28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2025). Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 23.09.2025 - 27.09.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 39 papers to MICCAI 2025: 25 Main, and 14 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
18.09.2025
GCE-Pose – Predicting Whole Objects From Partial Views
MCML Research Insight - With Weihang Li, Junwen Huang, Hyunjun Jung, Nassir Navab, and Benjamin Busam
Imagine trying to identify the full shape of a familiar object, e.g. a mug, when only its handle is visible. That’s the challenge a computer faces when estimating the pose of an object (its orientation and size) from partial data. GCE‑Pose, a new approach from MCML Junior Members Weihang Li, Junwen Huang, Hyunjun Jung, Benjamin Busam, MCML PI …
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17.09.2025
Research Stay at Harvard University
Hannah Laus – Funded by the MCML AI X-Change Program
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to spend 11 weeks at Harvard University as part of the AI X-change program, visiting the group of Flavio Calmon at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The idea for this visit came after my former office mate and collaborator, Claudio Mayrink Verdun, a former member of …
15.09.2025
Robots Seeing in the Dark - With Researcher Yannick Burkhardt
Research Film
What if robots could see in the dark and react faster than any human? Yannick Burkhardt, researcher at TUM and MCML, researches event cameras that capture motion in a revolutionary way. Unlike traditional cameras that take full pictures at fixed intervals, event cameras detect every tiny change in light—up to a million times per second—and feed …
12.09.2025
MCML at ECML-PKDD 2025: Nine Accepted Papers (6 Main, and 3 Workshops)
European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Database (ECML-PKDD 2025). Porto, Portugal, 15.09.2025 - 19.09.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 9 papers to ECML-PKDD 2025: 6 Main, and 3 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
08.09.2025
Niki Kilbertus Receives Prestigious ERC Starting Grant
Award Supports Project “DYNAMICAUS” on Causal Modeling in Complex Systems
MCML PI Niki Kilbertus has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant by the European Research Council. The grant supports his project DYNAMICAUS, which combines machine learning, causal inference, and mechanistic modeling to study interventions in complex systems. By advancing methods that capture cause–effect relationships, the project opens …
08.09.2025
3D Machine Perception Beyond Vision - With Researcher Riccardo Marin
Research Film
Can AI understand the world in 3D the way we do? Riccardo Marin, researcher at TUM and MCML, works at the intersection of computer vision and 3D geometry to teach machines how to perceive shapes, patterns, and spatial structures. His work ranges from detecting production flaws in manufacturing to analyzing archaeological artifacts – showing how …
01.09.2025
Gitta Kutyniok Appears on ARD Audiothek
Discussing AI and Machine Learning in Today’s Research
Our PI Gitta Kutyniok appeared as a guest on the IQ – Wissenschaft und Forschung podcast on ARD Audiothek. The episode, titled “Grüne Rechenzentren – Wie werden sie klimaneutral?”, explores how data centers can operate climate-neutrally despite rising energy demands from AI applications. Gitta Kutyniok joined other experts to discuss sustainable …
01.09.2025
AI for Personalized Psychiatry - With Researcher Clara Vetter
Research Film
Can AI help us understand why some people develop mental disorders while others remain resilient? MCML Junior Member Clara Vetter, PhD candidate in the group of our Director Daniel Rückert, uses machine learning to uncover hidden patterns in brain scans, genetic data, and even smartphone-based information. Her goal: identifying biological markers …
27.08.2025
Top 20 in OpenAI’s Red-Teaming Challenge
MCML Junior Member Shuo Chen and Team Recognized for Advancing AI Safety Research
We are proud to share that MCML Junior Member Shuo Chen and his team ranked among the Top 20 worldwide (out of 600+) in OpenAI’s Red-Teaming Challenge on Kaggle, a global competition that attracted over 5,900 participants. Their work, titled “Bag of Tricks for Subverting Reasoning-Based Safety Guardrails”, investigates systemic weaknesses in …
25.08.2025
Satellite Insights for a Sustainable Future - With Researcher Ivica Obadic
Research Film
Can AI from satellite imagery help us design more liveable cities, improve well-being, and ensure sustainable food production? Ivica Obadić, PhD student in the group of our PI Xiaoxiang Zhu, and MCML, develops transparent AI models that not only predict change but also give actionable insights for urban planners.
21.08.2025
Björn Ommer Featured on IT-BUSINESS Podcast
Generative AI in Germany
MCML PI Björn Ommer was a guest on the eighth episode of the IT-BUSINESS podcast IT ImPuls. Together with hosts Mihriban Dincel and Agnes Panjas, he discussed the current state of generative AI in Germany, the strategic opportunities it offers, and the importance of digital sovereignty and open-source initiatives for staying competitive in the …
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19.08.2025
Nils Thuerey Develops New Method for Realistic Fluid Simulation
TUM News
MCML Principal Investigator Nils Thuerey and his team at TUM have introduced a novel approach that enables highly realistic simulations of fluids, capturing the complex interplay of air and water. The method holds promise for applications in visual effects, scientific research, and engineering.
18.08.2025
Mingyang Wang Receives Award at ACL 2025
Award for Impactful Contribution to Reliable and Inclusive NLP
MCML Junior Member Mingyang Wang, PhD student in the group of our PI Hinrich Schütze, has been honored with the SAC Highlights Award at ACL 2025 for the paper “Lost in Multilinguality: Dissecting Cross-lingual Factual Inconsistency in Transformer Language Models.” This award recognizes impactful research advancing the understanding of factual …
18.08.2025
Digital Twins for Surgery - With Researcher Azade Farshad
Research Film
Azade Farshad, MCML Junior Member and PhD student in the research group of Nassir Navab, researches digital twins of patients at TUM and MCML to improve personalized treatment, surgical planning, and training. Using graph-based analysis and multimodal patient data, she builds models that create realistic surgical simulations — helping surgeons …
14.08.2025
Digdeep Podcast: From University to CEO and Back – Entrepreneurship at LMU With Philipp Baaske
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, Philipp Baaske let us know, how he turned his doctoral research into the globally successful company NanoTemper, which offers innovative machines for the pharmaceutical industry. The German education system opened up this opportunity for him, and he sees it as his duty to give something back to society. Starting in …
13.08.2025
From Physics Dreams to Algorithm Discovery - With Niki Kilbertus
Research Film
As a kid, Niki Kilbertus dreamed of becoming a theoretical physicist and discovering a fundamental law of nature. But when reality proved more complex, he found a new path through computer science.
12.08.2025
Tracking Actions in Space and Time: ICCV 2025 Challenge & Workshop
MCML Research Insight - With Tanveer Hannan, Mark Weber, and Thomas Seidl
Tracking actions, not just objects: The Spatiotemporal Action Grounding Challenge and Workshop at ICCV 2025 focusses on detecting and localizing actions both in space and time within complex, real-world videos. Unlike standard action recognition, this task requires identifying when and where an action occurs, pushing models to handle long, diverse, …
11.08.2025
AI for Dynamic Urban Mapping - With Researcher Shanshan Bai
Research Film
Imagine using social media to build a “living map” of our cities. Meet Shanshan Bai, MCML junior member and PhD student PhD student in the group of our PI Xiaoxiang Zhu, who’s decoding the world around us with geo-tagged social media data.
07.08.2025
Precise and Subject-Specific Attribute Control in AI Image Generation
MCML Research Insight - With Felix Krause, Vincent Tao Hu, and Björn Ommer
Text-to-image (T2I) models like Stable Diffusion have become masters at turning prompts like “a happy man and a red car” into vivid, detailed images. But what if you want the man to look just a little older, or the car to appear slightly more luxurious without changing anything else? Until now, that level of subtle, subject-specific control was …
06.08.2025
What Is Intelligence—and What Kind of Intelligence Do We Want in Our Future? With Sven Nyholm
Research Film
Sven Nyholm, Chair of the Ethics of AI at LMU Munich and PI at MCML, explores one of the most urgent questions in AI: how responsibility, agency, and credit shift when intelligent systems make decisions for us.
05.08.2025
Björn Schuller Featured in ARD Documentary on AI and Depression Therapy
Depression - How to Get Out of It?
In the recent ARD documentary “Depression – wie kommt man wieder raus?”, MCML PI Björn Schuller shares insights on the role of artificial intelligence in mental health care. He discusses how AI systems can support the diagnosis and treatment of depression by analyzing voice, facial expressions, and behavior patterns. These technologies pave the way …
04.08.2025
AI for Better Social Media - With Researcher Dominik Bär
Research Film
Meet Dominik Bär, MCML junior member and PhD student at LMU exploring how AI can enhance the integrity of social media platforms. Dominik’s work goes beyond just detecting harmful content like hate speech and misinformation. He’s developing AI that understands why content is posted and generates thoughtful, human-like responses - so-called …
01.08.2025
Stephan Günnemann Featured in BR24
Autonomous AI Agents: Support or Takeover?
MCML PI Stephan Günnemann was recently featured in a BR24 segment discussing the rise of autonomous AI agents. He clarified the key distinction between AI assistants like ChatGPT and true agents: autonomy in both planning and execution. While companies such as Softbank envision agents taking over tasks from programming to corporate decision-making, …
01.08.2025
Fabian Theis Receives 2025 ISCB Innovator Award
Recognized for Advancing AI-Driven Biological Research
MCML PI Fabian Theis has been awarded the 2025 ISCB Innovator Award by the International Society for Computational Biology. The award honors leading scientists who have made progressive contributions to computational biology and opened new directions in the field. Congratulations from us!
01.08.2025
MCML Hosts “AI and School in Dialogue”
How Can Schools Prepare the Next Generation for an AI-Driven World?
This week, the Munich Center for Machine Learning hosted the event „KI und Schule im Dialog – Forschung, Bildungspolitik und Unterrichtspraxis” (AI and school in dialogue - research, education policy and teaching practice).
01.08.2025
Digdeep Podcast: Merantix – How Do You Build Europe's Most Successful AI Campus, Rasmus Rothe?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, Rasmus Rothe explains, how the company Merantix from Berlin combines AI startups, investments, and applications. Europe has developed significant artificial intelligence methods and plays a central role in industrial applications. The fundamental AI models are increasingly becoming common knowledge and readily …
31.07.2025
MCML at KDD 2025: Two Accepted Papers (1 Main, and 1 Workshop)
31st ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD 2025). Toronto, ON, Canada, 23.09.2025 - 27.09.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 2 papers to KDD 2025: 1 Main, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
31.07.2025
From Vulnerable to Verified: Exact Certificates Shield Models From Label‑Flipping
MCML Research Insight - With Lukas Gosch, Stephan Günnemann and Debarghya Ghoshdastidar
Machine‑learning models can be undermined before training even starts. By silently altering a small share of training labels - marking “spam” as “not‑spam,” for instance - an attacker can cut accuracy by double‑digit percentages. The paper “Exact Certification of (Graph) Neural Networks Against Label Poisoning” by MCML Junior Member Lukas Gosch, …
30.07.2025
Tracking Our Changing Planet From Space - With Xiaoxiang Zhu
Research Film
From dreaming of seeing the Earth from space to leading efforts to understand our planet using AI and satellite data to tackle urgent global challenges. Xiaoxiang Zhu, Chair Professor for Data Science in Earth Observation at TUM and PI at MCML, develops machine learning systems that analyze petabytes of satellite imagery. Her work focuses on …
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29.07.2025
Yusuf Sale Receives IJAR Young Researcher Award
Award for Promising Work in Uncertainty Quantification at ISIPTA 2025
MCML Junior Member Yusuf Sale, PhD student in the group of our PI Eyke Hüllermeier, has been honored with one of the IJAR Young Researcher Awards at ISIPTA 2025. This prestigious award, presented by the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, recognizes early-career researchers for outstanding contributions in the field of imprecise …
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29.07.2025
Barbara Plank Awarded 2025 Imminent Research Grant for Work on Language Data
Supporting Innovative Research at the Intersection of Language and AI
We are proud to announce that Barbara Plank, MCML PI and Professor of AI & Computational Linguistics at LMU Munich, has received the 2025 Imminent Research Grant for her work on language data together with Siyao (Logan) Peng and Marie-Catherine de Marneffe. Congratulations to Barbara and the team!
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29.07.2025
AI Research by Daniel Rückert Improves Medical Imaging and Data Privacy
TUM News
MCML Director Daniel Rückert and his team are developing AI technologies to improve diagnostic imaging and protect patient data. Their research includes federated learning approaches that allow models to learn from clinical data without sharing sensitive information, as well as privacy-enhancing techniques like added data noise. Their methods are …
29.07.2025
AI for Enhanced Eye Diagnostics - With Researcher Lucie Huang
Research Film
Curious how AI is revolutionizing the treatment of eye diseases? Learn more about what AI can do for ophthalmology with Lucie Huang, MCML junior member and PhD student in the research group of Martin Menten, who is developing AI for sharper and faster eye scans. This means earlier diagnoses and better treatments for critical eye conditions like …
25.07.2025
MCML Stammtisch - Recap
July Edition
Conversations, new connections and lots of pizza and drinks at our MCML Stammtisch, yesterday. Our Stammtisch is a regular informal meetup for all members. It’s a relaxed setting where researchers come together to chat about current projects, exchange ideas, or simply unwind and talk about life beyond the lab.
25.07.2025
MCML at ACL 2025: 37 Accepted Papers (17 Main, 8 Findings, and 12 Workshops)
63rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2025). Vienna, Austria, 27.07.2025 - 01.08.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 37 papers to ACL 2025: 17 Main, 8 Findings, and 12 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
24.07.2025
SceneDINO: How AI Learns to See and Understand Images in 3D–Without Human Labels
MCML Research Insight - With Christoph Reich, Felix Wimbauer, and Daniel Cremers
Imagine looking at a single image and trying to understand the entire 3D scenery–not just what’s visible, but also what’s occluded. Humans do this effortlessly: when we see a photo of a tree, we intuitively grasp its 3D structure and semantic meaning. We learn this ability through interaction and movement in the 3D world, without explicit …
23.07.2025
How Reliable Are Machine Learning Methods? With Anne-Laure Boulesteix and Milena Wünsch
Research Film
Often a new machine learning method claims to outperform the last. Whether it’s in bioinformatics, finance, or image recognition, the message is the same: this algorithm is faster, more accurate, more powerful. But can we trust those claims?
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23.07.2025
Philipp Wicke Explores Embodied AI
LMU News
MCML Junior Member Philipp Wicke explores the role of the body in artificial intelligence in a recent article. He highlights how embodiment, the connection between physical presence and intelligence, could be essential for developing more capable and grounded AI systems. The article focuses on the idea of embodiment and how physical interaction with …
22.07.2025
Eyke Hüllermeier to Lead New DFG-Funded Research Training Group METEOR
LMU News
We are happy to share that Eyke Hüllermeier, MCML PI will serve as spokesperson of the newly funded Research Training Group METEOR.
18.07.2025
Digdeep Podcast: Should Everyone Have Their Own AI Twin, Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, our PI Albrecht Schmidt talks about the possibility and chances of AI twins in the future. Everyone uses AI based chatbot models. Would it also be possible to have our own AI model trained with our life data? Such personalized AI models could act as digital twins, coaches, or advisors, thus expanding our capabilities. …
18.07.2025
Outstanding Paper Award at ICML 2025 for MCML Researchers
Unai Fischer Abaigar and Christoph Kern Honored for Their Paper on Identifying the Worst-Off Through Prediction
We are proud to share that the paper “The Value of Prediction in Identifying the Worst-Off” by our Junior Member Unai Fischer Abaigar, and Associate Christoph Kern, and collaborator Juan Carlos Perdomo from Harvard University has been selected for an Outstanding Paper Award at ICML 2025. Only six papers received this prestigious recognition this …
16.07.2025
AI-Powered Cortical Mapping for Neurodegenerative Disease Diagnoses - With Christian Wachinger
Research Film
Christian Wachinger, Professor of AI in Radiology at the Technical University of Munich and PI at MCML, is developing AI systems to precisely reconstruct the brain’s cortex — an extremely thin and highly folded sheet of neural tissue — in order to measure it for diagnostic use.
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15.07.2025
ERC Proof of Concept Grants for Fabian Theis
Award Supports Project “DeepCell” on Modeling Cellular Dynamics
MCML PI Fabian Theis has been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. The grant supports his project “DeepCell”, which aims to develop advanced deep learning methods for analyzing dynamic single-cell data. By combining state-of-the-art machine learning with cutting-edge biological research, the project seeks to …
15.07.2025
Nassir Navab Receives 2025 IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award
Awarded at This Year’s EMBC Conference
Our PI Nassir Navab has received the 2025 IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award. He was recognized “for pioneering roles in the establishment of the medical augmented reality, surgical data science, and robotic imaging fields.” The award, presented annually by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), honors individuals for …
14.07.2025
MCML's Delegation Visit to the USA
Short Recap
In May, a 20-member delegation from MCML visited top U.S. institutions — Harvard, MIT, NYU, and Cornell Tech — to foster long-term collaboration in AI research. The visit marked an important step in MCML’s newly launched AI X-Change program, which supports international research stays for PhD students and hosts visiting scholars in machine …
10.07.2025
Capturing Complexity in Surgical Environments
MCML Research Insight - With Ege Özsoy, Chantal Pellegrini, Felix Tristram, Kun Yuan, David Bani-Harouni, Matthias Keicher, Benjamin Busam and Nassir Navab
Imagine an operating room - a space filled with intricate interactions, rapid decisions, and precise movements. Now, imagine capturing every detail of such a complex environment not just visually but also through sound, dialogue, robot movements, and much more. This is exactly what MM-OR – A Large Multimodal Operating Room Dataset for Semantic …
10.07.2025
Beyond Prediction: How Causal AI Enables Better Decision-Making - With Stefan Feuerriegel
Research Film
“A good prediction is rarely a good decision.” This may sound surprising in an age where AI is often celebrated for its predictive power. But when it comes to making real-world decisions — especially in complex environments like business or healthcare — prediction alone doesn’t cut it. What we need is AI that can help us choose what to do, not just …
10.07.2025
MCML at ICML 2025: 25 Accepted Papers (20 Main, and 5 Workshops)
42nd International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2025). Vancouver, Canada, 13.07.2025 - 19.07.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 25 papers to ICML 2025: 20 Main, and 5 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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09.07.2025
Entrepreneurship Insights at MCML Munich AI Day
Short Recap
At the MCML Munich AI Day, we held a Masterclass on Entrepreneurship, with two invited speakers from our collaboration partners, Annie Weichselbaum from the LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, and Bastian Burger from TUM Venture Labs. Both gave short impulses on how to build a company, how to pitch, on what matters when you try to build …
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09.07.2025
Masterclass on Science Communication at MCML Munich AI Day
Short Recap
The MCML Munich AI Day 2025 began on a collaborative note with a masterclass on science communication, in collaboration with the RHET AI Center and the Tübingen AI Center. A group of PhD researchers and PostDocs came together to tackle a crucial challenge: how to make their AI research more accessible, engaging, and impactful beyond academic …
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08.07.2025
Highlights From the MCML Munich AI Day 2025
A Short Recap
The MCML Munich AI Day 2025 brought together a full house of leading researchers, policymakers, industry experts, and journalists to discuss the transformative power of AI in today’s society. In addition,as part of the ELLIS Pre-ICML 2025 Fest, the event served as a vibrant platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on the societal, scientific, and …
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07.07.2025
Anne-Laure Boulesteix Receives Reinhart Koselleck Grant
Funding for Innovative Statistical Research
MCML Principal Investigator Anne-Laure Boulesteix has been awarded a prestigious Reinhart Koselleck Grant by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The highly competitive program supports researchers with an outstanding scientific track record who pursue particularly innovative or high-risk projects. Her project, titled “The design, interpretation …
07.07.2025
How Neural Networks Are Changing Medical Imaging – With Reinhard Heckel
Research Film
Clear imaging is essential for accurate diagnosis — but when it comes to the heart, motion makes it one of the most difficult organs to capture in high resolution. Traditional reconstruction methods often struggle to deliver the detail clinicians need.
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03.07.2025
Greetings From the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
PSt’in Dr. Silke Launert on the Importance of Responsible and Forward-Looking AI Research
We are pleased to share a video message from of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) on the occasion of the MCML Munich AI Day 2025. In her address, PSt’in Dr. Silke Launert emphasizes the federal government’s strong commitment to artificial intelligence as a key technology for the future. She highlights the importance of …
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27.06.2025
Every Household Needs a “Digital Chimney Sweep”– Insights From Johannes Kinder
LMU News
At this year’s ACNS conference (June 23–26 in Munich), MCML Associate Johannes Kinder emphasized the growing security risks posed by smart home devices. From toothbrushes to robot vacuums, many Internet of Things (IoT) devices transmit data without proper encryption or updates, leaving users vulnerable.
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26.06.2025
Zeynep Akata Receives 2025 ZukunftsWissen Prize
Award Highlights Contributions to the Field of Interpretable Machine Learning
We are happy to share that our PI Zeynep Akata has been awarded the 2025 ZukunftsWissen Prize by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Commerzbank Foundation. The award honors her work in explainable and trustworthy AI, including early contributions to zero-shot learning and recent advancements in multimodal generative models. …
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26.06.2025
Volker Tresp Shares Insights on Germany’s AI Future
Interview With Plattform Lernende Systeme
Our PI Volker Tresp was recently interviewed by Plattform Lernende Systeme – Germany’s AI Platform. In the interview, he discusses Germany’s position in the international AI race, the challenges AI start-ups face, and the lessons that can be learned from the U.S. innovation ecosystem. As head of the working group “Technological Enablers and Data …
26.06.2025
What Words Reveal: Analyzing Language in the Trump–Harris 2024 Debate
MCML Research Insight - With Philipp Wicke
In presidential debates, every word counts - not only what candidates say but how they say it. Words are carefully selected to resonate with voters’ values, fears, and hopes. A new insightful study by MCML Junior Member Philipp Wicke and Marianna M. Bolognesi dives deep into the September 10, 2024 debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
25.06.2025
When Clinical Expertise Meets AI Innovation – With Michael Ingrisch
Research Film
Artificial intelligence has enormous potential in radiology — but realizing it requires more than good algorithms. Michael Ingrisch, Clinical Data Science Professor at LMU and MCML PI, shares how his team took a practical approach: identifying a key diagnostic challenge in PET CT imaging and inviting the broader AI community to help solve it.
23.06.2025
Autonomous Driving: From Infinite Possibilities to Safe Decisions— With Matthias Althoff
Research Film
How can we guarantee that autonomous vehicles always make the right decision in unpredictable traffic?
Matthias Althoff, Professor at the chair of Cyber-Physical Systems at the Technical University of Munich and MCML PI, explores the complex challenge of ensuring safety in AI-powered driving systems.
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20.06.2025
ERC Advanced Grant for Massimo Fornasier
MCML PI Receives Funding for Nonconvex Optimization
MCML PI Massimo Fornasier has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his project NEITALG. The project aims to develop new algorithms that can reliably find global solutions to challenging nonconvex optimization problems, with applications in drug development and AI safety. Congrats from us!
20.06.2025
Zooming in on Moments: ReVisionLLM for Long-Form Video Understanding
MCML Research Insight - With Tanveer Hannan and Thomas Seidl
Imagine watching a two-hour video and trying to find the exact moment someone scores a goal - or says something important. Humans can do this with ease by skimming and zooming in. But for AI, finding specific moments in long videos is incredibly hard. Most current AI systems struggle to handle more than a few minutes of video at a time. They often …
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18.06.2025
ERC Advanced Grant for Albrecht Schmidt
Funding for Research on Personalized Generative AI
MCML PI Albrecht Schmidt has been awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for his project “AI of Human Experience: Towards Personal Generative AI‑Systems for Amplifying Human Cognition.” The project explores the development of personalized generative AI systems designed to support human memory, planning, and creativity. …
13.06.2025
Volker Tresp and His Team Win ReGenAI @CVPR 2025 Best Paper Award
Honored for Work on New Jailbreak Vulnerability in T2I Diffusion Models
MCML Junior Members Tong Liu, Gengyuan Zhang, Shuo Chen, and MCML PI Volker Tresp and their co-authors have received the Best Paper Award at the Second Workshop on Responsible Generative AI (ReGenAI) Workshop at CVPR 2025 for their paper “Multimodal Pragmatic Jailbreak on Text-to-image Models”. The authors show that text-to-image models can be …
12.06.2025
Why Causal Reasoning Is Crucial for Reliable AI Decisions
MCML Research Insight - With Christoph Kern, Unai Fischer-Abaigar, Jonas Schweisthal, Dennis Frauen, Stefan Feuerriegel and Frauke Kreuter
As algorithms increasingly make decisions that impact our lives, from managing city traffic to recommending hospital treatments, one question becomes urgent: Can we trust them?
11.06.2025
Better Data, Smarter AI: Why Quality Matters – With Frauke Kreuter
Research Film
How does data quality shape the future of AI? Frauke Kreuter, Professor at the Chair of Statistics and Data Science at LMU Munich and MCML PI, shares her insights on the fundamental role of data quality in the development and deployment of AI.
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11.06.2025
Björn Ommer Delivers Keynote at re:publica 2025
Generative AI and the Future of Intelligence
At re:publica 2025 in Berlin, our PI Björn Ommer gave the opening keynote on how generative AI is transforming intelligence into accessible, scalable knowledge. This shift moves society from raw information to decision-relevant knowledge, empowering individuals. Björn highlighted how personal generative AI will change our thinking and …
11.06.2025
Benjamin Lange Featured on the MCAST Podcast
Artificial Intelligence in Mobility: Your Friend and Helper?
MCML Junior Research Group Leader Benjamin Lange was recently featured on the mCAST podcast. He talks about the ethical challenges of using artificial intelligence in mobility, explains the concept of Human-in-the-Loop, and discusses how AI is already applied today and what future possibilities it holds.
10.06.2025
MCML at CVPR 2025: 35 Accepted Papers (29 Main, and 6 Workshops)
IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2025). Nashville, TN, USA, 11.06.2025 - 15.06.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 35 papers to CVPR 2025: 29 Main, and 6 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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04.06.2025
Daniel Rückert Elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Over 90 Scientists Elected as Royal Society Fellows in 2025
MCML Director Daniel Rückert has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, UK’s national academy of sciences, in recognition of his contributions to artificial intelligence in medicine and healthcare. The Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have significantly advanced knowledge in their field. The Fellows join the ranks of Stephen …
20.05.2025
Call for Papers for NLPOR - First Workshop on Bridging NLP and Public Opinion Research
Co-Located With COLM 2025, 10.10.2025, Montreal, Canada
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 quality, bias, and ethics. At the same time, Public Opinion Research (POR) offers well-established methods for collecting high-quality, representative …
08.05.2025
Digdeep Podcast: How Do Robots Get Muscles, Prof. Christoph Keplinger?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the next episode of #digdeep, Christoph Keplinger gives information about advances in robotics. Even though humanoid robots are increasingly adopting human geometries, with their hard metal forms, they remain much less flexible than humans with adaptable muscles and highly sensitive grippers. Artificial muscles could bring many advantages to …
08.05.2025
Christian Koke Wins ICLR MLMP 2025 Best Paper Award
Our Junior Member Honored for Work on Multiscale Graph Networks
MCML Junior Member Christian Koke, PhD student in the group of our Director Daniel Cremers, and his co-authors have received the ICLR 2025 MLMP Best Paper Award for their paper “On Incorporating Scale into Graph Networks”. The award includes 2,000 GPU-hours from Nebius and honors their outstanding contribution to multiscale graph network research. …
02.05.2025
MCML at AISTATS 2025: Five Accepted Papers
28th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS 2025). Mai Khao, Thailand, 29.04.2025 - 05.05.2025
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 5 papers to AISTATS 2025. Congrats to our researchers!
30.04.2025
Who Spreads Hate?
MCML Research Insight – With Dominique Geissler, Abdurahman Maarouf, and Stefan Feuerriegel
Hate speech on social media isn’t just offensive - it’s dangerous. It spreads quickly, harms mental health, and can even contribute to real-world violence. While many studies have focused on identifying hate speech or profiling those who create it, a key piece of the puzzle remained missing: Who reshares hate speech? The team at MCML - Dominique …
29.04.2025
How Certain Is AI? An Introduction to Bayesian Deep Learning
Researcher in Focus: Emanuel Sommer
MCML Junior Member Emanuel Sommer is a PhD-student at the Munich Uncertainty Quantification AI Lab at LMU Munich supervised by our PI David Rügamer. His research focuses on Scalable and Reliable (Bayesian) Deep Learning.
28.04.2025
MCML Delegation Visit to the USA
Advancing AI Research Through Transatlantic Cooperation
Generative AI and medical AI are at the forefront of technological innovation, offering transformative potential across sectors. A core delegation of around 15 researchers from MCML will showcase and discuss research in Generative AI and Medical AI, aiming to establish new partnerships and collaborative research initiatives.
28.04.2025
MCML at NAACL 2025: Eleven Accepted Papers (6 Main, 2 Findings, and 3 Workshops)
Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL 2025). Albuquerque, NM, USA, 29.04.2025 - 04.05.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 11 papers to NAACL 2025: 6 Main, 2 Findings, and 3 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
23.04.2025
MCML at ICLR 2025: 52 Accepted Papers (35 Main, and 17 Workshops)
13th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2025). Singapore, 24.04.2025 - 28.04.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 52 papers to ICLR 2025: 35 Main, and 17 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
10.04.2025
Gitta Kutyniok Joins National Academy of Artificial Intelligence
Honored for Excellence in AI Research
Our PI Gitta Kutyniok has been invited to join the National Academy of Artificial Intelligence (NAAI). The invitation acknowledges her contributions to harmonic analysis, compressed sensing, and AI, as well as her recognition as SIAM Fellow (2019) and IEEE Fellow (2024). Congratulations from all of us at MCML!
10.04.2025
Text2Loc: A Smarter Way to Navigate With Words
MCML Research Insight - With Yan Xia, Zifeng Ding and Daniel Cremers
Imagine standing in an unfamiliar part of a city, no GPS in sight. All you can say is, “I’m west of a green building, near a black garage.” That might be vague to a machine, but Text2Loc understands you perfectly. With this powerful new system, AI can find your exact location in a 3D map - just from how you describe the world around you.
07.04.2025
IVADO Visits MCML
Exploring Collaboration, Global Research Opportunities, and the New AI X-Change Program
The MCML was honored by the visit of Luc Vinet, Foutse Khomh, and Josée Savard from IVADO, Montreal. IVADO is a research consortium led by Université de Montréal to advance robust, reasoning, and responsible AI.
We talked about transatlantic scientific cooperation between Germany and Canada and also about the importance of research stays for young …
04.04.2025
Digdeep Podcast: How to Bring AI Into Engineering, Philipp Noll From Spread.AI?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In another new episode of #digdeep, Philipp Noll, Co-Founder from Spread.AI talks about data networking in large-scale IT projects. Data is of central importance in modern industry, both in product engineering and in the networking of the entire process chain, which ranges from research and development to production, sales, and after-sales. Despite …
03.04.2025
Digdeep Podcast: Reinvention in Structural Change – How Schwedt Goes Digital
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, the podcast reports about circular economy at Schwedt and a startup-lab with Sascha Lademann. Schwedt, a town in the Uckermark region, is facing the challenge of structural change, as its traditional industries, particularly oil refineries, are no longer viable. The region is seeking new ways to shape its economic …
03.04.2025
CUPS: Teaching AI to Understand Scenes Without Human Labels
MCML Research Insight - With Christoph Reich, Nikita Araslanov, and Daniel Cremers
Understanding the location and semantics of objects in a scene is a significant task, enabling robots to navigate through complex environments or facilitating autonomous driving. Recent AI models for understanding scenes from images require significant guidance from humans in the form of pixel-level annotations to achieve accurate predictions. To …
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01.04.2025
AI as Co-Pilot
LMU News
Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel and his team at LMU developed AI systems to assist decision-making in areas like healthcare and public administration. The AI acts as a co-pilot—analyzing data, suggesting options, and improving transparency—while final decisions remain with humans. Their goal is to make complex processes more efficient and accountable.
01.04.2025
DataFest Germany 2025
A Weekend of Data at LMU Munich
From March 28–30, LMU Munich hosted DataFest Germany 2025, bringing together 24 student teams from 15 universities for an intense 48-hour data challenge. Participants worked with a newly developed dataset on German municipalities, tackling real-world questions through data analysis and storytelling.
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31.03.2025
Robot Jack Navigates Like a Human – A Project Led by Angela Schoellig
TUM News
A research team at TUM, led by our PI Angela Schoellig, has developed the mobile robot Jack, which moves safely and efficiently through crowds. This is made possible by an innovative motion planning algorithm inspired by human behavior. Jack continuously scans its surroundings using a lidar system and updates its trajectory ten times per second, …
27.03.2025
Beyond the Black Box: Choosing the Right Feature Importance Method
MCML Research Insight - With Fiona Katharina Ewald, Ludwig Bothmann, Giuseppe Casalicchio and Bernd Bischl
Machine learning models make powerful predictions, but can we really trust them if we don’t understand how they work? Global feature importance methods help us discover which factors really matter - but choosing the wrong method can lead to misleading conclusions. To see why this is important, consider a real-world example from medicine.
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24.03.2025
Azade Farshad Receives BVM Award for Top Medical Imaging Research
Our Junior Member Azade Farshad was awarded the BVM Award for the best thesis in medical image processing. Her work, supervised by Nassir Navab, was recognized for its innovation and excellence. The award was presented at the German Conference on Medical Image Computing (BVM), held at OTH Regensburg. Congratulations from all of us!
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21.03.2025
Explainable Multimodal Agents With Symbolic Representations & Can AI Be Less Biased?
Ruotong Liao at United Nations AI for Good
More than 170 audiences visited the online lecture of our Junior Member Ruotong Liao, PhD student in the group of our PI Volker Tresp, on Monday, 17. March 2025, as an invited speaker at the United Nations “AI for Good”. With her talk “Perceive, Remember, and Predict: Explainable Multimodal Agents with Symbolic Representations,” Ruotong Liao took …
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18.03.2025
New Method Significantly Reduces AI Energy Consumption
TUM News
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have developed an innovative method that drastically lowers the energy consumption of artificial intelligence systems. The approach optimizes computational efficiency, making AI applications more sustainable and cost-effective. Our Associate Felix Dietrich emphasized the importance of …
13.03.2025
ReNO: A Smarter Way to Enhance AI-Generated Images
MCML Research Insight - With Luca Eyring, Shyamgopal Karthik, Karsten Roth and Zeynep Akata
Despite their impressive capabilities, Text-to-Image (T2I) models frequently misinterpret detailed prompts, leading to errors in object positioning, attribute accuracy, and color fidelity. Traditional improvements rely on extensive dataset training, which is not only computationally expensive but also may not generalize well to unseen prompts. To …
10.03.2025
Björn Schuller Was Featured on ARTE TV
Therapy via AI
Our PI Björn Schuller was featured in the new ARTE TV documentary on “Therapy via AI”. In the documentary, he briefly outlined the focus of his research. The AI program he presented is capable of recognizing the emotion behind spoken words, demonstrating how artificial intelligence can analyze vocal expressions to assess emotional states. Together …
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04.03.2025
Research at EWCS at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Cecilia Casolo - Funded by the MCML AI X-Change Program
During my research stay at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in autumn 2024, I had the pleasure of being part of the research group led by Caroline Uhler, Director of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center (EWCS) at the Broad Institute, and Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Engineering in EECS and IDSS at MIT. My three-month stay in Boston …
27.02.2025
ChatGPT in Radiology: Making Medical Reports Patient-Friendly?
MCML Research Insight - With Katharina Jeblick, Balthasar Schachtner, Jakob Dexl, Andreas Mittermeier, Anna Theresa Stüber and Philipp Wesp and MCML PI Michael Ingrisch
Medical reports, especially in radiology, are commonly difficult for patients to understand. Filled with complex terminology and specialized jargon, these reports are primarily written for medical professionals, often leaving patients struggling to make sense of their diagnoses. But what if AI could help? Recognizing this potential early on, the …
25.02.2025
AI Competition: Where Does Europe Stand?
Gitta Kutyniok on Youtube
In a recent interview with Plattform Lernende Systeme, our PI Gitta Kutyniok shared her insights on the current AI developments. She discussed what Europe needs to stay competitive, how research can better translate into real-world applications, and why mathematics plays a key role in making AI more explainable.
23.02.2025
Digdeep Podcast: Why Do We Have Reason for Digital Optimism, Alex Mrozek?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, the podcast explains reasons for digital optimism. Many people have ideas - but how do you find a really good business idea and how do you turn the idea into a successful business model? Dr. Alex Mrozek is not only the CEO of Oetker Digital, but with his platform DigitaleOptimisten.de he brings future founders, ideas …
19.02.2025
Angela Schoellig on the BR Podcast
Mathematics and Why It Is Essential for Our Everyday Lives
Our PI Angela Schoellig, was a guest on the Blaue Couch podcast from Bayerischer Rundfunk, where she talked about the importance of mathematics in everyday life and its role in robotics. She shared insights into her research and how math helps robots make smart decisions in real time.
14.02.2025
Daniel Cremers at AI Action Summit
Discussions on the Future of AI
MCML Director Daniel Cremers met the French Minister of Science Philippe Baptiste at the AI Action Summit in Paris, last week. He was also part of the Symposium about frontiers in Generative AI at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris that hosted the scientific days of the AI Action Summit. Together with Vicky Kalogeiton, Gaël Varoquaux, Stéphane …
14.02.2025
Reinhard Heckel on Bayerischer Rundfunk
OpenAI’s New Office in Munich
OpenAI is set to open its first office in Germany, recognizing Munich’s strengths as a hub for innovation. Reinhard Heckel, MCML PI, highlighted Munich’s deeptech scene, its talented workforce, and its strong presence in industries like biotech and venture capital. “Our infrastructure here is a bit like Silicon Valley,” Heckel noted in an interview …
14.02.2025
Benjamin Lange on ZDF Heute Journal
AI in Universities
On February 10, 2025, MCML JRG Leader Benjamin Lange appeared on the ZDF program heute journal to discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence on higher education. He pointed out that writing is an important part of the thinking process and shouldn’t be fully automated, especially in the humanities. With AI becoming more present in academia, …
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14.02.2025
Gitta Kutyniok on Supporting Companies With the EU’s AI Act
LMU News
MCML PI Gitta Kutyniok and her team at LMU are assisting companies in tackling the challenges of the EU’s AI Act. Their research focuses on creating practical solutions to ensure compliance, while also supporting innovation. With AI regulations constantly evolving, their expertise is crucial in bridging the gap between policy and technology.
11.02.2025
Can AI Help Solve Complex Physics Equations? Meet APEBench
MCML Research Insight - With Felix Köhler, Rüdiger Westermann and Nils Thuerey
Our Junior Member Felix Köhler, together with our PIs Rüdiger Westermann and Nils Thuerey, and collaborator Simon Niedermayr, have introduced APEBench, an innovative benchmark suite. APEBench sets a new standard for evaluating autoregressive neural emulators, which are designed to solve partial differential equations (PDEs)—the fundamental …
09.02.2025
Digdeep Podcast: DeepSeek, OpenAI & Co – What’s Next for AI, Prof. Kristian Kersting?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the February episode of #digdeep, the podcast highlights DeepSeek, OpenAI & Co. When the supposed startup DeepSeek from China presented a competitive model at supposedly the lowest cost, the plate tectonics of AI conditions seemed to be breaking down: Who is leading the market, how far ahead do the already established players have, and do we …
06.02.2025
Improving Business Processes
Researcher in Focus: Gabriel Marques Tavares
MCML Junior Member Gabriel Marques Tavares has a PostDoc position at the chair of Database Systems and Data Mining of our Director Thomas Seidl. His research focus is in the field of Process Mining, which investigates the execution of business processes within organizations, aiming at improving their performance, saving resources and identifying …
01.02.2025
Steffen Schneider Awarded as Young Scientist of the Year
Academics Young Talent Prize 2024
Every year, academics, the leading online career portal for science, research, public affairs and society, honours a person who has made a lasting contribution to the respective scientific field with outstanding and forward-looking research achievements and who has also distinguished themselves through exemplary action and voluntary commitment to …
31.01.2025
Reinhard Heckel Featured on Sat1 Newstime
DeepSeek’s Cost-Effective Model Development
In the :newstime segment from January 28, 2025, MCML PI Reinhard Heckel commented on the new AI platform DeepSeek, highlighting its potential to enable the creation of high-quality models at low cost.
29.01.2025
Dominique Geissler Discusses the Impact of Deepfakes in Political Campaigns
AI-Generated Deepfakes: A Growing Threat to Political Integrity
MCML Junior Member Dominique Geissler, PhD student in the group of our PI Stefan Feuerriegel, was recently featured in Stern, where she spoke about the growing concerns surrounding AI-generated deepfakes in the political sphere.
29.01.2025
Watch Fabian Theis at Alpha-Gespräche
Fabian Theis Talked About His New Research Results in Mathematics for Cell Biology
The host of alpha-gespräche, Mirjam Kottmann, discusses the possibilities that AI opens up for healthcare and healing with MCML PI Fabian Theis and Daniela Hartmann, Chief Physician at the Clinic for Dermatology, Allergology and Laser Medicine at the München Klinik.
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24.01.2025
How to Analyze Millions of Individual Cells
TUM News
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Munich have tested self-supervised learning as a promising approach for analysing over 20 million individual cells. MCML PI Fabian Theis holds the Chair of Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems at TUM. Together with his team, he has investigated whether self-supervised …
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23.01.2025
Björn Ommer Speaks at DLD Munich 2025
Generative AI: Future-Proofing Germany’s Innovation Hub
We are proud to announce that our PI Björn Ommer was a featured speaker at DLD Munich 2025, celebrating 20 years of shaping the future. Björn delivered an inspiring talk titled “Generative AI: Future-proofing Germany’s Innovation Hub”, exploring the transformative potential of generative AI and its role in maintaining Germany’s leadership in …
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23.01.2025
Gitta Kutyniok Speaks at DLD Conference 2025
Next Generation AI Computing
We are proud to share that our PI Gitta Kutyniok was an invited speaker at the prestigious DLD Conference 2025, participating in the BAIOSPHERE track. In her talk, titled “Next Generation AI Computing”, Gitta highlighted the critical role of advanced computing in ensuring the sustainability and reliability of future AI systems. She addressed …
23.01.2025
Digdeep Podcast: Live From Work Awesome Berlin With Metaplan and Burger King: Companies Are Spaces for Discourse
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the new episode of #digdeep, the podcast makers visited the Work Awesome Conference in Berlin. At a time characterized by multiple crises - such as the war of aggression in Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and the escalation in the Middle East conflict - companies are facing major challenges. These issues not only lead to intense discussions …
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20.01.2025
Sarah Ball's Research Featured on on the LLM Cybersecurity Podcast
Understanding Jailbreak Success: A Study of Latent Space Dynamics in Large Language Models
We are happy to share that Junior Member Sarah Ball, a PhD student in the group of our PI Frauke Kreuter, has had her research featured on the LLM Cybersecurity podcast by Ariel Fogel and Tyler Bettilyon. The discussion centered around Sarah’s paper “Understanding Jailbreak Success: A Study of Latent Space Dynamics in Large Language Models” …
15.01.2025
TruthQuest – A New Benchmark for AI Reasoning
MCML Research Insight - With Philipp Mondorf and Barbara Plank
In their recent work, “Liar, Liar, Logical Mire: A Benchmark for Suppositional Reasoning in Large Language Models” our Junior Member Philipp Mondorf and our PI Barbara Plank tackle a fascinating question: How well do AI systems handle complex reasoning tasks?
13.01.2025
Fabian Theis Discusses AI’s Impact on Healthcare
“Science Date” With Fabian Theis
In the Science Date segment on NANO (3sat), our PI Fabian Theis discusses key questions on AI and its role in healthcare: Can we recreate the human brain? Will AI make humans obsolete? And how is AI transforming medical research? He suggests that AI can make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and democratic, though these profound changes raise …
07.01.2025
Digdeep Podcast: Goodbye 2024, Hello 2025!
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
The first 2025 episode of #digdeep reflects on twelve exciting topics and interviews in 2024 that inspired both podcast creators and listeners. Whether in mechanical engineering, where even medium-sized companies can get ahead with attractive digital concepts, or in medicine and healthcare, where new start-ups are now making research data usable in …
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07.01.2025
Research Collaboration Between TUM/MCML and Stanford University
Maolin Gao - Funded by the MCML AI X-Change Program and BaCaTeC
During the summer of 2024, I had the privilege of representing the Computer Vision Group at TUM, led by MCML Director Daniel Cremers, in a collaborative research project with the Geometric Computing Group at Stanford University, headed by Prof. Leonidas Guibas. During my three-month stay at Stanford, researchers from both institutes delved deeply …
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07.01.2025
Angela Dai Is Advancing Automotive Design With Artificial Intelligence
TUM News
Our PI, Angela Dai, focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to design and optimize complex systems. Her research contributes to the development of AI technologies that enable faster and more efficient designs in the automotive industry. By using advanced algorithms, her work helps reduce development costs and enhance the …
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19.12.2024
Epistemic Foundations and Limitations of Statistics and Science
Blogpost on the Replication Crisis
The Open Science Initiative in Statistics - which is part of the Open Science Center at LMU Munich - and MCML recently hosted a workshop about epistemic foundations and limitations of statistics and science. The event brought together researchers from diverse fields to discuss one of science’s most pressing challenges: The replication crisis. While …
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17.12.2024
Daniel Rückert Advances Stroke Diagnosis With AI Innovation
TUM News
MCML Director Daniel Rückert and his collaborators have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in medical AI. Their innovative model uses machine learning to precisely determine the timing of strokes based on CT imaging. This advancement is critical for improving stroke diagnosis and ensuring patients receive timely and effective treatment. By …
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13.12.2024
Björn Ommer Receives 2024 Eduard-Rhein-Foundation Technology Prize
Honored for Breakthroughs in Latent Diffusion Models and Text-to-Image Generation
Our PI Björn Ommer has been awarded the prestigious Eduard-Rhein-Foundation Technology Prize 2024 for his contributions to latent diffusion models and text-to-image generators. This award recognizes his globally acclaimed innovations, which have significantly advanced the field. The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, 24 May 2025 at 3 pm at …
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12.12.2024
MCML Job Vacancy
MCML Science Manager for PhD Program and International PhD Collaborations (M/F/X) @TUM
Join the MCML team as a Science Manager for International PhD Collaborations and help run our PhD program, including planning events and workshops for the next generation of AI researchers. Application deadline: 06.01.2025 Find more details on the TUM Job Portal.
12.12.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Why Doesn't Google Know What We Really Want, Julia Urbahn?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In episode 128 of #digdeep, Dr. Julia Urbahn, founder of the Swiss market research institute Intervista, joins as the guest. Intervista specializes in qualitative surveys, price analyses, and other insights for both B2C and B2B markets. The discussion focuses on the continued importance of traditional market research in an era dominated by digital …
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11.12.2024
Daniel Rückert Receives Leibniz Prize
TUM News
MCML Director Daniel Rückert receives the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2025. He is being honored for his research on AI-assisted medical imaging. The most important German research prize is endowed with 2.5 million euros by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Congrats from us, Daniel!
11.12.2024
Understanding Vision Loss and the Need for Early Treatment
Researcher in Focus: Jesse Grootjen
MCML Junior Member Jesse Grootjen is writing his doctoral thesis at the Chair of our PI Albrecht Schmidt, Human-Centered Ubiquitous Media at LMU Munich. The group conducts research at the crossroads of human computer interaction, media technology, and ubiquitous computing. The overall research question is: how can we enhance human abilities through …
11.12.2024
Industry Pitch Talks Report
Visit to MunichRE
On December 11th, we visited Munich Re for another event in our series „MCML Pitchtalks with Industry“ - this time, our focus was on generative AI, and how it transforms the reinsurance business. After a presentation from MunichRe on open problems in generative AI, we heard exciting pitchtalks from some of our junior members: Leonardo Galli talked …
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10.12.2024
MCML Featured in Bildung + Schule Digital Magazine
KITrans: Learning and Understanding AI
The Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) is highlighted in the latest issue of Bildung+ Schule Digital Magazine for its role in the innovative KITrans project. KITrans is an innovative educational project bringing accessible AI learning formats to classrooms. Together with Prof. Uta Hauck-Thum from LMU Munich and Junge Tüftler, the project …
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09.12.2024
Daniel Cremers on AI's Role in Improving Lives
TUM News
In a recent interview, our director, Daniel Cremers, highlighted how AI innovations aim to simplify and enhance daily life. His work emphasizes developing reliable, user-friendly AI systems while addressing ethical challenges and societal impacts. Prof. Cremers’ research in mathematics and machine learning helps shape AI’s future as a positive …
05.12.2024
MCML at NeurIPS 2024: 31 Accepted Papers (23 Main, and 8 Workshops)
38th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2024). Vancouver, Canada, 10.12.2024 - 15.12.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 31 papers to NeurIPS 2024: 23 Main, and 8 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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05.12.2024
Matthias Nießner Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
TUM News
Our PI Matthias Nießner has been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his research in computer vision and machine learning. His work focuses on developing advanced methods for 3D reconstruction, visual computing, and AI-driven content creation, with applications ranging from virtual environments to realistic simulations. Congrats from …
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05.12.2024
Nassir Navab Receives the Prestigious ISMAR Career Impact Award
TUM News
Our PI Nassir Navab has been honored with the ISMAR Career Impact Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates his exceptional contributions to the field of mixed and augmented reality, acknowledging his research, innovations, and lasting impact on this interdisciplinary domain. Congrats from us!
04.12.2024
AI and Weather Predictions
Researcher in Focus: Kevin Höhlein
MCML Junior Member Kevin Höhlein is a PhD student at the Chair of Computer Graphics and Visualization (TUM) of our PI Rüdiger Westermann, researching applications of data science and machine learning techniques in the context of meteorological data analysis.
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03.12.2024
MCML PhD-Call Closed
Over 1.000 Applications Are Under Review
The MCML PhD-Matchmaking portal has now closed, and applications are currently under review. We sincerely thank everyone who applied. This year, we were excited to receive an outstanding total of 1190 applications! Stay tuned for future updates and announcements.
28.11.2024
Enhancing the Integrity of Social Media With AI
Researcher in Focus: Dominik Bär
MCML Member Dominik Bär is a researcher at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Management at LMU, working within the research group of Stefan Feuerriegel. He is pursuing his PhD with a focus on social media analytics.
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26.11.2024
Artificial Intelligence as a Radio Host
MCML PI Sven Nyholm’s Comment
At OFF Radio in Poland, an experiment tested artificial intelligence as a radio host, using digital avatars of famous figures for interviews, including a virtual interview with Wisława Szymborska. The project was terminated after a week due to strong emotional reactions and collected feedback. Our PI, Sven Nyholm, professor of ethics, emphasized on …
25.11.2024
Industry Pitch Talks Report
Visit to Allianz Technology Campus
We visited the Allianz Technology Campus in Unterföhring on November 25th, to have our second event in our series „MCML Pitchtalks with Industry“. Connecting dots between collaboration ideas and joint research interests on Generative AI and other hot topics was really fun and revelatory. After a presentation by Allianz on their AI research and …
25.11.2024
Call for Applications: Data Science Professional Certificate Program @LMU 2025
Application Deadline: 10.01.2025
The Data Science Certificate Program is a graded extra-occupational training program at LMU Munich designed for working professionals, researchers, and executives who want to improve their skills in the field of data analytics, statistics, and ML. The program is offered twice a year. Apply now and join the training between March and June 2025!
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25.11.2024
Fabian Theis and Xiaoxiang Zhu Among the World’s Most Cited Researchers
TUM News
In a new article published by TUM, 15 scientists from the institution are recognized as being among the most cited worldwide. Among them are our PIs, Fabian Theis and Xiaoxiang Zhu, highlighting their significant contributions to their respective fields.
25.11.2024
Meet Three MCML Junior Members
Article on Research in Bavaria
In the new article published at Research in Bavaria, the Munich Center for Machine Learning is highlighted as a crucial part of Bavaria’s AI and machine learning research. It highlights the work of MCML’s members, who are advancing innovative solutions through collaboration and interdisciplinary research. The article also discusses how MCML’s …
21.11.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Foot vs. Shoe - How Do You Digitise Shoe Shopping, Matthias Brendel?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
A third of shoes in Germany are bought online, yet sizing issues often lead to high return rates and waste. Footprint, co-founded by Matthias Brendel, tackles this by allowing customers to measure their feet with a smartphone and matching them to the best-fitting shoes or models. This innovative solution reduces returns, cuts costs for retailers, …
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21.11.2024
Zeynep Akata Selected as One of the 'Top 40 Under 40'
Helmholtz Newsroom
The Capital Magazine selected our PI Zeynep Akata as one of the Top 40 Under 40. In this interview, she shares insights insights into her groundbreaking work in explainable and robust artificial intelligence. She discusses how her research bridges the gap between complex AI systems and practical applications, particularly in healthcare, emphasizing …
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18.11.2024
Several MCML PIs Receive BMBF Funding
Funding of Two New Joint Projects
The BMBF is funding two new joint projects with several MCML researchers involved. One teaches AI models causal relationships, the other refines the tactile abilities of robots.
CausalNet: AI that Understands Cause and Effect
The CausalNet project aims to advance machine learning (ML) by integrating causal reasoning, moving beyond current models that …
13.11.2024
Industry Pitch Talks Report
Visit to Se3labs
With the company se3labs, we started our new event series „MCML Pitchtalks with Industry“ on November 13th. We had an insightful exchange of ideas on research that’s happening at the MCML. se3labs shared open questions in the field of computer vision and 3D reconstruction of complex environments, that se3 is currently working on. Our members …
12.11.2024
Exploring the Impact of AI in Medicine
Researcher in Focus: Anna Reithmeir
MCML Junior Member Anna Reithmeir is writing her doctoral thesis at the Chair of “Computational Imaging and AI in Medicine” of our PI Julia Schnabel. Her work addresses the complexity of aligning images from different times or modalities, enabling the comparison of anatomical changes such as tumor growth.
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08.11.2024
Gitta Kutyniok Featured on Plattform Lernende Systeme
Plattform Lernende Systeme Highlights Her Contributions to the Mathematical Foundations of AI
MCML Principal Investigator and Bavarian AI Chair Gitta Kutyniok has been featured on Plattform Lernende Systeme. Her profile highlights her pioneering research in the mathematical foundations of AI, bridging advanced theories with real-world applications. The impact of her work is profound in shaping the direction of AI research.
07.11.2024
Digdeep Podcast: ChatGPT Is Back as Studio Guest - And How!
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Two years ago, #digdeep became the first German-language podcast to welcome ChatGPT as a guest. Now, ChatGPT is back on #digdeep, showcasing its brand-new conversational capabilities—and it’s impressive! This episode explores the origins of these advancements and their implications for business and jobs. It discusses progress in language processing, …
06.11.2024
MCML at EMNLP 2024: 22 Accepted Papers (6 Main, 14 Findings, and 2 Workshops)
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2024). Miami, FL, USA, 12.11.2024 - 16.11.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 22 papers to EMNLP 2024: 6 Main, 14 Findings, and 2 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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06.11.2024
Daniel Cremers at TUM Talk for Mid-Sized Businesses
Exploring the Role of Digital Innovation
At this year’s TUM Talk for Mid-Sized Businesses, MCML Director Daniel Cremers, a renowned expert in computer vision and artificial intelligence, provided valuable insights into how digital innovations can reshape mid-sized enterprises. The talk covered the practical applications of AI technology across various industries, highlighting how digital …
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28.10.2024
Alena Buyx Appointed as New Curator of the Bertelsmann Foundation
Appointment Underscores Bertelsmann Foundation’s Commitment to Social Health
MCML PI Alena Buyx, renowned German bioethicist, has been appointed as a new curator of the Bertelsmann Foundation, where she will contribute to strategic direction and foster dialogue on key societal issues.
With extensive experience in ethics and research, Professor Alena Buyx joins the Bertelsmann Foundation as its new curator. Her appointment …
27.10.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Live From the HerCareer With Alexandra Renner (BMW Garage)
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
The herCareer fair, with nearly 7,000 attendees, is one of the largest career events for women. We had the pleasure of recording a live episode of #digdeep on stage, enjoying the opportunity for direct interaction with our listeners. The guest in episode 125 is Alexandra Renner, who serves as the link between BMW Garage and the development …
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24.10.2024
LRZ Visit
Visit of the MCML to the Leibniz Rechenzentrum in Garching
This week, the MCML visited the Leibniz Rechenzentrum in Garching. Following a brief introduction to LRZ and their services for researchers, we received a tour of the LRZ supercomputer, including the MCML GPU cluster. Thank you to the LRZ team for an insightful afternoon!
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24.10.2024
MCML-Exhibition at Deutsches Museum
Long Night of Munich Museums
More than 1.000 visitors passed by the Science Communication Lab in the Museum during the Long Night of Munich Musuems. Our MCML researchers Mariia Gladkova, Tarun Yenamandra, Mateo de Mayo, Mia Brandtner and Qadeer Khan were on site providing insights on their research and answered all the questions related to AI. With the AMELIE exhibit, the MCML …
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23.10.2024
The MCML at the All Hands Meeting 2024 in Dresden
Meet Up of All German AI Competence Centers
This year’s All Hands meeting took place in Dresden, bringing together professionals from the field to share insights and collaborate. Participants had the opportunity to present their projects, engage in panel discussions, and attend interactive workshops that covered pressing topics in artificial intelligence. The event also offered networking …
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22.10.2024
Daniel Rückert Receives MICCAI Society’s Enduring Impact Award
MICCAI 2024 in Marrakesh
Our Director Daniel Rückert has been honored with the prestigious MICCAI Society’s 2024 Enduring Impact Award, which recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the fields of medical image computing and computer-assisted interventions. This award celebrates his exceptional achievements and influence in advancing …
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17.10.2024
Terra X: Talk on AI
With Björn Ommer and Björn Schuller
Checkout our PIs Björn Ommer and Björn Schuller in the Terra X talk on AI: Artificial intelligence that recognizes our most secret desires, that protects us - and guards us. What new possibilities are opening up? And what dangers? We’re thrilled and proud that two of our MCML PIs were selected by Harald Lesch and ZDF to share their expertise in this …
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16.10.2024
Alexander Fraser Receives EU Funding for Research on LLMs
TUM News
Our PI Alexander Fraser is spearheading an important EU-funded project aimed at enhancing Large Language Models (LLMs). His research project focuses on improving the integration of lesser-spoken languages into LLMs, the AI-driven technology behind ChatGPT and similar chatbot platforms. This initiative will not only advance the technology but also …
16.10.2024
Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Harald Lesch Reacts! (Björn Too...and Björn Too)
Our PIs Björn Ommer and Björn Schuller in Terra X Short
Checkout our PIs Björn Ommer and Björn Schuller in the Terra X short “Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Harald Lesch reacts! (Björn too… and Björn too)” We’re thrilled and proud that two of our MCML PIs were selected by Harald Lesch and ZDF to share their expertise in this exciting short feature!
14.10.2024
Björn Schuller Featured on Terra X Harald Lesch Discussing AI and Emotions
Exploring the Intersection of AI and Human Emotions With Our PI Björn Schuller
Björn Schuller, our Principal Investigator at MCML, shares his insights on Terra X Harald Lesch, discussing how artificial intelligence can recognize our deepest desires and monitor our actions. This episode delves into the opportunities and potential dangers of AI in relation to human emotions.
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13.10.2024
Success for the Group of Nassir Navab at MICCAI 2024
Multiple Awards Highlight Their Research in Medical Imaging and AI
The group of our PI Nassir Navab achieved remarkable recognition at MICCAI 2024, one of the world’s leading conferences in medical image computing and computer‑assisted interventions. Their outstanding research was honored with multiple prestigious awards across various tracks.
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11.10.2024
Alena Buyx Receives Order of Merit on German Unity Day 2024
TUM News
Our PI Alena Buyx, an expert in ethics and public health, was awarded the prestigious Order of Merit during the 2024 German Unity Day celebrations. The award, presented by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, recognizes her significant impact on societal issues. This honor highlights Buyx’s dedication to improving public health and advancing …
04.10.2024
Angela Dai Receives ECVA Young Researcher Award 2024
Awarded for Pioneering Work in Advancing Visual Perception and AI
The European Computer Vision Association (ECVA) has honored our PI Angela Dai with the Young Researcher Award 2024, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the field of computer vision: Angela stands out as a pioneering researcher in 3D scene reconstruction and semantic scene understanding. Angela’s research has played a pivotal role in …
01.10.2024
MCML at MICCAI 2024: 26 Accepted Papers (9 Main, and 17 Workshops)
27th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2024). Marrakesh, Morocco, 06.10.2024 - 10.10.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 26 papers to MICCAI 2024: 9 Main, and 17 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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30.09.2024
Björn Ommer Receives the German AI Award
LMU News
Our PI Björn Ommer has won 2024 German AI Prize awarded by the newspaper WELT. This award in the category “Innovation” is given for groundbreaking achievements in the research and development of artificial intelligence. The jury singled out the image generation system developed by Björn Ommer and his team for praise. Called Stable Diffusion, this …
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30.09.2024
DSSGx Munich 2024 Closing Event
A Short Recap
For two months, the DSSGxMunich-Team supported two projects with the UN International Organization for Migration’s Global Data Institute, and the National park administration Bayerischer Wald. Last week, they presented their results at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. DSSGx Munich is organized by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and MCML …
26.09.2024
MCML at ECCV 2024: 29 Accepted Papers (23 Main, and 6 Workshops)
18th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024). Milano, Italy, 29.09.2024 - 04.10.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 29 papers to ECCV 2024: 23 Main, and 6 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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24.09.2024
Frontiers of Science Award at ICBS 2024 for Fabian Theis and Colleagues
Recognizing Groundbreaking Work in Single‑cell Data Analysis
A team of computational biologists from Helmholtz Munich has been honored with the prestigious Frontiers of Science Award at the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) in Beijing. MCML PI Fabian Theis, together with Alexander Wolf, and Philipp Angerer received this recognition for their influential 2018 paper, “Scanpy: Large‑Scale …
18.09.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Driverless in San Francisco: How Far Along Are Robotaxis?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In this episode, we take a ride in a Waymo robotaxi through the busy streets of San Francisco. Since 2022, autonomous vehicles without safety drivers have been allowed to operate and transport passengers in the city. Waymo has about 300 of these cars on the road, packed with sensors and cameras, though the interior looks familiar—except for the …
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17.09.2024
2024 ACHA Charles Chui Young Researcher Best Paper Award for Johannes Maly
Dedicated to Young Researchers in the Field of Harmonic Analysis
Our Associate Johannes Maly was awarded the 2024 ACHA Charles Chui Young Researcher Best Paper Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions by young researchers in the field of harmonic analysis, as selected by the editors and publisher of the Journal of Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis (ACHA). Johannes received this …
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16.09.2024
Benjamin Lange About Risk and Opportunities of AI
Digital Ethics Summit of the Rheinische Post (RP)
MCML JRG Leader Benjamin Lange will be a speaker at this year’s Digital Ethics Summit organized by the Rheinische Post (RP). He will join the panel “AI – Opportunities and Risks” as an expert.
16.09.2024
Ludwig Bothmann is featured in a documentary by Bayerischer Rundfunk
Zu Viel Los Im Wald? Mit KI Auf Den Spuren Von Tieren Und Menschen
MCML member Ludwig Bothmann, PostDoc in the group of Director Bernd Bischl is featured in a documentary by Bayerischer Rundfunk titled: “Zu viel los im Wald? Mit KI auf den Spuren von Tieren und Menschen”. In Bavaria, where there is a legal right to freely access nature, encounters between humans and animals frequently occur in forests. The …
13.09.2024
Björn Ommer Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis
LMU News
The development of the Stable Diffusion generative AI technology has garnered our PI Björn Ommer a nomination for the prestigious Deutscher Zukunftspreis awarded by the President of Germany. On November 27, 2024, it will be announced whether his project, “Democratizing Generative AI – Stable Diffusion from Development to Practice,” will prevail …
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12.09.2024
Angela Dai Receives German Pattern Recognition Award 2024
Awarded for Advancing the Field of 3D Perception and Pattern Recognition
Since 2011, the DAGM has annually granted the German Pattern Recognition Award for outstanding, internationally visible research in the fields of pattern recognition, computer vision, and machine learning. The German Pattern Recognition Award continues the tradition of the Olympus Award for Pattern Recognition (1992-2010). In 2024, the German …
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10.09.2024
Angela Schoellig at Deep Dive Podcast
MIT Technology Review
Our PI Angela Schoellig was a guest on the podcast Deep Dive by MIT Technology Review to talk about the situation of robotics in Germany. After presenting the new Robotics Institute Germany to the public this June, she is now talking about robotics in Germany and the impact of AI on robotics, among other things.
04.09.2024
MCML at ECML-PKDD 2024: Nine Accepted Papers (8 Main, and 1 Workshop)
European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Database (ECML-PKDD 2024). Vilnius, Lithuania, 09.09.2024 - 13.09.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 9 papers to ECML-PKDD 2024: 8 Main, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
20.08.2024
MCML at KDD 2024: Two Accepted Papers
30th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data (KDD 2024). Barcelona, Spain, 25.08.2024 - 29.08.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 2 papers to KDD 2024. Congrats to our researchers!
16.08.2024
Success at ACL 2024: Area Chair Award for Barbara Plank and Her Team
Recognized for Exceptional Contribution to NLP at ACL 2024
At ACL 2024, the premier conference in computational linguistics, the Senior Area Chairs of each track selected exceptional papers for the Area Chair Awards. We are proud to announce that our PI Barbara Plank, together with Junior Members Leon Weber‑Genzel and Siyao Peng, and collaborator Marie-Catherine de Marneffe, received an ACL 2024 Area Chair …
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13.08.2024
MCML PI Reinhard Heckel About the Importance of Data in AI
TUM Research
In this interview, MCML PI Reinhard Heckel discusses the importance of data in the context of AI. He explains why data is the crucial component for generative AI, which methods can be used to prevent biases, and how data protection should be approached in the context of AI.
05.08.2024
MCML at ACL 2024: 23 Accepted Papers (9 Main, 8 Findings, and 6 Workshops)
62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2024). Bangkok, Thailand, 11.08.2024 - 16.08.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 23 papers to ACL 2024: 9 Main, 8 Findings, and 6 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
01.08.2024
Digdeep Podcast: How Does Lern-Fair Create Fairer Educational Opportunities, Maria Matveev?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Lern-Fair began as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, connecting students with volunteer tutors to support their learning from home. It has since grown into a prominent organization with thousands of volunteers, aiming to ensure equal educational opportunities across Germany. Elke Büdenbender, Germany’s “First Lady,” has recently become its …
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01.08.2024
DSSGx Munich 2024 Kick-Off Event
A Short Recap
DSSG 2024 – short for Data Science for Social Good – has officially started. Talented data scientists from all around the world arrived in Munich for the 2-month fellowship program that contribute to social initiatives in Munich in the summer months. The kick-off event of DSSGxMunich 2024 took place in early August. During the event, both teams …
01.08.2024
Influence on Elections by Meta Algorithm
NDR Info Wissen
The large-scale study conducted by our PI Stefan Feuerriegel and his team on political advertising on social media during the 2021 German federal election is the subject of this audio feature by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). MCML Junior Member Dominik Bär discusses the study’s findings and their interpretation.
29.07.2024
MCML at IJCAI 2024: Three Accepted Papers (2 Main, and 1 Workshop)
33rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2024). Jeju, Korea, 03.08.2024 - 09.08.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 3 papers to IJCAI 2024: 2 Main, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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25.07.2024
Daniel Rückert About the Suitability of Chatbots in Hospitals
TUM Research
This short article focuses on the current work of MCML Director Daniel Rückert and his team, who studied the suitability of AI chatbots in hospitals. While seeing potential in certain areas, the team concluded that chatbots would currently put patients’ lives at risk. To minimize this risk, the scientists developed a method to test the reliability …
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24.07.2024
Matthias Althoff and Team Receive TeachInfAward
TUM Student Councils Honor Outstanding Lecturers
The TUM student councils honor outstanding lecturers in the subject areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Informatics, and Mathematics from the past two semesters. The special feature of these prizes is that they are awarded by the students themselves. Our PI Matthias Althoff and his team were delighted to receive a TeachInfAward in the …
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21.07.2024
Pedro Tomaz Da Silva Wins ISBM 2024 Best RegSys Poster Award
Our Junior Member Honored for Work on DNA Language Models
MCML Junior Member Pedro Tomaz da Silva and his co-authors have received the ISBM 2024 Best RegSys Poster Award for their poster “DNA language models reveal the architecture of nucleotide dependencies in genomes”.
20.07.2024
MCML at ICML 2024: 24 Accepted Papers (17 Main, and 7 Workshops)
41st International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2024). Vienna, Austria, 21.07.2024 - 27.07.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 24 papers to ICML 2024: 17 Main, and 7 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
16.07.2024
MCML and AppliedAI Strategic Partnership
Combining AI Research and Application Know-How Profitably
We proudly announce that the Munich Center for Machine Learning and the appliedAI Initiative are joining forces to make the use of artificial intelligence in companies more efficient. Through the partnership, companies benefit from the latest AI research and practical application knowledge.
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16.07.2024
MCML Munich AI Day
A Short Recap
The first Munich AI Day on July 4, 2024, organized by the MCML, was dedicated to the latest developments and research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Munich Werksviertel district. Along with researchers, the AI Day brought together decision-makers from politics, business and the media.
11.07.2024
Digdeep Podcast: How Do You Build Successful Business Platforms, Prof Felix Wortmann?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Platform giants such as Amazon, Alibaba, Apple, and Google have become crucial gatekeepers in the economy, setting the rules for new business models. Many companies are trying to enter the platform economy but struggle to achieve relevance. Prof. Felix Wortmann of the University of St. Gallen explores these challenges in his book “Der …
10.07.2024
Sven Nyholm About AI in Government Services
BBC Article
A new BBC article addresses the question of whether AI is a potentially effective way to improve government services. To answer this question, the critical views of our PI Sven Nyholm on the accountability and reliability of AI are considered.
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02.07.2024
Nassir Navab Elected as Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE) Fellow
Recognizing Exceptional Contributions to Medical and Biological Engineering
The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) is composed of fellows who are elected in recognition of their exceptional and sustained contributions to the advancement of medical and biological engineering. We are honored to announce that our PI Nassir Navab has been elected as a fellow of the IAMBE class of 2024. Congrats …
27.06.2024
Digdeep Podcast: How Do You Become a Corporate Influencer and New Work Star, Irène Kilubi?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Dr. Irène Kilubi, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has built a remarkable career as a business engineer and consultant, working with top companies like BMW and Siemens. Despite her challenging beginnings, she has become an award-winning speaker, influencer, and entrepreneur. Her focus is on societal and economic issues, such as …
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27.06.2024
How the Meta Algorithm Influences Election Advertising
LMU News
Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel and his team, in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano and CENTAI from Turin, conducted a large-scale study on the topic of election advertising. In the run-up to the federal election, more than 80,000 political advertisements on Instagram and Facebook were analyzed. The algorithms seem to favor the contents of …
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25.06.2024
Niki Kilbertus Appointed as a Member of the Junge Akademie
Recognized Among Germany’s Leading Young Academics
Founded in 2000 as the first academy for outstanding young academics, the Junge Akademie brings together exceptional minds from all scientific disciplines and the arts. At this year’s annual ceremony, ten young scientists were welcomed as new members. We are delighted that our PI Niki Kilbertus is among them. Congrats from us!
21.06.2024
Call for Papers
Symposium on “Scaling AI Assessments – Tools, Ecosystems, and Business Models”
Our partners from the AI Competence Center LAMARR invite submissions of papers for this year’s Symposium on “Scaling AI Assessments – Tools, Ecosystems, and Business Models”. Against the backdrop of the importance of Trustworthy AI, as well as its implementation and establishment, the event is primarily aimed at practitioners from the TIC sector, …
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21.06.2024
Daniel Cremers About His New Method to Create Precise 3D Reconstructions
TUM News
Learn more about the latest research results of our Director Daniel Cremers. He and his team have succeeded in creating precise 3D reconstructions using only images from two cameras. Previously, such reconstructions required many hundreds of perspectives. With this new method, it is possible to make significant advances in the preservation of …
14.06.2024
MCML at CVPR 2024: 17 Accepted Papers (13 Main, and 4 Workshops)
IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2024). Seattle, WA, USA, 17.06.2024 - 21.06.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 17 papers to CVPR 2024: 13 Main, and 4 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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13.06.2024
Leopoldina Prize for Young Scientists for Niki Kilbertus
The National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Honors the AI Researcher for His Contributions to Ethical Machine Learning
Our PI Niki Kilbertus was awarded the Leopoldina Prize for Young Scientists for his research and teaching achievements. As a Professor of Ethical Machine Learning, he focuses on the research and development of fair and transparent machine learning. As a pioneer in this field, he formalizes causal concepts of fairness so that they can be integrated …
12.06.2024
Alena Buyx at Re:publica 2024
Data Protection vs. Data Usage: Irreconcilable Opposites?
As part of this year’s re:publica 2024 in Berlin, our PI Alena Buyx was part of the panel discussion “Data Protection vs. Data Usage: Irreconcilable Opposites?” Together with moderator Theresa Sickert and the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Ulrich Kelber, she discussed the possible compatibility of data …
12.06.2024
Björn Ommer About AI in Medicine and Healtcare
Scobel Talkshow on 3sat
Our PI Björn Ommer was a guest on Gert Scobel’s show to talk about AI in medicine and healthcare. Together with the other guests, he discussed, among other things, whether the data on which AI systems learn is sufficiently diverse. Other topics included emerging ethical and data protection issues as well as the ways in which AI can and will be used …
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12.06.2024
Nassir Navab on Robotic Ultrasound Systems
TUM Research
This article highlights the work of our PI Nassir Navab on robotic ultrasound systems. By integrating such systems into everyday work, doctors are to be meaningfully relieved. However, to fully utilize the various advantages, Navab emphasizes raising patient awareness regarding the robots.
12.06.2024
Sven Nyholm About the Role of AI in India's Political Campaigns
WELT Article
Our PI Sven Nyholm has a brief appearance in this newspaper article by Die WELT about the role of AI in India’s political campaigns. He emphasizes the importance of legal restrictions on AI to protect and promote democracies.
11.06.2024
MCML at NAACL 2024: Ten Accepted Papers (4 Main, 1 Findings, and 5 Workshops)
Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL 2024). Mexico City, Mexico, 16.06.2024 - 21.06.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 10 papers to NAACL 2024: 4 Main, 1 Findings, and 5 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
01.06.2024
Digdeep Podcast: From Analogue to Digital - What Does That Do to Jazz, Arndt Weidler?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Jazz is constantly evolving and defies easy definition, characterized by improvisation and interaction. Arndt Weidler, deputy director of the Jazz Institute Darmstadt, highlights the institute’s extensive jazz collection and its role in bridging science and practice. The digital revolution, particularly AI, is now impacting the jazz world, …
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26.05.2024
Reinhard Heckel About DNA as a Storage Medium
SWR Article
For the 75th anniversary of the German Constitution, researchers from TUM and ETH Zurich stored the Basic Law as a DNA sequence and mixed it with ink. Our PI Reinhard Heckel was also part of this team and talks about the project and DNA as a storage medium in this short feature by Südwestrundfunk (SWR).
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25.05.2024
MCML at the 18th International For..Net Symposium 2024
Truth - Power - Rule of Law: Generative AI in the Mirror of Law, Technology and Society
On April 18-19, the 18th International For..Net Symposium 2024 “Truth - Power – Rule of Law: Generative AI in the Mirror of Law, Technology and Society” took place.
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24.05.2024
2024 Engagement Award for Maria Matveev
Honoring Outstanding Voluntary Commitment
MCML Junior Member Maria Matveev, a PhD student in the research group of PI Gitta Kutyniok, received the 2024 Engagement Award from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) in recognition of her outstanding social commitment as co-founder of www.lern-fair.de, a platform that promotes equitable access to …
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16.05.2024
Alfred-Breit-Prize for Julia Schnabel
Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to Radiological Imaging
In the context of the 105th German Radiology Congress, our PI Julia Schnabel was awarded the Alfred-Breit-Prize of the German Radiological Society (Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft) for her work in the field of radiological imaging. Congrats from us!
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16.05.2024
Humboldt Professorship for Stefanie Jegelka and Suvrit Sra
Our PIs Were Honored With Germany’s Most Highly Endowed Research Award
We proudly announce that our PIs Stefanie Jegelka, Foundations of Deep Neural Networks and Suvrit Sra, Resource Aware Machine Learning have been honored with the prestigious Humboldt Professorship. This award not only recognizes the achievements of our PIs but also advances the expansion of their research. Congrats from us!
09.05.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Will AI Algorithms Become Our New Work Colleagues, Vlad Larichev?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Generative KI, once hyped, now proves its transformative impact on various sectors, though still in nascent stages in many areas. Vlad Varichev, from Accenture, navigates the integration of AI into corporate processes, noting the rapid evolution from sci-fi to reality, particularly in robotics. This journey into AI highlights its dynamic nature, …
30.04.2024
MCML at AISTATS 2024: Six Accepted Papers
27th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistic (AISTATS 2024). Valencia, Spain, 02.05.2024 - 04.05.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 6 papers to AISTATS 2024. Congrats to our researchers!
30.04.2024
MCML at ICLR 2024: 15 Accepted Papers (9 Main, and 6 Workshops)
12th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2024). Vienna, Austria, 07.05.2024 - 11.05.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 15 papers to ICLR 2024: 9 Main, and 6 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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28.04.2024
Call for Abstracts - MCML Workshop on "The Ethics of Partiality, Human-Robot Relationships, and AI"
24–25 October 2024, LMU Munich
LMU’s research group in AI ethics, together with the MCML, the Center for Ethics and Philosophy in Practice, and the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, welcomes submissions of extended abstracts (750 to 1000 words) for a two-day workshop on the ethics of partiality, human-robot relationships, and AI taking place in Munich this fall.
25.04.2024
Digdeep Podcast: How Does AI Find the Perfect Match for Me, Rosmarie Steininger?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Rosmarie Steininger’s experiences in the automotive industry taught her the importance of human connections, whether in BMW IT or in philanthropy, highlighting the effectiveness of bringing the right people together. Leveraging the abundance of data available, she founded Chemistree, a startup aimed at connecting individuals such as mentors and …
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22.04.2024
Causal AI in the Field of Diagnosis and Therapy
LMU News
This LMU Newsroom article focuses on the research of our PI Stefan Feuerriegel in the field of AI in diagnosis and therapy. His team is working on a so-called Causal AI, which might be able to predict individual risk changes when taking medication.
11.04.2024
Call for Abstracts - MCML Conference on "The Ethics of Conversational Agents & Generative AI"
12–13 September 2024, LMU Munich
The MCML AI Ethics research group invites submissions of abstracts (250-500 words) for a two-day conference on “The Ethics of Conversational Agents and Generative AI” taking place at LMU Munich this fall. The conference will bring together academic researchers and industry AI Ethics practitioners interested in the ethical challenges raised by …
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11.04.2024
Daniel Cremers at the AI Days in Paris
Organized by PRAIRIE Institute and France Digitale
Our Director Daniel Cremers was a guest at the AI Days in Paris, organized by the PRAIRIE Institute and France Digitale. There, he presented, among other things, the MCML, its structure and activities. As part of the panel discussion, he spoke with Yann LeCun, Michael Jordan, Francis Bach, and Cordelia Schmid about the topic “Future of AI”.
11.04.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Kann Social Media Sexy Machen, Marc Raschke?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Marc Raschke has been lauded as one of Germany’s most innovative communicators, earning praise from “Pressesprecher” and securing a spot on the shortlist of the 100 most influential figures in the PR and marketing industry by “W&V”. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic in 2020, Raschke’s adeptness in crisis communication was evident as …
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08.04.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Lukas Gosch
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
MCML Junior Member Lukas Gosch conducts research on how quickly - or slowly - AI algorithms react to changes. His field of work is the reliability of artificial intelligence, or more precisely, of machine learning algorithms. As these algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in our lives, he finds the sociological, political and …
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02.04.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Maximiliane Windl
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
MCML Junior Member Maximiliane Windl’s research focuses on understanding and mitigating privacy concerns in ubiquitous computing systems at the chair of our PI Albrecht Schmidt. Her main concern is one thing: how can people become more aware of what data these devices are constantly collecting?
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28.03.2024
Benjamin Lange at the Radio Stockdale Podcast
Responsible AI
Our Junior Research Group Leader, Benjamin Lange, was a guest on the Radio Stockdale Podcast hosted by Michael Sears. There, he discusses the fundamentals of Responsible AI governance, as well as its potential implementation. He advocates not only for compliance with certain rules but also for proactive and visible ethical leadership.
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27.03.2024
MCML Launches New Collaborative Format for Scientific Exchange
MCML Pitch Talk Series
The MCML initiated a new collaborative format for scientific exchange and community building: Our Pitch Talk Series. Here, our junior members get the opportunity to pitch their research and connect within the MCML community.
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22.03.2024
Outstanding Paper Award at EACL 2024 for Hinrich Schütze and Lütfi Kerem Senel
Advancing NLP for Low‑resource Turkic Languages
At EACL 2024, the paper “Kardeş‑NLU: Transfer to Low‑Resource Languages with Big Brother’s Help – A Benchmark and Evaluation for Turkic Languages” received the Outstanding Paper Award. The work, co‑authored by MCML PI Hinrich Schütze and Junior Member Lütfi Kerem Senel together with Benedikt Ebing, Konul Baghirova, and Goran Glavaš, introduces a …
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22.03.2024
Sarah Ball About the Trustworthiness of AI
ARD AI Podcast
Our Junior Member Sarah Ball, a PhD student in the group of PI Frauke Kreuter, was a guest on the ARD AI podcast with Fritz Espenlaub and Gregor Schmalzried to discuss the credibility of AI. Sarah explains methods to make AI more trustworthy, ensuring that we as humans are not misled.
21.03.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Wie Revolutioniert Man Globale Logistik Aus Ost-Westfalen Heraus, Ralf Niemeier?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Ralf Niemeier, an entrepreneurial serial achiever, has garnered extensive experience in various sectors including family businesses and steel trading, preparing him to digitally revolutionize the logistics industry with his startup Visimatch. Despite being based in Paderborn, not a typical startup hub, Visimatch focuses on developing platforms to …
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18.03.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Lisa Wimmer
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
MCML Junior Member Lisa Wimmer researches the practicability of model predictions. By supplementing them with a reliable statement about their statistical certainty or uncertainty, she aims for improving the underlying models.
12.03.2024
MCML at EACL 2024: Ten Accepted Papers (5 Main, 2 Findings, and 3 Workshops)
18th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computer Linguistics (EACL 2024). St. Julian's, Malta, 17.03.2024 - 22.03.2024
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 10 papers to EACL 2024: 5 Main, 2 Findings, and 3 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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11.03.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Martin Binder
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
Artificial intelligence only becomes a disadvantage if it is overestimated or used incorrectly, says MCML Junior Member Martin Binder. In his research, he improves algorithms and, above all, simplifies the work of other scientists.
07.03.2024
Digdeep Podcast: How Are AI and Journalism Becoming a Dream Team, Uli Köppen (BR)?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Will artificial intelligence replace the profession of journalism? Uli Köppen has a clear answer to the supposed bad news. She not only reports on AI and algorithms - she also uses AI and automation to digitize and develop journalism. At Bayerischer Rundfunk, she heads the AI & Automation Lab and co-leads the BR Data team. For her, AI has become …
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06.03.2024
Daniel Rückert on How Datasecurity in AI in Medicine Can Be Realized
TUM Magazine “Faszination Forschung”
The current issue of the TUM magazine “Faszination Forschung” takes a closer look at the work of our Director Daniel Rückert. With his team, he strives to train medical AI in a way that ensures both patient data privacy and the impartiality of the AI in diagnosis. To achieve this, he employs “Differential Privacy”, a method that adds a kind of …
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04.03.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Moritz Herrmann
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
MCML Junior Member Moritz Herrmann conducts research at LMU at the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology. He compares methods of AI and ML that could predict the survival time of cancer patients. Besides his research, Moritz is very engaged as Transfer Coordinator at MCML. Here, he organizes and supports Open …
04.03.2024
Stephan Günnemann on How AI Can Be Made More Efficient and Sustainable
“Forschung Aktuell”- Broadcast
Our PI Stephan Günnemann was a guest on the science broadcast Forschung aktuell by Deutschlandfunk. In the feature, he explains pruning and spartification, two techniques that can significantly reduce the computational power required for language models. This makes AI algorithms more effective and, above all, more economical.
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29.02.2024
Benjamin Lange at the "Digital Sensemaker" - Podcast
Woke Google KI: Einblicke in Die Digitale Ethik
Our Junior Research Group Leader Benjamin Lange was a guest on the podcast Digital Sensemaker hosted by Christoph Holz to discuss the tense relationship between profit and ethics. He delves into topics such as the role of ethical consulting, its actual benefits in decision-making, and fundamental concepts linking computer science and philosophy.
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26.02.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Clara Sophie Vetter
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
In her research, MCML Junior Member Clara Sophie Vetter, PhD candidate in the group of our Director Daniel Rückert, wants to find out how depression and psychosis are linked - with the help of artificial intelligence. In the “Precision Psychiatry” working group at LMU Hospital, she is investigating how the brain changes when a person develops a …
25.02.2024
ELLIS Workshop: Semantic, Symbolic and Interpretable Machine Learning
Organized by Volker Tresp
MCML PI Volker Tresp organized an ELLIS Workshop together with Kristian Kersting (TU Darmstadt) & Paolo Frasconi (Università di Firenze). The workshop concerned machine learning approaches which operate at the human abstraction level, where the world is described by entities, concepts, and their mutual relationships. Among other topics, …
23.02.2024
Digdeep Podcast: How Do You Play a Digital Double Pass, Frank Riemensperger?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Episode 114 hosted Frank Riemensperger, a key figure in Germany’s digital transformation and former chairman of Accenture Germany. He’s known for his significant contributions to technology discussions, especially in digitalization and AI, through his work with acatech, BITKOM, and AmCham. His insights into fostering innovation through collaboration …
23.02.2024
Stefan Feuerriegel About How AI Changes the Area of Business Administration
FAZ Article
In this article from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, our PI Stefan Feuerriegel discusses whether AI renders business administration redundant, and if not, how the field of business administration should evolve in the future.
22.02.2024
Girls'Day 2024
Explore the World of AI and Data!
Girls’Day 2024 is just around the corner! To support the professional growth of more women in technical professions, the MCML offers interested girls the opportunity to delve into the everyday life of AI researchers and data scientists. To this end, the MCML, in collaboration with the TUM Think Tank and Women in AI & Robotics, is organizing a …
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20.02.2024
Stephan Günnemann About the Technology Behind AI
TUM News
In this interview, our PI Stephan Günnemann explains the important and central differences between the terms AI, automation and machine learning. Furthermore, he discusses the fundamental technical aspects of artificial intelligence and shares his personal assessment regarding the development of AI technology in Germany.
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19.02.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Valentin Hofmann
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
Valentin Hofmann is actually a former MCML Junior Member. He was a researcher at the chair of our PI Hinrich Schütze and a PHD student at the University of Oxford and recently finished his PhD. He is now a Young Investigator (Postdoc) at the Allen Institute for AI. During his PhD, he also spent time as a research intern at DeepMind and as a …
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13.02.2024
Get to Know MCML Junior Member Julian Rasch
Created During the First MCMLxDJS-Workshop
Julian Rasch is an electrical engineer and computer science PhD at the chair of our PI Albrecht Schmidt. He is conducting research about the interaction of humans and machines in virtual space. His current work is about how to better communicate virtual movement intentions.
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13.02.2024
Nassir Navab About Augmented Reality in Medicine
ZEISS Beyond Talks
Our PI Nassir Navab was a guest at ZEISS Beyond Talks and discussed the enhancement of healthcare through Augmented Reality. Professor Navab explains what the use of Augmented Reality in medicine looks like, to what extent it would alter everyday medical care, and how, in his opinion, the public should be introduced to this new form of treatment.
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09.02.2024
AI Model as Diabetes Early Warning System When Driving
LMU News
Researchers from LMU Munich have developed an AI model that can detect low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) in people with diabetes while they are driving. The team around our PI Stefan Feuerriegel created a model, that only uses routinely collected driving data and head/gaze motion data. The model could be used to develop a real-time warning …
08.02.2024
Björn Ommer About Applications of AI and the Resulting Social Transformations
Presentation and Discussion at FokusLMU
Since Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, the LMU dedicates the newest episode of FokusLMU on how AI is impacting our professional, private, and socio-cultural lives. In this lecture, our PI Björn Ommer discusses the applications of AI and the resulting social transformations. He addresses the opportunities and …
08.02.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Professor Walter Radermacher, Why Does Democracy Need Statistics?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Prof. Walter Radermacher, a leading German statistician, served as President of the Federal Statistical Office. He contributes to advancing statistics in various forums, including the UN and OECD, crucial for trust in data. Statistics require explanation, representing approximations of facts. We need a reliable “label” to understand their validity …
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04.02.2024
Daniel Cremers About AI and Machine Learning
Talk With Josef Griesbauer on YouTube
Our Director Daniel Cremers, Professor for Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence at TU Munich, talks to Josef Griesbauer, Professor at Kempten University of Applied Sciences on his YouTube channel Der Griesbauer. Together, they delve into discussions surrounding AI, machine learning, and the potential future implications influenced by AI. …
30.01.2024
Albrecht Schmidt Named 2023 ACM Fellow
Honoring Pioneering Contributions to Computing Science and Technology
The 2023 ACM Fellows were recently announced by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): MCML PI Albrecht Schmidt is one of them. Recognized for their pioneering contributions to computing science and technology, he joins a select class of ACM Fellows. Less than one percent of all worldwide ACM members are recognized as ACM Fellows for their …
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30.01.2024
Björn Schuller Named 2023 ACM Fellow
Honoring Pioneering Contributions to Computing Science and Technology
The 2023 ACM Fellows were recently announced by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): MCML PI Björn Schuller is one of them. Recognized for his empirical and theoretical contributions to the development of computer audition, affective computing, and health informatics, he joins a select class of ACM Fellows. Less than one percent of all …
26.01.2024
Benjamin Lange Featured in NZZ
Guest Article About AI-Generated Deepfakes
In this guest article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), our Junior Research Group Leader in AI and Ethics, Benjamin Lange writes about AI-generated deepfakes and the limited possibilities of detecting them with AI tools. Instead of relying solely on technical aids, he also calls for resilience, education in the field of AI, and a critical attitude …
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23.01.2024
New Appointment to the Bavarian AI Council
Björn Ommer Appointed Member of the Bavarian AI Council
We proudly announce that our PI Björn Ommer has been appointed as a member of the Bavarian AI Council. The AI Council was established by the Bavarian state government in 2020 and has since served as an advisory body to the state government. Professor Ommer caused an international sensation in 2022 with the development of the diffusion model that …
22.01.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Dr. Enise Lauterbach, How Can Data Save Lives?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Dr. Enise Lauterbach, ex-cardiologist, founded LEMOA in 2019 to detect atrial fibrillation through data, aiding heart failure patients. Her switch to entrepreneurship, unusual for doctors, garnered awards and recognition. We explore her transition and colleagues’ responses. Just listen in (podcast in German).
22.01.2024
The MCML-Exhibition at Deutsches Museum Munich
Our Exhibition Was a Great Success - A Short Recap
The Science Communication Lab at Deutsches Museum hosted our MCML exhibition that attracted thousands of visitors over three weeks. The exhibition featured interactive exhibits on machine learning, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and Stable Diffusion, an algorithm that connects images and text. Visitors gained insights into …
20.01.2024
Alena Buyx on SWR
“Die Schule Brennt” – The Educational Podcast With Bob Blume
Our PI Alena Buyx was a guest on the SWR podcast “Die Schule brennt” to discuss the challenges facing the education system in dealing with AI. “AI must not replace humans”, Professor Buyx clarifies in a statement by the German Ethics Council. Against this backdrop, Professor Buyx and the moderator talk for almost 48 minutes about the advantages and …
18.01.2024
Call for Application
Data Science for Social Good 2024 in Munich
Data Science for Social Good is a 2-months summer program in which 2 teams of fellows work on real-world data science projects to make a meaningful impact for the social good. DSSGx Munich is organized by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and MCML Director Bernd Bischl and their teams and funded by the Munich Center for Machine Learning. Apply now!
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14.01.2024
Polyglot Machines - How Artificial Intelligence Learns the Rich Variety of Human Languages
Insights From Hinrich Schütze in LMU Research Magazine Einsichten
In this article our PI Hinrich Schütze shares insights into the challenges of automatic translation using AI technology. The focus lies on the difficulty of training AI models to handle various languages, especially those with limited training data. Professor Schütze also emphasizes current issues such as bias and hallucinations in AI, working on …
11.01.2024
Digdeep Podcast: Tom Schneider, How Does Trumpf Become a Digital Champion?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
As CTO of Trumpf, a German engineering leader, Tom Schneider addresses industry evolution by emphasizing adaptation to sensor tech, data analytics, and new business models. Success hinges on embracing transformation and taking calculated risks, insights he shares for firms like Trumpf in navigating future challenges (podcast in German).
02.01.2024
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #10
Bonus Episode: Audience Q and A
In the 10th episode, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher answer questions from podcast listeners. Topics covered include: the relationships between animal ethics and AI ethics; religion and philosophy of tech; the analytic-continental divide; the debate about short vs long-term risks; and much much more.
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22.12.2023
Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year 2024
Season’s Greetings From the Entire Team at the Munich Center for Machine Learning
As we celebrate the season, may your algorithms be efficient, your datasets be abundant, and your Christmas be full of exciting data points. Happy holidays from the Munich Center for Machine Learning! We look forward to seeing you in 2024!
22.12.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Professor Monika Schnitzer, Wie Sehen Die Wirtschaftsweisen Das Jahr 2023?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Professor Monika Schnitzer chairs the “Council of Economic Experts”, Germany’s leading economic advisory body. In the 2023 recap podcast she discusses the nation’s digitalization lag and the imperative for educational reform. Just listen in (podcast in German).
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20.12.2023
Explore the MCML-Exhibition: Kann KI Sehen Lernen?
20.12.2023-10.01.2024 at Deutsches Museum Munich
Explore our MCML-Exhibition at Deutsches Museum Munich. The exhibition offers an insight into current research on Artificial Intelligence, with a focus on the field of Computer Vision. We look forward to seeing you there!
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18.12.2023
How a Munich AI Professor Fights Against the Megalomania of the Industry
Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung About Björn Ommer
This SZ article presents the position of our PI Björn Ommer on the ongoing scaling of AI models via computing power. Contrary to the general trend, Ommer’s approach is to make models smaller but smarter. This is not only about practicability, but also about saving valuable resources.
17.12.2023
MCML at Wissenschaft Für Jedermann
The Lectures at a Glance
As part of the Deutsches Museum’s “Wissenschaft für Jedermann” series, our Director Daniel Cremers, our researcher Julia Moosbauer and our PI Matthias Nießner gave talks on the topic of AI.
15.12.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Matthias Spielkamp, How Does AlgorithmWatch View the European AI Act?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
The EU strives for AI regulation, emphasizing ethics amid rapid development. AlgorithmWatch, founded in 2016, evaluates the EU’s AI Act. In episode 109, Matthias Spielkamp discusses achievements, challenges, and the complexity of shaping AI policy amidst diverse interests. Just listen in (podcast in German).
15.12.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #9
Human-Technology Futures
In the 9th episode, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher explore the future of humanity’s tech relationship. Will increased integration lead to greater dependence? They ponder the normative and axiological implications, delving into the ethical aspects of technology and the value of speculative discussions on the future.
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07.12.2023
White Paper: Große Sprachmodelle entwickeln und anwenden
Check Out the New White Paper of the PLS Working Group Led by Volker Tresp
The current white paper from the PLS working group led by our PI Volker Tresp uses practical examples to illustrate the opportunities and challenges of language models and analyzes the conditions under which companies can leverage the potential of the technology with confidence and legal certainty. The experts recommend the creation of an open, …
05.12.2023
MCML at NeurIPS 2023: 21 Accepted Papers (15 Main, and 6 Workshops)
37th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2023). New Orleans, LA, USA, 10.12.2023 - 16.12.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 21 papers to NeurIPS 2023: 15 Main, and 6 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
04.12.2023
MCML at EMNLP 2023: 17 Accepted Papers (9 Main, 7 Findings, and 1 Workshop)
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2023). Singapore, 06.12.2023 - 12.12.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 17 papers to EMNLP 2023: 9 Main, 7 Findings, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
01.12.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Max Haberstroh and Christian Kohlschein, Why Doesn't Technology Alone Make You Successful?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In episode 108, guests Max Haberstroh and Christian Kohlschein discuss transitioning from research to Accenture, emphasizing the impact of models like GPT-4 on data analytics in industrial development. The conversation underscores challenges in data quality and management for effective industrial application. Just listen in (podcast in German).
23.11.2023
Alena Buyx on RBB
Ethics in Times of Crisis
Our PI Alena Buyx was guest on the television show Studio 3 - live aus Babelsberg on RBB. In this conversation, she discusses her most challenging moments — such as the debate on medical triage — and reflects on how ethical reasoning can guide us through today’s pressing issues, including the growing influence of artificial intelligence on our …
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22.11.2023
Artificial Intelligence: Stemming the Tide of Fake Facts
LMU News
In this interview our PI Stefan Feuerriegel talks about the danger of AI generated fake news. He explains what makes these campaigns so dangerous and how to counter them.
18.11.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #8
Machines as Colleagues, Friends and Lovers
In the 8th episode of their podcast, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher talk about relationships with machines. Can you collaborate with a machine? Can robots be friends, colleagues or, perhaps, even lovers? These are just some of the questions addressed in this episode.
16.11.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Christof Kellerwessel, How Do You Lead People Through Transformation Processes?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Episode 107 features Christof Kellerwessel, former Ford Electronics Chief, discussing the automotive industry’s shift to software-driven products. The conversation goes beyond cars, exploring the human response to change - both in the industry and personal leadership. Just listen in (podcast in German).
15.11.2023
Ranking Highly Cited Researchers
Eleven Researchers Among the World’s Most Cited - Including Two of Our PIs
Every year the US company Clarivate publishes a list with the most cited scientists in their specific research areas or overall in different scientific areas. Our PIs Fabian Theis and Xiaoxiang Zhu are featured in their respective research areas. Congratulations from us!
©Fabian Helmich - LMU
14.11.2023
We Are Not Taking Part in the Scaling Race With Our Algorithms
LMU News
In this interview our PI Björn Ommer shares his opinion about the current development of Large Language Models. He talks about the problematic of computing power in AI, the importance of data security and how Germany could potentially solve these problems.
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13.11.2023
Call for Applications
Show & Tell Workshop on AI Models and Training Data for Journalism Use Cases
In this workshop organized by BR (bavarian public broadcasting) researchers show each other the projects and methods they are working on in short pitches and subsequently explore possible collaborations on use cases and methods.
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09.11.2023
AI Language Models: Who Is the Author?
LMU News
Our PI Barbara Plank explains how it is possible to differentiate between machine-generated and human-written texts despite ever-improving AI. She also explains what is now important in the further development of language models.
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09.11.2023
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Teaching and Learning
LMU News
Check out the new LMU Newsroom article about how LMU is utilising the possibilities of AI in various areas and how AI is changing teaching and learning. The article features our PIs Frauke Kreuter, Gitta Kutyniok, and Björn Ommer, as well as some of our PhD candidates. The latter talk about their own experience with AI at LMU.
09.11.2023
Join the Interdisciplinary College 2024
Registration Is Now Open
Hosted by the AI Section of the Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) the program has been around for about 20 years. This year the event offers an exciting lineup of courses, workshops, and activities that span various disciplines and promote collaborative, innovative thinking. The focus topic 2024 is Resilience, Robustness, Responsibility.
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09.11.2023
New Minor in AI at LMU
LMU News
This winter semester (WS23/24), LMU launched a minor in Artificial Intelligence with the aim of offering a tailor-made education in artificial intelligence for non-computer scientists. Starting in the winter semester 2023/24, LMU is introducing Artificial Intelligence as a major Minor — an AI program tailored specifically for undergraduates …
09.11.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #7
Can Machines Be Moral Patients?
In the 7th episode of their podcast, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher talk about the moral status of machines and discuss wether machines can be more than just mere things. Sven and John share their thoughts on this topic and give some guidance as to how to think about the nature of moral status and its significance.
08.11.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Marvin Ruf, Warum Ist Mobilität So Spannend Wie Nie?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
The streetscape is changing. Cars with electric number plates are commonplace, charging is the new refuelling, and on the motorway you can see drivers taking their hands off the steering wheel. Marvin Ruf works for the company HERE. He shares his opinion about the current and future development of mobility - just listen in (podcast in German).
01.11.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #6
Moral Agency in Machines
In the 6th episode of their podcast, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher discuss the controversy arising from the idea moral agency in machines. What is an agent? What is a moral agent? Is it possible to create a machine with a sense of moral agency? These are just some of the questions up for debate.
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26.10.2023
ERC Synergy Grant for Julien Gagneur
A Chatbot for Gene Regulation
Our PI Julien Gagneur, together with researchers from Sweden and Belgium, received a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for their research on deciphering the language in which our genomes are written. In this interview, they talk about their project EPIC and what the synergy grant means for them and their future work. Congrats …
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26.10.2023
New Paper Co-Authored by Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel
Building Open-Source AI
Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel argues why more AI should be build around open-source principles to be more accessible to everyone.
19.10.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Tom Brägelmann, Will AI and Lawyers Become Best Friends?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Law & AI is the stuff of many science fiction movies: AI solves crimes, or prevents them before they happen. But the reality relies on analog legal systems grounded in human processes. How will the interaction between AI and the legal system look like? Tom Brägelmann shares his opinion in episode 105 - just listen in (podcast in German).
17.10.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #5
Technology and Responsibility Gaps
In the 5th episode, our PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher delve into responsibility gaps in technology. Over two decades, legal and philosophical research has addressed the challenge posed by increasingly autonomous machines. They examine the significance, ethical and legal implications, and potential resolutions for this issue.
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14.10.2023
The Carpentries (Software, Data, Library) Instructor Training – Call for Application
Deadline for Application 13.11.2023
Aligned with the non-profit Carpentries’ mission, the course enhances didactic and teaching skills. Participants can broaden their ability to share coding and data knowledge, fostering accessibility to these skills for the general public.
13.10.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Professor Enzo Weber, How Is Germany Getting Into the Digital Fast Lane?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In episode 104, Professor Enzo Weber challenges the view of Germany lacking digital infrastructure. As a macroeconomist at IAB, he provides nuanced insights, evaluating the country’s digital standing since the millennium. Despite media skepticism, he discusses Germany’s strengths in the digital economy. Tune in for concise analysis (podcast in …
10.10.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #4
Behaviour Change and Control
In the 4th episode, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher talk about the role that technology can play in changing our behaviour. In doing so, they note the long and troubled history of philosophy and self-help. They also ponder whether we can use technology to control our lives or whether technology controls us.
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09.10.2023
The MCML at the All Hands Meeting 2023 in Berlin
The MCML Took Part in the All Hands Meeting 2023 Together With the Other German AI Competence Centers
On October 9 and 10, the All Hands Meeting 2023 of the German AI competence centers (BIFOLD, ScaDS.ai, Lamarr Institute, Tübingen AI Center, DFKI and MCML) took place in Berlin. As one of a total of five university competence centers, the MCML accepted the invitation to Berlin to present and exchange current research results on the EUREF campus and …
06.10.2023
Call for Applications: Data Science Professional Certificate Program @LMU
Application Deadline: 31.12.2023
The Data Science Certificate Program is a graded extra-occupational training program at LMU Munich designed for working professionals, researchers, and executives who want to improve their skills in the field of data analytics, statistics, and ML. The program is offered twice a year. Apply now and join the training between February and June 2024!
05.10.2023
MCML at MICCAI 2023: Seven Accepted Papers (2 Main, and 5 Workshops)
26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2023). Vancouver, Canada, 08.10.2023 - 12.10.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 7 papers to MICCAI 2023: 2 Main, and 5 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
02.10.2023
Björn Ommer Is Mentioned in Post by Forbes Magazine
Bigger Isn’t Always Better When It Comes to Generative AI
Our PI Björn Ommer is featured in a new post by Forbes Magazine. The article looks at why bigger is not always better in generative AI. Follow the link for the whole article.
29.09.2023
MCML at ICCV 2023: Eleven Accepted Papers (9 Main, and 2 Workshops)
IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 2023). Paris, France, 02.10.2023 - 06.10.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 11 papers to ICCV 2023: 9 Main, and 2 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
29.09.2023
Podcast: This Is Technology Ethics #3
Value Alignment and the Control Problem
In the 3rd episode, our MCML PI Sven Nyholm and his co-host John Danaher discuss risk and technology ethics. They focus, in particular, on the perennially popular and widely discussed problems of value alignment and control. They start the conversation with the famous case study of Stanislov Petrov and the prevention of nuclear war.
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28.09.2023
Data Science for Social Good Closing Ceremony
The Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Practice-Oriented Summer Program 2023 Has Come to an End
At the end of the two-months program, the closing event of the DSSGx Munich 2023 took place on 28 September. As the highlight of the event, our two teams, consisting of eight fellows from all over the world, each presented their projects. DSSGx Munich is organized by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and MCML Director Bernd Bischl and their teams and funded by …
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26.09.2023
Our DSSG Team Visited Berlin
The Data Science for Social Good Fellows Visited Berlin to Meet Politicians and Talk About AI
Our Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) fellows had the privilege of visiting the Bundeskanzleramt and meeting members of the German Parliament in Berlin. Our team got a tour at the Bundeskanzleramt and a presentation of the newly founded Datalab. In addition, the fellows and the rest of the DSSGx Munich 2023 team had the honor to meet and present …
22.09.2023
GMDS Förderpreis 2023 for Theresa Ullmann and Julian Lange
Recognizing Outstanding Theses in Medical Informatics
Our MCML PhDs Theresa Ullmann and Julian Lange received the “GMDS Förderpreis 2023” of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) for their outstanding theses. Theresa received the award for her PhD thesis, Julian for his master thesis, both supervised by our PI Anne-Laure Boulesteix. Congrats from us!
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21.09.2023
Best Paper Award at ECML PKDD 2023
Towards Efficient MCMC Sampling in Bayesian Neural Networks by Exploiting Symmetry
Our MCML PIs Bernd Bischl, Stephan Günnemann, and David Rügamer and MCML PhD Lisa Wimmer received the Best Paper Award for the Research Track at the ECML PKDD 2023 with their paper “Towards Efficient MCMC Sampling in Bayesian Neural Networks by Exploiting Symmetry”. The paper is a joint work with Jonas Gregor Wiese and Theodore Papamarkou.
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20.09.2023
Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel Was Featured by FAZ
Discussing His Research on Russian Propaganda-Bots on X
A new empirical study by the group of MCML PI Stefan Feuerriegel analyzes the workings of russian bots on X/Twitter in relation to the war in Ukraine. It was featured in a new article by the German magazine FAZ.
20.09.2023
Sven Nyholm Launched His New Podcast
This Is Technology Ethics
Our MCML PI Sven Nyholm recently launched his new Podcast “This is Technology Ethics”. In nine episodes he will discuss topics from his book “This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction”. The first two episodes are already available.
15.09.2023
MCML at ECML-PKDD 2023: 15 Accepted Papers (9 Main, and 6 Workshops)
European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Database (ECML-PKDD 2023). Turin, Italy, 18.09.2023 - 22.09.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 15 papers to ECML-PKDD 2023: 9 Main, and 6 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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08.09.2023
17–18.11.2023: AI Meets Entrepreneurs
Impact Bootcamp Towards Food Security & Nutrition @LMU Munich
The MCML is organizing together with impACTup!, Netlight Consulting GmbH and ZD.B / LMU Media Informatics Group this two-part event, where we aim to shift researchers and students in ML and AI into an entrepreneurial mindset. This edition of our event aims to unlock the potential of start-ups utilizing AI to ensure food security.
08.09.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Niko Abramidis, Was Bedeutet Kunst Im Digitalen Zeitalter?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Studio guest Niko Abramidis turns digital into art and art into digital. So many fascinating questions: What does authenticity mean? Does the blockchain have a physical counterpart? Why is art a time machine? (podcast in German).
05.09.2023
Julia Schnabel on AI in Medicine
Featured by ZDF
The german television network ZDF aired a programm on the opportunities and risks of AI in the medical sector, interviewing MCML PI Julia Schnabel as an expert in this field.
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04.09.2023
Barbara Plank Explains NLP
New Article in the LMU Research Magazine Einsichten
In this insightful piece, our PI Barbara Plank elucidates the intricacies of Natural Language Processing, an interdisciplinary research field central to AI that revolves around the computerized processing and generation of human language.
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04.09.2023
Björn Ommer on AI Art and Stable Diffusion
New Article in the LMU Research Magazine Einsichten
In this comprehensive and insightful article our PI Björn Ommer explains his research in the field of computer vision and the impact of generative AI on creativity and the arts. Furthermore, it provides insight into the decision to make Stable Diffusion open source.
04.09.2023
Dieter Kranzlmüller on Cybersecurity in the Age of the First Quantum Computers
New Article in the LMU Research Magazine Einsichten
The MCML and LRZ (Leibniz Computing Center) cooperate closely in the field of hardware, also due to the engagement of MCML Director Thomas Seidl in the board of the LRZ. In this article, Dieter Kranzlmüller, director of the Leibniz Computing Center, shares insights on cybersecurity in the era of the first quantum computers.
31.08.2023
Digdeep Podcast: Thomas Andrae, How Do We Become More Successful in Digitalisation?
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Studio guest Thomas Andrae is an investor and digitalization thought leader who also has a passion for art and culture. Tune in as we explore topics ranging from startups to preparing the youth for a digital future (podcast in German).
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26.08.2023
ERC Starting Grant for Angela Dai
Spatial 3D Semantic Understanding for Perception in the Wild
For her project entitled “Spatial 3D Semantic Understanding for Perception in the Wild” our PI Angela Dai has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant 2022 by the European Research Council (ERC). Angela Dai’s research focuses on attaining a 3D understanding of the world around us, capturing and constructing semantically-informed 3D models of real-world …
02.08.2023
MCML at KDD 2023: One Accepted Paper
29th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data (KDD 2023). Long Beach, CA, USA, 06.08.2023 - 10.08.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 1 paper to KDD 2023. Congrats to our researchers!
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02.08.2023
Data Science for Social Good 2023 in Munich (DSGGx 2023)
The DSSGx 2023 Hands-on Summer Program Started This Week
For two months, two teams of 4-5 fellows from across the world will work on machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science projects that have a social impact. Both teams will be assisted by a Technical Mentor and a Project Manager. DSSGx Munich is organized by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and MCML Director Bernd Bischl and their teams and …
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28.07.2023
Federal Ministry for Education and Research and Bavarian State Ministry Visited MCML
The MCML Was Happy to Welcome the BMBF and the BayStMWK
The MCML had the privilege of hosting a delegation led by PStS Mario Brandenburg from BMBF and Amtschef Dr. Rolf-Dieter Jungk from BayStMWK. Eminent MCML researchers presented the center’s cutting-edge research across various domains. The event concluded with insightful discussions during the poster reception.
27.07.2023
Best of #Digdeep - We Keep on Celebrating
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
100 episodes of #digdeep and seven years online - after the men’s round, we continue this time with our female guests. A third of our studio guests have been women so far, and we’re taking a wild ride through the digitization garden in this episode as well (podcast in German).
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21.07.2023
ACL 2023 Test of Time Paper Award Goes to Hinrich Schütze
Honoring Long‑lasting Impact in NLP and Computational Linguistics
Each year the Association for Computational Linguistics awards papers for their long-lasting impact on the field of Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics. This year the paper “Automatic Word Sense Discrimination” of MCML PI Hinrich Schütze, which was originally published in 1998 by MIT Press, got awarded. Congrats from us!
20.07.2023
First ICCV 2023 Workshop on Scene Graphs and Graph Representation Learning (SG2RL)
MCML Is Sponsor of the SG2RL Workshop at ICCV 2023 in Paris, October 2nd, 2023
Authors are invited to submit full-length high-quality papers as well as extended abstracts related to the topic of scene graphs and graph representation learning.
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07.07.2023
Professor Jürgen Schmidhuber at MCML on July 14, 2023
Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence
The Munich Center for Machine Learning invites you to a talk by Professor Jürgen Schmidhuber as part of the Munich AI Lectures. He is one of the best-known researchers in the field of artificial intelligence and will talk about his “Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence” on July 14, 2023 at 3 pm in the Audimax of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität …
05.07.2023
MCML at ACL 2023: Twelve Accepted Papers (4 Main, and 8 Findings)
61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2023). Toronto, Canada, 09.07.2023 - 14.07.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 12 papers to ACL 2023: 4 Main, and 8 Finding papers. Congrats to our researchers!
25.06.2023
We Celebrate Anniversary! Best of 100 Episodes #Digdeep
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In our anniversary episode 100, we take a journey through the development of the last years: from #Bot to #ChatGPT, from #Facebook to #Algorithmwatch, from #Covid to #Agile (podcast in German).
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23.06.2023
MCML X Deutsche Journalistenschule: Impact of AI on Media
Interview With Our PI Stefan Feuerriegel
On 30th of May, MCML cooperated with the Deutsche Jounalistenschule by organizing a workshop that brought together young journalists and AI junior researchers. As a follow-up to the event, our PI Stefan Feuerriegel, LMU professor for AI in Management at MCML, gave an interview about the impact of AI on media and journalism.
20.06.2023
Björn Ommer on the Future of AI in Europe
Interview by Manager Magazin
Our PI Björn Ommer, head of the Computer Vision & Learning Group, which developed Stable Diffusion, talked in an interview with the German Manager Magazine about OpenAI, the importance of computing power in the EU, Europe’s place in current AI developments and its impact on jobs.
15.06.2023
CFP: AI for People - Democratizing AI (CAIP’23)
November 24 to 26, 2023, Bologna, Italy
This year, AI for People is organizing the conference “AI for People: Democratizing AI (CAIP’23)”. The conference will be an occasion to unpack and critically examine what “democratizing AI” really entails. The Call for Papers is now open, and you can send your papers in until the 14th of July.
13.06.2023
Open Research Hybrid Summer School 2023
September 11 to 15, 2023, Registration Is Open Until July 17, 2023
The LMU Open Science Center is inviting masters and doctoral researchers to join a 5-day summer school so they can gain more trust in their research, and make it as credible as it can be in the eyes of their peers, the public, and funding agencies.
06.06.2023
Join the Women in Data Science Munich Conference
Conference on June 19, 2023, Munich
Our PI Frauke Kreuter is one of the main organizers of the WiDS Munich Conference. WiDS is an independent event to coincide with the annual Global WiDS Conference held at Stanford University and 150+ locations worldwide. All genders are invited to attend WiDS regional events, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work.
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05.06.2023
Björn Ommer Gave a Keynote Talk on Generative AI at Re:publica
Generative AI - Brave New World?
Our PI Björn Ommer, head of the Computer Vision & Learning Group, which developed Stable Diffusion, gave a talk at re:publica, Europe’s biggest festival for digital society. He talked about the future possibilities of generative AI, emphasizing on the need for a social dialogue, its dangers and how to maximize its profit.
24.05.2023
White Paper: Große Sprachmodelle – Grundlagen, Potenziale und Herausforderungen für die Forschung
Check Out the New White Paper of PLS
Our PI Volker Tresp is one of the authors of the new White Paper of Platform Lernende Systeme (PLS). The experts from PLS believe that research in Germany is in a good starting position to tackle the technical challenges of AI technology, develop it in line with European values and thus exploit its potential for Germany and Europe. The prerequisite: …
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23.05.2023
Use of AI: Placebo Effect Increases Risk-Taking
LMU News
Technologies that improve human capabilities change risk behaviour, shows a new study led by our PI Albrecht Schmidt.
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15.05.2023
The Munich Center for Machine Learning Has a New Director
We Are Happy to Announce That Daniel Rückert Became the Fourth Director of the MCML Last Week
Daniel Rückert is Alexander von Humboldt Professor for AI in Medicine and Healthcare at the Technical University of Munich. He is also a Professor at Imperial College London. His field of research is the area of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and their application to medicine and healthcare.
09.05.2023
The MCML Is One of the Main Sponsors of This Year's HHAI 2023 Conference
The Second International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence
HHAI aims for AI systems that assist humans and vice versa, emphasizing the need for adaptive, collaborative, responsible, interactive and human-centered intelligent systems that leverage human strengths and compensate for human weaknesses, while taking into account social, ethical and legal considerations.
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03.05.2023
Dominik Bär Awarded AI-Newcomer 2023
Awarded by Gesellschaft Für Informatik E.V. and Bundesministerium Für Bildung Und Forschung at This Year’s KI-Camp
Our Junior Member Dominik Bär has been recognized for his AI research in the field of social media. Bär wants to use AI to solve social problems and improve social media. «My research leverages methods from AI and machine learning to study social issues. Here, we use large-scale data from social media, for example, to detect conspiracy theorist, …
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28.04.2023
Girls' Day 2023 Was a Success!
The MCML Had the Pleasure to Work With Young Talents on This Year’s Girls’ Day at LMU München
It was great to meet the next generation of smart and enthusiastic young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the field of ML. It’s important to encourage and support talents from a young age to pursue their interests in these fields, and to break down any existing barriers!
26.04.2023
MCML at EACL 2023: Four Accepted Papers (1 Main, 1 Findings, and 2 Workshops)
17th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computer Linguistics (EACL 2023). Dubrovnik, Croatia, 02.05.2023 - 06.05.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 4 papers to EACL 2023: 1 Main, 1 Findings, and 2 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
23.04.2023
MCML at AISTATS 2023: Three Accepted Papers
26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistic (AISTATS 2023). Valencia, Spain, 28.04.2023 - 30.04.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 3 papers to AISTATS 2023. Congrats to our researchers!
18.04.2023
27.04.2023: Welcoming Young IT-Talents at This Year’s Girls' Day
A Day at the University With Female Researchers From MCML
The MCML partnered up with Women in AI & Robotics to invite young and motivated talents to this year’s Girls’ Day at LMU. 12 preselected female talents will have the opportunity to dive into the fascinating world of AI for a day and get an insight into the work of female scientists at MCML. We are excited to welcome the new female generation in …
15.04.2023
Episode 99: Man and Machine - The German Ethics Council on the Challenges Posed by AI
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Technological developments constantly present us as a society with new kinds of questions - and they are faster than social discourse or legal regulation. Our studio guest Professor Judith Simon is one of 26 members and tells us how the Ethics Council sees the relationship between humans and machines.
10.04.2023
14–16.04.23: DataFest Germany 2023 at LMU
The Event Is Bringing Together Young Data Enthusiasts
The annual Data Fest is promising to be an exciting event for data enthusiasts. The DataFest Germany is a 48-hour competition where teams of Bachelor and Master students from different disciplines come together to analyze a large and complex data set provided by an organization or company. The MCML is looking forward to seeing you there!
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11.03.2023
MCML at the Bavarian International Conference on AI
Bringing Together Experts From All Over the World at Ai.Bay 2023
The MCML took part at ai.Bay 2023, the Bavarian International Conference on AI, bringing together experts from all over the world to exchange knowledge and ideas on the latest developments in AI. The two directors of MCML, Thomas Seidl and Daniel Cremers, along with other MCML PIs delivered exciting talks throughout the conference.
07.03.2023
9–10.03.2023: German Data Science Days 2023
MCML Participated With a Talk and a Session on AI in University Education
The German Data Science Days bring together data scientists from various fields creating a forum for users and experts. The MCML participated with a talk from our Director Bernd Bischl and a great session including our PI Fabian Theis on Data Science, ML and AI in university education.
10.02.2023
Episode 97: You, the Others and a Theme - How the Metaverse Can Become a Liveable Place
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
Why do we actually spend so much time on the Internet - but without actually experiencing things that remain unforgettable? Mio Loclair wants to change that. As an Artist by Nature, he’s done a lot of research into the interactions of humans and digitization and found: It can be done much better! (podcast in German)
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25.01.2023
Alex Fraser Received a Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant for His Project "Data4ML"
LMU News
State-of-the-art machine translation is trained on large parallel corpora, texts and their translations. But such corpora are not available for less-resourced languages. With Data4ML our PI Alexander Fraser wants to provide a system for the rapid and inexpensive creation of new parallel corpora that can be used by the less-resourced language …
21.01.2023
AI Will Have a Positive Impact on the Job Market
Albrecht Schmidt Talked With N-Tv.de About ChatGPT
ChatGPT has been causing a stir for weeks. The AI model can write text, answer questions and program - but still has some pitfalls. Our PI Albrecht Schmidt is researching how computers and humans will work together in future. In the interview he explains why ChatGPT is underestimated in Germany and why he sees parallels with the emergence of the …
06.01.2023
Episode 96: Andreas Loos From Zeit.de and What ChatGPT Has to Do With Good Journalism
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
In the studio is science journalist Andreas Loos from Zeit Online. He has won many awards for his research and articles on data and digitization, including the Grimme Online Award. But is his work and expertise still needed at all, now that AI-based text generators and chatbots have taken over the opinion supremacy?
03.01.2023
Article in Süddeutsche Zeitung About Research Breakthroughs 2022 in Munich
What Groundbreaking Research Scientists at LMU and TU Have Achieved in the Past Year
Read how our PI Stefan Feuerriegel uses AI to better evaluate global development aid projects.
26.12.2022
Call for Data Science for Social Good Fellowship Is Open
Application Deadline: February 15th, 2023
DSSG is an initiative founded at the University of Chicago in 2013. Its mission is to create programs, solutions and communities that enhance the use of data science and AI for social good. Through the collaboration of the department of statistics at LMU Munich and the MCML we are now able to launch our own version of the DSSG fellowship program. …
25.12.2022
Article in BR24 Netzwelt
2022: Das Jahr, in Dem Die KI-Revolution Ihren Anfang Nahm
BR24 quotes, among others, our PI Björn Ommer, who heads the “Computer Vision & Learning Group” at LMU Munich. This is where “Stable Diffusion” was developed, one of the most exciting AI applications in 2022, which transforms texts into images.
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20.12.2022
27–28.01.2023: AI Meets Entrepreneurs
Impact Bootcamp Towards Start-Ups That Unfold Potential of Sustainability @LMU Munich
The MCML is organizing together with impACTup!, Netlight Consulting GmbH and ZD.B / LMU Media Informatics Group this two-part event, where we aim to shift researchers and students in ML and AI into an entrepreneurial mindset.
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16.12.2022
Calls for Junior Research Groups at the Munich Center for Machine Learning Are Out
Application Deadline: February 28th, 2023
Join one of the top AI research centers in Germany and in Europe with access to an excellent network of scholars and scientists and lead a research group for which you are expected to hire two PhD students, who will be funded by MCML.
15.12.2022
Episode 95: ChatGPT Is Our Studio Guest - Pandora's Box Is Open
News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn
The GPT-3 language model is now available in a version optimized for conversations. ChatGPT from Open.ai is available to everyone in a trial version and shows where the journey is headed. We invited ChatGPT to our podcast and talk to the algorithm: So our studio guest is an AI bot (podcast in German).
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13.12.2022
Call for Thomas Bayes Fellowship at the Munich Center for Machine Learning Is Out
Job Offer@LMU: Interim Professorship (W2) of Statistical Learning Und Data Science - Fixed Term for 3 Years
Within the Thomas Bayes Fellowship Program of the Munich Center for Machine Learning, LMU Munich seeks to appoint a highly qualified junior academic to this professorship and, therefore, especially encourages early-career scholars to apply.
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08.12.2022
Fabian Theis Receives Leibniz Prize
TUM News
MCML PI Fabian Theis has won the 2023 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The full professor for Biomathematics at TU Munich has been honored for his pioneering work in the analysis, modeling and interpretation of genomic data. The Leibniz Prize, the most important research prize in Germany, is endowed with 2.5 million euros. Congrats from us!
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24.11.2022
Göran Kauermann and Collaborators Awarded With Corona Special Prize
LMU News
MCML PI Göran Kauermann and Giacomo De Nicola from the LMU Department of Statistics, together with Michael Höhle from the Robert Koch Institute, have been awarded the Corona Special Prize of the Federal Statistical Office for two papers on estimating excess mortality in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021. Congrats from us!
22.11.2022
MCML at NeurIPS 2022: 15 Accepted Papers (11 Main, and 4 Workshops)
36th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2022). New Orleans, LA, USA, 28.11.2022 - 09.12.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 15 papers to NeurIPS 2022: 11 Main, and 4 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
09.11.2022
Article in IHK Magazin München Und Oberbayern 11/2022
Gemeinsam Schneller
The Munich Center for Machine Learning of the Munich universities is considered an important Bavarian competence center for artificial intelligence. To drive innovation, it is looking for companies to collaborate with.
02.11.2022
MCML at EMNLP 2022: Eleven Accepted Papers (7 Main, 3 Findings, and 1 Workshop)
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2022). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 07.11.2022 - 11.11.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 11 papers to EMNLP 2022: 7 Main, 3 Findings, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
28.10.2022
Industrial AI Podcast: Where Do We Want the Core AI/ML Research to Happen?
Just Listen to the Three MCML Directors
Industrial AI Podcast spoke with our three directors Bernd Bischl, Daniel Cremers, and Thomas Seidl about research priorities, the battle for the best minds and the role of tech companies. They also asked what academics should do in the field of AI in the future and how they deal with competition from Meta, Alphabet or AWS.
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21.10.2022
Job Offer@LMU: IT System Administrator (M/F/D)
Join the Team Database Systems and Data Mining at LMU
The Chair of Database Systems and Data Mining at the Institute of Informatics at LMU and the Munich Center for Machine Learning is looking for an IT System Administrator (m/f/d) starting February 01, 2023.
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11.10.2022
Stable Diffusion
Visual Synthesis and Its Implications for the Arts and Creative Industry
MCML PI Björn Ommer invited on October 6, 2022 artist and researcher of the Angewandte Wien Pamela Breda and students of the TUM Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence Chair of our Director Daniel Cremers accompanied by EuroTech Marie Curie Fellow Roman Pflugfelder to his group.
10.10.2022
First Cross-Atlantic RoboArt Hackathon
November 4th-6th, 2022
The MCML is happy to promote this Hackathon, a collaboration of Women in AI & Robotics, the University of Waterloo Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and Mila. You will work as a part of a team to develop your artistic robotic application on a three days journey between tutorials, coding, application development, and talks …
27.09.2022
Best Poster Award at IBC 2022 Goes to Theresa Ullmann
Honored for Over-Optimism in Unsupervised Microbiome Analysis: Insights From Network Learning and Clustering
MCML PhD Theresa Ullmann won the Best Poster Award at the 31st International Biometric Conference (IBC 2022) with her paper “Over-optimism in unsupervised microbiome analysis: Insights from network learning and clustering”. The paper is a joint research work of Theresa Ullmann, Stefanie Peschel, Philipp Finger, Christian L. Müller and Anne-Laure …
22.09.2022
Platform Lernende Systeme
New Workinggroup Management Teams Start Work
For five years, “Platform Lernende Systeme” has been promoting interdisciplinary exchange and social dialog on artificial intelligence in Germany. At the core of the platform are its seven working groups. MCML PI Volker Tresp is new co-head of the working group “Technologies and Data Science”.
14.09.2022
MCML at ECML-PKDD 2022: Seven Accepted Papers (4 Main, and 3 Workshops)
European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Database (ECML-PKDD 2022). Grenoble, France, 19.09.2022 - 22.09.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 7 papers to ECML-PKDD 2022: 4 Main, and 3 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
13.09.2022
MCML at MICCAI 2022: Five Accepted Papers (1 Main, and 4 Workshops)
25th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2022). Singapore, 18.09.2022 - 22.09.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 5 papers to MICCAI 2022: 1 Main, and 4 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
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06.09.2022
Hinrich Schütze Awarded Proof of Concept Grant Grant for His Project Respond2Hate
LMU News
MCML PI Hinrich Schütze received a Proof of Concept Grant for his project Respond2Hate (Responsive classifiers against hate speech in low-resource settings). In his project, Schütze is seeking to develop a pilot browser extension that allows users to locally remove hateful content from their social media feeds themselves – including in countries …
01.09.2022
Revolutionizing Image Generation by AI: Turning Text Into Images
LMU News
The Machine Vision Learning Group led by our PI Björn Ommer has developed one of the most powerful image synthesis algorithms in existence. Creating images from text in seconds – and doing so with a conventional graphics card and without supercomputers? As fanciful as it may sound, this is made possible by the new Stable Diffusion AI model. The …
31.08.2022
Article in Spiegel Netzwelt
Diese Software Macht Sie Zum KI-Künstler
When it comes to AI-based text-to-image generators, the spotlight has recently focused on Stable Diffusion, a project in which MCML PI Björn Ommer’s research group is involved. It is probably the most powerful AI text-to-image generator to date, freely available to Internet users.
27.08.2022
Article in Heise Online
Text-Zu-Bild-Revolution: Stable Diffusion Ermöglicht KI-Bildgenerieren Für Alle
With Stable Diffusion, an AI system is freely available that generates impressive images. MCML PI Björn Ommer’s research group is involved in the project.
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12.08.2022
ERC Results in Brief Article on Alexander Fraser's ERC Starting Grant
Pushing the Boundaries of Automatic Translation
The ERC has published a “Results in Brief” article on MCML PI Alexander Fraser’s ERC Starting Grant DASMT: Our globalised interconnected reality demands ever-smarter automatic translation tools. Via deep learning, Fraser’s team delivers solutions for statistical machine translation. Congrats from us!
09.08.2022
MCML at KDD 2022: One Accepted Paper
28th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data (KDD 2022). Washington, DC, USA, 14.08.2022 - 18.08.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 1 paper to KDD 2022. Congrats to our researchers!
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09.08.2022
MCML Kick-Off-Event Was a Success
We Had a Great Kick-Off on July 27, 2022 at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
MCML became a permanent research institution in July 2022, funded by the German BMBF and the Bavarian HighTech Agenda. We celebrated this milestone at our MCML Kick-Off Event with our members. The agenda included welcome addresses and selected short presentations from academia and industry. In addition, the event focused on networking with …
07.08.2022
Article in Süddeutsche Zeitung About MCML
Wie Computer Denken
Our two MCML Directors, Bernd Bischl and Daniel Cremers, recently gave an interview to Süddeutsche Zeitung about the future of artificial intelligence research in Munich and the growing role of the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML).
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27.07.2022
Great Success for AI Research in Munich
LMU News
The Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML), a joint initiative of LMU and TUM, has been granted funding as a permanent establishment following a positive evaluation. «MCML offers a very attractive scientific environment with excellent opportunities for cooperation. Obtaining permanent funding from the federal and state governments is a great …
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26.07.2022
Big Coup for AI Research in Munich
TUM News
The MCML will receive permanent funding from the German government and the state of Bavaria. As a result, regional research into AI and particularly ML will gain considerable cachet within the knowledge hub of Munich and beyond. «The digital revolution is moving into the next phase. Machine learning is playing an increasingly prominent role – …
18.07.2022
MCML at IJCAI-ECAI 2022: Three Accepted Papers (2 Main, and 1 Workshop)
31st International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 25th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-ECAI 2022). Vienna, Austria, 23.07.2022 - 29.07.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 3 papers to IJCAI-ECAI 2022: 2 Main, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
11.07.2022
MCML at ICML 2022: Two Accepted Papers (2 Workshops)
39th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2022). Baltimore, MD, USA, 17.07.2022 - 23.07.2023
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 2 papers to ICML 2022: 2 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!
05.06.2022
MCML at NAACL 2022: Two Accepted Papers (2 Findings)
Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL 2022). Seattle, WA, USA, 10.06.2022 - 15.06.2022
We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 2 papers to NAACL 2022: 2 Finding papers. Congrats to our researchers!