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Link to MCML at DIS 2026

12.06.2026

MCML at DIS 2026

One Accepted Paper

We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 1 paper to DIS 2026. Congrats to our researchers!

Link to MCML PI Tom Sterkenburg Receives 2026 Simon Award

12.06.2026

MCML PI Tom Sterkenburg Receives 2026 Simon Award

Awarded for Research in Computing, Philosophy, and Machine Learning

MCML PI Tom Sterkenburg has been awarded the 2026 Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing and Philosophy by the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP), recognizing …

Link to MCML Members Receive IEEE/CVF CVPR 2026 DriveX Best Paper Award

12.06.2026

MCML Members Receive IEEE/CVF CVPR 2026 DriveX Best Paper Award

Award-Winning Work on Multi-View 3D Object Detection in Autonomous Systems

MCML Director Daniel Cremers and MCML Junior Members Malaz Tamim and Johannes Meier have received the IEEE/CVF CVPR 2026 DriveX Best Paper Award for their work on 3D object detection in autonomous …

Link to Matthias Althoff Featured in Handelsblatt

12.06.2026

Sitegeist Develops Robots for Infrastructure Repair

MCML PI Matthias Althoff is co-founder of the Munich-based startup Sitegeist, which is developing autonomous robotic systems for the rehabilitation of aging infrastructure. The company’s modular …

Link to How Should Researchers Report Their Use of LLMs?

10.06.2026

How Should Researchers Report Their Use of LLMs?

MCML Research Insight – With Stefan Feuerriegel, Barbara Plank, Kerstin Forster, Dominique Geissler, Abdurahman Maarouf, Sebastian Maier

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly becoming part of scientific research. They can generate text, analyze data, simulate participants, and support researchers in entirely new ways. But there …

Link to Digdeep Podcast: AI in Schools – Are We Switching Off Our Thinking or Really Turning It On?

05.06.2026

Digdeep Podcast: AI in Schools – Are We Switching Off Our Thinking or Really Turning It On?

News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn

In this episode of #digdeep Jochen Kuhn and Florian Karsten talk again about AI in schools and the new developments. They discusses how rapidly the debate about artificial intelligence in schools has …

Link to Benjamin Lange: The Real Risk of AI Agents Is Manipulation Through Kindness

02.06.2026

Benjamin Lange: The Real Risk of AI Agents Is Manipulation Through Kindness

Research Film

As AI moves from answering questions to managing our lives, how do we make sure we stay in control?

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Link to MCML at CVPR 2026

02.06.2026

MCML at CVPR 2026

28 Accepted Papers (26 Main, and 2 Workshops)

We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 28 papers to CVPR 2026: 26 Main, and 2 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!

Link to Digdeep Podcast: Why Shouldn’t Women Be Afraid of STEM, Claudia Zech?

29.05.2026

Digdeep Podcast: Why Shouldn’t Women Be Afraid of STEM, Claudia Zech?

News From the Digital World by MCML PI Frauke Kreuter and Christof Horn

In this episode of #digdeep physicist and science communicator Claudia Zech talks about women in STEM and why young women should not be afraid of pursuing careers in science and technology. Women are …

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Link to MCML at ICRA 2026

29.05.2026

MCML at ICRA 2026

Four Accepted Papers (3 Main, and 1 Workshop)

We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 4 papers to ICRA 2026: 3 Main, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!

Link to Zeynep Akata: To Trust AI, We Need to Understand What Goes on Behind the Scenes

28.05.2026

Zeynep Akata: To Trust AI, We Need to Understand What Goes on Behind the Scenes

Research Film

How can we build AI systems that are transparent enough to be trusted with decisions that affect our health and daily lives?

Link to Germany’s AI Strategy: Powering Up the National Network

28.05.2026

Germany’s AI Strategy: Powering Up the National Network

How a National Network Is Shaping the Country's New Tech Roadmap and Global Position

In a recent article in Tagesspiegel Background, journalists Manfred Ronzheimer and Oliver Voß discuss Germany’s AI strategy. In their view, while a comprehensive national AI strategy is still pending, …

Link to Angela Schöllig Featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung

28.05.2026

Exploring Physical Intuition and the Limits of Language Models

MCML PI Angela Schöllig was recently featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung discussing whether current language models have hit a dead end. Schöllig explored why AI systems excel at complex cognitive tasks …

Link to Medical Diagnoses: How AI Explanations Help Doctors

27.05.2026

Medical Diagnoses: How AI Explanations Help Doctors

Stefan Feuerriegel Shows That AI Models Like ChatGPT Can Improve Diagnostic Accuracy in Radiology

That the Universe is expanding has been known for almost a hundred years now, but how fast? The exact rate of that expansion remains hotly debated, even challenging the standard model of cosmology. A …

Link to Daniel Cremers Featured in Everlast AI

27.05.2026

Discussing World Models, Autonomous Driving, and Europe’s AI Future

MCML Director Daniel Cremers was featured in an interview on the tech channel Everlast AI to discuss why the next major breakthrough in artificial intelligence will not be ChatGPT, but World Models. …

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Link to MCML at ICWSM 2026

26.05.2026

MCML at ICWSM 2026

Two Accepted Papers

We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 2 papers to ICWSM 2026. Congrats to our researchers!

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With Reply

26.05.2026

MCML Pitchtalks With Reply

Short Recap

On 22 May 2026, the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML) had the latest edition of its Industry Pitch Talks at Reply in Munich – bringing together MCML Junior Members, researchers, and …

Link to Björn Ommer Featured in Bavaria’s AI Initiative on Tagesschau

21.05.2026

Towards More Efficient and Accessible AI Systems in Bavaria

MCML PI Björn Ommer was featured in a Tagesschau article on Bavaria’s new large-scale AI initiative, which includes more than €50 million in investment for high-performance Nvidia GPUs to support the …

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