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Link to MCML at LRZ — Pitchtalks, Meetup, and Guided Tour

13.05.2026

MCML at LRZ — Pitchtalks, Meetup, and Guided Tour

Short Recap

On 12 May, MCML members visited the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Garching for an afternoon dedicated to the intersection of machine learning research and high-performance computing. The …

Link to Cordelia Schmid Featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung

11.05.2026

Teaching Robots to See and Interact With Their Environment

Cordelia Schmid, member of the MCML Advisory Board, was recently featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung. The article focuses on her work in computer vision and robotics, including how AI helps robots …

Link to Research Stay at Imperial College London

11.05.2026

Research Stay at Imperial College London

Jun Li – Funded by the MCML AI X-Change Program

After the MCML delegation trip to London, I was very happy to stay for one week at Imperial College London and visit Professor Wenjia Bai’s group as part of the MCML AI X-Change Program. It was …

Link to Right Answer, Wrong Reasoning - Is AI Thinking or Cheating?

08.05.2026

Right Answer, Wrong Reasoning - Is AI Thinking or Cheating?

MCML Research Insight – With Xinpeng Wang and Barbara Plank

Imagine a student solving a math problem. The steps look perfectly logical, neatly written, and convincing. But in reality, the student already knew the answer and simply worked backwards to justify …

Link to Digdeep Podcast: China Speed ​​Or Fight for Survival – What Does the Beijing Auto Show Show Us, Augustin Friedel?

07.05.2026

Digdeep Podcast: China Speed ​​Or Fight for Survival – What Does the Beijing Auto Show Show Us, Augustin Friedel?

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

In this episode of #digdeep automobile expert Augustin Friedel talks about the Beijing Auto Show. The Beijing Auto Show has become the world’s largest automobile show, with over 1,800 vehicles and more …

Link to MCML Delegation Visit to the UK

07.05.2026

MCML Delegation Visit to the UK

Short Recap

The visit brought together MCML researchers and partners for a week of workshops and joint discussions across Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, Cambridge University, King’s College …

Link to Matthias Niessner Featured in Handelsblatt Disrupt Podcast

07.05.2026

World Models and the Future of Robotics

MCML PI Matthias Niessner joined the Handelsblatt Disrupt podcast to discuss the growing hype around “World Models”, AI systems capable of understanding and recreating the world in 3D. In conversation …

Link to MCML Research Forum Kicks Off With First Session

06.05.2026

MCML Research Forum Kicks Off With First Session

A Space for Early-Stage Research and Collaborative Discussion

The first session of the MCML Research Forum marked a successful kickoff of this new initiative. Participants received an introduction to the concept of edge of stability, along with insights into …

Link to MemAgents Workshop at ICLR 2026

06.05.2026

MemAgents Workshop at ICLR 2026

Interational Workshop Co-Organized by Hinrich Schütze, Yunpu Ma and Ercong Nie

The workshop Memory for LLM-Based Agentic Systems (MemAgents), co-located with ICLR 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, focused on the role of memory in long-horizon AI agents. As LLMs evolve into agentic systems, …

Link to MunichNLP X MCML Meetup

05.05.2026

MunichNLP X MCML Meetup

Short Recap

In collaboration with MunichNLP, MCML hosted the April edition of the MunichNLP Meetup, welcoming around 50 participants. The event once again highlighted the strong interest in high-quality academic …

Link to MCML at AISTATS 2026

01.05.2026

MCML at AISTATS 2026

Eight Accepted Papers (7 Main, and 1 Workshop)

We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 8 papers to AISTATS 2026: 7 Main, and 1 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!

Link to MCML Stammtisch - Recap

30.04.2026

MCML Stammtisch - Recap

April Edition

Yesterday’s MCML Stammtisch brought the community together. A perfect chance to exchange ideas and enjoy relaxed conversations beyond the labs.

Link to Björn Ommer: How AI Can Transform Society if We Use It Responsibly

28.04.2026

Björn Ommer: How AI Can Transform Society if We Use It Responsibly

Research Film

How can we make high-performance AI accessible to everyone without the need for massive computing centers?

Link to Girls' Day 2026

27.04.2026

Girls' Day 2026

Exploring AI in Everyday Life

As part of this year’s Girls’ Day, we were excited to welcome a group of curious and motivated students to our workshop.

Link to Research Stay at Imperial College London

27.04.2026

Research Stay at Imperial College London

Lennart Bastian – Funded by the MCML AI X-Change Program

During my research stay at Imperial College London, I had the pleasure of working with the CIRCLE group led by Tolga Birdal in the Department of Computing. Among the various research topics at CIRCLE …

Link to Teaching NLP in the LLM Era: Workshop TeachNLP 2026

23.04.2026

Teaching NLP in the LLM Era: Workshop TeachNLP 2026

International Workshop at EACL 2026 Co-Organized by Our Junior Member Matthias Aßenmacher

How should Natural Language Processing be taught in the age of large language models? This question brought researchers and educators together at the Seventh Workshop on Teaching Natural Language …

Link to Digdeep Podcast: How Can Dr. ChatGPT Actually Help the Family Doctor, Prof. Jochen Gensichen?

23.04.2026

Digdeep Podcast: How Can Dr. ChatGPT Actually Help the Family Doctor, Prof. Jochen Gensichen?

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

This episode of #digdeep is with Jochen Gensichen, director of general medicine at the LMU Clinic in Munich. For most people in Germany, the general practitioner’s office is the first point of contact, …

Link to Development of a New AI Foundation Model

23.04.2026

Development of a New AI Foundation Model

New Infrastructure Aims to Enable More Efficient and Accessible AI

The Bavarian AI Foundation Model Initiative is a flagship project funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts (StMWK) to strengthen Bavaria’s technological sovereignty in the field …

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