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Awards and Prizes

MCML researchers are regularly honored with prestigious awards for their contributions to machine learning and artificial intelligence. This section highlights notable achievements, from distinguished research prizes to academic honors, reflecting the impact and excellence of our community.

2025

Link to Outstanding Paper Award at ICML 2025 for MCML Researchers

18.07.2025

Outstanding Paper Award at ICML 2025 for MCML Researchers

Link to ERC Proof of Concept Grants for Fabian Theis

15.07.2025

ERC Proof of Concept Grants for Fabian Theis

Link to Nassir Navab Receives 2025 IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award

15.07.2025

Nassir Navab Receives 2025 IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award

Link to Anne-Laure Boulesteix Receives Reinhart Koselleck Grant

07.07.2025

Anne-Laure Boulesteix Receives Reinhart Koselleck Grant

Link to Zeynep Akata Receives 2025 ZukunftsWissen Prize

26.06.2025

Zeynep Akata Receives 2025 ZukunftsWissen Prize

Link to ERC Advanced Grant for Massimo Fornasier

20.06.2025

ERC Advanced Grant for Massimo Fornasier

Link to ERC Advanced Grant for Albrecht Schmidt

18.06.2025

ERC Advanced Grant for Albrecht Schmidt

Link to Daniel Rückert Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

04.06.2025

Daniel Rückert Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Link to Christian Koke Wins ICLR MLMP 2025 Best Paper Award

08.05.2025

Christian Koke Wins ICLR MLMP 2025 Best Paper Award

Link to Azade Farshad Receives BVM Award for Top Medical Imaging Research

24.03.2025

Azade Farshad Receives BVM Award for Top Medical Imaging Research

Link to Steffen Schneider Awarded as Young Scientist of the Year

01.02.2025

Steffen Schneider Awarded as Young Scientist of the Year


2024

Link to Björn Ommer Receives 2024 Eduard-Rhein-Foundation Technology Prize

13.12.2024

Björn Ommer Receives 2024 Eduard-Rhein-Foundation Technology Prize

Link to MCML Director Daniel Rückert Receives Leibniz Prize

11.12.2024

MCML Director Daniel Rückert Receives Leibniz Prize

Link to Matthias Nießner Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

05.12.2024

Matthias Nießner Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

Link to Nassir Navab Receives the Prestigious ISMAR Career Impact Award

05.12.2024

Nassir Navab Receives the Prestigious ISMAR Career Impact Award

Link to Alena Buyx Appointed as New Curator of the Bertelsmann Foundation

28.10.2024

Alena Buyx Appointed as New Curator of the Bertelsmann Foundation

Link to Daniel Rückert Receives MICCAI Society’s Enduring Impact Award

22.10.2024

Daniel Rückert Receives MICCAI Society’s Enduring Impact Award

Link to Alexander Fraser Receives EU Funding for Research on LLMs

16.10.2024

Alexander Fraser Receives EU Funding for Research on LLMs

Link to Success for the Group of Nassir Navab at MICCAI 2024

13.10.2024

Success for the Group of Nassir Navab at MICCAI 2024

Link to Alena Buyx Receives Order of Merit on German Unity Day 2024

11.10.2024

Alena Buyx Receives Order of Merit on German Unity Day 2024

Link to Angela Dai Receives ECVA Young Researcher Award 2024

04.10.2024

Angela Dai Receives ECVA Young Researcher Award 2024

Link to Björn Ommer Receives the German AI Award

30.09.2024

Björn Ommer Receives the German AI Award

Link to Frontiers of Science Award at ICBS 2024 for Fabian Theis and Colleagues

24.09.2024

Frontiers of Science Award at ICBS 2024 for Fabian Theis and Colleagues

Link to 2024 ACHA Charles Chui Young Researcher Best Paper Award for Johannes Maly

17.09.2024

2024 ACHA Charles Chui Young Researcher Best Paper Award for Johannes Maly

Link to Björn Ommer Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis

13.09.2024

Björn Ommer Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis

Link to Angela Dai Receives German Pattern Recognition Award 2024

12.09.2024

Angela Dai Receives German Pattern Recognition Award 2024

Link to Success at ACL 2024: Area Chair Award for Barbara Plank and Her Team

16.08.2024

Success at ACL 2024: Area Chair Award for Barbara Plank and Her Team

Link to Matthias Althoff and Team Receive TeachInfAward

24.07.2024

Matthias Althoff and Team Receive TeachInfAward

Link to Pedro Tomaz Da Silva Wins ISBM 2024 Best RegSys Poster Award

21.07.2024

Pedro Tomaz Da Silva Wins ISBM 2024 Best RegSys Poster Award

Link to Nassir Navab Elected as Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE) Fellow

02.07.2024

Nassir Navab Elected as Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE) Fellow

Link to Niki Kilbertus Appointed as a Member of the Junge Akademie

25.06.2024

Niki Kilbertus Appointed as a Member of the Junge Akademie

Link to Leopoldina Prize for Young Scientists for Niki Kilbertus

13.06.2024

Leopoldina Prize for Young Scientists for Niki Kilbertus

Link to 2024 Engagement Award for Maria Matveev

24.05.2024

2024 Engagement Award for Maria Matveev

Link to Alfred-Breit-Prize for Julia Schnabel

16.05.2024

Alfred-Breit-Prize for Julia Schnabel

Link to Humboldt Professorship for Stefanie Jegelka and Suvrit Sra

16.05.2024

Humboldt Professorship for Stefanie Jegelka and Suvrit Sra

Link to Outstanding Paper Award at EACL 2024 for Hinrich Schütze and Lütfi Kerem Senel

22.03.2024

Outstanding Paper Award at EACL 2024 for Hinrich Schütze and Lütfi Kerem Senel

Link to Albrecht Schmidt Named 2023 ACM Fellow

30.01.2024

Albrecht Schmidt Named 2023 ACM Fellow

Link to Björn Schuller Named 2023 ACM Fellow

30.01.2024

Björn Schuller Named 2023 ACM Fellow


2023

Link to ERC Synergy Grant for Julien Gagneur

26.10.2023

ERC Synergy Grant for Julien Gagneur

Link to GMDS Förderpreis 2023 for Theresa Ullmann and Julian Lange

22.09.2023

GMDS Förderpreis 2023 for Theresa Ullmann and Julian Lange

Link to Best Paper Award at ECML PKDD 2023

21.09.2023

Best Paper Award at ECML PKDD 2023

Link to ERC Starting Grant for Angela Dai

26.08.2023

ERC Starting Grant for Angela Dai

Link to ACL 2023 Test of Time Paper Award Goes to Hinrich Schütze

21.07.2023

ACL 2023 Test of Time Paper Award Goes to Hinrich Schütze

Link to Dominik Bär Awarded AI-Newcomer 2023

03.05.2023

Dominik Bär Awarded AI-Newcomer 2023

Link to Alex Fraser Received a Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant for His Project "Data4ML"

25.01.2023

Alex Fraser Received a Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant for His Project "Data4ML"


2022

Link to Fabian Theis Receives Leibniz Prize

08.12.2022

Fabian Theis Receives Leibniz Prize

Link to Göran Kauermann and Collaborators Awarded With Corona Special Prize

24.11.2022

Göran Kauermann and Collaborators Awarded With Corona Special Prize

Link to Best Poster Award at IBC 2022 Goes to Theresa Ullmann

27.09.2022

Best Poster Award at IBC 2022 Goes to Theresa Ullmann

Link to Hinrich Schütze Awarded Proof of Concept Grant Grant for His Project Respond2Hate

06.09.2022

Hinrich Schütze Awarded Proof of Concept Grant Grant for His Project Respond2Hate

Link to ERC Results in Brief Article on Alexander Fraser's ERC Starting Grant

12.08.2022

ERC Results in Brief Article on Alexander Fraser's ERC Starting Grant


2021

Link to Max Berrendorf and Volker Tresp Receive Best Paper Award at ISWC 2021

08.11.2021

Max Berrendorf and Volker Tresp Receive Best Paper Award at ISWC 2021


2020

Link to Moritz Herrmann Receives the Bernd-Streitberg Award of the German Biometric Society

11.09.2020

Moritz Herrmann Receives the Bernd-Streitberg Award of the German Biometric Society


2019

Link to 3rd Place at ACM SIGSPATIAL GisCup 2019

14.11.2019

3rd Place at ACM SIGSPATIAL GisCup 2019