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Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators are an essential component of MCML's research team.

They are professors at either LMU Munich or TU Munich, who conduct cutting-edge research in core ML and AI topics. Their work is critical to advancing the field and ensuring that MCML remains at the forefront of machine learning research.

Link to Zeynep Akata

Zeynep Akata

Prof. Dr.

Interpretable and Reliable Machine Learning

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Matthias Althoff

Matthias Althoff

Prof. Dr.

Cyber Physical Systems

B3 | Multimodal Perception

Link to Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer

Prof. Dr.

Algorithmic Machine Learning & Explainable AI

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Ulrich Bauer

Ulrich Bauer

Prof. Dr.

Applied Topology and Geometry

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Bernd Bischl

Bernd Bischl

Prof. Dr.

Statistical Learning & Data Science

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Anne-Laure Boulesteix

Anne-Laure Boulesteix

Prof. Dr.

Biometry in Molecular Medicine

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Alena Buyx

Alena Buyx

Prof. Dr.

Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies

C5 | Humane AI

Link to Daniel Cremers

Daniel Cremers

Prof. Dr.

Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Angela Dai

Angela Dai

Prof. Dr.

Machine Learning of 3D Scene Geometry

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Mathias Drton

Mathias Drton

Prof. Dr.

Mathematical Statistics

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Stefan Feuerriegel

Stefan Feuerriegel

Prof. Dr.

Artificial Intelligence in Management

C4 | Computational Social Sciences

Link to Matthias Feurer

Matthias Feurer

Prof. Dr.

Statistical Learning & Data Science

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Massimo Fornasier

Massimo Fornasier

Prof. Dr.

Applied Numerical Analysis

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Alexander Fraser

Alexander Fraser

Prof. Dr.

Data Analytics & Statistics

B2 | Natural Language Processing

Link to Julien Gagneur

Julien Gagneur

Prof. Dr.

Computational Molecular Medicine

C2 | Biology

Link to Stephan Günnemann

Stephan Günnemann

Prof. Dr.

Data Analytics & Machine Learning

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Reinhard Heckel

Reinhard Heckel

Prof. Dr.

Machine Learning

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Eyke Hüllermeier

Eyke Hüllermeier

Prof. Dr.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Michael Ingrisch

Michael Ingrisch

Prof. Dr.

Clinical Data Science in Radiology

C1 | Medicine

Link to Stefanie Jegelka

Stefanie Jegelka

Prof. Dr.

Foundations of Deep Neural Networks

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Göran Kauermann

Göran Kauermann

Prof. Dr.

Applied Statistics in Social Sciences, Economics and Business

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Niki Kilbertus

Niki Kilbertus

Prof. Dr.

Ethics in Systems Design and Machine Learning

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Felix Krahmer

Felix Krahmer

Prof. Dr.

Optimization & Data Analysis

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Frauke Kreuter

Frauke Kreuter

Prof. Dr.

Social Data Science and AI Lab

C4 | Computational Social Sciences

Link to Helmut Küchenhoff

Helmut Küchenhoff

Prof. Dr.

Statistical Consulting Unit (StaBLab)

C4 | Computational Social Sciences

Link to Gitta Kutyniok

Gitta Kutyniok

Prof. Dr.

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Stefan Leutenegger

Stefan Leutenegger

Prof. Dr.

Machine Learning for Robotics

B3 | Multimodal Perception

Link to Christian Müller

Christian Müller

Prof. Dr.

Biomedical Statistics and Data Science

C2 | Biology

Link to Thomas Nagler

Thomas Nagler

Prof. Dr.

Computational Statistics & Data Science

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Nassir Navab

Nassir Navab

Prof. Dr.

Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality

C1 | Medicine

Link to Matthias Nießner

Matthias Nießner

Prof. Dr.

Visual Computing

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Sven Nyholm

Sven Nyholm

Prof. Dr.

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

C5 | Humane AI

Link to Björn Ommer

Björn Ommer

Prof. Dr.

Machine Vision & Learning

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Barbara Plank

Barbara Plank

Prof. Dr.

Artificial Intelligence and Computational Linguistics

B2 | Natural Language Processing

Link to Holger Rauhut

Holger Rauhut

Prof. Dr.

Mathematical Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Daniel Rückert

Daniel Rückert

Prof. Dr.

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine

C1 | Medicine

Link to David Rügamer

David Rügamer

Prof. Dr.

Data Science Group

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Fabian Scheipl

Fabian Scheipl

PD Dr.

Functional Data Analysis

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Volker Schmid

Volker Schmid

Prof. Dr.

Bayesian Imaging & Spatial Statistics

A1 | Statistical Foundations & Explainability

Link to Albrecht Schmidt

Albrecht Schmidt

Prof. Dr.

Human-Centered Ubiquitous Media

C5 | Humane AI

Link to Julia Schnabel

Julia Schnabel

Prof. Dr.

Computational Imaging and AI in Medicine

C1 | Medicine

Link to Angela P. Schöllig

Angela P. Schöllig

Prof. Dr.

Safety, Performance and Reliability of Learning Systems

B3 | Multimodal Perception

Link to Matthias Schubert

Matthias Schubert

Prof. Dr.

Database Systems & Data Mining

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Björn Schuller

Björn Schuller

Prof. Dr.

Health Informatics

B3 | Multimodal Perception

Link to Hinrich Schütze

Hinrich Schütze

Prof. Dr.

Statistical NLP and Deep Learning

B2 | Natural Language Processing

Link to Thomas Seidl

Thomas Seidl

Prof. Dr.

Database Systems & Data Mining

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Suvrit Sra

Suvrit Sra

Prof. Dr.

Resource Aware Machine Learning

A2 | Mathematical Foundations

Link to Fabian Theis

Fabian Theis

Prof. Dr.

Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems

C2 | Biology

Link to Nils Thuerey

Nils Thuerey

Prof. Dr.

Physics-based Simulation

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Volker Tresp

Volker Tresp

Prof. Dr.

Database Systems & Data Mining

A3 | Computational Models

Link to Christian Wachinger

Christian Wachinger

Prof. Dr.

Artificial Intelligence in Radiology

C1 | Medicine

Link to Rüdiger Westermann

Rüdiger Westermann

Prof. Dr.

Computer Graphics & Visualization

B1 | Computer Vision

Link to Xiaoxiang Zhu

Xiaoxiang Zhu

Prof. Dr.

Data Science in Earth Observation

C3 | Physics and Geo Sciences

Link to Ralf Zimmer

Ralf Zimmer

Prof. Dr.

Bioinformatics

C2 | Biology

Link to Michael Hedderich

Michael Hedderich

Dr.

JRG Leader Human-Centered NLP

B2 | Natural Language Processing

Link to Ben Lange

Ben Lange

Dr.

JRG Leader Ethics of AI

C5 | Humane AI