Our mission of the ELLIS Unit at ISTA is to advance excellence in machine learning research and graduate education, guided by foundational thinking and interdisciplinarity. Our unit emphasizes principled, mathematically rigorous approaches, while embracing curiosity-driven exploration rather than predetermined agendas. Situated within ISTAβs vibrant, world-class research environment, we thrive on collaborations across disciplines such as computer science, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, chemistry, and biology. As part of the ELLIS network, we contribute our expertise, facilities, and spirit of open exchange to strengthen Europeβs AI research community.
ELLIS Talk: Valentina Njaradi
ELLIS Young Innovators Talk: Frederik Kunstner
ELLIS Young Innovators Talk: Aaradhya Pandey
Huge Success at ICLR 2026! π
ELLIS Talks: Fanghui Liu (Warwick)
NeurIPS Preview at ISTA π₯
We are happy to share that the ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025 was a wonderful success!On November 24, the Downtown space at ISTA came alive with posters, discussions, and a vibrant exchange of ideas across machine…


