European Network of AI Excellence Centres
Los Angeles, March 10, 2021. A team of scientists headed by Dr. Nuria Oliver, co-chair of the board of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), has won first prize in the 500k Pandemic Response Challenge. Originally published March, 2021.
Autonomous robots that can assist humans in situations of daily life have been a long-standing vision of robotics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive sciences. In recent years, learning techniques have triggered tremendous progress in various areas including self-driving cars, logistics, manufacturing, and home automation. Several transport systems are largely autonomous, such as commercial aircrafts, metros, some trains, and drones. The driver, when there is one on-board, is providing only sporadic guidance.
In 2018, a group of leading European researchers in the field of machine learning joined forces to establish ELLIS - an AI network of excellence which aims to secure Europe’s sovereignty in the field of modern AI by creating a multi-centric laboratory consisting of units and institutes across Europe offering outstanding research conditions for the best talent from around the world. This grassroots initiative quickly gained international attention and inspired other scientists to follow the ELLIS vision.
On 4 July 2023, ELISE joined representatives of the European Commission (EC) and the other AI Networks of Excellence Centres (NoEs) in Brussels to discuss how to ensure European leadership in AI research and key strategic research topics, notably Large Generative AI Models.
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