Events Archive

Colloquium  •  14.05.2025  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Robustness in Semiparametric Statistics

Rajen Shah, University of Cambridge

Given that all models are wrong, it is important to understand the performance of methods when the settings for which they have been designed are not met, and to modify them where possible so they are robust to these sorts of departures from the ideal. We present two examples with this broad goal in mind. We first look at a classical case of model …

Seminar  •  08.05.2025  •  Seminar Room Statistics, LMU

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

How to PhD

Tips and Insights for a Successful PhD

Exclusive for MCML PhD Students We invite our MCML PhD Students to a seminar, panel and workshop focused on key questions surrounding the PhD journey, including:

• How to publish successfully
• Where to travel (conferences, summer schools)
• How to work with your supervisor
• What really matters during a PhD

Workshop  •  06.05.2025  •  House of Communication, August-Everding-Straße 25, 81671 Munich

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Part 1: Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI

AI Agents 101: What They Are, How They Work, and How They Can Create Value

By popular demand, the “Comparing Notes on Trustworthy AI” series continues in 2025. This year, we will be exploring different political, legal, technical, and ethical perspectives on AI Agents. Join us for our first event in Munich, free registration here: https://lnkd.in/eX7Pf6UJ

• We will have panel and networking to continue the discussion. The …

Pitchtalk Series  •  06.05.2025  •  Daiichi Sankyo, Munich Office

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Daiichi Sankyo

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On May 6th, the MCML will have its next Pitchtalk with Industry. That day, we will visit Daiichi Sankyo. At their Munich Office, from 16:00 - 18:00.

Meetup  •  24.04.2025  •  Impact Hub Munich, Gotzinger Str. 8, 81371 Munich

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Munich AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision Meetup

Cecilia Curreli, MCML

On April 24, 2025, the Munich AI, ML, and Computer Vision Meetup will take place at Impact Hub Munich. The event will feature talks from experts on cutting-edge topics in AI, machine learning, and computer vision. One of the speakers is our Junior Member Cecilia Curreli, who will present her research on human motion prediction using nonisotropic …

Colloquium  •  23.04.2025  •  LMU Department of Statistics and via zoom

4:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Story-Led Causal Inference

Jessica Young, Harvard University

The modern causal inference literature has expressed a deep divide over the nature of the so-called consistency condition. Consistency is popularly characterized as the condition that counterfactual/potential outcomes indexed by a hypothetical intervention of interest may be equated to measured outcomes among those whose data is consistent with …

Pitchtalk Series  •  10.04.2025  •  Bain&Company, Karlsplatz 1, 80335 München

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With Bain & Company

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On April 10th, we will be invited to Bain & Company for a Meetup in our series MCML Pitchtalks with Industry. Some of our junior members and research staff from Bain & Company will show each other’s research on decision-theoretic methods, uncertainty quantification, and generative AI. Join us for a lively meetup, and feel free to reach out to …

Demo Day  •  09.04.2025  •  WERK1, Munich

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The LMU Innovation Incubator Demo Day

Final Event of the LMU Innovation Incubator Startup Program 2025

On behalf of the LMU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and the LMU Innovation Incubator, we cordially invite you to the forthcoming Demo Day of the Innovation Incubator’s 6th Edition. The LMU IEC Innovation Incubation program aims to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of our participants, who come from diverse academic backgrounds with a strong …

Cafe  •  08.04.2025  •  Zentrum für Nationales Hochleistungsrechnen Erlangen NHR@FAU at RRZE, Martensstraße 1, Room 02.049, 91058 Erlangen

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Monthly HPC Café, in April About "Bayern KI – Resources and Support for AI Research in Bavaria"

Discussion, Contact and Training

Join the HPC Café of NHR@FAU, which complements the established contact channels and training offerings on every second Tuesday of the month. Starting with a short Q&A session, where you can ask and discuss anything HPC related, from running job scripts to performance issues there is also focus on a specific topic, either as a short talk or a …

Girls'Day  •  03.04.2025  •  LMU Main Building

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Girls' Day 2025

Learn How AI Works and Influences Our World

Join us on April 3, 2025, for an exciting event designed specifically for girls and genderqueer children aged 11-15. This event will cover topics like recognizing fake news, understanding algorithmic bias, and discovering career opportunities in AI. The event includes three interactive workshops—one in English and two in German— with a lunch break …

Pitchtalk Series  •  02.04.2025  •  Ludwigstrasse 33, 1st floor, Seminar room of the Statistics Institute

MCML Industry Pitchtalks With appliedAI

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On April 2nd, we will welcome appliedAI and some of their industry partners from industry to the MCML for a Meetup as part of our “MCML Pitchtalks with Industry”. Some of our junior members and research staff from appliedAI and their partners will engage in exchange of ideas on AI Agentic Systems, RAG Methods, Generative AI and AGI-Benchmarking. …

Lecture  •  01.04.2025  •  Seminar Room 211b, 2/F, Ludwigstr. 28 (Front Building), 80539 Munich

10:00 am - 11:00 am

AI Writing Assistants’ Influence on User Opinions

Maurice Jakesch, Chair of Computational Social Science Lab, Bauhaus University Weimar

AI writing assistants powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used to support people’s writing. Can they impact people’s opinions in this process? We exposed participants writing about important societal issues to an AI writing assistant that provided biased autocomplete suggestions. When using the AI assistant, participants’ …

Panel Discussion  •  01.04.2025  •  Design Offices Macherei, Weihenstephaner Straße 12, 81673 München

"Power Up!" the Second SZ Digital Summit

Björn Ommer in the Debate “Dare to Be More Elon Musk? the Silicon Valley Mindset”

Our PI Björn Ommer talks at the 2. SZ digital summit about “Dare to be more Elon Musk? The Silicon Valley Mindset” (Mehr Elon Musk wagen? Die Denkweise des Silicon Valley)  with Jannis Brühl and Marietje Schaake from the Cyber Policy Center of the Stanford University. In “Power Up!”, the media company Süddeutsche Zeitung will provide a lot of …

Hackathon  •  28.03.2025 - 30.03.2025  •  LMU Munich, Main Building

DataFest 2025

Call for Applications

Join the DataFest Germany on March, 28-30, 2025, a 48-hour competition challenging teams of students to analyze complex datasets. The DataFest is a student competition for data analysis (“hackathon”) in which bachelor and master students of all disciplines can participate. In teams of 2-5 people, you will analyze a large and complex data set over a …

Workshop  •  27.03.2025 - 28.03.2025  •  LMU Munich, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room F107

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Spiking Neural Networks

Gitta Kutyniok, MCML

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing society at an unprecedented rate, reshaping industries and redefining daily life. However, one of its most pressing global challenges is its massive energy consumption. A promising solution lies in embracing analog technologies, such as neuromorphic chips, alongside spiking neural networks—an analog …

MCML Stammtisch  •  26.03.2025  •  Türkenhof, Türkenstraße 78, 80799 München

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

MCML Stammtisch - March Edition

Join Us for an Evening of Connection and Conversation

We heartily invite to the next MCML-Stammtisch edition, taking place on Wednesday, March 26th, at 6 pm, at Türkenhof, Türkenstraße 78, Munich (close to “U3 Universität”). Happy to see you there.

MCML Internal Pitchtalks  •  26.03.2025  •  LMU Munich, Akademiestrasse 7, 1st floor

4:00 pm - 5:45 pm

MCML Internal Pitchtalks

Tobias Schmidt, Rodrigo González, Helmholtz AI / MCML
Valentin Melnychuk, LMU / MCML
Udo Schlegel, LMU / MCML
Ivica Obadic, TUM / MCML

We will have three talks by Junior Members of the MCML. Afterwards, at 6pm, the MCML Stammtisch is taking place at Türkenhof. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Munich AI Lectures  •  26.03.2025  •  LMU Munich, Room W201, Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 Munich

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Foundational Methods for Foundation Models for Scientific Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Michael Mahoney, University of California at Berkeley

The upcoming Munich AI Lectures will feature Michael Mahoney from UC Berkeley. Organized by the Chair of AI in Management, the lecture will focus on “Foundational Methods for Foundation Models for Scientific Machine Learning."