European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability

ELIAS aims at establishing Europe as a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research that drives sustainable innovation and economic development.

We will create a Network of Excellence connecting researchers in academia with practitioners in the industry to differentiate Europe as a region where AI research builds towards a sustainable long-term future for our planet, contributes to a cohesive society, and respects individual preferences and rights.

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ELIAS USE CASES

UC1: AI for Building Optimisation

Cost reduction by improving the energy consumption through smart control systems which requires both control algorithms and prediction of actual consumption based on historical patterns and metadata, such as meteorological intormation.

UC2: AI for Monitoring the Virtual Infrastructure

Identifying cyber-attacks targeting the microservices architecture in an unsupervised and robust manner as anomalies

UC3: Responsible, User-centric Advertising

Addressing the challenges of responsible use of AI in online advertising, where traditional optimisation metrics focus on click-through and conversation rates.

UC4: Mitigating misinformed migrant perception in EU

Supporting migrants, refugees and students’ counter-narrative ideation and definition, providing support in verifying information, access to reliable sources, and describing how fake news spreads in social media.

UC5: AI for Forecasting of Vegetation State

Studying AI-based predictions of the effects of climate extremes on ecosystems, which can then be translated into crop harvest, forest health and water balance forecasts.

UC6: Open Materials Discovery Project

Developing AI methods that can (1) predict the structure of new materials from unrelaxed structures (2) predict target properties from unrelaxed structures and ultimately to (3) identify the structure that optimises a target property.

UC7: Personalised co-piloting systems

Supporting humans to extract information and insights from given multimodal documentation, providing support in verifying information, and developing research to deep-dive the trade-off between personalisation and diversification. 

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AI for Trade Challenge

The AI for Trade Global Challenge is an international competition calling on data scientists, economists, and machine learning experts to reimagine the future of global trade forecasting. Participants will develop predictive models to forecast the trade flows of the United States and China for October 2025—specifically, estimating dollar trade values for the top 200 exports and imports (at the HS4 product level) with the top 20 trading partners.

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Call for Nominations: ELLIS Fellows & Scholars 2025

Call for nominations to recognise outstanding AI researchers driving Europe’s future in machine learning and intelligent systems.

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ELIAS Reveals the Winners of Its First Open Call: Pioneering AI Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Press Release – ELIAS announces the winners of its first Open Call, funding four innovative AI projects tackling key sustainability challenges across Europe. These projects will receive support to develop solutions for a greener, fairer future.

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ELIAS Strengthens Interdisciplinary AI Research Through ELLIS PhD Program

The European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability (ELIAS) is shaping the next generation of AI researchers—through the ELLIS PhD Program—by uniting cutting-edge technical training with ethical responsibility and a focus on sustainable impact.

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ELIAS & IRCAI at GITEX Europe 2025: Workshop on Responsible AI and SDG Innovation

From 21 to 23 May 2025, the ELIAS project was prominently featured at the inaugural GITEX Europe in Berlin, joining forces with the IRCAI, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO, to spotlight the intersection of Responsible AI and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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AI Launchpad Batch #2

AI Launchpad Batch #2

Call for Applications #2 for the AI Launchpad. is open!

Applications are due by August 1st, 2025 at 23:59 CET!

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Protected: Atmospheric Machine Learning Emulation Challenge (AMLEC)

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Exploring the Future of Sustainability and AI

Key Insights from the 1st Theme Development Workshop in Bucharest

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AI Ethics and Education for a Democratic Future @ ACTION SUMMIT

As a significant side event at the AI Action Summit 2025, ELIAS played an important role in supporting the Workshop on AI Ethics and Education for Democracy. Held on February 6, 2025, at CNRS Site Pouchet in Paris, this interdisciplinary gathering united global...
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ELIAS 1st Open Call

Join ELIAS for a 6-month project funded by the European Union and receive: ♦ Up to € 60.000 (lump sum) to develop AI/Machine Learning applications for Sustainability ♦ Visibility through ELIAS online channels and events, and dissemination in the ELIAScommunity. ♦ The...
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Opportunities

AI Launchpad Batch #2

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Centralised Application Process Say goodbye to the hassle of applying to multiple incubators. With AI Launchpad, you can apply through our central portal and gain access to a network of premier AI startup ecosystems. A Network of AI Experts and...

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How to be a (Startup-) CTO

Ready to lead in tech? Join the Summer School 2025 by HPI Engine & ELIAS! Are you ready to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world technology leadership? HPI's annual Summer School, with support from ELIAS, is your chance to...

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