BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//elias-ai - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://elias-ai.eu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for elias-ai REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260701T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260701T130000 DTSTAMP:20260527T152439Z CREATED:20260527T152436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T152439Z UID:12191-1782898200-1782910800@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:Workshop on Multimodal Foundation Models: From Research to Innovation DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n About the Workshop\n Organizers\n Registration\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Information\n Event Details\n \n DateWednesday\, 01 July 2026\n Time09:30 - 13:00\n FormatHybrid (In-person and Online)\n AudiencePublic\n LocationInstitut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC) in Barcelona\n \n \n \n \n Registration Deadline (Face-to-face)\n June 24\, 2026\n \n \n Registration Deadline (Online)\n June 30\, 2026\n \n \n \n\n \n Context\n About the Workshop\n Multimodal foundation models are becoming central to the next generation of artificial intelligence. By learning from and connecting different types of data — such as text\, images\, video\, audio\, 3D\, sensors and other data streams — these models open new possibilities for more generalisable\, robust and adaptable AI systems. \n The workshop will feature invited talks by top researchers in the field\, presenting recent developments in multimodal foundation model research. These scientific contributions will be complemented by an invited industry talk and a panel discussion on the role of AI-driven innovation in connecting research breakthroughs with practical applications. \n On 1 July 2026\, the European AI research community will gather in Barcelona for the Workshop on Multimodal Foundation Models: From Research to Innovation. Bringing together leading researchers\, industry representatives and European AI initiatives\, the event will create a space for scientific exchange\, applied perspectives and discussion on the future of AI-driven innovation. \n \n\n \n Partners\n Organizers\n The event is hosted by the Computer Vision Center (CVC)\, and co-organised by the following partners: \n \n ELLIOT\n ELLIS Unit Barcelona\n ELLIS Programme on Multimodal Learning Systems\n ELIAS\n XARXA RDI-IA\n \n The event is proudly supported by the city council of Barcelona. \n \n\n \n Join us\n Registration\n Secure your spot for the Workshop on Multimodal Foundation Models. Please ensure you sign up before the respective deadlines for face-to-face (June 24) and online participation (June 30). \n Register for the Event →\n \n \n\n \n \n Quick Actions\n Register Now\n \n For more updates\, detailed program schedules\, and speaker announcements\, please check out the official event portal: \n Official Event Page URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/workshop-on-multimodal-foundation-models-from-research-to-innovation/ LOCATION:Computer Vision Center\, Edifici O\, Campus UAB\, Barcelona\, 08193\, Spain CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Workshop-on-Multimodal-Foundation-Models-From-Research-to-Innovation-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260727T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260730T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T122938Z CREATED:20260420T135504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T122938Z UID:11358-1785142800-1785430800@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:ELLIS Doctoral Symposium 2026 on Trustworthy AI DESCRIPTION:The ELLIS Doctoral Symposium (EDS) is back this summer for its sixth edition in the vibrant city of Lisbon\, Portugal! From July 27 to 30\, immerse yourself in an exciting week of cutting-edge scientific discussions\, valuable networking opportunities\, and a chance to experience Portugal’s warm and welcoming culture. \n🎓 What is EDS? \nThe ELLIS Doctoral Symposium is the highlight of the year for the ELLIS PhD Program\, gathering ELLIS PhD students alongside others in the field for an enriching exchange of knowledge in machine learning. The theme for EDS 202 is “Trustworthy AI.”  \n👥 What to Expect? \nThe symposium provides a platform for young researchers to present their work\, exchange ideas\, and engage in discussions on the future of AI\, particularly in creating future AI systems that are reliable\, safe\, and adaptable. Through a series of talks\, panels\, poster sessions\, and networking opportunities\, EDS 2026 will promote collaboration and innovation in the field of AI\, helping to shape the next generation of AI researchers.  \nFirst registration round is currently open and accepting submissions until April 26th\, 2026. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Programme\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n27 July (Day 1)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nDuration\n\n\nSession Name\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30–13:30\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:30–14:00\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\n\n Welcome remarks\n Mario Figueiredo\, ELLIS Unit Lisbon Director & ELLIS Fellow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00–15:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Keynote\n André Martins\, ELLIS Fellow and Co-Director of the ELLIS NLP Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00–16:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Opening Keynote\n Asja Fischer\, ELLIS Scholar and member of the Theory\, Algorithms and Computations ELLIS Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:00–18:00\n\n\n2 hours\n\n\nOpening Poster Session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17:00–19:00\n\n\n2 hours\n\n\nWelcome Reception\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n28 July (Day 2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nDuration\n\n\nSession Name\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:00–10:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Early Career Talks\n Marcos Treviso\, ELLIS Unit Lisbon Faculty\nCatarina Barata\, ELLIS Scholar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00–11:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Keynote\n Desmond Elliott\, ELLIS Unit Copenhagen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00–11:30\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30–12:30\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Keynote\n Pedro Bizarro\, Chief Scientific Officer\, Feedzai\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30–14:00\n\n\n1.5 hours\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00–14:30\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\nIndustry Pitch Talks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:30–15:15\n\n\n45 mins\n\n\n\n Career Development Panel: Academia & Industry\n Various speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:15–16:00\n\n\n45 mins\n\n\nPhD Lightning Talks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:00–18:00\n\n\n2 hours\n\n\n\n Posters\n Drinks & Nibbles will be served\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00–20:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\nOptional social event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n29 July (Day 3)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nDuration\n\n\nSession Name\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:00–10:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Early Career Talks\n Emanuel Gonçalves\, ELLIS Scholar\nZita Marinho\, ELLIS Unit Lisbon Faculty\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00–11:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Keynote\n Gustau Camps-Valls\, ELLIS Fellow and Co-Director of ELLIS Earth and Climate Sciences Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00–11:30\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30–14:30\n\n\n3 hours\n\n\nIndustry Fair\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30–14:00\n\n\n1.5 hours\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:30–15:00\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\nPhD Lightning Talks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00–16:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Local Keynote\n Ana Paiva\, ELLIS Fellow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:00–18:00\n\n\n2 hours\n\n\n\n Posters\n Drinks & Nibbles will be served\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00–22:00\n\n\n3 hours\n\n\n\n Gala Dinner\n Casa do Alentejo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n30 July (Day 4)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nDuration\n\n\nSession Name\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:15–11:00\n\n\n1 hour 45 mins\n\n\nPhD lightning talks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00–11:30\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30–12:30\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Keynote\n João Santinha\, Champalimaud Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30–14:00\n\n\n1.5 hours\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00–15:00\n\n\n1 hour\n\n\n\n Closing Keynote\n Isabel Valera\, ELLIS Fellow and member of the Robust ML Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00–15:30\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\nGroup photo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:30–16:00\n\n\n30 mins\n\n\n\n Closing remarks\, announcement of poster winners\, announcement of next EDS location\n Isabel Trancoso\, ELLIS Fellow and ELLIS Unit Lisbon member\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n N.B. Please note that the program is currently in development and is subject to minor changes. The program will be updated regularly.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n General Information\n EDS is open to all ELLIS PhDs and postdocs\, as well as PhD students of ELLIS Fellows/Scholars/Members who are not part of the ELLIS PhD program. Students who are not from the ELLIS network may only apply during the second round\, pending space availability.  \nCapacity is limited to 200 participants. The organisers will prioritise students from the ELLIS network\, and those who are early in their PhDs.  \nThe participation fee for the ELLIS Doctoral Symposium 2026 is 150 EUR per person. The fee covers access to all conference sessions\, coffee breaks\, lunches\, and social events.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Poster Instructions\n All participants are encouraged to submit a poster – this is the best way to promote your research and get feedback from your peers.  \nPosters must represent original research (published or unpublished) conducted by the author(s) and can be printed in A0 or A1\, portrait only. At registration\, you will be asked to submit a preliminary title which will be used in the poster booklet.  \nYou must print your poster yourself. If you want to print your poster in Lisbon you can use one of the following shops close to the venue:  \nhttp://www.zoomcopia.com/ – Address: Rua Dona Filipa de Vilhena 34A\, Lisbon \nCopitec – Centro de Cópias – Address: Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques 43B\, Lisbon \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n V. Important Dates\n \nRegistration opens for ELLIS PhD students: 2nd March 2026\nFirst registration round deadline: 26th April 2026\nFirst acceptance notification: 5th May 2026\nRegistration opens for all students: 5th May 2026\nRegistration closes for all: 31st May 2026\nFinal acceptance notifications: 5th June 2026\nFinal payment deadline for all accepted students: 15th June 2026\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration Form\n To apply\, please complete the following registration form by the indicated deadline above.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EDS Mobility Grants\nStudents may be eligible for travel funding through the following option: \nELIAS Mobility Program: ELLIS PhDs/postdocs whose applications to EDS2026 have been successfully accepted can apply to this funding. The funding is distributed on a ‘first come\, first served’ basis until the allocated mobility funds for this event run out. \n\nEDS26 Mobility grant (guidelines)\nEDS26 Mobility Grant (ELIAS) Application\nEDS26 Reimbursement Report (ELIAS Beneficiary)\nEDS26 Reimbursement Report (Externals)\n\nFor any questions regarding the ELIAS mobility grant\, please contact: phd@ellis.eu \nELIZA Mobility Program: ELLIS PhD students are eligible for this mobility grant only if they are based in one of the following ELIZA sites: Berlin\, Darmstadt\, Freiburg\, Heidelberg\, München\, Saarbrücken\, Tübingen.  \nTo apply\, please go here.  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learn More\n\nEDS 2026 Official Website\nSummary of Last Year’s EDS Event\nLearn About the ELLIS PhD Program\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n Details\n Start: July 27\, 2026 \n End: July 30\, 2026 \n Event Categories: Symposium\, PhD Training \n Event Tags: #eds2026\, #TrustworthyAI\, #ELLIS \n\n Website\n Visit Event Website \n\n Organisers\n ELLIS Unit Lisbon & Instituto Superior Técnico (ULisboa) \n \n\n \n Venue\n Instituto Superior Técnico \n University of Lisbon \n Av. Rovisco Pais 1\, 1049-001 Lisbon\, Portugal \n\n Location\n The symposium will be hosted at the Alameda campus of IST\, centrally located in Lisbon. The venue is a hub for technology and innovation\, easily accessible via the Metro (Alameda or Saldanha stations). \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n © 2026 ELLIS Doctoral Symposium Lisbon. All rights reserved.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest News\nOpportunities\nEvents\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nRecent articles\n\n\n\nELIAS Alliance Expands Pan-European Network with Eight New Regional AI Innovation Nodes\nELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2026\n ClimX Challenge\nELIAS Unveils Winners of 2nd Open Call: Accelerating AI Solutions for European Sustainability and Resilience\nIDEASHACK 2026 Highlights the Power of European AI Innovation\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Upcoming Events \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Nov \n \n 26 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 9:00 - 13:00 \n \n \n \n ELIAS & ELLIOT Theme Development Workshop on AI for a Sustainable Society \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 12 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 8:00 - 17:00 \n \n \n \n ELIAS @ NeurIPS2026 | Foundations of Agentic Systems Theory (FAST) workshop \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Dec \n \n 13 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 8:00 - 17:00 \n \n \n \n ELIAS @ NeurIPS2026 | Representations for the Physical Sciences (R/PS) workshop \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Jan \n \n 25 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protected: ELIAS Winter School 2027 \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Search for: URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/eds2026-trustworthy-ai/ LOCATION:Instituto Superior Técnico\, Lisbon\, Portugal CATEGORIES:Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/eds2026-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260831T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260903T170000 DTSTAMP:20260520T114813Z CREATED:20260513T104207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T114813Z UID:12060-1788163200-1788454800@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:How to be a (Startup-) CTO DESCRIPTION:General Info\n Description\n Key Learnings\n CTO Areas\n Schedule\n Examination\n FAQ\n Literature\n Registration\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n Seminar\n General Information\n \n FormatBlock seminar\, combining practical classes and panel discussions\n Duration4-day intensive (corresponds to 2 semester hours/week)\n ECTS3 ECTS\n ExaminationWritten (scenario-based\, non-multiple-choice)\n LanguageEnglish\n ParticipantsMaster's students and PhD candidates in Computer Science\n Max. participants75 students\n LocationHPI Potsdam\, Campus II — August-Bebel-Str. 88\, 14482 Potsdam\n FeeNone\n Module types\n ITSE: HPI-MK\n HPI-SSK-RW\n HPI-SSK-ML\n DE: HPI-SSK-RW\n HPI-DE-RWM\n \n \n \n \n Registration Deadline\n 28.08.2026\n \n \n Summer School\n 31.08 – 03.09.2026\n \n \n Exam Date\n TBC\n \n \n \n\n \n Details\n Description\n The Summer School "How to Be a (Startup) CTO" at HPI in Potsdam Griebnitzsee\, close to Berlin\, is an intensive 4-day seminar designed for master's students and PhD candidates seeking to understand the multifaceted role of a Chief Technology Officer in startup and tech environments. \n Participants will learn about specific tasks and responsibilities of a CTO such as technology strategy\, devops\, leadership\, building high-performing teams\, retaining talent\, healthy growth\, communication\, lean analytics and financing tech startups. \n The summer school consists of a blend of classes\, panels\, fireside chats and reflection sessions — not only to gain knowledge but also to engage actively with expert speakers and other participants\, and to reflect on their own career path. \n The course aims to shed light on three central questions: What defines the role of a CTO in a startup? How does the role change over the growth phase? And what makes a great CTO — what skills are needed and how can one acquire them? \n \n\n \n Key Learnings\n What You Will Learn\n \n Understand the CTO role in depth\n \n What defines the role of a CTO in a startup and which are the most important roles she has to work with?\n What skills does a CTO need and how can one acquire them? What is the difference between a Developer and a CTO?\n How does the role of a CTO change over the growth phases of a company?\n \n \n \n Solve real-world challenges with expert speakers\n \n How does a sustainable technology strategy look like?\n How can I create a masterplan for smooth operations?\n How can I retain talent and facilitate healthy growth?\n How can I build high-performing product and tech teams?\n What does professional communication as a CTO require?\n What is my role as a CTO in investment rounds?\n How can I set clear\, meaningful KPIs?\n \n \n \n Develop an informed career perspective\n \n Does the role of a CTO sound interesting to me?\n Does this career option align with my interests\, values and goals?\n \n \n \n\n \n Curriculum\n 7 Core Responsibilities of a CTO\n The whole course is broken up into seven central responsibilities — and the questions which come with each: \n \n \n 01 · Tech\n Technology Strategy & Architecture\n Selecting technology\, testing and application architecture\, including drafting the strategic vision towards an MVP. Balancing speed-to-market with technical debt and scalability concerns.\n \n \n 02 · HR\n Hiring\, Managing & Retaining Talent\n Building and growing a high-performing team in today's fast-changing world. Local vs. remote strategies\, budgeting for developers\, and healthy team growth.\n \n \n 03 · Tracking\n KPI Definition & Analytics\n You can't manage what you can't measure. Choosing the right KPIs\, ensuring transparency across the team\, and using data to guide decisions.\n \n \n 04 · Product\n Product Management & QA\n Formalised product management as complexity grows. Working with a CPO\, navigating the CTPO role\, and ensuring quality assurance is properly owned.\n \n \n 05 · Operations\n DevOps\, Security & GDPR\n Ensuring smooth operations in a DevOps era. Baking security and data protection in from day one and building a masterplan for operational resilience.\n \n \n 06 · Communication\n Public Representation & Investor Relations\n Communicating with investors\, handling Tech DD\, negotiating deals\, and being a great public communicator who makes complex technology transparent for all stakeholders.\n \n \n 07 · Personal Qualifications\n Staying on Top of the Game — and Staying Sane\n Managing the immense demands of the CTO role while continuously learning\, prioritising ruthlessly\, and maintaining the mental stamina to go the distance. Building a startup is a marathon\, not a sprint.\n \n \n \n\n \n Program\n Schedule\n Details to be confirmed. Agenda below reflects the planned structure. \n \n \n \n 1\n \n Sunday\, 31 August 2026\n Technology Strategy & Leadership Roles\n \n \n \n ClassTechnology Strategy\n PanelRoles & Responsibilities: CTO\, CPO\, CEO\n ClassAI-first Company Building\n ClassStaying on Top of the Game\n SocialBBQ & Fireside Chat\n \n \n \n \n 2\n \n Monday\, 1 September 2026\n People\, Teams & Security\n \n \n \n ClassRetaining Talent & Healthy Growth\n ClassBuilding High-Performing Product & Tech Teams\n ClassSecurity & Data Protection\n PanelTransitioning from Engineer to Tech Leader: Personal Growth & Leadership Models\n \n \n \n \n 3\n \n Tuesday\, 2 September 2026\n Operations\, Communication & ELIAS Special\n \n \n \n ClassCreating a Masterplan for Smooth Operations\n ClassTalking Business — Communication for CTOs\n \n ELIAS\n Exclusive Panel: "A Shifting Mind: Transitioning from Scientist to Entrepreneur" ★ ELIAS Exclusive\n \n \n \n \n \n 4\n \n Wednesday\, 3 September 2026\n Analytics & Financing\n \n \n \n ClassLean Analytics — Setting KPIs that Matter\n PanelFinancing Tech Startups — VC\, Angels & Deal Terms\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Assessment\n Examination\n The course ends with a scenario-based written examination (non-multiple-choice) covering all topics. Questions are compiled by the speakers and curated by HPI. Students will be presented with real-world situations and asked to describe how they would handle them — demonstrating both conceptual understanding and practical judgment. \n \n\n \n FAQ\n Frequently Asked Questions\n \n How do you handle confidentiality of information shared during the program?\n While we will keep all information within our support team\, we cannot guarantee complete confidentiality of information leaking to the outside world. Speakers are made aware of the academic context.\n \n \n How does HPI deal with intellectual property created during the course?\n We do not anticipate any intellectual property created as a direct result of our program. Furthermore\, HPI does not consider use of office space and infrastructure as constituting a significant use of HPI resources with regards to IP.\n \n \n I am an external (non-HPI) student. Can I apply?\n Yes! We offer a few places for non-HPI students. Please send your certificate of study\, a current CV\, and 3–5 sentences of motivation to program(at)hpi.de. Participants who do not require ECTS can apply by mail without the enrolment certificate.\n \n \n What are the ELIAS-affiliated spots and what do they cover?\n 20 spots are reserved for ELIAS and ELLIS network participants. For these participants\, travel and accommodation expenses are covered. Apply via the registration form and indicate your ELIAS/ELLIS affiliation.\n \n \n What is the teaching format?\n A block seminar combining practical classes\, panel discussions\, fireside chats\, and reflection sessions. Learning happens through three dimensions: knowledge (business & project management)\, experience (first-hand learning from real CTOs)\, and networking (connecting with fellow students and field experts).\n \n \n\n \n Reading\n Literature\n \n 📘 Beasly\, John — The Modern CTO\n 📘 Petrikhin\, A. (2017) — Specifics and core functions of the CTO position and "Hidden CTOs" in the technology management processes. Dissertation\, Steinbeis University of Berlin.\n 📘 Devine\, Rorie — The CTO | CIO Bible: The Mission\, Objectives\, Strategies and Tactics Needed to Be a Super Successful CTO | CIO\n 📘 Ries\, Eric — The Lean Startup\n \n \n\n \n \n 📅 Deadline: 28.08.2026\n Apply Now →\n \n \n Program Details\n FormatBlock seminar\n Duration4 days\n ECTS3 ECTS\n Max. students75\n ELIAS funded20 spots\n FeeFree\n LanguageEnglish\n \n \n Contact Person\n \n TR\n \n Dr. Tristan Ricken\n Program Manager\n Tristan.Ricken@hpi.de\n \n \n\n \n \n Organiser\n \n HPI Engine · ELIAS\n Hasso Plattner Institut\n August-Bebel-Str. 88\n 14482 Potsdam\, Germany\n engine.hpi.de →\n · \n elias-ai.eu →\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n Registration\n Ready to Join?\n Registration Deadline: 28.08.2026 \n \n \n \n 1\n HPI students register via CAS (the standard HPI registration system).\n \n \n 2\n Non-HPI students: send your certificate of study\, CV and a motivational letter (3–5 sentences) to program@engine.hpi.de\n \n \n 3\n No ECTS required? Apply by mail to program@engine.hpi.de without the enrolment certificate.\n \n \n\n \n ⭐\n ELIAS / ELLIS Affiliated Students: We offer 20 spots for participants from the ELLIS and ELIAS network\, with travel and accommodation covered. Apply via the form and indicate your affiliation.\n \n\n Apply Now →\n HPI Engine Page ↗ URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/how-to-be-a-startup-cto-2/ LOCATION:HPI Potsdam\, Campus II\, August-Bebel-Str. 88\, Potsdam\, 14482\, Germany CATEGORIES:ELIAS Alliance,Summer school ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Summer_School_2026_HPI_ELIAS_3-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261007T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261008T170000 DTSTAMP:20260616T114137Z CREATED:20260429T133254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T114137Z UID:11696-1791360000-1791478800@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:All Hands Meeting of the German AI Centers & ELIAS Alliance FROntier AI Summit DESCRIPTION:Event overview\n Two networks\, one agenda for European AI\n\n \n \n \n The Tübingen AI Center is pleased to host this year's All Hands Meeting of the six\n German AI Excellence Centers. For 2026\, the meeting runs jointly with the\n ELIAS Alliance FROntier AI Summit\, creating a single\, larger gathering for the\n European AI research community.\n \n \n The host\, Tübingen AI Center\, is a hub for "European AI with purpose\," carried by the\n Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in close cooperation with the\n Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.\n \n \n\n \n \n 01Network of the German AI Excellence Centers\n 02ELIAS Alliance — European Leadership in Innovation with AI and Science\n \n\n \n Agenda & schedule are in development. Sessions\, speakers and the full programme will be announced closer to the event. \n Official event site →\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Open calls\n Contribute to the summit\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Call for proposals\n Workshops & Tutorials\n \n \n \n Propose a 1.5-hour workshop or tutorial on emerging research directions\, open problems\, or novel\n methodologies in frontier AI — agentic self-improving systems\, world models\, long-horizon reasoning\,\n multi-modality\, safe and causal AI\, and applications across education\, science\, administration\,\n open-source work\, and social impact. \n \n\n \n SlotThu 8 Oct\, 09:00–10:30\n CapacityUp to 8 in parallel\n FormatIn-person only\n Proposal lengthMax 2 pages\n \n\n \n 10 June 2026Applications open\n 20 July 2026\, EODSubmission deadline\n 31 July 2026Notification of acceptance\n \n \n \n Full call details →\n Email submission\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Award ceremony at this summit\n Call for nominations\n ELIAS Alliance FROntier AI Award\n \n \n \n Nominate outstanding leaders of Focused Research Organisations — startups\, nonprofits\, open-source\n consortia — advancing frontier AI for real-world impact. The award recognises individuals who bridge\n academic research and value creation\, judged on impact\, innovation\, integrity\, and leadership.\n \n\n \n Submission deadline31 Aug 2026\n AnnouncementAt this Summit\, Stuttgart\n Submission length1 page + materials\n \n\n \n The inaugural award went to Max Welling for founding Cusp AI\, presented at the AI Summit AIS25 in\n Copenhagen.\n \n \n \n Nomination process →\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Practical information\n Plan your visit\n\n \n \n \n Dates\n 7–8 October 2026 \n \n Two-day programme\, Wed–Thu \n \n \n \n Venue\n Messe Stuttgart \n \n Messepiazza 1\, 70629 Stuttgart\, Germany \n \n \n \n Organiser\n Tübingen AI Center \n \n tuebingen.ai →\n \n \n \n Event website\n ahm.tuebingen.ai \n \n Registration & travel →\n \n \n \n Agenda\n In development \n \n Programme details to follow \n \n \n \n Networks\n German AI Centers + ELIAS \n \n Joint summit\, single registration \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Questions\n Don't hesitate to reach out before the summit.\n\n \n \n \n Event inquiries\n ahm@tuebingen.ai\n \n \n General inquiries\n info@tuebingen.ai\n \n \n \n \n Visit event website → URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/ahm-german-ai-centers-elias-alliance-frontier-ai-summit/ CATEGORIES:ELIAS Alliance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AHM_ELIAS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261126T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261126T130000 DTSTAMP:20261001T125614Z CREATED:20260824T092518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T125614Z UID:12605-1795683600-1795698000@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:ELIAS & ELLIOT Theme Development Workshop on AI for a Sustainable Society DESCRIPTION:About\n Morning: TDW\n Afternoon: Pre-NeurIPS Fest\n Venue\n Registration\n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n The Day\n About the event\n The Theme Development Workshop (TDW) on AI for a Sustainable Society will take place on Thursday\, 26 November 2026\, at Politecnico di Milano in Milan\, co-hosted with the Italian ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest\, where the Italian units present their latest work. \n \n The workshop will bring together the \n ELIAS\, \n ELLIOT\, \n ELLIS\, \n and EU project communities to explore AI’s role in addressing societal and environmental challenges\, identify emerging research directions\, and foster new collaborations.\n \n \n \n \n Morning: ELIAS and ELLIOT TDW\n AI for a Sustainable Society. 5 invited talks\, each 25 min plus 5 min Q&A.\n \n \n Afternoon: Italian Pre-NeurIPS Fest\n 2 talks of 10 min plus 5 min Q&A per unit: Genoa\, Modena\, Trento\, Turin\, Milan.\n \n \n \n\n \n Programme\n Morning: ELIAS and ELLIOT TDW\n \n ELIAS speaker\n ELLIOT speaker\n \n \n \n \n AM\n \n Thursday\, 26 November 2026\n AI for a Sustainable Society\n \n \n \n 09:00 – 09:15Welcome remarks\n 09:15 – 09:45Daniel Gatica-PerezELIASInvited talk\n 09:45 – 10:15Paula HelmELLIOTInvited talk\n 10:15 – 10:45Elena BurceanuELIASInvited talk\n 10:45 – 11:15Break\n 11:15 – 11:45Christoph R. LandoltELLIOTInvited talk\n 11:45 – 12:15Matteo CastiglioniELIASInvited talk\n 12:15 – 14:00Lunch break + poster session\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Programme\n Afternoon: Italian Pre-NeurIPS Fest\n \n \n \n PM\n \n 2 talks of 10 min + 5 min Q&A per unit\n Italian ELLIS units\n \n \n \n 14:00 – 14:30Unit Genoa\n 14:30 – 15:00Unit Modena\n 15:00 – 15:30Unit Trento\n 15:30 – 16:00Break\n 16:00 – 16:30Unit Turin\n 16:30 – 17:00Unit Milan\n 17:00 – 19:00Poster session continues + aperitivo\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Location\n Venue\n Politecnico di MilanoEdificio 20AVia Ponzio 34/5\, Milan\, Italy \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n 📅 26 November 2026\n Register now →\n \n \n Event details\n FormatHybrid\n Time09:00 – 19:00\n MorningELIAS & ELLIOT TDW\n AfternoonPre-NeurIPS Fest\n VenueEdificio 20A\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Registration\n Join us in Milan\n Register through the online form to take part in the workshop\, the Pre-NeurIPS Fest and the poster session. \n Open registration form → URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/tdw-on-ai-for-a-sustainable-society/ LOCATION:Politecnico di Milano\, Via Ponzio 34/5\, Milan\, Italy CATEGORIES:TDW ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TDW_ELIAS-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261212T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261212T170000 DTSTAMP:20261014T124814Z CREATED:20261014T124811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T124814Z UID:12793-1797062400-1797094800@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:ELIAS @ NeurIPS2026 | Foundations of Agentic Systems Theory (FAST) workshop DESCRIPTION:The Foundations of Agentic Systems Theory (FAST) workshop will take place on December 12\, 2026 in Paris\, held at NeurIPS 2026. FAST brings together researchers from AI\, complex systems\, developmental biology\, organizational sociology and cognitive science to ask how the behavior of systems of LLM-based agents emerges\, and how it can be understood and controlled. \n\n \n 12 DecWorkshop day\, 2026\n ParisPalais des Congrès\n 4Keynote speakers\n 8Research topics\n \n\n About the workshop\n\n The most interesting and consequential behaviors of complex systems often arise not from the parts in isolation\, but from the patterns of interaction between them. Current development of agentic AI has largely focused on building more capable individual agents\, which risks underestimating both the capabilities and the risks of agents once they become widespread. \n\n Existing theory from control\, game and economic theory\, operations research and the social sciences does not map cleanly onto agentic AI: LLM-based agents are neither idealized rational agents nor culturally shaped human agents. FAST provides a venue to investigate which mechanisms of emergent behavior carry over to systems of LLM-based agents\, which properties of the underlying agents facilitate or impede them\, and how far system-wide outcomes can be controlled or induced. Interdisciplinary participation is strongly encouraged\, through both contributions and invited talks. \n\n Topics of interest\n\n \n Mechanisms of emergent capabilities and behaviors in agentic systems\n Evaluation\, detection\, and bounding of emergent capabilities or failure modes\n Harness engineering and (neuro-symbolic) scaffolding\n Theory of mind and recursive social cognition\n Formation of norms\, conventions\, and collective bias in populations of agents\n Compositional safety and governance\n Definitions and philosophy of agency and emergence in engineered systems\n Observability\, monitorability and controllability of populations of agents\n \n\n Keynote speakers\n\n \n Michael LevinTufts UniversityStudies bioelectricity\, morphogenesis and collective cognition\, and how competent parts compose into collective agents with goals of their own.\n Danielle PerszykAmazon AGI SF LabCognitive scientist leading the human-computer interaction team\, working on practical AI agents that act in digital and physical environments.\n Winnie StreetGoogle ResearchResearches social cognition in large language models\, including theory of mind and its implications for alignment and group dynamics.\n Atoosa KasirzadehCarnegie Mellon University / Google DeepMindPhilosopher of AI ethics and governance\, working on AI existential risk and on characterizing AI agents for alignment and governance.\n \n\n Program\n\n The workshop opens with brief remarks from the organizers\, followed by a mix of keynotes\, contributed talks\, poster sessions and a panel\, with networking breaks throughout to maximize discussion time. \n\n \n Keynotes30-minute keynote talks from leading researchers across cognitive science\, biology\, philosophy and AI.\n Contributed talks and postersTwo contributed talk sessions and two poster sessions presenting accepted papers.\n Panel discussionAn hour-long panel\, “Mind to machines: Emergence\, methods\, and risks”\, moderated by Joshua Krook. Panelists will be announced closer to the workshop.\n \n\n The detailed schedule will be posted on the workshop website once paper decisions have been finalized. \n\n Important dates\n\n \n September 5\, 2026 (AoE)Paper submission deadline\n September 29\, 2026 (AoE)Acceptance notification\n December 12\, 2026Workshop\n December 20\, 2026 (AoE)Camera-ready deadline\n \n\n Submission information\n\n \n Full papersUp to 7 pages\, excluding references and appendices. For mature or completed research.\n Short papersUp to 4 pages\, excluding references and appendices. For ongoing work\, early-stage ideas\, or the release of benchmarks and datasets.\n \n\n Submissions are made through OpenReview using the NeurIPS 2026 template\, and must be anonymized for double-blind review. Accepted papers are presented as posters or contributed talks. Papers are non-archival\, so work under submission elsewhere is welcome. \n\n Registration\n\n Registrations for the NeurIPS Europe event have sold out\, and a waitlist is open. Registration is complimentary for financial aid recipients\, volunteers\, top reviewers\, ACs/SACs\, and authors of papers at affinity events. A second call for volunteers\, open to PhD students and postdocs and including free registration\, will open in early October. The venue is the Palais des Congrès de Paris. \n\n Organizers\n\n \n Erik MiehlingIBM Research - Ireland\n Madeline ReineckeUniversity of Oxford\n Hamza MostafaUniversity of Waterloo\n Jordan McAfooseIBM Research - Zurich\n Irina RishUniversité de Montréal / Mila\n Djallel BouneffoufIBM Research - Yorktown Heights\n \n\n \n December 12\, 2026 · Paris. Foundations of Agentic Systems Theory at NeurIPS 2026. Questions? Write to fast.workshop.team@gmail.com or visit the workshop website. URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/elias-neurips2026-fast-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Conferences,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ELIASFAST2026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261213T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261213T170000 DTSTAMP:20261014T140431Z CREATED:20261014T134930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T140431Z UID:12827-1797148800-1797181200@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:ELIAS @ NeurIPS2026 | Representations for the Physical Sciences (R/PS) workshop DESCRIPTION:The Representations for the Physical Sciences (R/PS) workshop will take place on December 13\, 2026 in Paris\, held in conjunction with NeurIPS 2026. R/PS provides a tightly scoped forum bringing together machine learning researchers\, computational scientists\, and physicists to explore how representation learning can unlock breakthroughs across physical systems. \n\n \n 13 DecWorkshop day\, 2026\n ParisSorbonne University\n 5Invited speakers\n 4Core themes\n \n\n About the workshop\n\n Physical data are inherently continuous\, multi-scale\, non-Euclidean\, and strictly bound by physical laws. While standard machine learning architectures have driven massive successes in vision and language\, standard pretext tasks\, patching\, and loss functions often fail to preserve underlying physical symmetries\, conservation principles\, and sub-grid dynamics. \n\n For its first edition\, the R/PS workshop addresses the foundational representation learning bottleneck in physical systems. We focus on four key interconnected themes: self-supervision under physical constraints\, out-of-distribution transfer to actionable regimes\, adaptive simulation sampling\, and discrete tokenization of continuous physical modalities. \n\n Core themes\n\n \n \n Self-Supervision\n Learning with no labels\n Extracting physical structures from abundant unlabeled data while ensuring SSL pretext objectives preserve conservation laws and physical constraints.\n \n \n Transfer Learning\n Falsifiable generalization\n Ensuring model predictions extrapolate reliably into physically meaningful OOD regimes where wet-lab or high-fidelity validation is expensive.\n \n \n Sampling\n Adaptive data generation\n Leveraging simulators (MD\, DFT\, CFD\, PDE solvers) and experimental loops to shape the training distribution via adaptive sampling.\n \n \n Tokenization\n Physical modalities\n Designing novel tokenization schemes for continuous\, multi-scale\, and geometric data without destroying sub-grid dynamics or symmetries.\n \n \n\n Topics of interest\n\n \n Self-supervised objectives preserving physical constraints & conservation laws\n Out-of-distribution extrapolation & falsifiable embedding evaluation\n Adaptive simulation & closed-loop data generation with PDE/DFT solvers\n Geometric\, continuous\, and multi-scale tokenization for physical data\n Research Notes on open problems\, benchmarks\, paradigms\, and datasets\n Physics-informed foundation models and geometric representations\n \n\n Invited speakers\n\n \n \n Nils Thuerey\n Technical University of Munich\n Researches deep learning\, partial differential equations\, and fluid dynamics simulations.\n \n \n Jean-Philippe Vert\n Bioptimus\n Specializes in machine learning for biology\, genomics\, and precision medicine.\n \n \n Mark Girolami\n University of Cambridge\n Focuses on statistical ML\, uncertainty quantification\, and engineering applications.\n \n \n Francesco Locatello\n ISTA\n Works on causal representation learning\, causal discovery\, and AI for scientific discovery.\n \n \n Jigyasa Nigam\n Flatiron Institute\n Researches atomistic systems and physically constrained machine learning.\n \n \n\n Program & Format\n\n The workshop is a single-day in-person event featuring invited keynotes\, oral presentations of accepted short papers\, interactive poster sessions\, and community discussions. \n\n \n KeynotesInvited talks by leading researchers at the intersection of physics\, AI\, and scientific computing.\n Contributed Talks & PostersOral and poster presentations selected from peer-reviewed short paper submissions.\n Discussion & NetworkingStructured time for interdisciplinary exchange\, open discussions\, and collaboration.\n \n\n Important dates\n\n \n July 29\, 2026 (AoE)Call for papers opens\n August 29\, 2026 (AoE)Paper submission deadline\n September 29\, 2026 (AoE)Author notification\n December 13\, 2026Workshop day\n \n\n Submission information\n\n \n \n Short Papers\n Up to 4 pages (excluding references and appendices) for mature or ongoing research.\n \n \n Research Notes\n Accessible explanations of open problems\, paradigms\, datasets\, or algorithms. Clarity & usefulness emphasized.\n \n \n\n Submissions must consist of a single anonymized PDF following the NeurIPS LaTeX format. Accepted papers are non-archival and will be presented via poster or oral presentation. \n\n Venue & Location\n\n The workshop takes place at Room 108\, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie\, Sorbonne University (4 Pl. Jussieu\, 75005 Paris\, France) as part of the NeurIPS 2026 Paris events. \n\n Organizers\n\n \n Pietro NovelliItalian Institute of Technology\n Massimiliano PontilIIT / UCL\n Florence d'Alché-BucTélécom Paris / IP Paris\n Pierre GentineColumbia University\n Kara LambColumbia University\n Mathias NiepertUniversity of Stuttgart\n \n\n \n December 13\, 2026 · Paris. Representations for the Physical Sciences at NeurIPS 2026. Questions? Write to representations-physical-sciences@googlegroups.com or visit the official website. URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/elias-neurips2026-representations-for-the-physical-sciences-r-ps-workshop/ LOCATION:NeurIPS2026\, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie\, Room 108 Sorbonne University\, 4 Pl. Jussieu\,\, Paris\, 75005\, France CATEGORIES:Conferences,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://elias-ai.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ELIASRPS2026-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270125T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270129T170000 DTSTAMP:20261014T132519Z CREATED:20261014T132417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T132519Z UID:12815-1800864000-1801242000@elias-ai.eu SUMMARY:ELIAS Winter School 2027 DESCRIPTION:Content is protected. URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/eliasws2027/ LOCATION:Winter School\, Brunico\, 39031\, Italy CATEGORIES:Winter School END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR