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MCML is one of six national AI Competence Centers. It is funded on a permanent basis by the German and Bavarian government's AI strategy, and brings together the leading ML researchers from LMU, TUM and associated institutions.

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Unite leading researchers in Germany, to strengthen international, national and regional competence in the field of ML and AI. We foster talent and make corresponding potential accessible to users from science, industry and society.

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Link to MCML at AAAI 2026

19.01.2026

MCML at AAAI 2026

Nine Accepted Papers (6 Main, and 3 Workshops)

We are happy to announce that MCML researchers have contributed a total of 9 papers to AAAI 2026: 6 Main, and 3 Workshop papers. Congrats to our researchers!

Link to Blind Matching – Aligning Images and Text Without Training or Labels

15.01.2026

Blind Matching – Aligning Images and Text Without Training or Labels

MCML Research Insight - With Dominik Schnaus, Nikita Araslanov, and Daniel Cremers

Vision-language models have shown that images and text can live in a shared space: a picture of a “cat” often lands close to the word “cat” in the embedding space. But such models learn this correspondence because they have seen millions of image–caption pairs. What if we had …

Link to Call for Speakers Certificate Course „Responsible AI“

12.01.2026

Call for Speakers Certificate Course „Responsible AI“

We Are Seeking Speakers for the First Certificate Course on Responsible AI

The certificate course “Responsible AI” is jointly organized by the German National AI Centers. It addresses AI researchers on all levels from the centers, the participating universities, as well as experienced AI enthusiasts and users.

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20

Jan

Link to MCML Pitchtalks With DeepL

Pitchtalk Series  •  20.01.2026  •  DeepL Offices Munich

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MCML Pitchtalks With DeepL

Join Us for Networking and Insights

On January 20th, 4-6pm, MCML visits DeepL at their new Munich Offices for the next Edition of „MCML Pitchtalks with Industry“.
This time, we will have a lot to talk about Research Collaborations between MCML and DeepL, especially with a focus on NLP.

23

Jan


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24

Jan

Link to Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp

Bootcamp  •  23.01.2026 - 24.01.2026  •  Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)

5:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp

AI Meets Entrepreneurs

The Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp is a two-day program designed for researchers and students interested in AI, machine learning, art, and media design who want to explore entrepreneurial thinking and founder-driven innovation.

02

Feb

Link to Open Lab Day 2026

Open Lab Day  •  02.02.2026  •  Frauenlobstr. 7a, Munich

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Open Lab Day 2026

Visit the Media Informatics Group @LMU

What do you actually do with what you’re studying? The Open Lab Day is aimed not only at media informatics students, but also at their families, friends and prospective students. Visitors gain an insight into the subject of media informatics and its …

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