Cyber Valley Podcast

Cyber Valley

Welcome to the CyberValley podcast, where we delve into the heart of AI innovation with experts from academia and industry. Hosted by Europe's largest AI research consortium, CyberValley, this podcast series explores the societal shifts and future landscapes shaped by artificial intelligence. CyberValley bridges the gap between curiosity-driven fundamental research and applied research, thanks to a unique collaboration among academic and private sector partners.

Episodes

  1. 12/03/2024

    How AutoML Creates New Opportunities for Europe - Frank Hutter // CyberValley Podcast #5

    Frank Hutter is a Principal Investigator at the ELLIS Institute Tübingen and has been a Full Professor for Machine Learning at the University of Freiburg (Germany) since 2016. He is also a Fellow of ELLIS and EurAI, Director of the ELLIS unit Freiburg, and the recipient of 3 ERC grants. He is best known for his research on automated machine learning (AutoML), including neural architecture search, efficient hyperparameter optimization, and meta-learning. About Cyber Valley: Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest and leading center for excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics. Its mission and public mandate are to advocate for research, development, application, and acceptance of technologies and methods in the field of intelligent systems. The Cyber Valley Community is a network of AI researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and start-ups, alongside partners from academia, industry, and society. Cyber Valley GmbH is owned by the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Max Planck Gesellschaft. It acts as the service provider, central organizer, and host for the Cyber Valley Community. https://www.cyber-valley.de What is the Ellis Institute Tübingen? The Ellis Institute is set to become a world-renowned center for pioneering basic research in the field of artificial intelligence.The Institute aims to attract the world's best machine learning talent, providing them with outstanding conditions to conduct research in a state-of-the-art facility located in Tübingen, Germany. The vision is part of a broader initiative, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), which aims to build a pan-European institution for machine learning research. https://institute-tue.ellis.eu

    42 min
  2. "Education & farming will completely change with AI!" - Wieland Brendel // Cyber Valley Podcast #4

    06/11/2024

    "Education & farming will completely change with AI!" - Wieland Brendel // Cyber Valley Podcast #4

    Dr. Wieland Brendel is as Principal Investigator and Group Leader of the Robust Machine Learning team at the ellis institute tübingen. His work is focused on building machine vision systems that see and understand the world like humans. After receiving his Diploma in physics, he obtained his Ph.D. in computational neuroscience. In 2023 he received the German Pattern Recognition Award for his substantial contributions on robust, generalisable and interpretable machine vision. About Cyber Valley: Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest and leading center for excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics. Its mission and public mandate are to advocate for research, development, application, and acceptance of technologies and methods in the field of intelligent systems. The Cyber Valley Community is a network of AI researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and start-ups, alongside partners from academia, industry, and society. Cyber Valley GmbH is owned by the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Max Planck Gesellschaft. It acts as the service provider, central organizer, and host for the Cyber Valley Community. https://www.cyber-valley.de What is the Ellis Institute Tübingen? The Ellis Institute is set to become a world-renowned center for pioneering basic research in the field of artificial intelligence.The Institute aims to attract the world's best machine learning talent, providing them with outstanding conditions to conduct research in a state-of-the-art facility located in Tübingen, Germany. The vision is part of a broader initiative, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), which aims to build a pan-European institution for machine learning research. https://institute-tue.ellis.eu

    1h 10m
  3. AI Algorithms and their Impact on Society - Celestine Mendler-Dünner // Cyber Valley Podcast #3

    05/17/2024

    AI Algorithms and their Impact on Society - Celestine Mendler-Dünner // Cyber Valley Podcast #3

    Dr Celestine Dünner is a Principal Investigator at the ELLIS Institute Tübingen, co-affiliated with the Max Planck Institute and the Tübingen AI Center. She develops theoretical and practical tools to understand the interaction between algorithmic systems and society. Before spending two years in the US as a postdoc at UC Berkeley, she completed her PhD at ETH Zurich, where she was awarded the ETH medal and the Fritz Kutter prize for the academic as well as the industrial impact of her research. About the Cyber Valley: Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest and leading center for excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics. Its mission and public mandate are to advocate for research, development, application, and acceptance of technologies and methods in the field of intelligent systems. The Cyber Valley Community is a network of AI researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and start-ups, alongside partners from academia, industry, and society. Cyber Valley GmbH is owned by the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Max Planck Gesellschaft. It acts as the service provider, central organizer, and host for the Cyber Valley Community. https://www.cyber-valley.de What is the Ellis Institute Tübingen? The Ellis Institute is set to become a world-renowned center for pioneering basic research in the field of artificial intelligence.The Institute aims to attract the world's best machine learning talent, providing them with outstanding conditions to conduct research in a state-of-the-art facility located in Tübingen, Germany. The vision is part of a broader initiative, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), which aims to build a pan-European institution for machine learning research. https://institute-tue.ellis.eu

    41 min

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Welcome to the CyberValley podcast, where we delve into the heart of AI innovation with experts from academia and industry. Hosted by Europe's largest AI research consortium, CyberValley, this podcast series explores the societal shifts and future landscapes shaped by artificial intelligence. CyberValley bridges the gap between curiosity-driven fundamental research and applied research, thanks to a unique collaboration among academic and private sector partners.