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Core Principal Investigators

Prof. Dr. Bernd Bischl (LMU – STAT)
Statistical Learning and Data Science – website

Prof. Dr. Holger Boche (TUM – ECE)
Robustness and Complexity – website

Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schütze (LMU – LAN)
Language and Speech Processing – website

Prof. Dr. Laura Busse (LMU – BIO)
Neural Circuits in Vision – website

Prof. Dr. Andreas Butz (LMU – IN)
Human Computer Interaction- website

Prof. Dr. Klaus Diepold (TUM – ECE)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning – website

Prof. Dr. Sami Haddadin (TUM – ECE/IN)
Robotics and Machine Learning – website

Prof. Dr. Sandra Hirche (TUM – ECE)
Control and Machine Learning – website

Prof. Dr. Eyke Hüllermeier (LMU – IN)
Machine Learning and Reasoning (BAIC) – website

Prof. Dr. Simon Jacob (TUM – MED)
Neuronal Basis of Cognitive Functions (TT) – website

Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok (LMU – MATH)
Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (BAIC) – website

Prof. Dr. Stefan Leutenegger (TUM – IN)
Robotics and Machine Learning (TT) – website

Prof. Dr. Tim Lüth (TUM – MW)
Mechanisms and Robotics – website

Prof. Dr. Cristina Piazza (TUM – IN)
Prosthetics and Assistive Robotics (TT) – website

Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt (LMU – IN)
Human Computer Interaction – website

Prof. Dr. Frauke Kreuter (LMU – STAT)
Statistics and Data Science – website

Prof. Dr. Fabian Theis (HMGU – ICB)
Computational Biology – website

Coordination and Management

Dr. Utku Culha (TUM – MIRMI)
Soft Robotics – website

Dr. Jaesug Jung (TUM – MIRMI)
Dynamics and Control – website

Katharina Bieker (LMU – MATH)
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Elisabeth Dieterle, M.A. (TUM – MIRMI)
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Elisa Tottoli (LMU – MATH)
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