A top spot for AI and ML research in Europe

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 …

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.

08.01.2026

High-Res Images, Less Wait: A Simple Flow for Image Generation

MCML Research Insight - With Johannes Schusterbauer, Pingchuan Ma, Vincent Tao Hu, and Björn Ommer

Image generation models today can create almost anything, like a futuristic city glowing at sunset, a classical painting of your cat, or a realistic spaceship made of glass. But when you ask them to go bigger and sharper, the magic slows down. The process takes longer, eats up more memory, and …

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.

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.

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 …