ELLIS Unit Jena

We focus on developing and applying #AI #ML in earth system, climate and environmental research. @ELLISforEurope

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🍽️☀️ Our July team lunch was a great opportunity to take a break, and catch up with colleagues. Thank you to our members Vitus Benson @vitusbenson, Jonathan Frank, Conrad Phillip @Conrad__Philipp, Fabian Schreiter @Fabschreiber, and Jayesh Tripathi for the enjoyable exchanges.🤝

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🎙️ Debate | "Reality is Not Open to Negotiation"
At @UniJena, Prof. Dr. Markus Reichstein @Reichstein_BGC and Prof. Dr. Edda Humprecht @EddaHumprecht came together for the thought-provoking debate.
Read the recap in the newly launched Schiller:
🔗 https://t.co/pRr6gMcMdA

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🎓✨Join us for the last session of ELLIS Summer Lecture Series!
🧠Understanding Deep Vision Models and Its Benefits
👩‍🏫Assist. Prof. Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer (TUDarmstadt, @ELLISforEurope)
📅 8 July 26 🕓 16:00–18:00
📍@UniJena, Lecture Hall 005
https://t.co/hhgTUXJSID

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Prof. Dr. Markus Reichstein @Reichstein_BGC (@MPI_BGC & ELLIS Unit Jena) presented a talk titled “Understanding the complex Earth system with Machine Learning and Hybrid Modelling." at Learning Machines Seminar RISE x @ClimateChangeAI
🎥Talk: https://t.co/XVcyuSAj1U

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Register for this year’s Climate Change AI Summer School, which will feature a variety of lectures and hands-on tutorials about AI applications for climate action. 🌍🌱

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🧠✨ Talk Highlight | Climate AI Nordics Learning Machines Seminar
(RISE × Climate AI Nordics), Prof. Gustau Camps-Valls (University of Valencia) presented “A Critical Look at Explainable AI.”
🎥 Watch the talk: https://t.co/sxJEeTJidb
@ClimateChangeAI

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🌍☕ Join the next Sc·AI·ence Café!: "Seven developments to change how we do Earth system modelling."🌦️🛰️
📅 10 July 2026 16:00–17:00 EEST 💻 Online (Zoom)
📝 Register by 9 July (17:00 EEST): https://t.co/nPm0tHJA1T
RS Lab @ntua - MeDiTwin - @OrionLab_NOA -
@ECMWF

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🧠 #MLCN2026 is looking for the latest research in machine learning, deep learning & clinical neuroimaging.
Submission by 8 July
Keynotes: Archana Venkataraman @ArchanaVen (Boston University @BU_Tweets), Jean Feydy @FeydyJean (@inria_paris )
🔗https://t.co/eiHUaaA30L

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🌍 ELLIS Unit Jena Research Highlights #June2026

🔬 Each month, we present publications by ELLIS Unit Jena members. In June, 7 publications were authored by our members in international journals.
👇 Full list : https://t.co/RDBktIl1Vj
👏 Congratulations to all authors.

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🌡️Jena just experienced its hottest period (since 1824).
During the historic late-June 2026 heatwave, temperatures exceeded 39°C on two consecutive days, and June was about 3°C warmer than the 1991–2020 average. The first half of 2026 was 0.7°C warmer (1991–2020). @DWD_presse

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🧠🌍FALLING WALLS LAB is coming to Jena!
“Which are the next walls to fall?”, researchers and innovators 3-minute pitch bold ideas addressing today’s societal challenges.
Details & Application: https://t.co/SfAyjTSQMp
📍 10 Sep 26 / Imaginata, Jena
📩 Apply by 31.07.26

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🚀 June 25, ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 26
As part of the @ELLISforEurope Sites ICML Fest 26, the ELLIS Unit Jena hosted its local ICML Poster Fest at @UniJena , bringing together researchers, students, and the local community.🙌See more from the other 13 units:https://t.co/gqmpnDvrgh

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🚀Last week, we had a great pleasure to host Prof. Dr.
@margret_keuper
at the ELLIS Summer Lecture Series!✨ "Reliability in Computer Vision – Trade-offs between Robustness, Fairness and Transparency", explored how to build AI models that are robust, fair and trustworthy.🚀🤖

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June 23: Team & Vision Building for #GENAIX funded by @CZ_Stiftung out of @ELLISforEurope Unit Jena.
A big thank you to Bettina Böhm, Prof. @geobrenning , @GyulsenA, and @Saskia Wenck for shaping the event. See more https://t.co/tZPbXhoNj2

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June 22: Kick-off GENAI-X project. Including
@UniJena, @MPI_BGC, Jena University Hospital, and
@geobiodiversity Institute Jena. Funded by
@CZ_Stiftung. Photo credit: @GyulsenA and Christin Sehmsdorf. @ELLISforEurope See more https://t.co/WFAD8XzQHp

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🎉 Join the ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 2026 in Jena!
25 June, 16:00–18:00, Central Jena (venue TBA)

Discover recent ML/AI research from across the ELLIS network, including ICML contributions. Meet fellow researchers.

Info: https://t.co/gqmpnDvrgh

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🎓✨ Join us for the next talk on June 24 of the ELLIS Summer Lecture Series: Explainability and Understanding of Models!
We are excited to welcome Prof. Dr. @margret_keuper (Uni Mannheim & MPII)
June 24, 2026,
16:00–18:00 CEST at @UniJena
📡 Livestream:https://t.co/hhgTUXJSID

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🚀 Join us for the public kick-off event of GENAI-X Project-— AI Generalizability in Non-stationary Environmental Regimes: The Case of Hydro-climatic Extremes.
📅 June 22, 2026
🕓 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Rosensäle, Fürstengraben 27, 07743 Jena
@UniJena @MPI_BGC @CZ_Stiftung

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ELLIS Unit Jena 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 episode #2 featuring Alexander Brenning!
🎥Alexander Brenning @geobrenning explains why he joined ELLIS Unit Jena and how the unit contributes to and advances his research.
See full video: https://t.co/YdN1RmzGPG

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🤖🌍 On June 4, we joined the FORUM Generale “In Dialogue” at @UniJena to discuss the opportunities and societal implications of AI. Talks and panel discussions by Joachim Denzler, @vitusbenson,@Reichstein_BGC and Jens Kersten (DLR) sparked discussions.
https://t.co/miwT7sLFyx