EPFL ELLIS unit

ELLIS is a European Laboratory whose objective is to gather expertise around Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems. It is built on an ensemble of ELLIS Units that have demonstrated research excellence in this area. EPFL hosts one of the first such ELLIS units in synergy with the EPFL AI Center.

The mission of ELLIS is to benefit Europe in two ways:

  1. ELLIS wants the best basic research to be performed in Europe, to enable Europe to shape how machine learning and modern AI change the world.
  2. ELLIS wants to have economic impact and create jobs in Europe, and believe this is achieved by outstanding and free basic research, independent of industry interests.
ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative” © EPFL / iStock

Joint initiative for trustworthy AI

— ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative”, whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The new Alps supercomputer based at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) provides the supporting world-class infrastructure.

Volkan Cevher - 2023 EPFL/Titouan Veuillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Enhancing AI robustness for more secure and reliable systems

— Researchers at EPFL have uncovered a fundamental flaw in the training of machine learning systems and elaborated a new formulation for strengthening them against adversarial attacks.

2023 EPFL / Jamani Caillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Robot assisted surgery: four arms are better than two

— Researchers at EPFL have developed the first system that enables four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two additional robotic arms via haptic foot interfaces.