Leibnizpreis-Lecture

The Leibnizpreis-Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller, 2026 Leibniz Prize laureate and Co-director of BIFOLD, on his pioneering work in machine learning and explainable AI. The lecture will be held in German.

Registration required by 21 May 2026

Klaus-Robert Müller’s research is characterized by a combination of formal mathematical thought and a strong application-oriented approach. Back in the 1990s, he and Vladimir Vapnik set out the principles for so-called support vector machines (SVMs) that are among the most important theoretical developments in the area of machine learning. He also did outstanding theoretical and practical work in the field of deep neural networks. His more recent work is laying the foundations for explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). This research discipline aims at understanding the ways in which AI systems work, as well as explaining how learning algorithms arrive at their predictions. Müller has also performed ground-breaking work related to the use of machine learning in science, with a particular focus on physics and chemistry. He was, for example, successful in using machine learning for predicting solutions to the Schrödinger equations. (Source DFG).

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Wissen und Werte – Knowledge and Values

The lecture is followed by the formal announcement of the new TU Berlin University Foundation, established to further strengthen the university in research, innovation, teaching and knowledge transfer. The foundation provides an intergenerational basis for new ideas, ambitious projects and the support of early-career researchers.

The evening concludes with a summer festival on campus from 5:00 pm, held in celebration of TU Berlin's 80th anniversary. The festival offers an opportunity for exchange among the university community as well as with partners from politics, business and society.

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