The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) has established a new research department dedicated to “Artificial Intelligence”. The AI expert and BIFOLD Fellow Dr. Wojciech Samek, previously leading the research group “Machine Learning” at Fraunhofer HHI, will head the new department. With this move Fraunhofer HHI aims at expanding the transfer of its AI research on topics such as Explainable AI and neural network compression to the industry.
Dr. Wojciech Samek: “The mission of our newly founded department is to make today’s AI truly trustable and in all aspects practicable. To achieve this, we will very closely collaborate with BIFOLD in order to overcome the limitations of current deep learning models regarding explainability, reliability and efficiency.“
“Congratulations, I look forward to a continued successful teamwork with BIFOLD fellow Wojciech Samek, who is a true AI hot shot.”
BIFOLD Director Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller
The new department further strengthens the already existing close connection between basic AI research at BIFOLD and applied research at Fraunhofer HHI and is a valuable addition to the dynamic AI ecosystem in Berlin.
“The large Berlin innovation network centered around BIFOLD is unique in Germany. This ensures that the latest research results will find their way into business, science and society.”
BIFOLD Director Prof. Dr. Volker Markl