ELLIS, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems, is a pan-European network that promotes excellence in AI research and trains the next generation of researchers through its PhD & Postdoc Program.
The Modena ELLIS Unit, directed by Prof. Rita Cucchiara, connects AImageLab and AIRI at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia with MICC at the University of Florence, with computing support from CINECA. Established in 2020, the Unit was renewed in 2026 for another five-year term.
01/10/26
The ELLIS PhD Program is a key pillar of the ELLIS initiative whose goal is to foster and educate the best talent in machine learning and related research areas by pairing outstanding students with leading academic and industrial researchers in Europe. The program also offers a …
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We are happy to announce that the project PREMISE – PREdictive Multimodal Intelligence with Spatial and Episodic memory has been funded by the Italia…
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On October 7, 2026, Lorenzo Baraldi (Modena ELLIS Unit, UNIMORE) gave an invited online talk at the AI Seminar Cycle organised by Hi! PARIS in collab…
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The ELLIS Multimodal Learning Systems (MLS) Program held its annual meeting on July 2–3, 2026 in Vall de Núria, in the Catalan Pyrenees, bringing tog…
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On June 29–30, 2026, the partners of the Horizon Europe project ELLIOT – European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models for Robust Generalization …
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The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia is a partner of ELLE – European Doctoral Network on Secure and Safe Artificial Intelligence in the Age of …
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The ELLIS Modena Unit will host a local edition of the ELLIS Sites ICML Fest 2026 on July 6th, 2026 at the UNIMORE AI Center, Modena. The ELLIS Sites…
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