Decoding Life
through AI

We are the delta applying cutting-edge AI research to the Life Sciences.
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As a community of AI researchers in the Rhein-Neckar region, we create the delta. With AI, we unlock new solutions to key challenges in health and life sciences. Empowered by strong host institutions, the ELLIS Unit Heidelberg unifies frontier AI research with unique data resources and domain expertise to drive the next wave of scientific breakthroughs.
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ELLIS Unit Heidelberg @ NeurIPS 2026

From dynamical systems and computational biology to computer vision and model validation: research involving ELLIS Unit Heidelberg PIs will be featured at NeurIPS 2026, one of the world's leading conferences in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

The contributions span a broad range of methodological advances and scientific applications:

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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 2: MPIK

The Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) is now part of the renewed ELLIS Unit Heidelberg, reinforcing the Unit’s strength in fundamental and data-intensive research.

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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 1: CIMH

With the successful renewal of the ELLIS Unit Heidelberg, the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) is now formally included as a contributing partner, further strengthening the Unit’s interdisciplinary profile.

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ELLIS Unit Heidelberg @ NeurIPS 2026
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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 2: MPIK
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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 1: CIMH
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Our ELLIS Unit has been renewed!
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Top Reviewer Awards
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Faculty

ELLIS Faculty

Moritz Gerstung

DKFZ
Division Head, Artificial Intelligence in Oncology
Board of Directors, Digital Oncology Cross Topic
moritz.gerstung@dkfz-heidelberg.de
Co-Director ELLIS Unit

Carsten Rother

Heidelberg University
Head of Visual Learning Lab Heidelberg
carsten.rother@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
ELLIS Faculty

Britta Velten

Heidelberg University
Group Leader for Multifactorial Data Analysis & Machine Learning in the Life Sciences
Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg (COS) & Center for Scientific Computing (IWR)
britta.velten@cos.uni-heidelberg.de

Management

 

Oliver Stegle

Director ELLIS Unit Heidelberg & ELLIS Board Member
o.stegle@dkfz-heidelberg.de
 

Carsten Rother

Co-Director ELLIS Unit Heidelberg
carsten.rother@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
 

Anna Kreshuk

Co-Director ELLIS Unit Heidelberg
anna.kreshuk@embl.de
 

Daniela Beyer

ELLIS Unit Coordinator
daniela.beyer@dkfz-heidelberg.de

Contact

General Contact:
+49 6221 42-4729
ai-life-delta@dkfz.de