News from the Lamarr Institute

AI100 Report Graphic “AI Goes Mainstream: The Scaling Era and the Rise of Generative AI,” with white lettering and irregular light-blue horizontal bars on a dark-blue background.
10. November 2026

AI100 Longitudinal Study Examines How AI Has Evolved, Entered the Mainstream, and Is Reshaping Society

The AI100 Report 2026 examines advances in artificial intelligence and their impact on science, business and society. Co-author Lucie Flek from the University of Bonn and the Lamarr Institute…
A hand holds a tablet displaying a robotics interface in front of yellow industrial robot arms, with superimposed network graphics serving as a symbolic image for the planned RoboHub HILA.
10. November 2026

Federal government funds Robo-Hub concept for AI robotics in logistics

Robo-Hub HILA brings together four Lamarr partners in North Rhine-Westphalia to advance AI robotics in logistics. The consortium receives €500,000 in federal funding to develop a concept for an…
WILO815817 Kickoff Event Global WATER AI Academy Technical - Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
30. October 2026

WATER AI: First Cohort Starts Interdisciplinary Certificate Program

The Lamarr Institute, TU Dortmund University, and Wilo have launched the “WATER AI” certificate program. Students combine AI research with water technology and sustainable infrastructure to develop…
Group photo of researchers and participants at the ELLIS Unit NRW AI research kick-off in Siegburg, standing on a stage beside an ELLIS banner.
16. October 2026

ELLIS Unit NRW Launches Scientific Collaboration at Kick-off Event

ELLIS Unit NRW launches its joint AI research activities at a scientific kick-off in Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. The European research network connects eight institutions to advance…
Composite image showing a portrait of Francis Halzen on the left and the IceCube laboratory at the South Pole beneath a starry sky on the right.
06. October 2026

Francis Halzen receives the Nobel Prize in Physics

Francis Halzen receives the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to IceCube and the discovery of cosmic neutrinos. Researchers affiliated with Lamarr at TU Dortmund University contribute…
Participants celebrate the Ruhr Innovation Lab’s selection as a Consortium of Excellence with raised arms, blue flags and unicorn balloons.
02. October 2026

TU Dortmund and University Bochum Awarded Joint Excellence Status

TU Dortmund University and Ruhr University Bochum have secured joint excellence status through the Ruhr Innovation Lab. Alongside the University of Bonn, both Lamarr university partners are now…