News from the Lamarr Institute

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07. July 2026

From AI Research to Value Creation: North Rhine-Westphelia’s Minister President Wüst Opens AI26 – The Lamarr Conference

Minister President Hendrik Wüst opens the AI26 Lamarr Conference and presents the Lamarr Award to DeepL founder Dr. Jarosław Kutyłowski. AI26 brings together leading voices from academia, industry…
Portrait of computer scientist Prof. Matthew Smith from the University of Bonn, recipient of an ERC Advanced Grant for research on digital security, privacy and cybersecurity.
23. June 2026

ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Lamarr PI Matthew Smith

ERC Advanced Grant, digital security and privacy research: University of Bonn computer scientist Matthew Smith receives €2.5 million in EU funding to investigate ethical and technical conflicts in…
Participants gather at AI26 – The Lamarr Conference in Bonn to discuss artificial intelligence research, technology transfer and AI innovation.
18. June 2026

AI26 – The Lamarr Conference: From AI Research to Innovation and Value Creation

AI26 – The Lamarr Conference on Artificial Intelligence brings leading AI researchers, industry leaders and policymakers to Bonn to discuss AI sovereignty, robotics, healthcare AI and technology…
Members of the LamarRacing team pose at the RoboRacer Competition during ICRA 2026 in Vienna after winning the Best Performance Overall award.
08. June 2026

LamarRacer Wins “Best Performance Overall” at RoboRacer Competition at ICRA

Autonomous racing, AI research and Formula 1 data come together in LamarRacing’s victory at the RoboRacer Competition during ICRA 2026 in Vienna. The Lamarr-supported team outperformed 35…
Representatives of the City of Bonn visit the joint AI tent at Bonn Science Night 2026 and discuss current research projects with researchers from the Lamarr Institute and partner institutions.
26. May 2026

Bonn Science Night: Diagnosing the Future with AI

Artificial intelligence research took center stage at Bonn Science Night 2026. Researchers from the Lamarr Institute and partner institutions presented applications in medicine, robotics, education,…
Logo of newly approved ELLIS Unit NRW, part of the European AI research network ELLIS.
21. May 2026

ELLIS Approves New AI Unit in NRW

ELLIS Unit NRW brings together eight universities and research institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia to advance open-source foundation models, trustworthy AI and large-scale AI infrastructure linked…