ELLIS Summer School on AutoML 2026

The ELLIS Summer School on AutoML 2026 will bring together international experts and emerging talents in Automated Machine Learning from July 27–31, 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. The event is organized with the involvement of the Lamarr Institute for Machine Leaning and Artificial Intelligence.

Focus & Topics

AutoML is evolving rapidly – especially with the rise of foundation models and LLMs. The Summer School addresses these developments, covering both fundamentals and cutting-edge research topics, including:

• Hyperparameter optimization and model selection
• Scaling and applying foundation models
• LLMs for efficient experimentation
• Agentic AutoML (special focus 2026)

Target Audience & Format

The program is designed for students, researchers, and industry practitioners. No formal prerequisites are required.

Participants can expect:

• Lectures by leading experts
• Hands-on sessions with open-source tools
• Networking opportunities and social events

The Summer School offers a compact and practice-oriented introduction to modern AutoML approaches and serves as an ideal meeting point for anyone interested in the next generation of intelligent ML systems.

Jun. Prof. Dr. Matthias Feurer

Principal Investigator to the profile

Prof. Dr. Katharina Eggensperger

Principal Investigator to the profile