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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...
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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...
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...
Portrait of AI and logistics researcher Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alice Kirchheim, Director of Fraunhofer IML and member of the Lamarr Institute’s Board of Directors.
17. September 2026

Alice Kirchheim Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Lamarr Institute

AI and intralogistics: Alice Kirchheim joins the Lamarr Institute’s Board of Directors, contributing her expertise in AI-assisted planning, autonomous systems and logistics...
25 million euros for AI cancer research in Bonn: (from left) Prof. Dr. Bernd Weber, Prof. Dr. Michael, Prof. Dr., and Prof. Dr. Uwe Reuter, at the launch of AI4CancerCure.NRW at the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
04. September 2026

€25 Million for AI Cancer Research in Bonn

AI cancer research in Bonn receives €25 million from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. UKB, the University of Bonn and the Lamarr Institute are establishing a joint infrastructure for...
Hendrik Wüst, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, discusses AI and innovation in a video interview with the Lamarr Institute at AI26 in Bonn.
28. August 2026

North Rhine-Westphalia Celebrates 80 Years of Shaping the Future

North Rhine-Westphalia Day and the state’s 80th anniversary put innovation in focus: Minister President Hendrik Wüst discusses artificial intelligence as a driver of prosperity and how AI research...
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03. August 2026

Lamarr Researchers Shape ELLIS AutoML Summer School in Dortmund

Automated machine learning is evolving from the optimization of individual model parameters towards the coordination of entire experimentation processes. How AI agents can select tools, plan...
Representatives of the Lamarr Institute, TU Dortmund and CRCHUM present the signed Letter of Intent during AI26 – The Lamarr Conference, marking the start of an international AI collaboration in healthcare.
09. July 2026

Lamarr Institute and CRCHUM Strengthen International Collaboration

International AI collaboration in healthcare: The Lamarr Institute, TU Dortmund and CRCHUM have signed a Letter of Intent to strengthen research collaboration and accelerate the responsible...
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07. July 2026

From AI Research to Value Creation: North Rhine-Westphalia’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...