Authored by the ELLIS Society, original article: https://ellis.eu/news/elsa-expands-fifteen-new-research-institutions-and-universities-join-the-network
ELSA Expands: Fifteen New Research Institutions and Universities Join the Network
After receiving an extension earlier this year, ELSA continues to build on its success as a European Network of Excellence. The initiative brings together leading experts from across the continent to drive research in Secure and Safe AI, Technical Robustness and Safety, Privacy-Preserving Techniques and Infrastructure, and Human Agency and Oversight.
The founding members of ELSA come from eight European countries - Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. With the addition of these fifteen new ELLIS-affiliated institutions, ELSA further broadens its geographical reach and deepens its commitment to fostering trustworthy, secure, and human-centered AI.
The new ELSA members are:
Czech Technical University in Prague (ELLIS Unit Prague)
Fundación de la Comunitat Valenciana Unidad ELLIS Alicante (ELLIS Unit Alicante)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena (ELLIS Unit Jena)
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (ELLIS Unit Jena)
Graz University of Technology (ELLIS Unit Graz)
IDEAS Research Institute (ELLIS Unit Warsaw)
Institute for Machine Learning, Johannes Kepler University (ELLIS Unit Linz)
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ELLIS Unit Vienna)
Institute for Systems and Robotics (ELLIS Unit Lisbon)
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores - Instituto de Desenvolvimento (ELLIS Unit Lisbon)
Instituto de Telecomunicações (ELLIS Unit Lisbon)
Instituto Superior Técnico (ELLIS Unit Lisbon)
Ukrainian Catholic University (ELLIS Associate Unit Lviv)
University of Freiburg (ELLIS Unit Freiburg)
Building on the internationally recognized ELLIS network, ELSA contributes to a shared European vision: shaping the future of artificial intelligence through trust, safety, and societal benefit.
