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New research project “Sequence Computations in Humans, Models and Machines (CompSeq)” approved

The newly approved research project CompSeq investigates how humans, biological brains, and AI systems process sequences—and how these insights can be used to develop more efficient AI models.

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Awarded with the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Çağlar Ataman

The outstanding research of our BrainLinks-BrainTools member was able to prevail in a very tough competition – 66 out of 712 submitted proposals were selected for funding.

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Success in the DFG’s Reinhart Koselleck Program

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Marlene Bartos

It is a great honor to announce that our BrainLinks-BrainTools member has received one of the DFG’s most distinguished research grants.

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Flying to new hights with kite-mentoring

Annual network meeting boosts female careers

On October 17th the annual network meeting of kite-mentoring took place at IMBIT. An evening full of engaging talks, lively conversations, and uplifting live music.

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A very warm welcome to our latest new member

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maria Kalweit

She started her career as PhD Researcher in BrainLinks-BrainTools. Now Maria Kalweit receives the CRIION Professorship for Bioinformatics: AI for Oncology Research.

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Minister training robot

Minister of Science Petra Olschowski visits University of Freiburg

During her tour of strategically relevant topics for the future, she also stopped by our robotic arm and had the opportunity to train it herself.

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Fifteen new members join ELSA – European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI

We have joined ELSA – European Network on Secure and Safe AI!

We join a network of twenty academic and six industrial partners spanning across eight countries

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GCPR 2025@Freiburg

Prof. Thomas Brox and Prof. Abhinav Valada welcome the community as general chair of the conference

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Dr.-Ing Simon Binder selected for the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

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ELLIS PhD program 2025 – Next call for applications will open in October

Apply by October 31, 2025, to join the ELLIS PhD Program in 2026

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More Cooperation Options within BrainLinks-BrainTools

Dr. Joana Pereira is exploring cortical footprints of DBS in neuropsychiatric disorders

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GenAI & Me: Creative Computing and Emancipatory AI

Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC)

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ELLIS Pre-ICML Fest 2025: We celebrate Freiburg`s AI Science

ELLIS Unit Freiburg paticipated in the Pre-ICML Fest

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Käpsele Innovation Festival

Experience top speaker, innovative network formats, action, and lots of inspiring talks!

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Nature Reviews Methods Primer

Prof. Dr. Thomas Stieglitz co-authors neural probe review in Nature Reviews Methods Primers.

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Events

Ankündigungsposter

Pre-NeurIPS 2025
Poster Session
featured by ELIZA



Wednesday, Nov 26th
From 4:00PM – 6:00PM

IMBIT NEXUS Lab, Georges-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg

BrainLinks-BrainTools

[ELIZA // BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture] Prof. Davide Scaramuzza | Friday, 12th Dec 2025, 11:15 AM

Agile Robotics: from Cameras to Neuromorphic Sensors

Davide Scaramuzza, University of Zurich


Friday, Dec 12th
11:15AM

IMBIT NEXUS Lab, Georges-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg
BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture


Past events

[BrAInWorlds & BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture] | Wulfram Gerstner | Wednesday, November 5, 12:15 PM

From spikes to rates, from manifolds to factors: the importance of low-dimensional dynamics in the brain.

Wulfram Gerstner, EPFL


Wednesday, Nov 5th
12:15PM
IMBIT NEXUS Lab, Georges-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg
BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture



[BrAInWorlds & BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture] Online | Athena Akrami | Wednesday, October 15, 12:15 PM

Learning and exploiting sensory statistical structures with and without feedback

Athena Akrami, faculty at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, UCL/UK


Wednesday, Oct 15th 12:15PM

Zoom Lecture



The Importance of Policy Representations

Jens Kober, TU Delft


Monday, Oct 13th
11:15AM

IMBIT NEXUS Lab, Georges-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg
BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture



Open Foundation Models: Scaling Laws and Generalisation

Jenia Jitsev,
Jülich JSC, LAION e.V, ELLIS


Wednesday, Oct 8th

5:00PM

IMBIT NEXUS Lab, Georges-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg

Humanoid Robotics – Creating General-Purpose Functional Intelligence

Tamim Asfour, KIT


Thursday, Sep 21st 11:15AM

IMBIT NEXUS Lab, Georges-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg

BrAInWorlds and BrainLinks-BrainTools Guest Lecture

How to find us

BrainLinks-BrainTools
University of Freiburg
Georges-Köhler-Allee 201
79110 Freiburg im Breisgau

Tel.: +49 (0) 761 203-97764

E-Mail: info@brainlinks-braintools.uni-freiburg.de