IWR School 2026: AI for Science

From September 21–25, 2026, the Zuse School ELIZA will co-organize the IWR School 2026: AI for Science, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing at Heidelberg University. This week-long program at Heidelberg’s Mathematikon brings together doctoral researchers and early-career scientists eager to bridge the conceptual and practical gap between artificial intelligence and scientific discovery.

The school is co-organized by Prof. Dr. Carsten Rother, Professor at Heidelberg University and ELIZA Fellow, whose research spans computer vision and machine learning. His direct involvement signals the school’s commitment to rigorous, research-driven pedagogy, not a passive introduction to AI tools, but an active encounter with their underlying principles.

The curriculum spans the frontiers of contemporary AI, generative models, agentic systems, simulation-based inference, vision-language frameworks, explainability, and causal reasoning, each explored through hands-on sessions designed for scientists working across physics, neuroscience, biology, medicine, and climate science.

Among the speakers is Prof. Dr. Lena Maier-Hein, ELIZA Fellow and leading researcher in AI-driven medical image analysis at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Her work exemplifies how responsible, transparent AI can reshape scientific research without sacrificing epistemic rigor or ethical accountability.

Applications are open to PhD students from any scientific discipline

Registration deadline: June 15, 2026.
Location: Heidelberg, Germany — Mathematikon.
Dates: September 21–25, 2026.
👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/d9UimmE7