Prof. Dr. Patrick van der Smagt
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- Industrial Fellow
- Foundations of ML: Robot Learning
- Applications in Autonomous Systems
Patrick van der Smagt is Head of AI & Engineering at Foundation Future Industries. He has led machine learning and robotics research across academia and industry, including directing AI research at Volkswagen Group and as professor for ML and robotics at TUM. His research spans probabilistic deep learning and inference for dynamical systems, optimal control, and robotics. He is affiliated with the LMU Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences and serves as a professor at ELTE University (Budapest). He is an ELLIS and ELIAS fellow, and member of the Bavarian AI Council.