The AI-HUB@LMU warmly invites everyone interested in artificial intelligence – from academia, industry, and the wider public – to its annual flagship event, the “KI-Symposium”.
We are looking forward to an exciting scientific program that will include, among other things, pitch talks by LMU’s newly appointed AI professors—which will offer fascinating insights into the future of AI and the enormous breadth of AI research at LMU—as well as the awarding of the AI-HUB@LMU Prizes for the best master's thesis in AI and the most innovative AI-based research project.
Program Overview
Keynote: "Scientific Discovery in the AI Age"
Prof. Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel (Head of Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Management)
Faculty Highlights AI Across LMU I: Pitch Talks
- Prof. Dr. Annabelle Bohrdt (Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics)
- Prof. Dr. Valentin Hofmann (Junior Professor for Information and Language Processing Using AI Methods)
Presentation of the AI-HUB@LMU Prizes
Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Höppe, Chairman Münchener Universitätsgesellschaft (MUG), and Prof. Dr. Alexander Wuttke, Head of the Prize Committee, will award the following prizes.
- AI-HUB@LMU Prize for the Best Master’s Thesis Project in the Field of AI: Ilia Frantzi
- AI-HUB@LMU Prize for the Most Innovative AI-based Research Project: Evelina Griniute
Panel Discussion: Prompt or Perish? Generative AI and the University Teaching of Tomorrow (Organisation: Dr. Sebastian Kubon, History Seminar)
- Prof. Dr. Roland Wenzlhuemer (History Seminar / Käthe-Hamburger-Kolleg global dis:connect)
- Prof. Dr. Erika Thomalla (Centre for Book Studies)
- Prof. Dr. Mario Haim (Chair of Communication Science with a special focus on Computational Communication Research )
- Moderation: Prof. Dr. Charlotte Lerg (Professor of American Cultural History)
Faculty Highlights AI Across LMU II: Pitch Talks
- Prof. Dr. Max Kaufmann (Professor of Systems Neuroimmunology)
- Prof. Dr. Sophia Charlotte Volk (Professor of Strategic Communication)
Talk: "IP Transfer @LMU: worry-free and fast"
Dr. Philipp Baaske, LMU Vice President for Entrepreneurship
🗓 09 November 2026, 6:15 PM
📍 Große Aula, LMU Munich
The event will be followed by a reception in the Lichthof. We very much look forward to welcoming you to the event!
