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”.
On 10 November 2025, the newly appointed AI professors at LMU will introduce themselves and their research through engaging pitch talks, offering insights into current developments in AI research and applications. The event is open to the entire LMU community as well as the broader Munich audience.
🗓 10 November 2025, 6:15 PM
📍 Große Aula, LMU Munich
🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/kNCcUJ9Ru28WLKZa6
Please download the program here (PDF, 323 KB)
We very much look forward to welcoming you to the event and reception!
Program Overview: LMU KI-Symposium 2025
6:15 PM – Opening Greeting
Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok, Spokesperson, AI-HUB@LMU
6:20 PM – Welcome Remarks
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Matthias Tschöp, President, LMU
- Stephanie Jacobs, Head of Office, StMWK
- Dr. Christian Scharpf, Head of Labour and Economic Affairs, State Capital of Munich
6:35 PM – Focus AI at LMU
- Keynote Lecture Prof. Dr. Björn Ommer, Computer Vision and Learning Group, LMU: "The Transformative Power of AI: From Information to Knowledge Society" (working title)
- Panel Discussion
- Dr. Philipp Baaske, Vice President for Entrepreneurship
- Prof. Dr. Julia Dittrich, Vice President for Digital Strategy
- Prof. Dr. Jochen Kuhn, Vice President for Innovation in Education and Teacher Training
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Frauke Kreuter, Spokesperson, AI-HUB@LMU
7:10 PM – Faculty Highlights AI Across LMU I: Pitch Talks
- Prof. Dr. Annabelle Bohrdt (Professorship Theoretical Physics – Collective Quantum Phenomena)
- Prof. Dr. Jörg Drechsler (Professor of Data Collection and Data Science in Labour Market Research)
- Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier (Chair of AI-Supported Therapy Decisions)
- Prof. Dr. Carsten Marr (Full Professorship of Artificial Intelligence in Cell Therapy and Hematology)
7:35 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: Frederic Kuhwald
- AI-HUB@LMU Prize for the Most Innovative AI-based Research Project: Dr. Alexandra Fetsch, Judith Zellner
7:40 PM – Faculty Hilghlights AI Across LMU II: Pitch Talks
- Prof. Dr. Anne-Sophie Mayer (Professor of Digital Work)
- Prof. Dr. Lukas Milles (Professor of Computational Biochemistry and Protein Design)
- Prof. Dr. Falk Schwendicke (Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital of the LMU Munich)
- Prof. Dr. Lalith Kumar Shiyam Sundar (Professorship of Digital Transformation in Radiology)
8:05 PM – From Lab to Impact: AI Transfer at LMU
- Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol, Prof. Dr. Susanna Hofmann, Task Force Leaders, AI-HUB@LMU
- Moritz Koch, Johannes Strodel, Co-Founders, AIcendence GmbH
8:15 Reception and Get-Together
Thank you to our partners at LMU and beyond!
