During their studies, pre-service teachers often lack the opportunity to gain sufficient practical experience. Combining simulations with artificial intelligence can be a promising way to give a more hands-on edge to the skills they learn. This is the conclusion reached by a study conducted by Prof. Dr. Frank Fischer, Professor for Education and Educational Psychology at LMU Munich, and Dr. Michael Sailer. The study appears in the latest edition of the journal Learning and Instruction.

In order to expand the research network on artificial intelligence in Bavaria, 100 new AI chairs were established across the state. Seven of them went to the LMU. The newly appointed Bavarian AI chair holders at LMU, namely Chris Donkin, Stefan Feuerriegel, Daniel Grün, Eyke Hüllermeier, James Kirby, Gitta Kutyniok, and Björn Ommer, will introduce themselves and their research at this symposium, which takes place on June 1, 18:30 in the Große Aula of LMU. A panel will then discuss the next generation of AI research from the different disciplinary perspectives.

The Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics at the LMU in Munich will host a school on “Physics meets Artificial Intelligence” in the period September 12-16, 2022. The school is primarily aimed at PhD students. It will cover applications of machine learning to different fields of physics, as well as theoretical aspects of machine learning. The format will be a mix of review and specialized talks, interspersed with hands on exercises and a poster session where the students can present their work.

 

The next iteration of the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence seminar series at the Medical Faculty seminar will take place on Friday April 29th at 10:00. Prof. Dr. Guillaume Landry (Image guided radiation therapy, Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie am LMU Klinikum) will give a talk about Artificial intelligence in the radiotherapy workflow.

The interdisciplinary lecture series "AI in Science and Society" („KI in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft“), in which the social relevance of AI and the importance of AI in different scientific fields are to be examined, is one component of the planned new Minor "AI as a major Minor", coordinated by Prof. Dr. Eyke Hüllermeier, Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Although the range of courses is still being prepared, we would like to offer this lecture as a trial in the coming summer semester. The lecture will take place either in person or online, Wednesdays from 15:00 to 17:00. The lecture series is open to all members of the LMU community. Up to date information is available from the following website: