Prof. Dr. Ulrike von Luxburg

I am a professor for computer science, with research focus on the theory of machine learning.

Quick links:   Publications, my free online courses on Statistical Machine Learning, Mathematics for Machine Learning, Theoretische Informatik (in German)     and many more lectures by our colleagues on our channel Youtube Tübingen machine learning    

News:

• On Oct 6, my "Kinderuni" (children's university) video will go online: ``Warum ist künstlich Intelligenz nicht immer gerecht?'' (Why is AI not always fair?)
• I am very proud to have received a teaching award for my lecture on statistical machine learning.
• I am looking for a postdoc who wants to work on the theory of explainable ML. If you are interested, apply as described here.

Research. My research focus is on theoretical questions about unsupervised machine learning: understanding implicit biases and assumptions of machine learning algorithms, giving formal guarantees to some algorithms, and proving how other algorithms systematically fail. In particular, we currently ask all these questions in the context of explainable machine learning.   Publications     Our research seminar     Research questions    

I am coordinating the research cluster Machine learning: New Perspectives for Science (jointly with Philipp Berens).

Teaching: My lectures are on youtube, as well as the ones of several other colleagues. See here for links to lectures, topics for Bachelor / Master theses, comments about taking exams, etc.

Public AI discussion. In the city of Tübingen, and also in the wider context of Germany, there is an ongoing discussion about research in artificial intelligence and its impact on future society. I find this discussion important and actively participate(d) in quite a number of past events. Also consider watching my lectures on ML and society, or the german lecture Wie funktioniert maschinelles lernen, or reading the corresponding text Wie funktioniert maschinelles lernen (pdf). Upcoming:

• 10.10.2022 Vortrag im Rahmen von "Frau Macht Digital“ der Business and Professional Women Germany
• "Kinderuni" lecture (children's university): ``Warum ist künstlich Intelligenz nicht immer gerecht?'' (Why is AI not always fair?)
• Feb 2023: Exhibition "KI in Tübingen", eine Ausstellung im Stadtmuseum Tübingen. Stay tuned!