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 youtube: Statistical Machine Learning, Mathematics for Machine Learning, Theoretische Informatik (in German)    

News:

• Our exhibition about AI in Tübingen in the City Museum has started! Created jointly by 36 master students of anthropology and machine learning, Thomas Thiemeyer and Tim Schaffarczik (anthropology), Guido Szymanska and Wiebke Ratzeburg (museum) and myself, over the course of more than a year. It runs from Feb to Oct 2023. Webpage by students.
  
  
  

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:

• Feb 2023 - Oct 2023: Exhibition "Cyber and the City: Künstliche Intelligenz bewegt Tübingen", eine Ausstellung im Stadtmuseum Tübingen.
• Kinderuni lecture now on youtube: ``Warum ist künstlich Intelligenz nicht immer gerecht?'' (Why is AI not always fair?)