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Artificial Intelligence Research and Use of AI

Heidelberg University actively uses innovative AI technologies – in research, teaching, transfer, and administration.

The use and further development of AI are central elements of the university’s strategy: with interdisciplinary research projects and application-oriented AI services, the university pursues the goal of making significant contributions to the responsible shaping of the future of research and teaching in this field of activity.

Research with and about AI (selection)

Digital Humanities

Heidelberg Center for Digital Humanities

Forscher:innen, Labs und Veranstaltungen

Scientific Machine Learning

From Molecules to Materials

SIMPLAIX

Central research institution

Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR)

Studying AI

Consecutive Master

Mathematics of Machine Learning and Data Science

The research-oriented master's program Mathematics of Machine Learning and Data Science is a program in mathematics. It builds on the bachelor program Mathematics 100% or similar programs explicitly focused on mathematics.

Guidelines and handouts

Professional Development Opportunities

University AI Platform for Students and Employees

University Computing Centre

YoKI

YoKI is the university AI platform for students and employees, on which the several open source language models (LLMs – Large Language Models) are available for selection.

Competences and governing bodies

Strategic Advisory Board

AI Board

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Board was founded in 2024 as an advisory body on strategy for Heidelberg University. The main task of the cross-disciplinary body is advising the Rectorate, as well as developing and discussing guidelines for all of Ruperto Carola’s fields of strategic action in the area of artificial intelligence.

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Dr. Nicole Najemnik

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