ELLIS Institute Finland

is a newly established world-class research hub in AI and machine learning. We are developing an ecosystem of top talents, businesses and investments in Finland, with fundamental machine learning research at the core. The Institute is part of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), which aims to build a pan-European institution for machine learning research.

Recent media coverage of ELLIS Institute Finland's researchers and projects

Finland’s new AI powerhouse: ELLIS Finland and ERC join forces to solve AI’s biggest weakness
Feature interview in Finland's biggest newspaper: Samuel Kaski kertoo, miten tekoälyn jättiläiset päihitetään pikkurahalla
New institute puts universities at forefront of AI research
Finland's public broadcaster Yle: Tekoälyhype nosti huippututkijoiden palkat NBA-tähtien tasolle – silti Suomikin voi olla houkutteleva

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Appointments, ELLIS, Institute Published: 21.10.2025

Meet our new faculty: Eric Malmi

Malmi joins the institute as an adjunct professor at Aalto University while continuing research at Google DeepMind.

Person standing outdoors in autumn, wearing a grey hoodie and green jacket. Trees in the background with orange leaves.

Appointments, ELLIS, Institute Published: 15.10.2025

Meet our new PIs: Qi Chen

AI developers must focus on safer and fairer methods, says new principal investigator Qi Chen

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Appointments, ELLIS, Institute Published: 14.10.2025

Meet our new PIs: Francesco Croce

Croce works on robustness in multi-modal foundation models.

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ELLIS Published: 6.10.2025

“Collaboration is a feature of the Finnish research community”

Strong collegial network is an asset to Ayush Bharti's research on robust machine learning.

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