Members
Faculty members are drawn from the two main partners: the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (directors and independent research group leaders), and ETH Zurich (Professors across several Departments). Additional faculty include Principle Investigators at the ELLIS Institute Tübingen, plus CLS Senior Fellows (invited outstanding European researchers in machine learning and AI). Below faculty are listed under one of the main CLS research areas: Machine learning, Computer Vision, Robotics.
Machine learning
At ETH Zurich, the Department of Computer Science (D-INFK) supports significant activities in machine learning and computational intelligence, with further expertise supplied through the Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET) and Department of Mathematics (D-MATH). At the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems expertise is offered at the Empirical Interference department, the Social Foundations of Computation department, plus independent groups. Further leading researchers in foundational AI topics are based at the ELLIS Institute Tübingen.
Perception / Computer Vision
At ETH Zurich, CLS experts on computer vision are found at the Department of Computer Science (D-INFK) and the Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG). In addition to groups at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, computer vision topics are strongly represented by CLS Senior Fellows based at the MPI for Informatics in Saarbrücken.
Robotics
CLS research themes range from autonomous robotics and the control of robotic systems, to robot material design, physical human-robot interaction and medical applications. At ETH Zurich, expertise is contributed by the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), the Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET), the Department of Computer Science (D-INFK) and the Department of Materials (D-MATL). Involved at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems are the Haptic Intelligence department, the Robotic Materials department, and numerous specialist independent groups.
