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ELLIS @ellis.eu · 20d

As summer comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to take a walk down memory lane and highlight the great ELLIS Summer Schools from this year - starting with ELLIS Unit Lausanne 🇨🇭(@epfl-ai-center.bsky.social)

📖 Full recap: https://ellis.eu/news/ellis-unit-lausanne-ai-for-health-summer-school-2025

ELLIS Unit Lausanne: AI for Health Summer School 2025

The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · 21d

Switzerland launches a national effort to transform cancer care with AI. NAIPO, a 4-year initiative will build a secure infrastructure for precision oncology — putting patients & data privacy first.
📰 read more: ai.epfl.ch/transforming...
#AIforHealth

EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · 29d

Just out on Inside AI: a deep dive into Apertus, the open, multilingual, and transparent LLM developped and trained in Switzerland 🇨🇭 A blueprint for sovereign and responsible AI.
🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/conversation-about-apertus-with-antoine-bosselut/id1788952625?i=1000725756481

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Sep 2

EPFL, @ethz.ch and the @cscsch.bsky.social released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for transparency and diversity.

Find out more here: ai.epfl.ch/apertus-a-fu...

@abosselut.bsky.social @icepfl.bsky.social

Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model - EPFL AI Center

EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for trans...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Aug 14

@marcelsalathe.bsky.social talks with Adrian Cabrera de Luis, CEO of MailMaestro.
They talk about how “seed-strapping” fuels profitability, why small AI teams beat giants, lessons from consulting, startups & fast tech shifts.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5DZJ...

🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Jul 9

EPFL and ETH Zürich are building together a Swiss made LLM from scratch.
Fully open and multilingual, the model is trained on CSCS's supercomputer "Alps" and supports sovereign, transparent, and responsible AI in Switzerland and beyond.
Read more here: ai.epfl.ch/a-language-m...
#ResponsibleAI

A language model built for the public good - EPFL AI Center

ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM ma...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Jul 2

Babak Falsafi joins @marcelsalathe.bsky.social to break down the true energy cost of AI ⚡️They talk GPUs, data centers VS cloud computing VS supercomputers, and why AI’s environmental impact is bigger than you think but also solvable.
🎧Tune in shorturl.at/qs3OQ
or here: shorturl.at/pwrKj

Conversation with Babak Falsafi, EPFL

Inside AI · Episode

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Jun 16

EPFL researchers are working with the Swiss National Park to track animal behavior in the Alps using AI and camera traps. 🏔️🦌
Their new dataset is a first: richly annotated, multi-view, and multimodal—supporting species ID, behavior tracking & conservation.
👉 More here: actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-moni...

AI monitors wildlife behavior in the Swiss Alps

Scientists at EPFL have created MammAlps, a multi-view, multi-modal video dataset that captures how wild mammals behave in the Swiss Alps. This new resource could be a game-changer for wildlife monito...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Jun 12

What if we could design proteins like we generate images or text? Stef van Grieken and his company Cradle is doing just that and that could change the world beyond drug discovery...

🎧 Listen to the fully story on our podcast, Inside AI
open.spotify.com/episode/6Uhi...
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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Jun 10

While tuberculosis is treatable, it still kills 1.3M people every year in sub-Saharan Africa.

EPFL + CHUV have teamed up to fight back with Ultr-AI: an AI-powered lung ultrasound tool that screens for TB.

📱 Portable. Affordable. Works with a smartphone.

👉 ai.epfl.ch/ai-making-it...

#AI4Health

Dr. Véronique Suttels performs a smartphone-connected ultrasound on a symptomatic Beninese patient – 2025 EPFL/Véronique Suttels – CC-BY-SA 4.0

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Jun 2

Many AI models speak dozens of languages, but do they grasp cultural context? 🗣️🌍
The INCLUDE benchmark from EPFL's NLP Lab and @cohereforai.bsky.social reveal that there is still a gap...
👉 Find out how benchmarks like INCLUDE can help make AI truly inclusive: actu.epfl.ch/news/beyond-...

Beyond translation – making AI multicultural

A team of international researchers led by EPFL developed a multilingual benchmark to determine Large Language Models ability to grasp cultural context.

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · May 21

or here on Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · May 21

In this new #InsideAI episode, @marcelsalathe.bsky.social chats with Anton Osika, CEO of Lovable. They talk about LLMs & product acceleration, security in AI coding and scaling in Europe’s startup scene.

Tune in here on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2FOh...

#AI #LLM #Startups #TechEurope

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Apr 17

⏳Two weeks left to take advantage of the early bird rate for our ELLIS Summer School!

Join us and learn from leading experts in the fields of AI and biomedicine!

👉 Information and registration here: www.epfl.ch/research/dom...

@icepfl.bsky.social #AIforHealth #Biomedicine

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Apr 14

and here on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/597y...

Conversation with Nicholas Christakis, Yale Univeristy

Inside AI · Episode

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Apr 14

Robots telling dad jokes, octopus consciousness, digital assistants raising our kids?
Tune in for a mind-bending #InsideAI episode with
@nachristakis.bsky.social Dig into human-AI hybrid systems that challenge how we collaborate and interact. 🤖

🎧Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Apr 2

or here on Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...

Conversation with Charlotte Bunne, EPFL

Podcast-Folge · Inside AI · 02.04.2025 · 1 Std. 5 Min.

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Apr 2

New #InsideAI episode just in! 🎙️
@marcelsalathe.bsky.social and @bunnech.bsky.social have a conversation at the intersection of life and computer sciences.
They discuss how AI can transform personalized treatment and smarter diagnostics. 🦠🔬
🎧Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/3sPB...

#AIforhealth

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Mar 25

Could AI enable the next big breakthrough in biology? 🔬

@bunnech.bsky.social & @stephenquake.bsky.social present the Artificial Intelligence Virtual Cell, a bold project transforming how we study life at the cellular level.

Listen here👉 erictopol.substack.com/p/the-holy-g...
#AI4Science #AI4Health

The Holy Grail of Biology

Towards the Virtual Cell with Steve Quake and Charlotte Bunne

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚀 The Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon is back! 🚀

Join us April 23-25 at EPFL, Lausanne to tackle real-world healthcare & life sciences challenges with clinicians, researchers & data experts!

👉 Info & projects: lnkd.in/eenFbzR4
📝 Register by April 4: lnkd.in/eGEvHpuu

#Hackathon #AI #LifeSciences

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Mar 18

The latest issue of Dimensions magazine is out and its focus is GenAI. 🔍 👀 Gain insights from EPFL's experts on geopolitical landscape, regulation, its impact on health, education and our environment. Grab a copy on campus or here:
English: www.epfl.ch/about/news-a...

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Mar 17

How are AI and LLMs changing education for more adaptive and engaging learning experience?

Join us on Friday March 21st for an interactive workshop exploring the latest research in AI-driven learning, in collaboration with the EPFL ML for Education Lab

👉 Register here: epflaiteam.ch/events

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Mar 11

First speakers announced for our ELLIS Summer School 🤩 👉 www.epfl.ch/research/dom...
📅 July 7–11 2025 @ EPFL Campus
🎯 For PhD, postdocs & ML professionals in biomedicine
📃Apply now and grab the early-bird rate until April 30th

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EPFL AI Center @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social · Mar 6

🎙️🦄 From EPFL to Silicon Valley—Daniel Yanisse, CEO of Checkr, shares how he built a unicorn startup in our latest Inside AI episode!
Tune in on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/55GK...
or Apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...

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Martin Jaggi @mjaggi.bsky.social · Mar 4

The Swiss AI Initiative has launched open calls for disruptive ideas - Democratizing large-scale AI for the benefit of society.

Send your idea by end of March 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ , and run on one of the largest public AI clusters globally. Everyone is eligible to apply!

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