FORAnGen met at Hightechabbey
It was a great pleasure for us to welcome FORAnGen! Generative design holds immense potential to transform how products are developed—by translating complex requirements into formal models and automatically generating optimized design solutions. Within FORAnGen, this approach is being leveraged to address one of today’s most pressing challenges: reducing the energy and resource consumption of […]
Transformationsraum AI – Winter School 2026 at Kloster Speinshart
From March 3 to 7, 2026, the winter school “Transformationsraum AI” took place at Kloster Speinshart in Bavaria. The event brought together students and researchers from a variety of disciplines to explore the societal, cultural, and artistic implications of digitalization and artificial intelligence. The aim of the winter school was to discuss ongoing transformation processes and to […]
„Science meets Church – Das Gehirn: Musikalische Erkundungen“
Am 6. März 2026 fand in der Klosterkirche Speinshart die Veranstaltung „Science meets Church – Kirche trifft Wissenschaft: Das Gehirn – Musikalische Erkundungen“ statt. In einem interdisziplinären Format verband der Abend wissenschaftliche Einblicke in die Hirnforschung mit Orgelmusik und visuellen Projektionen. Ziel war es, komplexe Forschungsergebnisse auf sinnliche und zugängliche Weise erfahrbar zu machen und einen Dialog […]
Causal Machine Learning as a Foundation for the Next Generation of Scientific Discovery
Causal machine learning is increasingly emerging as a key pillar for the next generation of scientific research. While traditional machine-learning methods excel at recognizing patterns and correlations, they often struggle to answer questions about why phenomena occur or how targeted interventions may change outcomes. By integrating causal reasoning with advances in representation learning and foundation models, new opportunities arise […]
Meet our new room concepts: Thinking ahead and adapting to your plans and needs
Starting now, our new room concepts are available to you in the Dientzenhofer Hall, the Tafelzimmer, and the Conference Room, designed entirely for maximum flexibility. The rolling, foldable tables are securely connected for meetings and presentations, providing the comfort and reliability you are used to. When needed, they can be unlocked, folded down, and rolled aside in […]
AI in a Fragmented World: International Workshop Brings Global Perspectives on AI Governance to Speinshart
From February 4–6, 2026, the Speinshart Scientific Center for AI and SuperTech (SSC) hosted the international scoping workshop “AI in a Fragmented World: Navigating Trade-offs Across Disciplines and Cultures.” The event brought together leading scholars from philosophy, law, computer science, information systems, and related disciplines across Europe, Australia, Asia, North America, and beyond. At the heart of […]
Minister-President Markus Söder Reaffirms Strong Support for the SSC and the Hightech Agenda
As part of his tour across Bavaria, Dr. Markus Söder, Minister-President of Bavaria, attended the traditional Candlemas Reception at Speinshart Monastery in the Upper Palatinate, together with Member of the Bavarian Parliament Tobias Reiß and Mayor Albert Nickl. In his address, the Minister-President emphasized the unique character of Speinshart, where “Abbey” and “AI” go hand in hand. He highlighted the historic […]
Digital Church Guide
Kloster Speinshart offers a digital church guide that allows visitors to explore the monastery church and selected monastic spaces independently and at their own pace. The guide combines an audio tour with an illustrated digital companion, providing insight into the history, architecture and spiritual significance of the site. Both the audio guide and the digital […]
Auf dem Weg zur Hightechabbey – Tradition und Moderne
Gestern durften wir an einem hochkarätig besetzten Plenum teilnehmen, das sich mit dem Konzept des Wissenschaftszentrums und insbesondere auch den Planungen zum Neubau beschäftigt hat. Zu Gast waren Dr. Silke Launert Staatssekretärin des Bundesministeriums für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, Robert Brannekämper, stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Ausschusses für Wissenschaft und Kunst und Vorsitzender des Landesdenkmalrats, Josef Zellmeier, […]
Aufsichtsrat des SSC nimmt Arbeit auf
Das Speinshart Scientific Center for AI and SuperTech ist ein interdisziplinäres Wissenschaftszentrum, das von den beiden Verbünden Hochschule Bayern und Universität Bayern getragen und durch Mittel des Staatsministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kunst finanziert wird. Es verfolgt das Ziel, Forschung zu Künstlicher Intelligenz und Schlüsseltechnologien mit Fragen der digitalen Transformation, Ethik, Governance und gesellschaftlichen Wirkung zu verbinden und diese Themen in […]