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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Week of Ideas, Dialogue, and Discovery with international guests
From November 11–16, 2025, researchers, students, and industry partners gathered at Kloster Speinshart for a week-long workshop focused on the exchange of ideas at the intersection of mathematics, control theory, machine learning, and industrial innovation. Set within the calm atmosphere of the historic monastery, the event blended academic depth with opportunities for informal dialogue, creating […]
First Bavarian Czech Summer School was a complete success
For four days, Speinshart Monastery became the meeting place for young talents, renowned experts, and inspiring insights into the world of Artificial Intelligence. The AI Summer School 2025 offered a diverse program of keynotes, company visits, hands-on workshops, and a thrilling hackathon – leaving a lasting impression on everyone involved. The first day was all […]
FRASCAL
We are very happy to welcome a research group of FRASCAL at Speinshart! About the project This project aims to develop a mathematically rigorous optimization framework for controlling crack properties—particularly crack paths—in composite materials. Building on prior models that linked material failure mechanisms (such as fibre breakage or matrix–fibre debonding) to microscale properties via cohesive […]
Explainable Intelligent Systems
We there very pleased to welcome our first guests at SSC: The team of EIS spent three days at Speinshart to focus on their research and finalize the corresponding report. The Project Explainable Intelligent Systems investigates how explainability of artificial intelligent systems contributes to the fulfillment of important societal desiderata like responsible decision-making, the trustworthiness of AI, […]