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, […]