🌍✨ Happy New Year from ELLIS Unit Jena! Wishing everyone a thoughtful and hopeful start to the year ahead. As we welcome the new year, we look forward to advancing #AI 🤖 research, collaboration, and impact—together with our community. 🎉 🎊

This December in Jena was +0.9 °C above the long-term average (1991–2020). Overall, 2025 ended +0.6 °C warmer than the reference period. These numbers are another reminder that climate change is not an abstract future Scenario. Source: @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social

🚨1 week left to apply 📢PhD Position (65%) – Combining field observations & remote sensing in plant phenology research 📍Jena, Germany 🗓Start: 1. Apr 2026 ‼️Deadline: 3. Jan 2026 🔗https://jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/724730f6dd0ed5b0536393283e4cdbe0b73c4f390 @uni-jena.de @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social

‼️1 week left to apply 📢PhD Position (100%) AI for Hydro-Climatic Extremes 📍Jena, Germany 🗓Deadline: 3. Jan 2026 Apply now for GENAI-X project at @bgc-jena.mpg.de #ML&hybrid models for flood risk under changing climate 🔗 www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/6212053/job_... @uni-jena.de @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social

‼️1 week left to apply 📢 The @ellis.eu Winter School 2026 — co-organized with NTUA, MeDiTwin, @ai4pex.bsky.social 📅 16–20 March 2026 | Athens 🇬🇷 A 5-day hands-on program with keynotes, workshops, tutorials & social activities 🔗 meditwin-project.eu/ai4eo-winter...

✨Happy Holidays from ELLIS Unit Jena✨ As the year comes to a close, we wish you a joyful and relaxing holiday season. Thank you for being part of our #AI and #ML community — here’s to reflection, recharge, and inspiration! 🤖🎄

🎊 We are honored to announce @ellis.eu Fellow Gustau Camps-Valls has received @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social Humboldt Research Award for AI Awarded €100,000 prize, he will conduct research at @bgc-jena.mpg.de with Markus Reichstein, on AI for climate extremes 🔗 tinyurl.com/h5e5puws

Thank you for the overwhelming interest in the Winter School—we’ve already received a fantastic number of applications! Following our recent @ellis.eu endorsement, and with support from ELLIOT & ELIAS 📆 Deadline Extended: 2 January 2026 🔗 www.ellis-jena.eu/winter-schoo...

ELLIS Unit Jena December Team Lunch 🍴🥗🍲—a wonderful time to connect, share good food, and enjoy engaging conversations with colleagues. With Jonathan Frank, Jan Blunk, Vitus Benson, Florian Strohmaier, Alexander Brenning, Lu Tian, Bing Xu, Shijie Jiang, Fabian, and Conrad Philipp 🤝

📢 EurIPS 2026 – Call for Host Proposals @ellis.eu invites proposals to host @euripsconf.bsky.social 2026, alongside @neuripsconf.bsky.social, with support for a unified budget, large-scale workshops, and seamless logistics. 🗓 Deadline: Jan 15, 2026 📧 [email protected] 🔗 ellis.eu/news/eurips-...

Welcome to ELLIS Unit Jena, Dr. Lu Tian! 🌍🌿 Dr. Tian is a Postdoctoral Researcher at @bgc-jena.mpg.de Jena, working on land–atmosphere interactions, ecosystem carbon and water cycles, and the impacts of climate extremes using hybrid modeling approaches.

After 5 weeks, ELLIS Unit Jena Exhibition concluded. Lord Mayor Dr. Thomas Nitzsche reflected his welcome remarks in weekly video message (4:37 min), highlighting 40+ ELLIS Units, and our unit’s collaboration with @bgc-jena.mpg.de @uni-jena.de @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social youtu.be/QZAaE_n1V7Q?...

📢 The @ellis.eu Winter School 2026 — co-organized with NTUA, MeDiTwin, @ai4pex.bsky.social 📅 16–20 March 2026 | Athens 🇬🇷 A 5-day hands-on program with keynotes, workshops, tutorials & social activities. ⏳ Countdown to apply: Dec 15, 2025 🔗 www.ellis-jena.eu/winter-schoo...

📢 PhD Position (100%) AI for Hydro-Climatic Extremes 📍Jena, Germany 🗓 Start: 1. April 2026, 3 years ‼️ Deadline: 3. Jan 2026 Apply now for GENAI-X project at @bgc-jena.mpg.de 🔗 www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/6212053/job_... @uni-jena.de @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social

📢 PhD Position (65%) – Combining field observations & remote sensing in plant phenology research 📍 Jena, Germany 🗓 Start: 1. Apr 2026, 4 years ‼️ Deadline: 3. Jan 2026 Fieldwork + #AI + Multi-source data analysis 🧐 🔗 jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/7... @uni-jena.de @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow 6th talk of 4th session AI for Good Webinar series AI for Earth & Sustainability Science 📅8 Dec 2025 ⏰5-6 pm CET 📚Risks and solutions when using non-stationary training data in earth system science 🧑‍🏫Speaker: Joachim Denzler (@uni-jena.de) 👨🏻‍💻Moderator: Ribana Roscher loom.ly/jyU-P78

✨ @euripsconf.bsky.social #FinalDay
Søren Hauberg wrapped up the conference on stage with full team —fitting close to an inspiring week Social gathering brought the community together to unwind and connect 
See you this weekend for workshops @ellis.eu 🔗 eurips.cc

Engaging and Insightful discussions at the @ellis.eu Booth and the @ellisinsttue.bsky.social Booth on @euripsconf.bsky.social #Day2 🤖 A fully packed main room for the Keynote by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sepp Hochreiter (ELLIS Fellow), on “Sustainable, Low-Energy, and Fast AI Made in Europe”⚡🌍 🔗 eurips.cc

Strong presence from the ELLIS community at the @ellis.eu Booth at @euripsconf.bsky.social Day 1 🤖🌍 — with Bernhard Schölkopf (ELLIS Founder), Serge Belongie (ELLIS President), Gustau Camps-Valls (ELLIS Climate Program Director), and Joachim Denzler (ELLIS Unit Jena Director) 🔗 eurips.cc

14 Short Talks – @ellis.eu UnConference – AI for Earth & Climate Sciences robot •Group A (2 parts): Earth Observation & Environmental Monitoring •Group B: Weather & Climate Modeling •Group C: Carbon Cycle, Sustainability & Socio-Economic Systems 🔗 www.ellis-jena.eu/ellis-unconf...

Poster Sessions – @ellis.eu UnConference – AI for Earth & Climate Sciences 🌍🤖 20+ posters highlighted AI for environmental monitoring, ecosystem modeling, climate prediction, and sustainability 💡📊 🔗 www.ellis-jena.eu/ellis-unconf...

@ellis.eu UnConference – AI for Earth & Climate Sciences • Opened by Joachim Denzler • Followed by an Impulse Talk by Alexander Winkler • Keynote by Steffen Knoblauch on geospatial intelligence • Keynote Christian Igel on AI for tree monitoring www.ellis-jena.eu/ellis-unconf...

🍁 In November, temperatures 🌡️ in Jena were 0.1°C above the long-term, while the period from January to November was more than half a degree warmer than the 1991–2020 reference period. Source: @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social

6th talk of 4th session AI for Good Webinar series AI for Earth & Sustainability Science 📅8 Dec 2025 ⏰5-6 pm CET 📚 Risks and solutions when using non-stationary training data in earth system science 🧑‍🏫 Speaker: Joachim Denzler (@uni-jena.de) 👨🏻‍💻 Moderator: Ribana Roscher 🔗 loom.ly/jyU-P78

@clarivate.com Highly Cited @ellis.eu Researchers 2025🌟 We are proud to announce that five affiliated ELLIS members have been included in this list: • Markus Reichstein (@bgc-jena.mpg.de) • Gustau Camps-Valls • Jakob Zscheischler • Jocelyn Chanussot • Devis Tuia 🔗 www.ellis-jena.eu/highly-cited...

🧬🤖Join us for @ellis.eu featured Webinar Series From Molecules to Models 📚Topic: How we see AI to how AI sees us: Toward understanding, trust and engagement 🗓️3 Dec 2025 ⏰17:00–18:00 CET 👩🏼‍🏫Speaker: Yuxia Wang 📍Host: AI for Good loom.ly/fTePF8Q

Inspiring lecture yesterday at the ELLIS Unit Jena Seminar with Prof. Dr. @thomaswolfers.bsky.social, who explored the exciting intersection of Neuroscience & #ML, highlighting how these fields can learn from each other. Supported by @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3fer9h2j @uni-jena.de

We’re happy to welcome Ranit De! 🥳 PhD candidate at @bgc-jena.mpg.de & @uni-jena.de, working with Nuno Carvalhais on interannual variability (IAV) of GPP🌱 using eddy-covariance data and LUE/optimality models📡
He’s interested in model parameterization and understanding parameter dynamics

Join us tomorrow for the 5th talk of 4th session AI for Good Webinar series AI for Earth & Sustainability Science ⏰5-6 pm CET 📚Do AI models know what they know? How explainable AI can help us trust what machines learn 🧑‍🏫Speaker: Antonios Mamalakis 👨🏻‍💻Moderator: Gustau Camps-Valls 🔗loom.ly/ge_DADE

GIS Day’25 – GeoAI for the Environment by @alexanderbrenning.bsky.social +GIScience Group (@uni-jena.de) on 17 Nov Highlights: Disaster-image AI, SAR ship detection, landslide mapping, environmental insights and poster presentations 🌍🤖 Thanks to all speakers @ellis.eu 🔗 www.gisday.com/en-us/overview

🍂 ELLIS Unit Jena November Team Lunch A great afternoon catching up with the team over delicious food 🍽️🥗🥖 and great conversation. Joined by Markus Reichstein, Alexander Brenning, Lu Tian, Shijie Jiang, Vitus Benson, Bing Xu, Mohamed Bourriz, Andreas Gerhardus and Conrad Heinz Philipp

Insightful Day 2 of @ellisinstitute.fi launch at Aalto University 🇫🇮 Scientific seminars featured keynote talks, a fireside chat and panel discussions (@serge.belongie.com) on AI research and its impact in Europe ending with a cocktail reception🍸 @ellis.eu

Kicking off Day 2 @ellisinstitute.fi 🇫🇮 celebratory scientific seminar alongside first AI summit Opening remarks: Samuel Kaski (Director, ELLIS Institute Finland) set the tone for a day of focused scientific exchange on the future of AI @ellis.eu www.ellisinstitute.fi/launch-seminar

5th talk of 4th session AI for Good Webinar series AI for Earth & Sustainability Science 📅24 Nov 2025 ⏰5-6 pm CET 📚Do AI models know what they know? How explainable AI can help us trust what machines learn 🧑‍🏫Speaker: Antonios Mamalakis 👨🏻‍💻Moderator: Gustau Camps-Valls 🔗 loom.ly/ge_DADE

The opening of @ellisinstitute.fi and AI Summit in Turku 🇫🇮 also featured Panel Discussions on – State of AI Research and Technology in Europe 🇪🇺 👩‍⚖️Moderator: Larissa Holzki Panelists: Neil Lawrence, Max Welling, Laurent Sifre, Laura Ruotsalainen @ellis.eu 🔗 aisummit.fi

@ellisinstitute.fi opening featured Panel Discussions Panel I —Frontiers of AI Research Serge Belongie, Bernhard Schölkopf, Jaakko Lehtinen, Kyunghyun Cho, Negar Kiyavash, Amy Loutfi Panel II —Connecting Science & Society Alexandra Gylfe, Nina Laaksonen, Kristo Ovaska, Ilkka Paananen @ellis.eu

The official opening of the @ellisinstitute.fi in Turku 🇫🇮 alongside the first AI Summit Opening remarks: @serge.belongie.com (President, @ellis.eu), Samuel Kaski (Director, ELLIS Institute), Bernhard Schölkopf (Co-founder, ELLIS), and Petteri Orpo (Prime Minister of Finland) 🔗 aisummit.fi

ELLIS Unit Jena Vernissage-Nov 6 “When Machines Learn for Nature: AI Research on Climate & Biodiversity” Speaker: Dr. Thomas Nitzsche (Mayor of Jena) Prof. Andreas Marx (President, @uni-jena.de) Prof. Markus Reichstein, Prof. Joachim Denzler & Prof. @alexanderbrenning.bsky.social

🚀🥳Welcome to ELLIS Unit Jena — Dr. Andreas Gerhardus Andreas is Group Head+Postdoc at @DLR_SpaceAgency on causal inference for temporal systems. Andreas also has been a guest lecturer at the @UniJena and has done PhD in Physics from @unibonn.bsky.social + @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🧬🤖Join us tomorrow for @ellis.eu featured Webinar Series From Molecules to Models 📚Topic: Convolutional networks beyond the Euclidean space 🗓️12 Nov 2025 ⏰17:00–18:00 CET 👩🏼‍🏫Speaker: Daniel Cremers 📍Host: AI for Good 🔗 loom.ly/59wBduk

Project Spotlight #9 : ELLIS Unit Jena CAUSALANOMALIES 🚀 Using causal inference + anomaly detection to detect & explain malfunctions in complex systems (satellites, UAVs, aviation). 👨🏻‍💻: Dr. Andreas Gerhardus 🔗 www.dlr.de/en/research-... @ellis.eu @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social

Markus Reichstein (@bgc-jena.mpg.de ) has been elected AGU Fellow 🔬🌍 Honored for work on ecosystem–climate feedbacks and resilience 🌱 (<0.1% of members/year). He will be formally recognized at AGU25 in New Orleans, December 2025. @ellis.eu @uni-jena.de 🔗 www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/en-news-mark...

Watch the latest talk of AI for Earth and Sustainability Science Webinar Series 📚AI for humanity: Using earth observation for solving global challenges 👨🏻‍🏫 Speaker: Kelsey Doerksen 🎤Moderator: Shijie Jiang (@bgc-jena.mpg.de) 📍Host: AI for Good 🌐 loom.ly/6p0JcaI

Our team at @ellis.eu booth during AIS25 fostered collaborative exchanges on #AI and #ML applications @arnoutdevos.bsky.social , Tine Aage ( #UnitCopenhagen) Artur Kołodziejczyk-Skowron ( #UnitWarsaw) Lena Schadock (PR Manager, ELLIS) Conrad Philipp ( #UnitJena) 🔗 ais25.eu

‼️Join us tomorrow 🎓ELLIS Unit Jena Vernissage “When Machines Learn for Nature: AI Research on Climate and Biodiversity” 🤖🌿 📅 6 Nov 2025 ⏰ 5:15–7:00 PM 📍 University Main Building, Jena (@uni-jena.de) 🖼️ Exhibition runs until Dec 12 🔗 www.ellis-jena.eu/ellis-exhibi... @ellis.eu

🧬🤖Join us for @ellis.eu featured Webinar Series From Molecules to Models 📚Topic: Convolutional networks beyond the Euclidean space 🗓️12 Nov 2025 ⏰17:00–18:00 CET 👩🏼‍🏫Speaker: Daniel Cremers 📍Host: AI for Good 🔗 loom.ly/59wBduk

October in Jena was warmer than reference period for the fifth consecutive time This year October has been 0.5°C above the long-term average During the first 10 months alone, temperatures in Jena were 0.6°C above the 1991–2020 baseline—another sign of climate change @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social

GENAI-X 🌍, 👨🏻‍🏫Coordinated by @alexanderbrenning.bsky.social (@uni-jena.de) develops AI🤖 for robust prediction in non-stationary environmental systems — tackling floods 🌊, droughts 🌵 & landslides ⛰️ 💡Funded by @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social 🤝 @ellis.eu @bgc-jena.mpg.de 🔗 www.genai-x.uni-jena.de

Dr. @alexanderbrenning.bsky.social + the GIScience Group (@uni-jena.de) invite you to GIS Day 2025 — focus: GeoAI for Environment. 📅 17 Nov 2025 🕐 13:00–17:30 CET 📍 Rosensäle Jena + Zoom (hybrid) 🖼️ Poster registration until 10 Nov 🔗 www.chemgeo.uni-jena.de/48059/gis-da...

AIS25 in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Day 1 of the Planet & Climate Workshop wrapped up with a panel discussion led by Markus Reichstein with Florence Rabier, Christian Igel, Jonas Peters, Kimmo Koski, Salvatore Pinto @ellis.eu 🔗 www.ais25.eu/thematic-wor...