National AI Competence Center

ScaDS.AI is one of five AI centers in Germany that are funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Federal State of Saxony as part of the federal government's AI strategy. With its two locations in Leipzig and Dresden, ScaDS.AI pools the excellent AI and data science expertise of Leipzig University, Dresden University of Technology and ten non-university research institutions. The mission of ScaDS.AI is to conduct excellent research on scalable data science and AI and to develop responsible, trustworthy and efficient AI solutions.

The team consists of more than 200 employees, including renowned international researchers. With more than 60 principal investigators, two Humboldt Professorships and up to twelve planned AI professorships, ScaDS.AI supports excellence in research and teaching in Leipzig and Dresden. Promoting young talent is an important part of the work. For this reason, a number of junior research groups have been set up to complement the current research topics.