Driving Urban Transitions: DUT Call 2026
The Driving Urban Transitions Partnership has launched its 2026 call for transnational research and innovation projects on sustainable urban development. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is participating on behalf of Germany. The call is relevant for researchers working on smart cities, urban AI, human–environment interaction, and sustainable mobility. Most projects are expected to request […]
BMFTR Funding Call: Lighthouse Projects for AI in Value Chains
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) has launched a two-stage program for large-scale industrial AI. It supports the development of specialized AI models that integrate domain and process knowledge, as well as data infrastructures, open standards, and deployment in real industrial environments. Consortia typically receive €10–20 million. The deadline for submissions is November 1 […]
BMFTR Funding Call: Generative AI as a Subject of Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is funding research on generative AI and its effects on people and society. The call for proposals welcomes mono-, inter-, and transdisciplinary projects addressing epistemic, interpersonal, cultural, and ethical questions. Expertise in computer science and technology is explicitly welcome, but the scientific lead must come from the humanities or […]
How Do You Study a Future That Hasn’t Happened Yet? Prof. Benjamin Müller Has Some Ideas
If digital transformation is set to fundamentally reshape organizations, how can we study it before it is over? On November 4, 2026, Prof. Benjamin Müller will explore this question at the next MMM Brown Bag Seminar in his talk “Reaching Beyond the Present – Foresight in Digital Transformation Research.” Müller is a professor of digital business at the University […]
CAVECORE Bremen School 2026: EU Doctoral Network on Reliable Cognitive Robots Meets in Bremen
From August 24 to 28, 2026, the University of Bremen hosted the CAVECORE Bremen School. The school brought together doctoral candidates, researchers, and partners from CAVECORE, an EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network coordinated in Bremen by Prof. Dr. Nico Hochgeschwender. Launched in September 2025, CAVECORE (“Continuous, Automated Validation, and Evaluation of Cognitive Robots in Open-Ended […]
IJCAI 2026 Successfully Hosted in Bremen: MMM Brings the World’s AI Community to the City
From August 15 to 21, 2026, Bremen successfully hosted IJCAI-ECAI 2026, one of the world’s leading conferences on artificial intelligence. It was the first time in 43 years that IJCAI had been held in Germany, and it brought more than 2,500 international researchers to the city. The University of Bremen’s high-profile research area Minds, Media, Machines (MMM) […]
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U Bremen Research Alliance Event Information
How is artificial intelligence changing our daily lives, schools, and the workplace? This question will take center stage in Bremen this August. Scientists from around the world will gather on the banks of the Weser River for the leading international conference IJCAI-ECAI 2026. With the “Summer of AI,” the discussion on AI will be opened up to anyone interested: out of the conference hall and into the city. […]
The 2026 Bremen Big Data Challenge Successfully Concluded
The Bremen Big Data Challenge (BBDC) 2026 has successfully concluded, marking another engaging edition of the University of Bremen’s annual programming and data analysis competition. Organized by the Cognitive Systems Lab (CSL) under the leadership of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tanja Schultz, the BBDC invited participants to apply their programming, machine learning, and data analysis skills to challenging real-world datasets. […]
MMM Retreat 2026
