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https://ellis-jena.eu is developing+applying #AI #ML in #earth system, #climate & #environmental research.
Partner: @uni-jena.de, https://bgc-jena.mpg.de/en, @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social, @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social, https://aiforgood.itu.int
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🌍✏️ ELLIS Winter & Summer Schools Schedule 2026 is here!

🔗 All info: https://bit.ly/3NWhHSM

@ellisunitjena.bsky.social · @ellisamsterdam.bsky.social · @manchester.ac.uk · @tu-dortmund.de · @aalto.fi · @uni-saarland.de · @uab.cat
February 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
❄️☀️January was -2°C below the 1991–2020 average, and it was the sunniest January of the last 10 years. Stable weather conditions provide another example of climate change.

Source: @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM
🧑‍💻Welcome to Ellis Unit Jena, Prof. Dr. Thomas Wolfers!

Thomas Wolfers is the Carl Zeiss Professor for Artificial Intelligence in Neural Systems Imaging at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, where he leads the Laboratory for Mental Health Mapping.🧠 @thomaswolfers.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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📣 Call for Contributions: Policy Ultra Briefs (PUBs) zu Frühwarnsystemen & Klimarisiken
Wir starten eine neue PUB-Reihe zu verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Evidenz für Frühwarnungen (z. B. Hitze, Flut, Extremwetter). Ziel: kompakte, policy-relevante Erkenntnisse für Entscheidungsträger:innen.
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
🎥Team Tales Videos #42
Moien Rangzan is a PhD student in Computer Vision, jointly affiliated with the @bgc-jena.mpg.de and the @uni-jena.de. His research focuses on domain generalization for spatial data, addressing unique distribution shifts in this setting.👨🏻‍💻
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No. 42 Moien Rangzan - ELLIS unit Jena Team Tales Videos
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January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🎥Team Tales Videos No. 41.
Ihab Asaad is a PhD student in the Computer Vision Group at @uni-jena.de, supervised by Prof. Joachim Denzler. His research focuses on building trustworthy and fair deep learning models. Ihab is a member of the ELLIS Unit Jena.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeBl...
No. 41 Ihab Asaad - ELLIS unit Jena Team Tales Videos
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January 26, 2026 at 11:38 AM
🥗🍴Our first Team Lunch of 2026- engaging conversations and a great chance to reconnect with colleagues: @alexanderbrenning.bsky.social, Andreas Gerhardus, Conrad Philipp, Fabian Schreiter, Lu Tian, Markus Reichstein, Mohamed Bourriz, Sophie Biskop, Thomas Suesse, and @thomaswolfers.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM
‼️Join us for an exciting online seminar in the AI for Good Webinar Series: “𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”

📅 21 January 2026
⏰ 17:00 - 18:00 CET

➡️ aiforgood.itu.int/event/incorp...
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Welcome to @ellisunitjena.bsky.social Sai Karthikeya Vemuri 🌿🌍
We are delighted to welcome Sai Karthikeya Vemuri PhD candidate in the Computer Vision Group Jena, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at @uni-jena.de led by Prof. Joachim Denzler.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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We are pleased to welcome 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁 (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz @unimainz.bsky.social ) for a public lecture, followed by an exclusive discussion session for students.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁
“𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵: 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨” (𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯)
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
‼️ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT
📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 #EGU26 @egu.eu

🗓️Abstract deadline: 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET
➡️Session link & Abstract Submission: www.egu26.eu/session/57755

🗓️ #EGU26 3-8 May 2026, Vienna.
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Join us for an exciting seminar by AI for Good Webinar Series: “Generative AI and Magical Thinking.”

📅 12 January 2026
⏰ 16:00 - 17:00 CET
🧑‍🏫 Speaker: @serge.belongie.com (ellis.eu
#CopenhagenUniversity)
👨🏻‍💻 Moderator: Prof. Markus Reichstein (@bgc-jena.mpg.de)
🔗 aiforgood.itu.int/event/genera...
Generative AI and magical thinking
Recent advances in Generative AI have given rise to strong emotions among the general public, including excitement, fear, wonder, and disbelief. To be
aiforgood.itu.int
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗟𝟯 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 (𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧–𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘–𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬)

As part of the new L³ format (LIGHT–LIFE–LIBERTY), we want to bring science, society, and personal perspectives into dialogue with each other.
🔗 More info about LIGHT.LIFE.LIBERTY: www.uni-jena.de/en/80/profil...
@uni-jena.de
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
🌍✨ 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. 🎉 🎊
December 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨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
December 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
‼️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
December 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
‼️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...
December 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
✨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! 🤖🎄
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎊 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
December 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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...
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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 🤝
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
📢 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
📧 events@ellis.eu
🔗 ellis.eu/news/eurips-...
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
December 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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
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December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM