Welcome to relAI! – Konrad Zuse School of
Excellence in Reliable AI
The current technological revolution is largely driven by spectacular progress in artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, although the huge potential is widely recognized, the lack of reliability of AI technology is still considered a serious issue of concern, limiting its adoption both by industry and society at large. Indeed, aspects such as safety, security, and privacy-preservation are essential prerequisites for the use of AI in domains of public interest – e.g. ensuring that robots do not endanger life or respecting confidentiality of data.
The vision of the 'Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI' (relAI) is to train future generations of AI experts, who for the first time combine technical brilliance with awareness of the importance of AI’s reliability. Our novel, highly innovative AI program will educate top international candidates in the end-to-end development of reliable AI systems (including scientific knowledge, business expertise, and industrial exposure), both for industry and academia, and perform cutting-edge research to make AI ready for deployment in critical application domains.
relAI trains future generations of AI experts who combine technical brilliance with an eye on AI's implications for society.
NEWS
relAI report 2024-2025
The latest relAI report has been released! Check it out: 👉 https://zuseschoolrelai.de/home/reports/ What has relAI accomplished in the past year? This report highlights the impressive development of relAI over the past year, providing an overview of the program along with recent news and insights from relAI Students and Partners. Enjoy reading!
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Karl-Heinz Hoffmann Prize for relAI Fellow Tom Sterkenburg
🎉We are thrilled to share that relAI Fellow Tom Sterkenburg has been awarded the 2025 Karl-Heinz Hoffmann Prize by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW). The Award was presented by the president, Markus Schwaiger, at the Academy’s Ceremonial Annual Meeting on 6 December. The BAdW is a non-university research institution and a community of scholars … Read more
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2026 Call for PhD Applications
We are excited to announce that the call for applications to the PhD program 2026 of our Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI (relAI) is now open! The novel, innovative PhD relAI program offers a cross-sectional training for successful education in AI including scientific knowledge, professional development courses and industrial exposure, providing a coherent, yet … Read more
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