Jürgen Schmidhuber Keynote Speaker

Renowned expert in artificial intelligence and deep learning whose pioneering work has made significant contributions to the advancement of these technologies.
Authored several groundbreaking books, including "Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents" and "Deep Learning in Neural Networks: An Overview."

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Jürgen Schmidhuber's Biography

Jurgen Schmidhuber, Ph.D., is a renowned expert in artificial intelligence and deep learning whose pioneering work has made significant contributions to the advancement of these technologies. As a highly sought-after speaker, Jurgen Schmidhuber speaks passionately about artificial intelligence, neural networks, and their impact on society.

Dr. Schmidhuber serves as the Scientific Director of the Swiss AI Lab, IDSIA (1995-present). Prior to this, he held prominent roles such as the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at NNAISENSE (2014-present) and a Professor of AI at the University of Lugano, Switzerland (2009-2021).

Jurgen Schmidhuber has authored several groundbreaking books, including “Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents” and “Deep Learning in Neural Networks: An Overview.” In addition, he has written for numerous prestigious publications, such as Nature, Science, and the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks.

Dr. Schmidhuber has received widespread media attention, featuring in outlets like The New York Times, BBC, and WIRED, to name a few. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades and awards, including the Neural Networks Pioneer Award by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, the Helmholtz Award, and the Godel Prize.

Demonstrating his commitment to advancing the field, Jurgen Schmidhuber has been an active member of various charitable organizations, boards, and committees. His notable affiliations include the European Association for Artificial Intelligence and the Association for Computational Learning.

Dr. Schmidhuber holds a Diplom in Mathematics from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, a Diplom in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich.

His extensive speaking credentials include keynote addresses and presentations at conferences and events worldwide, such as the Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) Conference, the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), and the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI).