Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems bears his name since 18 March 2011 and is a research institute under the auspices of the Max Planck Society. His Stuttgart location (the former Max Planck Institute for Metals Research ) is realigning itself; in Tübingen, a new branch of the institute.

Research

The aim is to understand the principles of perception, learning and action in autonomous systems. As systems are " intelligent " means that further work successful, and while at the same time adjust their structure and properties again and again to a diverse and changing environment. Understanding the researchers want to use to develop future systems. The Institute's researchers to study these principles in biological, hybrid and computer systems as well as in materials. The spectrum ranges from the nano to the macro range. With its highly interdisciplinary approach, the researchers combine mathematical models, computer and materials science and biology together.

Departments
  • Autonomous Motor Skills (Stefan Schaal )
  • Empirical Inference (Bernhard Schölkopf)
  • Modern Magnetic Systems ( Gisela Schütz )
  • Perceptual Systems ( Michael J. Black )
  • Phase Transformations, Thermodynamics and Kinetics (Eric January Mittemeijer )
  • Theory of inhomogeneous condensed matter ( Siegfried Dietrich )
  • New Materials and Biosystems (Joachim Spatz )
Founding directors MPI -IS
  • Michael J. Black - Department Perceptual Systems

The scientists of the department develop mathematical and computer - based models, which describe the principles of perception. Their vision is to build "seeing Comkputer ". But they combine knowledge of neuroscience with statistical models, machine learning and computer graphics, and derive new algorithms for image recognition. This should make it one day computers to understand the visual world of surfaces, materials, light and movement.

  • Stefan Schaal, Stefan Schaal - Department of Autonomous Motor Skills

Their scientists want to understand how autonomous movement systems teach yourself competent behavior. Starting from a relatively simple set of algorithms and pre-structuring learn these systems, by interacting with the environment.

  • Bernhard Schölkopf, Bernhard Schölkopf - Department of Empirical Inference

The aim of the department is to " decode complexity." Scientists base this on the Focus on Statistical Learning Theory and its Applications. This includes the development of new approaches to machine learning, algorithmic modeling of perception as well as the application of machine learning algorithms on a wide range of issues - from computer vision to bioinformatics.

  • Joachim Spatz - Department of New Materials and Biosystems

It is dedicated to the study of interactions between synthetic and biological materials. Understanding of the dynamic regulation of adhesion and architecture of the cytoskeleton of cells and their impact on cellular activities / experiments on living cells, biomimetic approaches at the level of networks of individual proteins which mimic specific cellular functions and their hierarchical / cooperative assembly / development of new optical and mechanical measurement techniques, new micro-and nano -structured materials and biofunctionalisation of interfaces.

Cooperation with ETH Zurich

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) will continue to cooperate closely in the research field of "learning systems " together. To this end, they have established a research network, in which scientists of the two Max Planck cities of Stuttgart and Tübingen optimal conditions for cooperation with their Swiss colleagues will find. Within this network, the scientists lead by, among others, joint research projects, to hold seminars and conferences and to facilitate mutual access to their research facilities. The partnership, which officially began in August 2013, initially planned for three years.

History of the MPI -MF

The former Max Planck Institute for Metals Research looked back on a long history in Stuttgart. It has traditionally been closely associated with the University of Stuttgart and its predecessor institution. Founded in Berlin in 1921 by Emil Heyn as the "Kaiser -Wilhelm- Institute for Metals Research ," it moved in 1934 to Stuttgart. Originally, the scientists investigated only metals and their alloys. Increasingly, they investigated nonmetallic, in particular ceramic material. Especially in view of the "High performance ceramics " the researchers have done pioneering work in materials science in the 70s and 80s of the last century at the MPI for Metals Research. The latter are used among others in the aerospace, automotive, medical, or about as insulators in computers. About 15 years ago the bio -inspired materials research was added as a priority. Over the years, the spectrum of materials research had expanded so much that the name " Metal Research ," was the conclusion primarily of historical value. In March 2011, the Senate of the Max Planck Society decided to rename in "Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems ". In July 2011, the former Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, its 90-year anniversary celebrated under the theme "90 years of excellence in materials research ."

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