We are the National AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML)

Designated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2020, IFML develops the key foundational tools for the next decade of AI innovation. Our institute comprises researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, Wichita State University, and Microsoft Research.

Our researchers create new algorithms that can help machines learn on the fly, change their expectations as they encounter people and objects in real life, and even bounce back from deliberate attempts by adversaries to manipulate datasets.

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Upcoming Events and Workshops

Previously Recorded Talks

  • 2023 Machine Learning Lab Public Lecture with Scott Aaronson

    Scott Aaronson, theoretical computer scientist and David J. Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Computer Science, UT Austin

  • Machine Learning Lab 2022 Public Lecture with Alan Bovik

    Alan Bovik, Director, Laboratory for Image & Video Engineering, Machine Learning Lab, UT Austin

  • IFML Public Lecture: AI for Accurate and Fair Imaging

    Alex Dimakis, IFML and MLL co-director

  • Data Analytics and ML for Subsurface Engineering and Geoscience

    Michael Pyrcz