Meet the IIS Research Team

At IIS Research, we explore the intersection of Knowledge, Data, and Human Interaction in AI. Our interdisciplinary team collaborates on cutting-edge AI applications to create transparent, explainable, and human-centered AI solutions.

🔍 Thematic Leads

Each of our three AI research pillars is led by an expert in the field

Knut Hinkelmann

👤 Head of the Research Group

🧠 Knowledge-Based AI

Emanuele Laurenzi

🗣️ Language-Based AI

📊 Data-Driven AI

Manuel Renold

👥Research Team

Our research team includes senior researchers, lecturers, and postdoctoral scientists, contributing across different AI disciplines.

Frieder Witschel

Maja Spahic

Kyril Buga

Marius Huber

Sandra Schlick

Charuta Pande

Janik Vollenweider

Oliver Carmignani

Stephan Jüngling

Devid Montecchiari

Julia Usher

Sandro Schwander

PhD Students

We collaborate with the following talented PhD students.

Valeriia Afonina

Corina Masanti

Milan Kostic

Natasha Sigle

Christian Schmidt