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

🧠 Knowledge-Based AI

Emanuele Laurenzi
🗣️ Language-Based AI

Andreas Martin
📊 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.