Elisabeth Wetzer (right) with Katharina Schäfer. Schäfer was Wetzer's mentor through the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Alumni program.
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Elisabeth Wetzer (right) with Katharina Schäfer. Schäfer was Wetzer's mentor through the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Alumni program.

Visual Intelligence represented at exclusive Nobel conference

Associate professor and PI Elisabeth Wetzer participated in this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Vienna, Austria. The conference is one of the world's largest annual gatherings for Nobel Prize winners.

Visual Intelligence represented at exclusive Nobel conference

By Petter Bjørklund, Communication Advisor at Visual Intelligence

Associate professor and PI Elisabeth Wetzer participated in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings 2024, which took place from June 30th to July 5th.

The conference is one of the world's largest annual gatherings for Nobel Prize winners, and is described as a unique, exclusive and internationally renowned research event.

This year's Lindau conference gathered 650 distinguished scientists and 30 Nobel Prize winners from across the world to exchange knowledge and experiences across generations, cultures, and scientific disciplines.

- Participating in the Lindau Nobel Meetings on Physics as a machine learning researcher felt both inspiring and eye-opening. This experience has been invaluable for gaining new perspecties and expanding my network in physics applications, says Wetzer.

This year’s program revolved around various topics in physics that are particularly relevant to society at large: solutions for the future of energy supply; the potential and impact of artificial intelligence; and a broader discussion of basic and applied research on quantum physics.

Panel discussion on "How to preserve trust in science in the age of AI?" at Mainau Island. The panel consisted of Nobel Laureates David J. Gross, Brian P. Schmidt, Donna Strickland, as well as machine learning expert Bernhard Schölkopf. Photo: Elisabeth Wetzer.

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