An intensive five-day academic summer school at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, running 29 June to 3 July 2026, offering PhD students and early-career researchers deep training in machine learning reliability, safety, and robustness through invited lectures from leading researchers, with ELLIS affiliation.
The Machine Learning Summer School on Reliability and Safety (MLSS R&S 2026) is a five-day intensive academic programme focused on the theory and practice of building reliable, safe, and robust machine learning systems. Organised by the ML in PL Association and affiliated with ELLIS (the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems), the school is hosted at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. The primary audience is PhD students and early-career researchers in machine learning and AI. Registration fees apply: EUR 350 for academia, EUR 700 for non-academia.
The school runs from 29 June to 3 July 2026. The opening day on 29 June is held at Collegium Novum, Jagiellonian University's historic main building. Subsequent days are held at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. The school features invited lectures from researchers working on ML reliability, adversarial robustness, uncertainty quantification, and AI safety. Early registration closed in March 2026 and late registration in April 2026; availability for late applicants is not confirmed as of verification.
MLSS R&S 2026 is a five-day academic summer school at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, organised by the ML in PL Association. It is affiliated with ELLIS and focuses on ML reliability, safety, and robustness. The primary audience is PhD students and early-career researchers. Registration fees apply.
ELLIS (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems) is a European AI research network comprising excellence centres across Europe, focused on advancing fundamental and applied machine learning research. ELLIS affiliation signals the academic quality of the school's invited faculty.
Academic attendees pay EUR 350 and non-academic attendees EUR 700 according to verified enrichment data. Early registration closed in March 2026 and late registration in April 2026; contact the organiser for any remaining availability.
The format is designed for academic researchers. Industry practitioners with a strong research background and interest in ML safety theory may find the content relevant, but the non-academic fee (EUR 700) and academic-oriented format reflect the primary audience.
Attendees unlikely to find the programme appropriate include:
Jagiellonian University is Poland's oldest and most prestigious university, founded in 1364, and one of the leading research institutions in Central Europe. The main campus is in the historic Stare Miasto (Old Town) district of Krakow. Collegium Novum, the university's main administrative building at Golebia 24, hosts the opening day. The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science is located at Lojasiewicza 6 on the Kampus 600-lecia Odnowienia UJ. Krakow is accessible by air (John Paul II International Airport, served by Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT, and others) and by rail from Warsaw (approximately 2.5 hours by express train).
ML in PL (Machine Learning in Poland) is a Polish non-profit association that promotes machine learning research in Poland and Central Europe. The organisation produces research events, summer schools, and the ML in PL Conference. MLSS R&S 2026 is one of its flagship academic events. The association works in partnership with the ELLIS network and Polish academic institutions. More information is at https://mlss2026.mlinpl.org/.
The combination of Jagiellonian University's research environment, the ELLIS network's faculty reach, and a specific thematic focus on reliability and safety rather than general ML produces a school with genuine depth that a broad AI conference cannot replicate.
Registration fees are EUR 350 (academic) and EUR 700 (non-academic). Early registration closed in March 2026 and late registration in April 2026. For any remaining places, contact the organiser directly via https://mlss2026.mlinpl.org/. Admission is subject to application review.
Krakow John Paul II International Airport (KRK) is served by Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT Polish Airlines, and other carriers from cities across Europe. A bus or taxi to the city centre takes approximately 20-30 minutes. Express trains from Warsaw take approximately 2.5 hours; Warsaw Chopin Airport has direct connections to European hubs.
Collegium Novum is at Golebia 24, Krakow, in the Stare Miasto district, a 5-minute walk from the Main Market Square.
The school is not explicitly described as residential, though Krakow has extensive accommodation options at various price points. Participants are responsible for their own accommodation.
| Official website | https://mlss2026.mlinpl.org/ |
| Register | https://mlss2026.mlinpl.org/ |
| Programme | not disclosed |