Cluster of Excellence – Machine Learning for Science
Machine Learning in Science II
Prof. Dr. Mario Krenn
Cluster W3 Professorship for “Machine Learning for Science II”
Research Interests
Mario Krenn wants to understand how machine learning can greatly accelerate science by comprehensively automating scientific work processes. He focuses primarily on applications in the fields of physics, especially quantum physics -- particularly using intelligent algorithms to design novel experiments that allow better observation of the universe, from its smallest to its largest structures.
Yet for him, the automation of science is not a purely technical issue. Instead, it is essential for him to understand how excellent human scientists work and what precisely lies behind concepts such as creativity, understanding, and curiosity.
His long-term goal is to artificially recreate researchers - in other words, to imitate every aspect of human scientific work with computers. His aim is not to replace humans in science. Rather, Krenn is convinced that by using artificial intelligence creatively, researchers can be inspired by it to ask new questions and that clever computer programs can find unusual solutions that humans alone would not come up with.
Mario Krenn studied physics in Vienna and completed his doctorate in the field of quantum physics in Anton Zeilinger's group, where he later worked as a postdoc. In 2019, he moved to the University of Toronto on an Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship as a postdoc, where he worked at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Alan Aspuru-Guzik's group. From fall 2021 to May 2025, Mario Krenn headed the “Artificial Scientist Lab” at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen. Since June 2025, he now holds the professorship “Machine Learning in Science II” at the University of Tübingen, as part of our Cluster of Excellence for Machine Learning.
Contact
Prof. Dr. Mario Krenn
Machine Learning in Science II
University of Tübingen Cluster of Excellence "Machine Learning" Maria-von-Linden-Str. 6, 4th floor Room No. 40-30/A24 72076 Tübingen
