Deep Learning is the branch currently producing impressive breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially in the field of pattern recognition. This requires powerful processors that enable the training of complex neuronal networks with large volumes of data. NVIDIA, a pioneer in the field of high performance acceleration processors, and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) have announced the expansion of their cooperation as a part of the NVIDIA AI Lab program, a cutting edge research program in the area of innovative Deep Learning methods.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang announced the collaboration as a part of NVIDIA's AI Lab program in his keynote address at the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)Technology Conference in Amsterdam on September 28, 2016. DFKI, along with Swiss AI Lab IDSIA, is the first research institute in Europe to announce a deep learning collaboration with NVIDIA. The company also works closely in this area with Stanford, Berkeley, OpenAI, and the Korean GINM. The funding for DFKI in the next four years is including a DGX-1 supercomputer. The expanded cooperation comes as a result of the existing close partnership with the DFKI Deep Learning Competence Center. DFKI was selected in June 2016 because of its outstanding research results in the area of text, image, video, and social media analysis as a GPU Research Center by NVIDIA. NVIDIA’s goal in this collaboration is to promote the pioneering work of AI researchers at the world’s leading institutes and broaden the exchanges among the leading scientists in the area of Deep Learning.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster, Scientific Director and CEO of DFKI:
- “The more hidden layers a Deep Learning network has, the better its ability to extract and detect more complex relationships and subtle characteristics in the data. However, the necessary processing power dramatically increases with each level. The teamwork with NVIDIA helps us to develop AI solutions for the next generation of autonomous systems, human-robot teams, and real-time controls for Industrie 4.0.”
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Christian Heyer
DFKI Corporate Communications Kaiserslautern
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Trippstadter Straße 122
Germany - 67663 Kaiserslautern
Email: Christian.Heyer(at)dfki.de
Tel.: +49 631 20575 1710
Contact DLCC:
Dr. Damian Borth
DFKI Deep Learning Competence Center
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Trippstadter Straße 122
D-67663 Kaiserslautern
Email: Damian.Borth(at)dfki.de
