
ELSA – European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI



ELSA is a growing network of excellence that spearheads efforts in foundational safe and secure AI methodology research. ELSA builds on
and extends the internationally recognized and excellently positioned ELLIS (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems) network of excellence.
Network Members
ELSA’s founding members include European experts in all aspects of safe and secure AI, including technical robustness, privacy preserving techniques and human agency and oversight. In addition, ELSA brings on board research and industry experts in six different sectors that are key application areas of safe and secure AI.
Facts and Figures about our Network
ELSA
BENCHMARKS
The ELSA Benchmarks Platform provides a single access point to all ELSA Use Case related resources (data, metrics, benchmarks) and allows participation to the ELSA competitions.
Please browse the use cases, and find out about related events (competitions, workshops, tutorials) running. Each use case will host one or more scientific competitions over the duration of the ELSA project. Register in the platform in order to get access to download materials and to submit your own methods to the competitions.

Latest

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ELSA welcomes fifteen new members to its network
We are excited to announce the growth of ELSA! Fifteen new members from all over Europe join the network: Welcome!Learn more about the news in our official press release: read the press release. Here is how the network…
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Join the ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
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SecML-Torch: A Library for Robustness Evaluation of Deep Learning Models
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Important Update: ELSA Mobility Program
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Video & Slides online: Recap of the Theme Development Workshop on Foundation Models
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Exploring Trustworthiness, Security, and Safety: The CISPA ELLIS Summer School 2025
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The Health Privacy Challenge Session @ CAMDA
Empowering Innovation

ELSA has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program.















