The ELLIS Alicante Foundation is one of more than 30 units that make up the ELLIS Network, a network of scientific excellence located in 14 European countries and Israel. ELLIS Alicante aims to address fundamental AI challenges prioritizing research excellence and positive social impact, hence its name “The Institute of Human(ity)-centric AI”.

The Foundation was founded and is led by Dr. Nuria Oliver, one of the world’s top researchers in the field of human-centric AI. Despite having only been founded in 2020, its work has already been internationally recognized, including leading the winning team of the $500,000 X-Prize Pandemic Response challenge.