PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, Germany

Universität Ulm

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
7
Citations of current people
2,146
Median h-index of current people
28
Full moves in and out
4 in, 9 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 7 people shaping AI have worked or studied at Universität Ulm, including 1 (14%) here now and 6 with former affiliations. That total covers 3 people with work roles and 4 recorded only as students. Among 3,127 universities, Universität Ulm is tied for 501st by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. “Computer vision”, “Reinforcement learning, agents and planning” and “Knowledge, logic and reasoning” lead 4 areas of expertise (2 each of 7 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1993 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and 9 out, led by departures to University of Freiburg (2).

University of Freiburg is the largest destination for departures (2 full moves), across 4 moves in and 9 out.Full moves into (4) and out of (9) Universität Ulm, grouped under top-level organizations. Excludes 2 roles added alongside an existing position. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, Universität Ulm is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 4 incoming and 9 outgoing full moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromDaimler1
FromDFKI1
FromUniversität Innsbruck1
FromUniversity of Freiburg1
CenterUniversität Ulm4 in, 9 out
ToUniversity of Freiburg2
ToAustralian National University1
ToChinese Academy of Sciences1
ToHeidelberg University1
ToJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz1
ToLinköping University1
ToMax Planck Society1
ToSaarland University1
Among 6 people formerly at Universität Ulm with a known current role, Australian National University employs the most, with 2.Current employers of people who formerly worked or studied at Universität Ulm (6 of 6 former people have a recorded current role). universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A ranked bar chart of the 6 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at Universität Ulm, led by Australian National University (2).

Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
Current organizationFormer people here nowShare of former people with a current role
Australian National University233.3%
Chinese Academy of Sciences116.7%
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences116.7%
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences116.7%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz116.7%
neQxt116.7%

Compared with peer universities, Universität Ulm ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 495th of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 501st); 1 of its 7 all-time people (14%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Universität Ulm (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Universität Ulm to 13 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Susanne Biundo-Stephan) has 2,146 citations and an h-index of 28 (tied for 715th among 860 counted universities).

DFKI shares the largest career overlap with Universität Ulm, at 2 of 3 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Universität Ulm also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 13 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Universität Ulm. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
DFKI2
Chinese Academy of Sciences1
CNRS1
IBM1
International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Universität Ulm is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (DFKI and International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling).

People with former affiliations

We record 6 people with former affiliations at Universität Ulm: 2 who held work roles and 4 recorded as students only. 6 of the 6 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by Australian National University (2). The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 11,367 career citations (h-index 53).

Posts that include Universität Ulm

Universität Ulm appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.