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Gitta Kutyniok

Gitta Kutyniok is an applied mathematician whose research spans harmonic analysis and the mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence. She studied mathematics and computer science at Paderborn, completed a doctorate in time-frequency analysis, and held visiting positions in the United States before professorships at Osnabrück and TU Berlin. Her shearlet research supported image analysis and data compression; an LMU lecture in 2021 discussed mathematical approaches to explaining AI decisions, and her 2022 survey focused on deep neural networks. SIAM named her a Fellow in 2019, and IEEE named her a Fellow in 2024. As of October 2026, she holds LMU’s Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and serves as vice president of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Now at
LMU Munich and Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Works
343

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Timeline

  1. 1996–2000

    A mathematics education

    Educated in Detmold, she earns a mathematics and computer science diploma at Paderborn in 1996 and completes a doctorate in time-frequency analysis there in 2000.

  2. 2001–2008

    Research posts in the United States

    From 2001 to 2008, she holds visiting positions at Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Washington University in St. Louis. In 2006, she completes a mathematics Habilitation at Giessen.

  3. 2007

    The von Kaven Prize

    The DFG selects her for the von Kaven Prize in 2007 for work in applied harmonic analysis. She develops shearlets that reveal image geometry and support data analysis and image compression.

  4. 2008–2020

    Professorships in Osnabrück and Berlin

    She becomes a full professor of mathematics at Osnabrück in 2008 and joins TU Berlin as an Einstein Professor in 2011, where she holds the chair through 2020.

  5. 2019–2024

    SIAM and IEEE Fellowships

    She becomes a SIAM Fellow in 2019 and an IEEE Fellow in 2024.

  6. 2020–2022

    Mathematics for explainable AI

    She moves to LMU in October 2020 to hold its Bavarian AI Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. At an LMU lecture in 2021, she discusses mathematical methods to explain AI decisions; her 2022 ICM survey focuses on deep neural networks.

  7. 2025

    Working on the EU AI Act

    In 2025, she and her LMU team assist companies as they address the EU AI Act and develop practical compliance solutions.

  8. Since October 2026

    AI chair and BBAW vice president

    As of October 2026, she holds LMU’s Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and serves as vice president of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

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  1. Gitta Kutyniok en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. IEEE Access | Gitta Kutyniok ieeeaccess.ieee.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Overview of all von Kaven Award winners | DFG dfg.de. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. AI Lectures: Insights into artificial intelligence - Understanding and explaining decisions lmu.de. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. The Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Gitta Kutyniok on Supporting Companies With the EU’s AI Act mcml.ai. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok elected Vice President of BBAW lmu.de. Checked 14 October 2026.