PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Marius Lindauer

Marius Lindauer is a machine learning professor whose work automates the design and tuning of AI systems. He earned computer science degrees at Potsdam, researched AutoML in Freiburg, and co-founded the COSEAL network. His work includes challenge-winning AutoFolio and auto-sklearn systems, the hands-free Auto-sklearn 2.0 system, and ixAutoML, an ERC project that centers human users. Since 2025, he serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Deputy Head of Hannover's Institute of AI; in February 2026, he received an ERC Proof of Concept grant for AutoML Co-Designer.

Born
1985
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Timeline

  1. 2005–2015

    Computer science at Potsdam

    He earns a BSc in computer science at the University of Potsdam in 2008 and an MSc in 2010. He completes a PhD in computer science there in 2015.

  2. 2013

    Co-founding the COSEAL network

    He co-founds COSEAL, an international, community-driven research network, in 2013.

  3. 2014–2019

    Postdoc and research lead at Freiburg

    He starts as a postdoctoral research fellow in Freiburg's AutoML.org group in 2014. From 2017, he leads a junior research group at Freiburg and develops methods for automated parameter tuning and algorithm selection.

  4. 2015–2016

    AutoML challenge wins

    In 2015, he wins the ICON Challenge on algorithm selection with AutoFolio. In 2016, he wins the ChaLearn AutoML 5 challenge with auto-sklearn.

  5. Since 2019

    Professor at Hannover

    He becomes Professor of Machine Learning at Leibniz University Hannover in 2019.

  6. 2022

    Auto-sklearn 2.0

    He coauthors Auto-sklearn 2.0 in 2022, a hands-free AutoML system for designing machine-learning pipelines. Its PoSH variant uses meta-learning and a bandit strategy to allocate time budgets.

  7. 2022

    An ERC grant for ixAutoML

    He receives an ERC Starting Grant for ixAutoML in 2022. The project brings developers' expertise and preferences into AutoML development.

  8. Since 2025

    Vice dean and deputy head

    Since 2025, he serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Deputy Head of Leibniz University's Institute of AI. In February 2026, he receives an ERC Proof of Concept grant for AutoML Co-Designer, a prototype for interactive AI development with human developers.

Career

  1. Since 2019Leibniz University HannoverProfessor of Machine Learning, Vice Dean
  2. 2014–2019University of FreiburgPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Junior Research Group Leader
  3. From 2013COSEALCo-founder

Education

  1. 2015University of PotsdamBSc, MSc, and PhD in Computer Science

From the biography.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Leibniz University Hannover. We 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 1970–1974Includes Leibniz University Hannover. We 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.
  3. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Leibniz University Hannover. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Freiburg. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Marius Lindauer – Institute of Artificial Intelligence – Leibniz University Hannover ai.uni-hannover.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Marius Lindauer Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at AMIR amir-workshop.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. About Us – COSEAL coseal.net. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Profile – Machine Learning Lab ml.informatik.uni-freiburg.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Auto-Sklearn 2.0: Hands-free AutoML via Meta-Learning jmlr.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Millionenförderung für innovative Forschung: ERC Starting Grant für Prof. Marius Lindauer fei.uni-hannover.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. KI-Forschung auf dem Weg in die Anwendung – Leibniz Universität Hannover uni-hannover.de. Checked 20 October 2026.