
Year of Election
Division
Nationality
Country/Region of working/living
City
Institute
CV
2022
Computational and Information Sciences
German
Germany
München
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Mathematisches Institut
Prof. Gitta Kutyniok is Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), Germany, where she leads pioneering research at the intersection of applied mathematics, data science, and artificial intelligence. Her work integrates modern deep learning techniques with rigorous mathematical analysis, with particular focus on compressed sensing, sparse approximation, harmonic analysis, and mathematical foundations of AI.
Prof. Kutyniok has held visiting and permanent positions at top institutions, including Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, and the University of Oslo. She is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, among others.
Her outstanding scientific achievements have been recognised through numerous awards, including an ERC Synergy Grant, and her leadership in promoting interdisciplinary research is widely acknowledged.
In May 2025, Prof. Kutyniok was elected Head of the Division of Computational and Information Sciences of the European Academy of Sciences. Her term runs from May 2025 to April 2028, in accordance with the EurASc Bylaws.