The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the Universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen collaborate to offer an interdisciplinary doctoral program, the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS). This doctoral program will accept its ninth generation of Ph.D. students in spring of 2024. This school is a key element of Baden-Württemberg’s Cyber Valley initiative to accelerate basic research and commercial development in artificial intelligence and robotics. We seek students who want to earn a doctorate while contributing to world-leading research in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Technology, Computational Cognitive Science, Computer Vision and Graphics, Control Systems and Optimization, Data Science & Visualization, Haptics and Human-Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Micro- and Nano-Robotics, Natural Language Processing, Neuroscience, Perceptual Inference, Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction, Soft Robotics and Materials. Admitted students can join our program starting in spring of 2025. You will be mentored by our internationally renowned faculty. You will register as a university doctoral student and conduct research. IMPRS-IS offers a wide variety of scientific seminars, workshops, and social activities. All aspects of our program are in English. Your doctoral degree will be conferred when you successfully complete your doctoral project. Our dedicated staff members will assist you throughout your time as a doctoral student.