Leila Masri is the Coordinator of the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS) at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. She has led IMPRS-IS since its launch in 2017, helping build it into one of the largest and most internationally diverse doctoral programs in the Max Planck Society. Her work connects the Max Planck Institute, the Universities of Tübingen and Stuttgart, and Cyber Valley’s broader AI and robotics ecosystem, supporting more than 300 doctoral researchers from over 45 countries. Masri is also involved in the Cyber Valley AI Incubator, which helps researchers and engineers turn AI innovations into startup-ready ventures.