On April 23 this year, Germany celebrated Girls’ Day, an initiative in which organizations from fields where women are traditionally underrepresented invite female students to spend a day exploring their work. SmallData was pleased to take part in this year’s event.
The day began with welcoming words and an introduction to small data, followed by a Q&A session with our Speaker, Harald Binder. Taking advantage of the beautiful spring weather, the group then moved to the courtyard for a series of interactive activities designed to help everyone get to know each other.
Once acquainted, our early career researchers Maria Krißmer, Nana-Adjoa Kwarteng, and Maren Hackenberg introduced key concepts of AI in small data research and gave self-introductory presentations. Participants got to learn firsthand what our female researchers do for work, what their personal career paths were and what life outside of work looks like.
After a lunch break, the students worked in small groups on a set of research challenges based on a real-life epidemiological study to find out what caused an outbreak of cholera in a small town. Guided by our researchers, they explored data analysis and experienced how research can contribute to meaningful real-world impact.
We are grateful to all participants for their curiosity and enthusiasm, and we wish them every success in their school journeys.
Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics,
Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center –
University of Freiburg
