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Last week, SMART doctoral researchers took part in the course Navigating Peer Review & Getting Published with Dr. Lukas Peintner. The two-day training guided participants through the publication process — from preparing and submitting a manuscript to responding to reviewer feedback. Through interactive exercises, participants explored the roles of authors, editors, and reviewers, gaining a practical view of […]
The city of Freiburg, Germany, hosted the annual German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR) from September 23 to 26. Early-career researchers Simon Ging, Sebastian Walter, Jelena Bratulić, and Samuel Böhm from the CRC 1597 Small Data showcased their latest work through oral presentations, followed by engaging poster discussions. We warmly congratulate our doctoral researchers on their contributions to this […]
The Progress Seminar is part of SMART’s shared language strategy, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration by providing a regular space where doctoral researchers present their work, receive feedback, and connect across fields. Following researcher feedback, the seminar now alternates between specialized and general sessions. This new structure aims to balance focused disciplinary discussion with broader interdisciplinary exchange. The first sessions in both formats […]
Freiburg is strengthening its position in cancer research with the establishment of a new Professorship for Bioinformatics within the Collaborative Research Institute Intelligent Oncology (CRIION), now held by our Associated Researcher Maria Kalweit. The research will focus on developing machine learning methods to enable data-driven diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic approaches in oncology and hematology. An […]
How does gender influence outcomes in clinical trials? And should it be considered when designing study protocols? These and related questions were at the center of discussions during the Autumn School “Facing the Gender Data Gap” (October 6–10), a joint event organized by the Centre of Anthropology and Gender Studies, the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care […]
On October 2, 2025, the SMART Master Lab Cohort 2.0 wrapped up with a poster presentation session. Over 10 weeks, our Master students worked closely with doctoral researchers and principal investigators before presenting their results to CRC members. The event opened at 14:30 with remarks from SMART Principal investigator Nadine Binder, followed by guided poster tours in which students presented […]
On September 26, 2025, researchers from SmallData came together for the first Female Scientist Retreat, organized by our Equity and Diversity spokesperson, Meropi Karakioulaki, Equity & Diversity student assistant, Pablo Zanon; our principal investigator, Nadine Binder; and systemic coach and organizational consultant, Susanne Marx, who also moderated the event. The retreat opened with an introductory […]
Last week, SMART doctoral researchers joined the first session of the Venture Scientist Club: From Research to Startup Concepts with Dr. Christoph Mårtensson. The session focused on how scientific insights can be shaped into early-stage startup ideas. Not through traditional business plans, but by applying venture-studio-inspired frameworks and asking bold “what if” questions. Key takeaways included: According […]
Our doctoral researchers Jelena Bratulić and Julia Hindel have taken part in a six-month research visit at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Jelena joined the Visual Geometry Group (VGG), working on training dynamics and applications of in-context learning. One of her goals is to understand how AI models generalize and what their working mechanisms are. Julia was hosted […]
A new study by our doctoral researchers, Carola Heinzel & Lennart Purucker; as well as PIs, Frank Hutter & Peter Pfaffelhuber explores how TabPFN, foundation model, can be used to predict biogeographical ancestry (i.e. where a person’s ancestors likely came from) based on DNA data. This type of analysis is valuable in forensic genetics, for […]
Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics,
Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center –
University of Freiburg
