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At SmallData, we are passionate about advancing knowledge and promoting innovation in the field of small data. Our events play a key role in this mission by bringing together leading experts, pioneering researchers, and enthusiastic learners. Through our lectures, seminars, and workshops, we explore and develop small data research and methodologies. By subscribing to our […]

The 47th Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) will be held together with the 71st Annual Conference of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) under the theme “Big Data, Small Data, Your Data: Transitions in the Age of Biomedical AI” from September 27 to October 1, 2026 in Freiburg, Germany. This […]

The CRC 1597 SmallData met on July 18 for an exciting event – the introduction of our own chatbot, “Cubie“, during our “No Rules Science Exchange”. Following the recent advances in large language models, Cubie has been developed to make our small data results accessible to researchers from many disciplines, and also in the hopes […]

Last week, our SMART doctoral researchers & postdocs traveled to Paris to participate in a three-day summer school in collaboration with Gustave Roussy Institute & Sorbonne Université. The program focused on an interdisciplinary academic exchange and brought together researchers with backgrounds in biomedicine, statistics, mathematics and computer science. Day 1 – June 30, 2025 After arrival in Paris, […]

SmallData is proud to have contributed to a new executive report from the Royal Society on Disability Technology. The report outlines how data and digital tools can support independent, fulfilled lives. A key part of the report focuses on small data. Building on our Small Data Explainer, it explores small data research through the lens […]

Our SmallData Speaker, Harald Binder, held a presentation on May 22, 2025 for the freiburg.ai Meetup Group on the subject of “Unified Approaches to SmallData”. Freiburg.ai aims to connect machine learning enthusiasts from academia and industry, providing opportunities for technical discussions, networking and tech talks. A quick poll in the beginning indicated that half of the participants believed that biomedicine predominantly faces […]

On June 5, we hosted an Informal Equity & Diversity Networking meeting, where SmallData members had the chance to gather over coffee or tea for exchanging related ideas and experiences. This session focused specifically on the topic of living and working internationally. Participants shared not only insights into their current work projects but also personal […]

Clearer Communication Across Disciplines In interdisciplinary research, visuals help bridge gaps in understanding. Last week’s SMART workshop, “Shared Language through Visual Communication in Science”, led by Dr. Jernej Zupanc, focused on helping researchers communicate their work more clearly using effective visual strategies. Using the Seyens Method™, participants learned practical strategies for making their scientific ideas […]

We are proud to share that our PI Nadine Binder, group leader at the Institute of General Practice at the Medical Center – University of Freiburg, has been awarded the 2025 Sabine-von-Kleist Habilitation Prize. This annual award by the Medical Faculty of the University of Freiburg honors outstanding early-career female scientists and supports their research path with […]

We just concluded an energizing two-day workshop dedicated to designing synthetic benchmarks and diagnostic tools for complex, real-world cohort data. Co-organized by CRC 1597 Small Data, the STRATOS initiative, EVA4MII, and PrivateAIM for June 3-4, 2025, the workshop brought together experts from clinical research, epidemiology, and statistics. Together with the participants, they delved into how synthetic datasets and […]

In celebration of German Diversity Day, SmallData hosted an Equity & Diversity Quiz as part of our internal Progress Seminar on May 27, 2025. The German Diversity Day is a nationwide initiative promoting awareness and action around diversity and inclusion — values we actively embrace in our CRC. Our special quiz session sparked an engaging competition among doctoral researchers, which encouraged reflection […]