On October 16, 2026, SMART hosted the course Master Communication with Confidence, led by Dr. Melchior Glatthard, a communication trainer specializing in rhetoric and scientific communication. The workshop focused on everyday academic interactions: answering questions without preparation, explaining research in short, informal exchanges, and initiating conversations with colleagues. The course addressed the confidence and clarity […]
Congratulations to Carola Heinzel (C01) from the Department of Mathematical Stochastics at the University of Freiburg, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis on September 3, 2026! Carola’s graduation is a particularly special moment since she is the first SMART doctoral researcher to graduate. She joined us right at the very beginning, when CRC Small Data officially started. We at SMART are […]
On August 6, 2026, SMART hosted the course Argumentative Writing in Academic Research, led by Kai Hüwelmeyer from the Institut für Argumentationskompetenz. The trainer connected formal reasoning with practical argumentative writing for a highly interdisciplinary group, showing how clear argument structure can help researchers communicate complex ideas across disciplinary boundaries. The course aimed at equipping […]
On July 31, 2026, SMART Master Lab Cohort 3.0 came together for its guided poster tour and send-off event. The session marked the conclusion of the current Master Lab round, which began with the kick-off day on May 4, 2026. Over the course of the program, students worked on research questions connected to current SmallData […]
How can academics use large language models in writing without giving up originality, rigor, or accountability? This was the central question at the workshop “Responsible Use of LLMs in Academic Writing”, held on Monday, July 20, 2026, at the Hörsaal Rundbau in Freiburg. The event brought together perspectives from dissertation research, manuscript preparation, scholarly publishing, […]
From June 29 to July 1, our doctoral researchers came together in the Black Forest for the SMART Retreat 2026. In preparation for this year’s SMART Retreat, early career researchers met on June 18 to pitch a rich variety of topics for the Writing/Coding/Collaboration/Discussion (WCCD) sessions. During this preparation meeting, the pitches were refined: topics […]
SmallData brings together a broad group of data disciplines to tackle small data challenges that are at the intersection of these disciplines. Our Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) SMART will enable the four disciplines to move closer together to work on small data innovations in a collaborative effort.
Each doctoral researcher within SmallData will automatically become a member of SMART.
Fostering European collaborations in machine learning, robotics, computer vision and reasoning
Creating a collaborative environment beyond faculty borders
Multidisciplinary graduate program combining basic with translational research, biotechnology and drug development
Service department for all questions concerning doctoral studies in Freiburg
Campus-wide institution for promotion of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Creating excellent conditions for a successful doctoral and postdoctoral phase
Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics,
Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center –
University of Freiburg
