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We want to share our research with the world - no matter the level of expertise. To this end, we have developed the Small Data Companion. Below, you can browse our publications, via the publications tab or see all resources related to our publications in the resources tab. Each publication has been tagged with a coloured bar to show whether it relates to Similarity, Transfer, Uncertainty or a combination of these concepts.

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Below you will find a list of resources attached to our publications, grouped by the publication they are associated with. Most resources provide a direct link to their location online, indicated by the icon. Some resources are hosted directly on our website; for these, simply click the resource type to access them.

Each resource has been tagged by our researchers with categories such as clinical data or clustering, based on its content. You can combine categories using both AND and OR. For example: (Category A AND Category B)

You can further refine your search using the additional filters below, for example by Small Data project or person. The free text search searches across publication titles and abstracts, resource titles, and authors.

You can also search for specific resource types, either on their own or in combination with category filters. Resources will remain grouped under their associated publication, but only resources matching your search will be displayed. You can combine the resource types below to display both resources together. For example: Resource A OR Resource B.

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Artificial Neural Network: Autoencoder
Artificial Neural Network: Convolutional Neural Network
Artificial Neural Network: Long Short-Term Memory networks
Artificial Neural Network: Other
Artificial Neural Network: Recurrent Neural Network
Artificial Neural Network: Transformers
Automated Machine Learning
Bayes
Biological pathway and network
C++
Causal Inference
Clinical Data
Clustering
Computer Vision
Decision Tree
Dimensionality Reduction
Domain Adaptation
Embeddings
Ensemble
Few-shot Learning
Foundation model: Large Language Model
Foundation model: Other
Foundation model: TabPFN
Generative Model
Genetic Algorithms
Genomics
Graph Data
Hidden Markov Models
Hyperparameter Optimization
Imaging Data
In-Context Learning
Integration
Julia
k-nearest neighbors
Language Translator
Latent Space
Linear Models
Longitudinal Data
MATLAB
Maximum Likelihood
Metabolomics
Monte Carlo Simulation
Multi-omics
Multi-Task Learning
Multilabel Classification
Multi modal
Natural Language Processing
Noise Filtering
Non-linear technique
Optimization
Ordinary Differential Equations
Outlier Detection
Pharmacological and Drug
Prediction
Proteomics
Python
Quantifying uncertainty
R
Regression
Regularization
Reinforcement Learning
Self-supervised Learning
Semi-supervised Learning
Signal Processing
Similarity
Speech
Statistical testing
Stochastic Process
Stock Market Prediction
Supervised Learning
Support Vector Machine
Synthetic Data
Tabular Data
Text Processing
Time Series
Transcriptomics
Transfer Learning
Unsupervised Learning

Analysis plan
API
Application explanation
Architecture or system design specification
Benchmark
Blog post
CI/CD pipeline
Concept explanation
Data curation notes
Data management plan
Dataset
Dataset codebook
Digital or field notebook
Experiment or training plan
Exploration of implications, corollaries, extensions
Exploratory data analysis reports
Feasibility or pilot study
Literature review
Method explanation
Minor proofs
Model, algorithm or code
Original Preprint
Podcast
Poster from presentation
Problem scoping and refining
Programming package
Publication review
Questionnaire or survey protocol
Slides from presentation
Study / trial registration
Study protocol
Theorems
Tutorial
Use case scenario
Video
Web application
Website
Workshop
Heinzel CS. Statistical test to compare the linkage model and the admixture model based on central limit results, Theoretical Population Biology. Jun 2026
IGSR: The International Genome Sample Resource
Dataset
1000 Genomes Data
Model, algorithm or code
Ball T, Böhm S, Bratulić J, Brox T, Hoffmann DT, Mittal S, Rupprecht C, Schirrmeister RT. Unlocking In-Context Learning for Natural Datasets Across Modalities, International Journal of Computer Vision. Jun 2026
Unlocking In-Context Learning for Natural Datasets Beyond Language Modelling
Original Preprint
Unlocking In-Context Learning for Natural Datasets Beyond Language Modelling (GCPR 2025 Best Paper Honorable Mention)
Model, algorithm or code
Heinzel CS, Schweinsberg J. Estimating the Growth Rate of a Birth and Death Process Using data From a Small Sample, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Apr 2026
Estimating the growth rate of a birth and death process using data from a small sample
Original Preprint
Estimation_NetGrowthRate
Model, algorithm or code
Boedecker J, Hoffmann J, Zhang B, Zhu H. Fitting Reinforcement Learning Model to Behavioral Data under Bandits. Mar 2026
rlfit: Fitting Reinforcement Learning Model to Behavior Data under Bandits
Model, algorithm or code
Benadi G, Binder H, Engel F, Giuliani C, Kaier K, Watter M. Automated identification of contextually relevant biomedical entities with grounded LLMs, Scientific Reports. Jan 2026
LLM Metadata Annoatation Example
Use case scenario
PubTator3
Website
llm-metadata-annotation
Model, algorithm or code
Benadi G, Binder H, [...], Watter M. Identification of biomedical entities from multiple repositories using a specialized metadata schema and search-augmented large language models, BMC Research Notes. Jan 2026
Identification of biomedical entities from multiple repositories using a specialized metadata schema and search-augmented large language models
Original Preprint
llm-metadata-annotation
Model, algorithm or code
Cattaneo D, Enamundram NK, Hindel J, Kalweit M, Mekic E, Mohan R, Valada A. Dynamic Robot-Assisted Surgery with Hierarchical Class-Incremental Semantic Segmentation, 4th International Workshop, AMAI 2025, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2025. Jan 2026
Dynamic Robot-Assisted Surgery with Hierarchical Class-Incremental Semantic Segmentation
Poster from presentation
Dynamic Robot-Assisted Surgery with Hierarchical Class-Incremental Semantic Segmentation
Original Preprint
Syn-Mediverse
Dataset
MM-OR
Dataset
EndoVis2018
Dataset
TOPICS++
Model, algorithm or code
Bast H, Bratulić J, Brox T, Dienert J, Ging S, Walter S. Using Knowledge Graphs to harvest datasets for efficient CLIP model training, 47th DAGM German Conference on Pattern Recognition (DAGM GCPR 2025). Jan 2026
Preprint
Original Preprint
Project page
Website
Wikidata
Dataset
ImageNet-A
Dataset
ImageNet-Sketch
Dataset
ObjectNet
Dataset
ImageNet-R
Dataset
ImageNetV2
Dataset
Crossmodal-3600
Dataset
Flickr30K
Dataset
Common Objects in Context (COCO)
Dataset
Rare Species Dataset
Dataset
Caltech-UCSD Birds-200-2011 (CUB-200-2011)
Dataset
iNaturalist 2021
Dataset
iNaturalist 2019
Dataset
ImageNet
Dataset
EntityNet dataset
Dataset
EntityNet model
Model, algorithm or code
Argus M, Bratulić J, Brox T, Heppert N, Masnavi H, Valada A, Velikanov M. cVLA: Towards Efficient Camera-Space VLAs, Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) 2025. Dec 2025
cVLA code repository
Model, algorithm or code
Bratulić J, Brox T, Mittal S, Rupprecht C. On Geometric Understanding and Learned Data Priors in VGGT, arXiv. Dec 2025
VGGT Analysis github repository Contact for access
Model, algorithm or code
Arnold M, [...], Köttgen A, [...], Scherer N, Schlosser P, [...], Xu K. Insights into Renal Protein Handling Through GWAS of the Human Urine Proteome, medRxiv. Dec 2025
UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics pGWAS resource
Dataset
German Chronic Kidney Disease Study
Dataset
deCODE summary data / Icelandic plasma proteomics comparison data
Dataset
Absalom NL, [...], Schmidts M, [...], Zhao J. Functional consequence of pathogenic GABRA3 variants determines whether X-linked inheritance is dominant or recessive, The Journal of Clinical Investigation. Nov 2025
GABRA3 human variant cohort and clinical phenotype data Contact for access
Dataset
Benadi G, Binder H, [...], Zeiser R. Identifying Biomedical Entities for Datasets in Scientific Articles: 4-Step Cache-Augmented Generation Approach Using GPT-4o and PubTator 3.0, JMIR Formative Research. Nov 2025
SFB1479 Metadata schema
Tutorial
Biomedical entity annotation predictions and author validation data for 23 OncoEscape articles Contact for access
Dataset
4-step cache-augmented generation approach for biomedical entity identification
Model, algorithm or code
Heinzel CS, Hutter F, Maurer T, Pfaffelhuber P, Purucker L. Enhancing Intra-Continental Biogeographical Ancestry Prediction Through a Machine Learning Marker Selection Method, bioRxiv. Nov 2025
BGA Classification
Model, algorithm or code
Altae-Tran H, Backofen R, [...], Zhang F. An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems including rare variants, Nature Microbiology. Nov 2025
Data for "An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems including rare variants"
Dataset
Hog J, Hutter F, Pfefferle A, Purucker L. nanoTabPFN: A Lightweight and Educational Reimplementation of TabPFN, arXiv. Nov 2025
nanoTabPFN
Model, algorithm or code
Ammann S, Bernhard F, Borst O, Cathomen T, [...], Zeidler C. Targeted Inhibition of ELANE Expression Using Adenine Base Editing to Treat Severe Congenital Neutropenia, Molecular Therapy Methods & Clinical Development. Nov 2025
CAST-Seq
Dataset
Boedecker J, Brox T, Yan S, Zhang B, Zhang Y, Zhu H. Constrained Reinforcement Learning with Smoothed Log Barrier Function, Transactions on Machine Learning Research. Nov 2025
saferl-lib
Model, algorithm or code
Desai PM, Erickson N, Holzmüller D, Hutter F, Purucker L, Salinas D, Tschalzev A. TabArena: A Living Benchmark for Machine Learning on Tabular Data, The Thirty-ninth Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. Oct 2025
TabArena Leaderboard for Predictive Machine Learning on IID Tabular Data
Benchmark
AutoGluon implementation framework
Model, algorithm or code
TabArena
Model, algorithm or code
Al Tawil A, Binder H, [...], Weber S. ChatGPT as a Tool for Biostatisticians: A Tutorial on Applications, Opportunities, and Limitations, Statistics in Medicine. Oct 2025
ChatGPT-as-a-Tool-for-Biostatisticians
Model, algorithm or code

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Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics,
Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center –
University of Freiburg