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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 registration deadline, September 10, 2024, for the SmallData Symposium in Freiburg, Germany is fast approaching! At this year’s symposium, October 7th and 8th, 2024, you can discover the forefront of small data innovation. The event will begin with welcome addresses from Stefan Rensing, the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation at the University of […]

The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) held its 41st event from July 21st to the 27th in Vienna, Austria. This renowned conference gathered professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, from academic and industrial researchers to entrepreneurs and engineers, who dedicate themselves to the advancement of the branch of AI known as machine learning. It was […]

The Bioinformatics Group at the Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg, invitesapplications for a highly motivated doctoral researcher to join our team. The successful candidatewill conduct research starting as soon as possible in AI for Medicine under the A04 project, Aneffective similarity integration multi-modal graph neural network method to facilitate disease geneprioritization, which is […]

The International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) held their 45th Annual Conference from the 21st to the 25th of July in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. This event gathered renowned experts as well as researchers from diverse backgrounds working in the field of clinical biostatistics. We were delighted to note that many members from SmallData participated […]

We recently hosted an enriching Equity and Diversity Session, in collaboration with the ‘Women in Data Science Worldwide’ (WiDS) initiative*, entitled “Equity and Diversity in the Era of AI and Small Data”. This event brought together members of SmallData and the public to explore vital topics concerning equity and diversity within our CRC. The session […]

On July 5th, a group of our principal investigators, early career scientists, and members of the public gathered for another session on our SmallData Seminar Series. In this Bazaar edition, representatives from projects handling similar data structures presented some of their methodologies, showing insights into how they used some of their data analysis tools. Jacques […]

Our PI Clemens Kreutz recently inspired students at Heimschule St. Landolin with a dynamic presentation on cutting-edge new machine learning techniques. We spoke with Clemens to get more details on the topics discussed: “Starting with regression, which was covered in the class, we gave an insight into mathematical models that we use in our research […]

On June 28, 2024, our IRTG SMART early career scientists gathered for a dynamic session to discuss how their projects align with the broader SmallData Vision. In preparation for the meeting, project pairs were tasked with providing their thoughts on the following five key questions in relation to a draft vision document from SmallData shared with them beforehand: These […]

The first SmallData Seminar titled “Bring Your Cool Tool” successfully showcased innovative methodological tools being utilized in current research projects. Our Doctoral Researcher, Fabian Kabus (Fusion Hub) kicked off the seminar with an insightful introduction to PyTorch, covering essential topics such as tensor operations, dynamic computation graphs, Autograd, evaluation mode, and gradients. His session provided […]

Our Associated Researcher, Tanja Vogel, will be coordinating one of the newly selected priority programs established by the German Research Foundation, set to commence in 2025. Out of 43 initiatives that applied, only 11 were selected for this prestigious opportunity, each receiving funding for a duration of six years. The program is titled EPIADAPT, short […]