AI for Precision Medicine: From Foundation Models to Tumor Tissue Profiling in Computational Pathology
Pathology is central to cancer diagnosis, biomarker assessment, and treatment decisions, but the analysis of tumor tissue is still largely manual, semi-quantitative, and subjective. AI can make pathology more quantitative and scalable, but challenges remain: whole-slide images are extremely large, expert labelling is costly, cancer subtypes are unevenly represented, and differences in staining and scanners […]
Mapping Your Path in Academia: Understanding Career Paths
Many doctoral and postdoctoral researchers are interested in an academic career because of the intellectual freedom, autonomy, and opportunities for discovery it offers. At the same time, academic career paths in Germany can seem complex, competitive, and difficult to plan. What participants will do Participants will gain an overview of academic career paths and professorships […]
Unlocking Healthcare in Germany: From Problem to Prototype in a Fragmented Market
Germany’s healthcare system is large but highly fragmented, with diverse hospital operators, state-specific data protection rules, Medical Device Regulation (MDR), complex reimbursement structures, and long procurement cycles. These conditions create significant challenges for developing and implementing healthcare solutions. What participants will do Participants will explore healthcare challenges in Germany and develop prototype ideas or […]
Preprocessing EHR Data: Common Pitfalls and Best Practices
Public datasets such as MIMIC provide de-identified electronic health records (EHRs) that are essential for accessible and reproducible healthcare research. Yet even subtle decisions in the preprocessing pipeline can compromise the validity of a study. Temporal leakage, feature–task misalignment, biased imputation, data drift, and limited reproducibility can all lead to models that appear successful while […]
Forecasting the Last Mile of Power Grids with Time Series Foundation Models
Reliable time-series forecasting is essential for operating a secure electricity system based on renewable energy. While forecasts at the level of countries or large regions benefit from the aggregation of many individual effects, forecasting becomes much more difficult at the “last mile” of the power grid. At the low-voltage level, where only a small number […]
Skills Set for Founders
Turning a research idea into a startup requires more than technical expertise. Founders need to understand the problem they are solving, communicate their value clearly, build effective teams, engage with users and partners, and navigate the early decisions that shape a young company. This workshop invites participants to explore the skills and mindsets that support […]
Small Language Models in Practice
Small Language Models are gaining traction as a practical alternative to large, cloud-hosted models. They can run on local hardware, provide greater control over sensitive data, and be adapted efficiently to specialised tasks. This presentation introduces Vision Language Models and shows how they can be deployed on local systems without relying on external APIs. It […]
Hands-On RAG: Build Your Own Document Q&A System
Retrieval-Augmented Generation enables language models to answer questions using information retrieved from a defined collection of documents. This workshop offers a practical introduction to how a RAG system works—from document ingestion and retrieval to conversational question answering—and how its results can be evaluated. The workshop uses an open-source stack, giving participants a transparent and self-hostable […]
Transferring Your Research Skills to Other Industries: A Hands-On Workshop on CV Writing
Researchers and PhDs develop a wide range of valuable skills—but translating academic experience into language that industry recruiters and hiring managers immediately understand can be challenging. This hands-on workshop helps participants identify their transferable skills and present them effectively in an industry-ready CV. What participants will do Working in small groups, participants will analyse examples […]
Application Check: How to Stand Out Among 100 Applications
A clear, well-designed CV tailored to the position you are applying for is an important part of any job application—but it is not the only way to stand out. This workshop explores how to present academic experience in a way that is relevant to non-academic employers, how to adapt an application to a specific role, […]