Retreat:
HEIBRiDS Retreat 2025
Thursday, 16.10. -
Friday, 17.10.2025
· 10.30 AM - 4:00 PM
Seminaris SeeHotel Potsdam
HEIBRiDS (Helmholtz International Berlin Research School in Data Science) is an interdisciplinary doctoral program combining Data Science and other scientific disciplines. The goal is to educate a generation of data scientists, who understand the demands and challenges of disciplines in which Data Science is a necessity. HEIBRiDS is established jointly between the Helmholtz Association and BIFOLD (Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data).
Join us from October 16–17, 2025, for two days of insightful discussions, networking, and team-building activities with fellow doctoral researchers, PIs, and speakers.
PROGRAM
Day 1 — Thursday, October 16
- 10:30–11:00: Check-in
- 11:00–11:15: Welcome & Program Walkthrough
- 11:30–12:30: Flash Talks for new cohort 2025 (11 talks, 5 min each)
- 12:30–13:45: Lunch
- 13:45–14:30: Keynote Talk by Wojciech Samek (45 min incl. Q&A)
- 14:30–14:45: Coffee Break
- 14:45–15:30: Student Talks A (3 × 15 min)
- 15:30–15:40: Micro-break
- 15:40–16:25: Student Talks B (3 × 15 min)
- 16:25–16:35: Micro-break
- 16:35–17:20: Student Talks C (3 × 15 min)
- 17:20–17:30: Daily Wrap-up & Announcements
- 18:00–20:00: Dinner & Networking
- 20:15–22:00: Student-led Fun Activity / Supervisors’ Update & Consortium Planning (Bifold/MDC)
Day 2 — Friday, October 17
- 09:00–10:50 Workshop: Transformer Models in Practice – AI Applications in Research (Helmholtz AI - Part I)
- 10:50–11:10 Coffee Break
- 11:10–12:30 Workshop: Transformer Models in Practice – AI Applications in Research (Helmholtz AI - Part II)
- 12:30–13:30 Lunch
- 13:30–15:00 Coordinator Office Hours with students
- 15:00–15:30 Plenary Share-out (new coordinator + students)
- 15:30–16:00 Check-out & Departure
Venue
Seminaris SeeHotel Potsdam
An der Pirschheide 40
14471 Potsdam
Germany