What's new at the Mannheim Center for Data Science?

On April 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM, the next Academic Speed Dating event of the Mannheim Center for Data Science will take place in Schloss, room O 048. This semester’s event focuses on “Experiments and Causal Research with AI.” We are delighted to announce Prof. Marc Ratkovic and Dr. Nicole Schwitter as ...

Human-centered LLMs for Inclusive Language Technology: On March 12, 2026, Barbara Plank from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München joins the MCDS Distinguished Lecture Series to discuss inclusive, human-centered LLMs.

Data, teamwork, and creative analysis: At DataFest Germany 2026 at the University of Mannheim, students from across Germany took on the challenge of uncovering insights from a complex Wikipedia dataset within just 48 hours.

The latest advances in Reinforcement Learning at the University of Mannheim’s workshop! The Mannheim Center for Data Science (MCDS) is pleased to support this event.

On October 16, Academic Speed Dating in the fall semester of 2025 brought together around 40 participants for an inspiring afternoon of scientific exchange and interdisciplinary networking in rooms B6, 30–32 at the University of Mannheim. Under the theme “Exploring Frontiers: Data Science for ...

We are excited to welcome Professor Florian Keusch as a new member of the Board of Directors at the Mannheim Center for Data Science! Professor Keusch brings a wealth of expertise in Social Data Science and Methodology, holding a professorship in the Department of Sociology at the University of ...

On May 15–16, 2025, the second Computational Social Science (CSS) Workshop took place at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and social inequality.

The lecture series on application areas of data science took place for the third time at the University of Mannheim. Once again, not only experts from Mannheim took part, but also researchers from international partner universities.

The lecture series “MCDS Distinguished Lecture”, introduced in the Spring Semester 2024, continued on March 4 with a lecture by Prof. Kosuke Imai from Harvard University. As part of the MCDS Distinguished Lecture series, Prof. Imai delivered a talk entitled “Does AI Help Humans Make Better ...

The year 2024 was marked by exciting events, inspiring lectures, and successful initiatives at the Mannheim Center for Data Science (MCDS). With a focus on advancing research, teaching, and networking in this crucial field, the MCDS reflects on a dynamic year characterized by engagement, innovation, ...