News at MCDS

On 7 November 2024 the next Academic Speed Dating on Data Science will take place at 2 p.m. We are pleased to announce Prof. Margret Keuper as keynote speaker.

The Program is part of the Competence Center Data Quality in the Social Sciences (KODAQS), a partnership between GESIS, the University of Mannheim, and LMU Munich. We offer tailored support for the evaluation and analysis of social science data quality. The six-month, hands-on Certificate Program ...

Join us for a unique dissertation bootcamp designed to enhance your thesis writing process using cutting-edge AI tools. This intensive weekend workshop in collaboration with Springer Nature, hosted at the University of Mannheim, Germany, from September 20 to September 22, 2024, offers PhD students ...

MCDS and the European University ENGAGE.EU jointly offer again a lecture series on the topic of “Data Science in Action” in fall semester 2024. Lectures will be held in English online via zoom every Thursday from 12 to 1.30 pm.

The newly introduced lecture series “MCDS Distinguished Lecture” began on April 9 with a lecture by Prof. Meeyoung Cha. She conducts research at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea and will be Scientific Director of ...

From April 5 to 7, the University of Mannheim hosted DataFest, a competition for students who want to demonstrate their skills in data analysis.

Over 30 participants came together at the Academic Speed Dating event in the spring semester 2024 to discuss this and other questions and find out about current research in this field at the University of Mannheim.

From April 5 to 7, 2024, the University of Mannheim will host a unique competition for one weekend: DataFest Germany invites students to compete in the processing of a previously unknown data set.

The second lecture series on the application areas of data science was included in the curriculum of the European university ENGAGE.EU as a “signature course”. This time, experts from Mannheim and researchers from the international partner universities took part in the lecture series, which was also ...