HIDA PhD Meetup 2024

Jun 6, 2024, 9:00 AM → Jun 7, 2024, 8:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Berlin

HIDA PhD Meetup 

The HIDA PhD Meetup 2024 is for doctoral researchers of the Helmholtz Association with a research focus or special interest in information and data science. 

At this event, HIDA aims to bring you, the PhD students of the HIDSS and Helmholtz, together so that you can 

• learn about the projects your fellow doctoral students are working on,
• exchange and discuss data science methods and tools,
• share your experiences of working in an interdisciplinary environment,
• discuss strategies and best practices for research and publications, 
• meet potential future collaborators. 

 

The two-day meetup will take place at the HIDA Hub in Berlin and will be organized in such a way that everyone can travel to Berlin in the morning of day 1 and return home in the afternoon of day 2. The meetup will include both networking and training aspects, so you will have plenty of time to really get to know your fellow doctoral researchers. 

We kick-off with a keynote by Sahar Abdelnabi on the topic of "New Security and Safety Challenges Posed by LLMs and How To Evaluate Them". You can find the abstract of her talk and a short bio here. 

During registration, you can sign up for ACTIVE contributions in two sessions. Here is some general info on those sessions that might help you decide on your answer. 

1. (Recycled) Poster session: There will be a poster session on day 1 with the motto "Recycle your data science poster", meaning you do not have to create a new poster but can re-use an old one that you have presented elsewhere. If you are interested in bringing a (recycled) poster to present your research, please let us know during the registration process. The posters should mainly focus on methodological aspects / data science methods of your research to facilitate discussions with PhDs with a different domain background.  Please note: Due to limited space and time, only a selected number people will be able to present their posters. We will provide you with more details about the poster session once the confirmation process is complete.

2. Bar Camp: On day 2, we are planning a Bar Camp session (if you have never heard of Bar Camps, have a look here or here). Bar Camps are participant-driven and the attendees decide the topics and shape the agenda. Here, we believe in the collective power of bright minds coming together to inspire and profit from each other. Bringing a topic to the Bar Camp is for you if

• you have a question you need an answer to,
• you encounter a challenge you would like to discuss,
• you want to share an innovative solution you have found for a challenge you faced during your research.

Your topics may for instance evolve around data science, about you working  in an interdisciplinary setting or your life as a PhD. Through the Bar Camp, you determine the content of the event.

• No Pre-set Agenda: Rather than following a rigid schedule, we go with the flow. Topics are proposed and selected by you!
• Diverse Voices: Everyone has a voice. Share your passion, engage in dynamic discussions, and learn from peers.
• Networking: Connect with like-minded individuals. The next big idea might be a conversation away!

If you have a topic for the Bar Camp session that you would like to discuss, please indicate this when you register. Once the confirmation process is complete, we will provide further details. 

Days and Times 

6 June 2024: 4pm - 8pm

7 June 2024: 9am - 3pm

Travel arrangements & finances

HIDA will cover the on-site costs, including food & drinks.

Each participant has to make their own travel arrangements, that includes securing the funding for travelling and accommodation. We advise you to contact your (HIDS) School coordinator to discuss funding once your participation was confirmed by HIDA. 

Please beware that the European Championship is happening at the same time as the PhD meetup and booking a hotel may be challenging on short notice. We therefore advise you to make your travel arrangements soon after you received your confirmation.

Registration & Confirmation

Registration will be open February 28 - March 14, 2024.

Please note: Participant numbers are limited - we can only accept a certain number of PhDs from each HIDS School.

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!

The HIDA Team

 

Thu, June 6

1 Arrival & coffee / tea

2 Welcome

Speaker: Otmar D. Wiestler (Helmholtz)

3 The information & Data Science Framework

Learn about the offers of the Information & Data Science framework, and what is in it for you.

200604 HIDA PhD meet-up_Platforms.pdf

240524_HIDA_-Präsentation_PhD_meetup.pdf

4 Keynote: On New Security and Safety Challenges Posed by LLMs and How to Evaluate Them

Large Language Models (LLMs) are integrated into many widely used and real-world applications and use-case scenarios. With their capabilities and agentic-like adoption, they open new frontiers to assist in various tasks. However, they also bring new security and safety risks. Unlike previous models with static generation, LLMs’ nature of dynamic, multi-turn, and flexible functionality makes them notoriously hard to robustly evaluate and control. This talk will cover some of these new potential risks imposed by LLMs, how to evaluate them, and the challenges of mitigations.

THIS KEYNOTE CAN ALSO BE ATTENDED ONLINE! Registration is possible here.

Speaker: Sahar S. Abdelnabi (Microsoft)

Keynote Sahar Abdelnabi final.pdf

Video recording

5 Group photo

6 Poster session

7 Get - together

Including drinks and food.

Fri, June 7

8 Berlin Rally Geocaching

Discover the city with GPS!
This rally is all about Berlin. In contrast to a guided tour of the city participants become active themselves during geocaching! By means of various team tasks Berlin becomes an architectural, social and cultural experience.

Equipped with a road book and writing materials, you are ready to go: You will receive your coordinates that will lead your team to various stations. Tasks that await you may, for example, involve solving a tricky question about Berlin or your current location. You may also be sent on a scavenger hunt to find a hidden clue. Or it could be a creative task that challenges your team's talent. So one thing is for sure: you won't get bored here! Along the rally you can expect many different challenges with varying degrees of difficulty.

9 Bar Camps Part 1

1:00 PM Lunch break

10 Bar Camps Part 2

11 Short presentation of the results/ Wrap-up and good bye