Data Science Center

The Interdisciplinary Institute at the University of Bremen Bremen for Data-Driven Research

The Data Science Center (DSC) coordinates and advances the University of Bremen’s data-related expertise and activities. It promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, strengthens researchers’ data literacy, and supports sustainable, data-based research across allscientific fields.

The DSC also serves as a central point of contact, providing services in data management and data science. In addition, the DSC collaborates on data-based research projects, bringing its data expertise to research teams as a project partner.

Contact persons:

Dr.
Lena Steinmann
Coordinator
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Prof. Dr.
Rolf Drechsler
Spokesperson
E-Mail

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Events

19.20. May
From Data to Map: Geospatial Foundations and Visualization in Python (DSC-2026-07)
On Campus (room to be announced)
09:30 16:00
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21. May
Data Snacks | "From Data to Action: How Climate Data Inform Decisions"
Online (Zoom)
13:00 13:30
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26. May
Responsible Use of Personal and Sensitive Data in Research (DSC-2026-05)
MZH | Room 4290
09:30 16:00
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28. May
Data Snacks | "From Prompting to Orchestrating: AI Agents for Smarter Research"
Online (Zoom)
13:00 13:30
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04. Jun
From Audio to Text: Automated Transcriptions with Whisper (DSC-2026-08)
On Campus (room to be announced)
09:30 16:30
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04. Jun
Data Snacks | "Social Media Data Access in 2026: Making Sense of a Moving Target"
Online (Zoom)
13:00 13:30
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11. Jun
Data Snacks | "When Research Data Outgrow Spreadsheets: An Overview of Relational Databases and SQL"
Online (Zoom)
13:00 13:30
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18. Jun
Data Snacks | "Responsible Text Mining: A Framework for Fair, Transparent, and Ethical AI in Research"
Online (Zoom)
13:00 13:30
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25. Jun
Data Snacks | "Secure and Practical AI Services for Research: The GWDG AI Services"
Online (Zoom)
13:00 13:30
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22. Sep
INFORMATIK 2026 | Data- und Digital-Science-Community Workshop
TU Dresden
09:00 18:00
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News


DSC Seed Grant Marlis Reich und Jan-Hendrik Hehemann

The DSC Funds a Project in Marine Fungi Research

A new dataset will be used to unravel the role of marine fungi within the microbial pump in order to better understand the impact of climate change on the oceans.


Data Science and Research Data Management in Transdisciplinary Physics

Hans-Günther Döbereiner talks about his research in biological physics and his vision for sustainable research data management and FAIR data in NFDI4Phys.


Juliane Jarke on Data Science in Education And The Public Sector

DSC co-founder Juliane Jarke talks about digitization and datafication of education and public administration as well as the growing relevance of data for society.


Vanessa Didelez on a Core Element of Data Science: Statistics

In our interview, Vanessa Didelez talks about statistics, causal inference, and her research projects in the field of epidemiology.


“The Brain is the Ultimate Data Scientist”

Iris Grothe shares fascinating insights into her research in neuroscience and talks about the importance of big data and data science.


DSC Seed Grant Jens Pohlmann

DSC Funds a Project for Automated Content Detection in Discourse About Internet Policy

In this project, complex argumentation patterns about machine learning processes on IT blogs and in print media will be identified in order to compare discussions on issues at the intersection of technology and society.


John Bateman on Data Science in Digital Humanities

In our interview, John Bateman talks about diverse forms of communication and the role of data science in his research.


Nvidia

Accelerating Data Science With New Computing Resources

With its new IT infrastructure, the DSC offers flexible computing capacities to perform complex algorithms and data analyses in research and teaching.


Norman Sieroka on Philosophy And Data Science

Norman Sieroka is Professor of Philosophy and deals with philosophical questions related to the handling of data and cognitive processes.


Anna Förster on New Technologies And How They Can Help Save Earth

In the interview series “Inside Data Science“ we introduce our members with their research activities and interests. Today with Anna Förster, professor of Sustainable Communication Networks at Faculty 1 – Physics and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bremen.

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