Events

iRights.Law Workshop: "Copyright in Research: Using, Sharing, and Publishing Research Data"

On 26 October 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm in Berlin-Dahlem, a hybrid workshop led by Dr Till Kreutzer (iRights.Law) will offer practical guidance on copyright, AI, open licences, open science and licensing strategies. The workshop is open to researchers, lecturers, PhD students and academic support staff at the Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin), the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) and Charité. The last day to register online is 20 October.

Lunch Talk: Machine Learning in Environmental Seismology: Linking Signals to Processes

Josefine Umlauft will talk about her work on "Machine Learning in Environmental Seismology: Linking Signals to Processes". Environmental seismology offers rich but challenging data for time-series machine learning, with weak, overlapping, autocorrelated signals that often need to be combined with other environmental sensors. 

Berlin Science Week: Democracy Under Pressure? Digital Spaces and Disinformation

How is digital communication transforming our democracy. What impact do social media, disinformation and digital abuse have on have on political debates and social cohesion? And how can democratic institutions, independent journalism and civil society respond to these challenges? 

BLISS AI Series: "Human-Like Artificial Intelligence"

Badr Alkhamissi, who is currently a PhD Student at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and will discuss "Human-Like Artificial Intelligence", lasting approximately 45 minutes. After the talk, seize the opportunity to connect with fellow AI enthusiasts to share ideas and questions while enjoying free drinks and pizza.

BLISS AI Series: "Understanding Reasoning from Pretraining to Post-Training"

Pavel Izmailov, who is currently a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic and will discuss "Understanding Reasoning from Pretraining to Post-Training", lasting approximately 45 minutes. After the talk, seize the opportunity to connect with fellow AI enthusiasts to share ideas and questions while enjoying free drinks and pizza. 

AICon 2026

Reserve your spot early at AICon, the conference dedicated to secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. Come and engage in conversation with experts from the worlds of politics, academia, and business. Discuss current developments and specific areas of application—from generative AI to industrial applications and safety-critical systems.