Events

Digital Health Cocktail Hour: "Turning Intelligence Into Impact - Redesigning Cancer Care for the AI Era"

As advances in artificial intelligence accelerate, cancer care stands at a pivotal moment: how do we move beyond experimentation and translate technological intelligence into outcomes that truly matter for patients, clinicians, and health systems?

AI NATION Berlin Connect – Co-Founder Matchmaking for Future AI-Startups

​You have an idea and need the right co-founders or you want to join a promising AI-/tech-driven project with your skills? ​AI NATION Berlin Connect is a matchmaking event using speeddating for aspiring founders from Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universität, Technische Universität and Charité Berlin. Over the course of 120 minutes, you will meet potential co-founders

Future epigenomics, cells and tissue models: Large language transformers? Quantitative mechanistic representations? Or both?

Prof. Tanay is internationally known for his pioneering work in computational biology, single-cell genomics, and epigenomics. His research has a strong focus on quantitative and mechanistic modeling of gene regulation, which enables disease prediction.

BLISS Speaker Series #29 - Can Humans Flourish in the Age of AI?

In the BLISS AI Speaker Series, David Watson (King's College London) will speak on “Can Humans Flourish in the Age of AI?” and shed light on the opportunities and limitations of human development in an increasingly AI-driven world. The lecture combines perspectives from machine learning, ethics, and philosophy. Afterwards, BLISS e.V. invites you to exchange ideas over pizza and drinks.

Launch: „Consenter“ - A new tool for effective self-determination of data

The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, together with the ECDF, is launching Consenter – the first officially recognised service for managing legally compliant and trustworthy consent. The well-known cookie banners are not only annoying for consumers, but also pose a fundamental problem for the General Data Protection Regulation

Lunch Talk: Julia Mellert & Julius Kaemmel "Analysis of intraoperative sensor data streams to support minimally invasive surgical procedures."

Our Lunch Talk series is starting into the new year on January 29 starting at noon at the BIFOLD “AI Loft” (room 701, 7th floor, Franklinstr. 28-29, 10587 Berlin). Julia Mellert and Julius Kaemmel from TUB and Charité Berlin explore first findings of their project "Analysis of intraoperative sensor data streams to support minimally invasive surgical procedures."

BIH Lecture | Andrea Ganna "Disease Prediction Using Nation-Wide Health Data and Genetics"

Visiting the BIH – In his lecture at the Rahel Hirsch Centre, Ganna explains how disease risks can be predicted using health registries, genetic data and artificial intelligence. Learn how these approaches enable precision prevention and more equitable health research.

BLISS Speaker Series #30 - "The Price of Intelligence: Three Risks Inherent in LLMs"

In the BLISS AI Speaker Series Ahmed Salem who is currently a Researcher at Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) and will discuss "The Price of Intelligence: Three Risks Inherent in LLMs", 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.  

HIDA Lecture: When AI Performance Misleads

Despite impressive performance in publications, many AI models fail when deployed in real-world settings. One important reason is poor or misleading validation.