Year Review 2024

DiSC Christmas Party
The DiSC team playing "Eisstockschießen", an Austrian variant of curling: Irene shows how it's done...

DiSC Award Ceremony
23 October 2024, 4.30 p.m.: All set for the award ceremony for this year's winners of the Award for Digitalization Research

DiSC Award Ceremony
Prof. Justus Piater, head of the DiSC, addresses the audience with introductory remarks...

DiSC Award Ceremony
... followed by words of welcome from the Deputy Mayor of the City of Innsbruck Georg Willi ...

DiSC Award Ceremony
... and a speech by Alexandra Eggebrecht from BE-terna, our sponsoring partner.

DiSC Award Ceremony
Award winner Franziska Haid is congratulated on her achievement by Dean Ruth Breu

DiSC Award Ceremony
Group photo with Franziska Haid, winner in the Master's thesis category (from left: Head of DiSC Justus Piater, Dean Ruth Breu, Franziska Haid, supervisor Andreas Eckhardt, sponsoring representatives Anne Pals and Alexandra Eggebrecht from BE-terna)

DiSC Award Ceremony
Group photo with Lennart Wieser, winner in the Master's thesis category (from left: Head of DiSC Justus Piater, supervisor Alexander Karabatsiakis, Dean Ruth Breu, Lennart Wieser, sponsoring representatives Anne Pals and Alexandra Eggebrecht from BE-terna)

DiSC Award Ceremony
A little bit of music in between - our thanks go to the string quartet of the university orchestra!

DiSC Award Ceremony
Laudatory speech for Andreas Körner, held by Dr. Dagmar Reinhardt, University of Sydney

DiSC Award Ceremony
Award winner Andreas Körner is congratulated on his achievement by Dean Ruth Breu

DiSC Award Ceremony
Group photo with Andreas Körner, winner in the dissertation category (from left: Head of DiSC Justus Piater, Dean Ruth Breu, Andreas Körner, external reviewer Dr. Dagmar Reinhardt, sponsoring representatives Anne Pals and Alexandra Eggebrecht from BE-terna)

DiSC Award Ceremony
Group photo with all three award winners (from left: Alexander Karabatsiakis, Andreas Eckhardt, Justus Piater, Ruth Breu, Franziska Haid, Lennart Wieser, Andreas Körner, Dagmar Reinhardt, Anne Pals, Alexandra Eggebrecht, Georg Willi). Congratulations!

Informatik Festival 2024
Presentation on the structures and activities of the DiSC, held by Carina König at the Data Science Community Workshop which took place as part of the Informatics Festival in Wiesbaden

Informatik Festival 2024
Presentation on teaching at DiSC, given by Joanna Chimiak-Opoka at the Data Science Community Workshop in Wiesbaden

Informatik Festival 2024
A bit of sightseeing after the conference is a must! :) (Biebrich Palace)

DiSC Retreat
An expectant atmosphere unfolds in the seminar room before the start of the sessions at the DiSC retreat in September

Sommertechnikum MINT
Full of enthusiasm: Psychologist Matthias Schurz introduces young women from South Tyrol, North Tyrol and Germany to the field of digital science

Certificate Ceremony
The ceremony for students who have successfully completed the Minor Digital Science is about to start

Certificate Ceremony
Introductory presentation by Joanna Chimiak-Opoka, the Associate Dean of Studies

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Filip Hudek by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Risnita Vicky Listyarini by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Jakob Weißbacher by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Lena Sophie Mayr by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Bernhard Judmaier by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Nada Ragheb by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Presentation of the certificate for the successful completion of the Minor Digital Science to Jürgen Bildstein by the Associate Dean of Studies Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Certificate Ceremony
Beaming faces among students, instructors, and guests alike - congratulations to all graduates of the Minor Digital Science!

DiSCussion: How do I use AI?
Justus Piater, head of the DiSC, welcomes the participants of the fully booked workshop, which offered the opportunity to test various AI applications.

DiSCussion: How do I use AI?
At the beginning, a bit of theory on concrete application scenarios for AI...

DiSCussion: How do I use AI?
Then, on to the interactive part of the workshop: Under the guidance of the DiSC instructors and by helping each other...

DiSCussion: How do I use AI?
... participants can try out AI tools for text and image creation and for increasing productivity, which leads to a lively exchange.

Long Night of Research
Visitors to our booth “How diverse is the Digital Science Center?” show a keen interest...

City Run
Our relay team at the Innsbruck city run - this time in cooperation with the Department of Chemical Engineering.

DiSCussion: What can AI do?
Speech by the Vice-Rector for Digitalization and Sustainability Mag. Dr. Irene Häntschel-Erhart

DiSCussion: What can AI do?
Lecture on the benefits and risks of AI technologies by philosopher Assoz.-Prof. Marie-Luisa Frick

DiSCussion: What can AI do?
Lecture on the effects of AI use on our society by Professor of Information Systems Andreas Eckhardt

DiSCussion: What is AI allowed to do?
Prof. Matthias C. Kettemann talks about legal and ethical perspectives on the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence