6th PasDaS, Passau - 11th - 12th April 2024
New Data Management Conceptsas a Foundation for SustainableValue Chains
Where Business meets Science
PasDaS 2024 – 11th - 12th April | Passau
About PasDaS
The 5th Passau Data Science Summit 2023 was a resounding success.
We look back on two eventful days packed with interesting lectures under the guiding motto “New Data Management Concepts as a Foundation for Sustainable Value Chains”.
We hope you had a memorable experience at PasDaS 2023 with speakers from Schott AG, BioNTech SE, PAYBACK GmbH, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, and many more! If you couldn’t make it—and are now even more inquisitive about the latest developments at the interface between business and science—we have good news:
In 2024, the unique Data Science Summit in Passau will take place again! Stay tuned for exclusive expert talks, deep dives and an outstanding evening event.
Follow us on LinkedIn to get all the updates around PasDaS 2024 and secure a free ticket as soon as registrations start.
Read the full story of PasDaS 2023 in this article by the Passauer Neue Presse.
Where?
University of Passau
Innstraße 31, D-94032 Passau
When?
11th – 12th April 2024
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Voices of PasDaS
Watch the video where top industry experts share their opinions about PasDaS 2022 and discover the event highlights of this year’s edition firsthand from our speakers.
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“If you are looking for a highly engaging exchange about the latest trends in Data Science, PasDaS is the place to be. Here, technical experts can meet at eye level and, in addition, deepen the conversations in the evening in a relaxed atmosphere.”

Martin Kemmer
SCHOTT AG
“PasDaS 2023 was yet again a great event. I’m looking back at interesting discussions, unique presentations at the conference and two excellent evening events. I am already looking forward be a part of PasDaS again next year!”

Simon Dürr
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
“Anyone attending the Passau Data Science Summit quickly notices that both participants and organizers are driven by a special passion for data science and AI. This is where you find like-minded people for a constructive, professional exchange and a space for new ideas and innovation.”

Wolfgang Meißner
thyssenkrupp AG
Here's the
Agenda 2023
Day 1
Thursday | March 30th 2023
Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome and Opening Speech
09:30 - 10:00
Speechesa.o. from PAYBACK GmbH, SCHOTT AG, University of Passau, McKinsey & Company, Atlantic Ventures, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, BioNTech SE
10:00 - 17:30
Deep DiveOne Data GmbHPAYBACK GmbH
12:00 - 15:30
Networkingand common conclusion
17:30 - 19:00
Exclusive Evening Eventat Restaurant Oberhaus above the roofs of Passau
19:00 - Open End
Day 2
Friday | March 31st 2023
Welcome Coffee | PasDaS
09:30 - 10:00
Speeches | PasDaSa.o. from HARMAN Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Hamberger Flooring GmbH & Co. KG, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, Biztory GmbH & Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
10:00 - 13:30
Wrap-up | PasDaS
13:30 - 13:45
Lunch & Networking | PasDaS
13:45 - 15:00
End of event | PasDaS
15:00
Registration & Welcome | CAROLL
08:30 - 09:10
Presentations | CAROLLa.o. from University of Turin, University of Malta, University of Waterloo, University of Groningen
10:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion | CAROLL
15:30 - 16:30
Conclusion & Wrap-up | CAROLL
16:30 - 17:00
Here we have our great speakers for you:
Many thanks to our Speakers 2023

Martin Kemmer
Head of Development & Innovation, SCHOTT AG
Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency through Data Mesh: The Benefits of a Decentralized Data Architecture

Dr. Sebastian Kerkhoff
Senior Expert and Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
How Generative AI Will Transform Our Business and Impact Our Talent Strategy

Dr. Sierk Pötting
COO, BioNTech SE
The Future of Data-Driven Individualized Medicine

Dr. Sebastian Wernicke
Chief Data Scientist, One Data GmbH
Connecting Data Silos with AI: Supercharge the Data Mesh

Thomas Frei
Vice President Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning, HARMAN Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
Shortage Management – How to Leverage Data to Overcome Global Supply Chain Challenges in the Automotive Industry (held in German)

Laura Traverso
Principal Al Solution Architect, One Data GmbH
One Data Cartography – (Data-)Productize Your Business

Simon Dürr
Project Manager, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
How Do We Bring Horsepower to the Road with Data-Driven Processes? (held in German)

Manuel Henk
Planner sales order control, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
How Do We Bring Horsepower to the Road with Data-Driven Processes? (held in German)

Norbert Wirth
Global VP Data, PAYBACK GmbH
Mesh not Mash

Dr. Till Keyling
Team Lead Software Engineering Data Science, PAYBACK GmbH
Mesh not Mash

Dr. Jelena Mitrović
Head of AI junior research group CAROLL, University of Passau
CAROLL Workshop

Prof. Dr. Steffen Herbold
Chairholder for AI Engineering, University of Passau
Domain-specific Large-Language-Models

Prof. Dr. Florian Lemmerich
Professorship for Applied Machine Learning, University of Passau
Exceptional Model Mining and Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Michael Granitzer
Chairholder for Data Science, University of Passau
Moderator

Wolfang Meißner
Head of Customer Operation Automotive, thyssenkrupp AG
Optimized Article Control – Reducing Costs Through Proactive Shortage Management for Automotive Customers

Dieter Grossmann
Head of Enterprise Platforms & Data Intelligence, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe
Free Your Data – Get Knowledge (held in German)

Dr. Markus Müller
Country Manager DACH, Biztory GmbH
The Modern Data Stack – Influences and Pitfalls along a Data-Driven Value Chain

Damien Arazi
Senior Analytics Consultant & DACH Team Lead, Biztory GmbH
The Modern Data Stack – Influences and Pitfalls along a Data-Driven Value Chain

Michael Paringer
Managing Director Technology, Hamberger Flooring GmbH & Co. KG
AI-based Demand Forecasting: Holistic Planning and Optimization of the Entire Supply Chain

Richard Lehmuth
Head of Production Planning, Hamberger Flooring GmbH & Co. KG
AI-based Demand Forecasting: Holistic Planning and Optimization of the Entire Supply Chain

Dr. Stefan Roskos
Managing Director, One Data GmbH
Wrap Up

Dr. Carlo Velten
Founder & Managing Partner, Atlantic Ventures GmbH
Turn Data into Products – Opportunities and Challenges on the Way to Data Business (held in German)

Dr. Andreas Böhm
Founder & Managing Director, One Data GmbH

Prof. Dr. Harald Kosch
Vicepresident, University of Passau
Welcome Speech

Dr. Alexander Wunderle
Manager Data Science, SIEGER Consulting GmbH
Data Science – From Theory to Practice

Jennifer Reida
Senior Consultant, SIEGER Consulting GmbH
Data Science – From Theory to Practice
The University of Passau offered the following workshop on the second day of the event:
CAROLL Workshop
The Computational Rhetoric in Social Media and Law workshop (CAROLL for short) was organized by the NLP Research Group CAROLL at the University of Passau, led by Dr. Jelena Mitrović.
We look back at by talks by renowned NLP scientists on hot topics such as hate speech detection, rhetorical figure modeling and detection, legal NLP, and more. Find out more about the CAROLL group here.

David Herel
PhD student, Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics
Preserving Semantics in Textual Adversarial Attacks

Randy Allen Harris
Professor English Language and Literature, University of Waterloo
Human-like linguistic generalizations, emergent syntax, and rhetorical figuration

Stavros Assimakopoulos
Associate Professor, Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology University of Malta
Hate speech and social media: Challenges with obtaining gold-standard annotations

Dr. Tommaso Caselli
Senior Assistant Professor Computational Semantics, University of Groningen
Mitigating Information Disorders with NLP

Valerio Basile
Assistant Professor, University of Turin
The Perspectivist Approach to Natural Language Processing

Yetian Wang
PhD Candidate Computer Science, University of Waterloo
The Ploke Ontology: An Ontology for Rhetorical Figure of Lexical Repetition

Prof. Dr. Karoline Reinhardt
Professor of Applied Ethics, University of Passau
Ethics in AI
A few words about
PasDaS 2023
In addition to exciting insights into the theory and practical aspects of data science and AI, the speakers and participants had plenty of time to network over food prepared with local, sustainable ingredients.
Our personal highlight: The evening event at Restaurant Oberhaus above the rooftops of Passau, with fantastic food, cool drinks and live music.
PasDaS 2023 was everything we wanted it to be – which is why we’re all the more excited about next year’s event.
Location
University of Passau
Innstraße 31, D-94032 Passau
The event is taking place at the famous University of Passau, which is internationally renowned for its outstanding research. The university enjoys a great reputation as a center of academia in the heart of Europe, and it is one of the top 20 percent of all universities worldwide. The event benefits in particular from its cooperation with the Chair of Data Science, which is one of the first Data Science departments in Germany conducting innovative research at the interface of AI and data science.
Further information on the event location and travel options can be found HERE.

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Hotel recommendation
We have reserved a room contingent for participants in the following hotels. The call-off contingent can be booked with the keyword PasDaS at your own expense:
- Hotel Spitzberg (visit website)
- Hotel Passauer Wolf (visit website)
Further hotels:
- Mk Hotel Passau (visit website)
- Innsento Health Campus (visit website)
Here are some
Impressions 2023
Interested?Register today and secure your placeat the 5th PasDaS 2023 in Passau!
Registration for this event is closed. We look forward to seeing you at the next PasDaS 2024.
The event is aimed at decision-makers and experts from the fields of data science and artificial intelligence.
Are you a student and would like to take part?
Please submit a letter of motivation in advance telling us why you would like to participate in this event.
The event will be held in compliance with the applicable hygiene regulations of the Bavarian Infection Protection.