Bielefeld Center for Data Science (BiCDaS)
BiCDaS is a horizontal institution developing Data Science at Bielefeld University and beyond.
It was founded to pool research and teaching activities related to Data Science throughout and beyond Bielefeld University. It serves as a focal point for academics who enjoy exchange regarding new challenges, ideas, and solutions in the field of data science.
At BiCDaS, Data Science is considered an interdisciplinary field of knowledge and a holistic approach to a phenomenon pervading science: the increasing ubiquity of data.
News
Programming Languages in Data Science
Talk by Prof Bates, statistician, core-developer of R, Julia developer
DataLab DH
We have established our second DataLab: The DataLab Digital Humanities.
Data Literacy Education
The consortium of Bielefeld University, University of Paderborn and FH Bielefeld receive three years funding to advance Data Literacy Education
Our first DataLab
The first instance of our new, agile cooperation format has been initiated: The DataLab High Performance Computing and Advanced Simulation
More on DataLabs
UBi part of Data Literacy Education Network
Bielefeld University is now part of the national Data Literacy Education Network by DATEV foundation.
BiCDaS coordinates and supports Data Science research throughout Bielefeld University. One central instrument are our new, agile, cross-faculty research collaborations, called DataLabs.
BiCDaS supports instructions in Data Science and Data Literacy at Bielefeld University. Knowledge about data and how to properly handle it will be key skills in the near future.
