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
Election of EuADS board
Two BiCDaS members have been elected as vice-presidents of the European Association for Data Science
Data Literacy Module
The data literacy lecture series, centre piece of the interdisciplinary data literacy module, will start on November 4th, 2p.m.
Data Literacy Projekt in the Media
DaLiS@OWL coordinator Dr Theiß interviewed for an article of MERTON magazine.
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.