IuDS – AI + Data Science Colloquium

Date: June 25-27, 2025
Location: Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, 47533 Kleve, Building 05 01 028 (Building 5, 1st floor, room: 28)

Target Audience

• Doctoral candidates of the third-party funded EU project “DONUT”
• Doctoral candidates in the "Computer Science and Data Science" department
• Doctoral candidates with an interest in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)
• Cooperative doctoral candidates affiliated with the department

Key Program points

• Lectures and hands-on workshops led by experts in the field
• Networking opportunities with professionals and fellow doctoral candidates
• Poster presentations by doctoral candidates showcasing their research progress and challenges, followed by feedback and support from experts and peers

Doctoral Poster Presentations (June 26, Thursday)

Poster Requirements:

• The poster must present the doctoral candidate’s own academic contributions, ideas, plans, challenges, or research problems
• It may include elements of previous research (e.g., published papers, dissertation chapters, defense materials), but this is not mandatory
• It must include open-ended sections focusing on future plans, possible directions, challenges, and methodological or theoretical questions (e.g., sections “Challenges Foreseen” or “Help Appreciated” )

Presentation Format:

• Poster presentations will be conducted in 90-minute parallel sessions, allowing for discussion and feedback
• Presentations will be held in person
• Posters must be in English
• Posters must follow the format:  DIN A0 (841 × 1189 mm), portrait

Program Committee

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ivan Volosyak
• Dr. Michael Tangermann
• Prof. Dr. Marc Van Hulle
• Prof. Dr. Rainer Herpers

Lecturers:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ivan Volosyak
• Dr. Michael Tangermann
• Prof. Dr. Marc Van Hulle
• Dr. Roman Rosipal
• Dr. Milad Zamani
• Prof. Dr. Jose M. Azorin
• Dr. Jordy Thielen

Registration

• Registration is free but seats are limited. Participation on individual days like the second day, or the first and third day is optional.
  Please register by June 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM through this form: https://hochschule-rhein-waal.sciebo.de/apps/forms/s/jkoFf4ZTnFSQatF9qs7yqZBk
  Include the title and a brief, informal summary of your planned presentation (approx. one-two DIN A 4 pages), and indicate which days you would wish to participate.
• For any inquiries, please use the registration form.
• More information on the project at: People – DONUT

Description of the IUDS – AI + Data Science Colloquium

The Informatics and Data Science department of PK NRW invites you to the IUDS – AI + Data Science Colloquium, taking place from June 25 to June 27, 2025, at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Campus Kleve.

This event focuses on the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science doctoral program, with a particular emphasis on Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) research. As part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions DONUT project (https://donut-project.eu/), the colloquium also offers doctoral candidates from Radboud University, KU Leuven, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Aarhus University, Kaunas University of Technology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, and Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences the opportunity to present their research—fostering international academic exchange and networking.

The second day of the colloquium offers participants the opportunity to present their recent, ongoing, or planned research projects. A key focus is placed on open-ended discussions that highlight methodological challenges, theoretical questions, or unresolved issues for which they are seeking input and guidance.

Each participant will present a poster, which serves as a platform for constructive feedback, in-depth discussion, and collaborative problem-solving with fellow doctoral candidates and academic professionals. This format encourages interdisciplinary exchange and fosters a supportive environment for refining ideas and advancing research. Prior coordination with supervisors is requested. While supervisor attendance is recommended, it is not mandatory. All presentations will be held in person.

The three-day event features a range of lectures and hands-on workshops led by esteemed professionals in the BCI field. Topics include exoskeletons, EEG signal processing, EEG-based biomarkers, hardware implementations for EEG acquisition, as well as sessions on BCI research publishing and the open science design cycle.

The colloquium aims to connect doctoral candidates and faculty members across disciplines and institutions, fostering a dynamic environment for academic exchange and collaboration on doctoral research projects.

Detailed Event Agenda (as of May 5, 2025)

Day 1: Wednesday, 25 June (Location: Building 05 01 028)

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome & Coffee

09:15 – 10:30EEG Fundamentals (RR)

Lecture (75 minutes), basics of EEG recording, focus on oscillations

10:45 – 11:45ERP Fundamentals and ERP-BCI Applications (MT)
Lecture on ERPs: from signals to classifier outputs, basic ERP applications.

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch at Building 16, Mensa (Neue Werft 1)

12:45 – 14:45Open Source Signal Processing Workshop, Focus ERP (JT & MT)
Practical Hands-on Session (120 minutes), using MNE

15:00 – 16:00Brainwave Blueprints: Exploring EEG-Based Biomarkers (MvH)

Lecture, focus on oscillations in the context of cognitive decline 

16:15 – 17:45 HSRW EEG/BCI Lab Tour (Building 05 01 017)  (IV)

Practical: c-VEP demo / g.tec, c-VEP (by BCI Lab Kleve)

18:00 - 19:00Break / Return to Hotel

19:00 Optional Informal Networking Over Drinks & Dinner (location to be announced)

Food and Drinks are financed individually in all cases!

Day 2: Thursday, 26 June (Location: Building 05 01 028)

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome & Coffee

09:15 – 10:15Novel Hardware Implementation for Reliable EEG Acquisition (MZ)

Lecture: focusing on hardware-side of EEG acquisition 

10:30 – 12:15Brainwave Blueprints: Exploring EEG-Based Biomarkers (MvH)

Practical Hands-on Session (90 minutes)

Q&A (15 minutes)

12:30 – 13:45 Lunch (at Mensa or China Palace (Flutstraße 54))

14:00– 15:30 Poster presentations by doctoral candidates

Displayed posters will showcase recent, ongoing, or planned research projects, each including open-ended questions to encourage discussion. Presentations will take place in parallel 90-minute sessions.

15:30– 17:00Methodology Workshop: BCI Exoskeletons (MO) (90 minutes)

17:00 - 18:30 Break / Return to Hotel

After 18:30 Social evening at Kölsch (Gasthausstraße 5),

Day 3: Friday, 27 June (Location: Building 05 01 28)

09:00 – 09:15 Coffee Break

09:15 – 10:45Design Cycle of Open Science, with Special Emphasis on Ethics (MT)

11:00 – 12:15Navigating BCI Research Publishing (IV)

Typical review procedures, pre-prints, suitable journals, recognizing predatory journals, how to publish data and code.

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch at Venga Kleve (Herzogstraße 20)

14:00 – 16:00Modern BCI Applications:

1. Collaborative Virtual Reality BCI Post-Stroke Neurorehabilitation
    Using Head-Mounted Displays (~30 minutes ) (RR & NE)
2. BCI-supported language rehabilitation & adaptive DBS (~30 minutes) (MT)
3. Neuro-steered hearing aids & hearing diagnostics (~30 minutes) (JT)
4. Possible ad-hoc extra session or open discussion

16:15 – 17:00Reflections on the event

Preliminary planning of future events

Formal Closing and Final Remarks

After 17:00 Optional Informal Networking Over Drinks & Dinner