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didaconference2026

After three successful editions, the dida conference returns in 2026. Join us at the frizzforum in Berlin Kreuzberg for a day of applied and technical machine learning talks, hands-on workshops, networking, and good food.

date19 June 2026
venuefrizzforum
cityBerlin Kreuzberg
time09:00–22:00
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a day full of machine learning

After three successful editions, the dida conference returns in 2026. Join us at the frizzforum in Berlin Kreuzberg for a day of applied and technical machine learning talks, hands-on workshops, networking, and good food. As the number of participants is limited, we recommend early registration.

4th annual edition

The 4th annual dida conference

After three incredible years of insights and innovation, dida conference 2026 is officially on the horizon — deeper, broader, more focused than ever.

23speakers
4thedition
1focused day
Impressions from last year's dida conferenceImpressions from last year's event
frizzforum

09:00 — 22:00

This year, we're at frizzforum, Berlin Kreuzberg. Whether you're here for the deep-tech sessions, the hands-on workshops, or the high-level networking, this is a day you won't want to miss.

frizzforum Berlin Kreuzberg
confirmed lineup

the speakers

The confirmed dida conference 2026 lineup — research, industry, scientific machine learning, explainability, tabular foundation models, cryptography and PDEs.

Conference day
June 19, 2026
09:00 – 09:45

Doors Open

Arrive, check in and settle in before the programme starts.

Main Stage
09:45 – 10:00

Introduction

Welcome to the dida conference.

10:00 – 10:55
Noah Hollmann · Prior Labs

Tabular Foundation Models - The Revolution in Tabular Data Prediction

10:55 – 11:45
Gerhard Koch · Siemens Energy

Industrial & Energy AI Challenges "Solved" with a New Structural and Explainable AI Approach

11:45 – 12:15

Coffee break

12:15 – 13:00
Jonas Köhler · CuspAI

Simulating Molecules in the Age of AI

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch break

Food and drinks will be available for all guests.

14:15 – 15:10
Anastasia Borovykh · Imperial College London

Beyond Left-to-Right Text Generation with Diffusion Models

15:10 – 16:00
Jannis Chemseddine · TU Berlin

Advances in Continuous Diffusion Language Models

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 – 17:15
Markus Düttmann · dida

Trusting the Agent: Citation-Backed Responses & LLM-as-a-Judge Evaluation

17:15 – 18:00
Irena Bojarovska · Zalando

Beyond Accuracy: Agentic Workflows and Foundation Models in Demand Forecasting

18:00 – 19:00

Poster Session

Poster details will be announced soon.

Workshop Room 1

Workshop Sessions & Special Track

Scientific machine learning, simulation, PDEs, physics-informed AI and engineering applications.

Room 1
10:00 – 10:55
Gabriel Nobis · Fraunhofer HHI

Fractional Noise in Diffusion-Based Generative Models

10:55 – 11:45
Special track · AI for Science & Engineering Maria Bergmann & Benjamin Ulbrich · Innomotics

Automated Vibration Prediction for Electric Motors via PDE Approximation

11:45 – 12:15

Coffee break

12:15 – 13:00
Special track · AI for Science & Engineering Tom Freudenberg & Nick Heilenkötter · Uni Bremen

TorchPhysics and Beyond: Making Deep Learning for PDEs Accessible

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch break

14:15 – 15:10
Special track · AI for Science & Engineering Johannes Müller · TU Berlin

Resolving Ill-Conditioning in Scientific Machine Learning

15:10 – 16:00
Special track · AI for Science & Engineering Philipp Trunschke · Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

Tensor Trains for High-Dimensional PDEs

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 – 18:00
Ma Li · dida

Reading Group

Workshop Room 2

Workshop Sessions

Human factors, sovereign AI, applied AI methods and practical industry perspectives.

Room 2
10:15 – 11:45
Felix Zeh & Gustav Block · Ketchum

Measuring Brand Visibility in Generative AI Systems

11:45 – 12:15

Coffee break

12:15 – 13:00
Annette Rudolph & Kai Hartmann · TU Berlin / FU Berlin

How to Feed Machine Learning Algorithms with Proper Metrics?

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch break

14:15 – 15:45
Leonard Schenk · SPRIND

The European AI Playbook - Why, What and How

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 – 17:15
Peter Kristel · Cyberagentur

AI Methods in Symmetric Cryptography

Workshop Room 3

Workshop Sessions

Interactive discussions, peer exchange and focused workshop sessions throughout the day.

Room 3
11:00 – 11:45
Invitation Only Tech Lead Circle · dida

Coding Agents and ML Teams – What Actually Changes and What Doesn't?

11:45 – 12:15

Coffee break

12:15 – 13:00
Invitation Only Tech Lead Circle · dida

Coding Agents and ML Teams – What Actually Changes and What Doesn't?

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch break

14:15 – 15:45
Bela Baganz · dida

AI Is Making Some Human Factors More Salient at Work - How Do We Work with Them?

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

Rooftop

Breakfast & Networking

Informal networking before and after the conference programme. Evening gathering with dinner, drinks and networking.

Rooftop
08:00 – 10:00 · Rooftop

Exclusive Breakfast

Morning breakfast gathering for invited guests.

19:00 – 22:00 · Rooftop

Networking & Chill

Dinner, drinks and networking on the rooftop terrace.

limited seats

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We recommend early registration as seats are limited. Attendance is free for this invitation-based event.