HGS MathComp Annual Retreat 2025
- When: September 15-17, 2025
- Where: Jugendherberge Würzburg, Germany
Who: Current and prospective members of the HGS MathComp
Join Us for the HGS MathComp Annual Retreat in Würzburg!
The Fellow Speakers of HGS MathComp invite all current and prospective fellows to this year’s annual retreat in Würzburg. The retreat offers a unique opportunity to connect with other fellows from diverse fields of scientific computing, present your own work, and learn about others’ research through short pitches. Social activities like a fun pub quiz will complete the experience.
Sharpen your skills in software development courses and poster design/presentation. Explore career paths beyond academia by engaging with HGS MathComp alumni now working at leading companies such as AbbVie, Apple, Merck and Carl Zeiss.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Speakers
Dr. Manasi Aichmueller-Ratnaparkhe
CEO & Co-founder @PAICON
Dr. Bernhard X. Kausler
Engineering Manager AI/ML @Apple
Dr. Benjamin Thomitzni
@Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
Dr. Judith Stein
Senior Scientist @Merck Healthcare KGaA
Registration
Connect with other fellows, take part in workshops, and get inspired by the journey that our invited speakers took after their PhDs.
To make this retreat more interactive, we would like each PhD student to give a short (1–2 minute) oral pitch of their PhD project and research.
We look forward to seeing you there!
- Apply here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rR0bEuEMqF
- Application Deadline: July 20, 2025
Retreat schedule
Monday 15.09.2025
| 8:54 | Train from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof to Würzburg via Osterburken |
| until 12:00 | Registration |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | SSC Course Part 1 |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | SSC Course Part 2 |
| 16:45 - 18:00 | Pitch Session |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:00 | Pub Quiz |
Tuesday 16.09.2025
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Alumni talk by Dr. Manasi Aichmueller-Ratnaparkhe |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Alumni talk by Dr. Bernhard X. Kausler |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Overview of the HGS MathComp |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Science 42 workshop (Presentations with posters or Visualisation and design) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Science 42 workshop (Presentations with posters or Visualisation and design) |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Pitch Session |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:00 | Social activities |
Wednesday 17.09.2025
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Alumni talk by Dr. Benjamin Thomitzni |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Alumni talk by Dr. Judith Stein |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Return to Heidelberg by train |
Organizers
Organized by the fellow speakers of the HGS MathComp
- Anna Lena Schaible
- Bárbara Zita Peters Couto
- Friederike Schneider
The data privacy statement for the event is available via the following link: Data Privacy Statement HGS MathComp Annual Retreat 2025.