Elements of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Dr. Vera Demberg, Dr. Till Koebe, Prof. Dr. Bernt Schiele, Prof. Dr. Andrea Volkamer, Prof. Dr. Ingmar Weber

News

Lecture is cancelled tomorrow (15. Dec ); next lecture: 5. Jan 2026

Written on 14.12.25 (last change on 14.12.25) by Frances Yung

As announced in the last lecture, the lecture tomorrow has to be cancelled due to an emergency of Prof. Demberg.
That means the lecture will start again after the Christmas and new year break.

Assignment 6, which covers the materials until the last lecture, will still be released tomorrow as… Read more

As announced in the last lecture, the lecture tomorrow has to be cancelled due to an emergency of Prof. Demberg.
That means the lecture will start again after the Christmas and new year break.

Assignment 6, which covers the materials until the last lecture, will still be released tomorrow as scheduled.
The due date of the assignment is 4 Jan 2026.

Tutorials

Written on 10.12.25 by Frances Yung

If you have difficulty following the lectures, you should come to the tutorials and/or office hour section.
In addition to explaining the assignment solutions (Note: they will not be uploaded elsewhere), the tutors can review the material and key concepts at a slower pace to support your… Read more

If you have difficulty following the lectures, you should come to the tutorials and/or office hour section.
In addition to explaining the assignment solutions (Note: they will not be uploaded elsewhere), the tutors can review the material and key concepts at a slower pace to support your understanding.
The attendance of the tutorials have been exceptionally low, so I would like to draw your attention to this opportunity.

Please make sure your submitted assignments are readable

Written on 08.12.25 by Frances Yung

Assignments that are not readable (due to handwriting, photo resolution, etc) will not be corrected and counted as missed submissions.

Assignment team grouping

Written on 27.11.25 by Frances Yung

Hi All,

If member(s) of your team have discontinued taking the course and you would like to re-team up or add another member to your team, please contact Frances (frances@lst.uni-saarland.de)
 

Extension of Assignment 3 due date by 1 week

Written on 21.11.25 by Frances Yung

In view of the cancellation of the lecture on Thursday, we have shifted the assignment schedule.
The due date of Assignment 3 is extended to 30 Nov, 2025 17:59

 

EDSAI: No Lecture Today (20 November, 2025)

Written on 20.11.25 by Siddhartha Gairola

Dear students,

due to illness, there will be no lecture today (20 November, 2025). We will proceed with the next lectures as planned next week.
Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards.

Written on 06.11.25 by Frances Yung

There were a few cases of slightly late submission of Assignment 1, which we accepted exceptionally since you were still getting used to the CMS.
From Assignment 2 onwards, no exceptions will be made; only assignments that are submitted on time via the CMS will be graded. Please pay attention and… Read more

There were a few cases of slightly late submission of Assignment 1, which we accepted exceptionally since you were still getting used to the CMS.
From Assignment 2 onwards, no exceptions will be made; only assignments that are submitted on time via the CMS will be graded. Please pay attention and submit before the deadline.

In addition, we would like to ask students who decided not to take this course to deregister for easier organization. Thank you.

Talk today, Oct 31, by Doug Leasure on "Agile population nowcasting for Gaza in a rapidly changing "

Written on 31.10.25 by Ingmar Weber

As mentioned in the guest lecture yesterday: Douglas Leasure (https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/people/douglas-leasure) from the University of Oxford will give a talk today, Friday, October 31 on his work on population mapping in Gaza.

The lecture will start at 1pm (sharp) in building E1.7, 3rd… Read more

As mentioned in the guest lecture yesterday: Douglas Leasure (https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/people/douglas-leasure) from the University of Oxford will give a talk today, Friday, October 31 on his work on population mapping in Gaza.

The lecture will start at 1pm (sharp) in building E1.7, 3rd floor, room 3.23.

Feel free to join if you'd like to learn more about Doug's work in humanitarian contexts.

Written on 29.10.25 by Frances Yung

There has been slight revision on Assignment 1 yesterday. Please refer to the Forum post for details.
Note that the submission deadline stays the same. 

Written on 24.10.25 by Frances Yung

Hi all,

The tutorial slots have been distributed automatically based on your preference. Please check and inform me if there are any conflicts and if you really need another slot.

Written on 23.10.25 by Frances Yung

Hi all,

Please remember to form your assignment teams asap. The first graded assignment will be released next Monday and you should submit it in teams of 2-3 students. The deadline of teams grouping is 00:00 2.Nov, 18 hours before the first assignment deadline. Please make use of the forum to find… Read more

Hi all,

Please remember to form your assignment teams asap. The first graded assignment will be released next Monday and you should submit it in teams of 2-3 students. The deadline of teams grouping is 00:00 2.Nov, 18 hours before the first assignment deadline. Please make use of the forum to find team mates. It is not necessary to have members from the same tutorial.

On the other hand, if you do not plan to take the course for credits and submit all assignments, please do not join any teams..

 

Written on 17.10.25 by Frances Yung

Hi All,
The tutorials will start next week. Please come to any of the tutorial slots if you have an problems with the installation or Assignment 0.
We will finalize the tutorial allocation next Friday.
Best regards,
Frances

Written on 10.10.25 (last change on 10.10.25) by Frances Yung

The first lecture starts on 16.Oct Thursday 12:00pm at E1.3 HS002.
CMS registration deadline and tutorial preference deadline: Thursday, 23th October 2025
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