8th Round table on Deep Learning @ DESY

Friday 14 Nov 2025, 10:00 → 16:00 Europe/Berlin

Flash Seminar Room (DESY)

Artificial intelligence is reshaping scientific discovery at an unprecedented pace—and large language models (LLMs) are now at the forefront. From automating literature reviews to generating hypotheses, optimizing experiments, or even assisting in code development, LLMs are becoming indispensable tools across disciplines. Yet, traditional deep learning applications—from particle physics to structural biology—remain as vital as ever.

For the 8th year, we invite you to the Round Table on Deep Learning @DESY, where researchers from DESY, UHH, EMBL, CSSB, XFEL, MPSD, Hereon, and beyond gather to share breakthroughs, tackle challenges, and forge collaborations. This year, we would like to put a spotlight on LLMs in science. So if your project already exploits the potential of modern generative AI, we would like to encourage you explicitly to submit a short abstract. 

Why attend?

·       Explore the LLM revolution: Hear how colleagues are leveraging generative AI, foundation models, and multimodal systems to accelerate research—without losing sight of rigor and reproducibility.

·       Bridge disciplines: Whether you’re analysing synchrotron data, generating showers,  or decoding biological structures, AI is the common thread. Discover unexpected connections and collaborative opportunities.

What to expect:

✅ Invited talk by Christopher Kadow (Head of Data Analysis at DKRZ)
✅ Short talks by you showcasing cutting-edge developments—from LLMs to classic deep learning in physics, biology, and beyond.
✅ In-person networking in the Flash Seminar Room (DESY campus), with coffee and lunch breaks designed to spark conversations.

Call for contributions!
We want to hear how you’re using AI—whether it’s LLMs, CNNs, GNNs, or other architectures—to push your research forward. Submit a one-paragraph abstract via Indico by 3 November 2025. Topics could include (but aren’t limited to):

·       LLMs in science

·       Traditional DL applications

·       Tools & infrastructure

Save the date: 14 November 2025—mark your calendar for a day of inspiration, debate, and connection!

Organizers:
Philipp Heuser (Helmholtz Imaging/DESY), Engin Eren (Helmholtz Imaging/DESY)