Schedule for Praxis der Forschung

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This page lists the scheduled events and time ranges for Praxis der Forschung at the KIT Informatics Department.

Note: The semester indicators (S26 and W25) refer to both the first and the second semester of the course!
E.g. the events for the second PdF semester during the summer semester 25 will be found under "W24".

Schedule Praxis der Forschung (first semester, course S26)

DateTimeModeEventLocationLecturerNotes
2026-04-2212:30 – 14:00Information EventInformatik-Bibliothek (bldg 50.34)M. Ulbrich
2026-04-2915:00 – 16:00AllPresentation Workshop Preparationonline (Zoom)Frau JüttnerAssigning groups
2026-04-3010:30 – 11:00AllKick offSR Forum (bldg 30.95)M. Ulbrich
2026-04-3011:00 – 16:00AllProject ManagementSR Forum (bldg 30.95)Dr. Lehr
2026-05-1214:00 – 15:30AllLiterature Research & Citations Seminarraum 34, 3. OG Altbau (Bibliothek Süd).Fr. SielaffChanged date!
2026-05-1315:00 – 18:30GroupsPresentation Workshop ISR 006/104 (bldg 30.96)Frau Jüttner
2026-05-1914:00 – 16:00CoachingProject ManagementonlineDr. Lehr
2026-05-2015:00 – 18:30GroupsPresentation Workshop ISR 006/104 (bldg 30.96)Frau Jüttner
2026-05-2114:00 – 16:00CoachingProject ManagementonlineDr. Lehr
2026-06-0115:00 – 16:30AllPresentation Workshop IIR005 (bldg 30.28)Frau Jüttner
2026-06-08 – 2026-06-19IndividualPresentations "State-of-the-Art"Einzeln: 20 Min Vortrag + 10 Min Fragen
2er-Gruppe: 25 Min Vortrag + 12 Min Fragen
3/4er-Gruppe: 30 Min Vortrag + 15 Min Fragen
(students)
2026-06-08 – 2026-07-31IndividualSeminar Paper Submissionn/astudentsafter State-of-the-art presentation, deadline set by / coordinated with advisor
2026-06-2514:00 – 16:00LectureErkenntnistheorieSR 010 (bldg 50.34)Prof. SneltingIn German
2026-07-0214:00 – 15:30LectureResearch QuestionSR 348 (bldg 50.34)M. Ulbrich
2026-07-0709:45 – 11:15LectureTheory of ScienceSR 010 (bldg 50.34)Prof. Reussner
2026-07-0914:00 – 15:30LectureWriting ProposalsSR 010 (bldg 50.34)M. Ulbrich
2026-07-1614:00 – 15:30LectureExperiment DesignSR010 (bldg 50.34)Hr. Bechberger
2026-07-20 – 2026-07-31IndividualShort Project Presentation / Mandatory Meeting With ExaminerHave an update meeting with your examiner or present the current state to the research group.
Suggested lengths for talks:
One-Person Project: 5 Min Talk + 5 Min Discussion
Two-Person Project: 8 Min Talk + 8 Min Discussion
Three-/Four-Person Project: 10 Min Talk + 10 Min Discussion
students
2026-09-16 – 2026-09-30individualProject Presentation (Final Presentation Semester I)studentsbefore submission of project proposal
until 2026-09-30IndividualProject Proposaln/an/aIndividual timeline can be negotiated with resp. examiner.
until 2026-09-30IndividualExam First Semestern/acoordinated with examiner

Schedule Praxis der Forschung (second semester, course W25)

DateTimeModeEventLocationLecturerNotes
2025-10-2912:30 – 14:00AllEinführungsveranstaltungSR 148 (Geb. 50.34)Prof. Beckert and project supervisors
2025-11-0614:00 – 15:30AllWorkshop Literaturrecherche und ZitierenSR 348 (Geb. 50.34)Dr. Ulbrich
2025-11-2414:00 – 14:30AllProject Management PreparationZoomDr. LehrAssigning groups
2025-11-2517:00 – 18:00AllPresentation Workshop PreparationZoom (presum.)Frau JüttnerAssigning groups
2025-11-2711:00 – 16:15AllProject ManagementSR Forum (30.95)Dr. Lehr
2025-12-0414:30 – 18:00GroupsPresentation Workshop IverschiedeneFrau Jüttner
2025-12-0514:30 – 18:00GroupsPresentation Workshop IverschiedeneFrau Jüttner
2025-12-1116:30 – 18:00AllPresentation Workshop IISR Forum (Geb. 30.95)Frau Jüttner
2025-12-15 – 2025-12-23IndividualPresentations "State-of-the-Art"Einzeln: 20 Min Vortrag + 10 Min Fragen
2er-Gruppe: 25 Min Vortrag + 12 Min Fragen
3/4er-Gruppe: 30 Min Vortrag + 15 Min Fragen
students
2025-12-15 – 2026-02-20IndividualSeminar paper submission(students)after State-of-the-art presentation, deadline set by / coordinated with advisor
2025-12-1614:00 – 15:00Project Managementn/aDr. Lehr
2025-12-1814:00 – 15:00Project Managementn/aDr. Lehr
2026-01-0814:00 – 16:00LectureVL: ErkenntnistheorieSR 348 (Geb. 50.34)Prof. Snelting
2026-01-1514:00 – 15:30LectureVL: WissenschaftstheorieSR 010 (Geb. 50.34)Prof. Reussner
2026-01-2209:45 – 13:00AllWorkshop ForschungsfrageSR 010 (Geb. 50.34)Ulbrich
2026-01-3009:45 – 11:15AllWorkshop Anträge schreibenSR 010 (Geb. 50.34)Prof. Beckert
2026-01-3011:30 – 13:00AllExperiment Design / BenchmarkingSR 010 (Geb. 50.34)Hr. Bechberger
2026-02-09 – 2026-02-20IndividualShort PresentationOne-Person Project: 5 Min Talk + 5 Min Discussion
Two-Person Project: 8 Min Talk + 8 Min Discussion
Three-/Four-Person Project: 10 Min Talk + 10 Min Discussion
(students)
2026-03-17 – 2026-03-31IndividualProject Proposal Presentation(students)concludes PdF semester 1
until 2026-03-31IndividualProject Proposal(students)coordinated with examiner
until 2026-03-31IndividualExam First Semestern/acoordinated with examiner
2026-05-0714:00 – 15:30Statistic EvaluationSR 203 (bldg 07.07)Jonas Hummel
2026-05-2114:00 – 15:30AllPaper SchreibenSR-203 (bldg 07.07)Dr. T. Riedel
2026-06-2217:00 – 18:00AllScientific Writing, Prep/Kick offzoom [see Ilias]Fr. Sielaff, Fr. Müller
2026-07-2314:00 – 15:30AllSchreiben: Präzisierungt.b.a.N.N.