Nicolay Christopher Gerold

+++ Now for free (no paywall!) until Monday and including a new feature with suggested follow-up questions +++ 💡 In Francesco Marconi 's book "Newsmakers" I learnt about the concept of "iterative journalism" and instantly got hooked on the idea. In a slightly different setting, we're applying this concept now with our AI tool for the upcoming European elections sz.de/europawahl-bot . 📊 We are analyzing our users' input and questions (completely anonymized) and provide this to our editors and journalists. They use this information for creating new stories. This not only let's us create stories that are really relevant to our users but also enables them to participate in our journalism. Usually, these types of features are part of our subscription. We are offering it for free, just for a few days, to get a much broader sense of relevant topics and questions that are on people's minds.

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Welcome to read the article "Integrated Gradients for Feature Assessment in Point Cloud-Based Data Sets" which is written by Mr. Markus Schwegler, Prof. Christoph Müller and Alexander Reiterer. This excellent article was published in issue 7 in 2023 and has been viewed 1313 times and cited 3 times! Article link: https://lnkd.in/gMCsed5z MDPI Fraunhofer IPM Furtwangen University Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg) #pointcloud #neuralnetwork #integratedgradients

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unpopular opinion: the future of AI will only be as good as the people who’ll shape it. 🚀 last week, I organized an event for our Sigma Squared Society Berlin chapter together with Merantix. the goal: bringing communities together. ✨ plus, learning more about AI from the people who have been navigating the AI evolution since the VERY beginning (long, long before ChatGPT). Merantix is one of the leading artificial intelligence platforms, dedicated to researching, building, and investing in AI companies since 2016. so what was meant to be a panel discussion with Laurenz Lankes that evening, transformed into an intimate fireside chat. while I had my questions ready on the side, I was observing the conversation evolving. it was amazing to see how: - Laurenz wanted to get to know the Sigma fellows, the people behind their ventures - everyone started to open up, asking questions beyond the topic AI - people started to connect & gave each other tips so besides the profound insights Laurenz shared with us within those 90 minutes, the key takeaway for the question "what's the next big thing in AI?" is probably: the people. the people who will shape the technology. 🙌 the people who will find extraordinary ways of AI application layers in fields like robotics, and health as well as combining physical with digital solutions. and by listening to the stories and missions of the amazing founders of Sigma Squared and Merantix, I look very forward to seeing those innovations coming. a huge thank you to Merantix, for letting us host the event in their amazing Merantix AI Campus space and to everyone who joined us. it’s amazing to see how the vision of bringing people together, working on ideas, becoming friends, and sharing stories has been the underlying value of both Sigma and Merantix - and even of Scripe. looking forward to more of these gatherings that create value on so many levels. 😍 who are the people you know that are currently shaping the AI evolution and should be part of that conversation ? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Juan Pablo Carrillo Estefan , Matthias Rossini , Carl Brenssell , Özge Şahin , Eva Kuttichová , Jaime Gomez #event #sigmasquared #merantix #Communitybuilding

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📰 My Cofounder is featured in two leading newspapers this morning!👏👏 My cofounder at Footprint Technologies, Carolin Kleinert, gave two interviews for #Sueddeutsche and #Tagesspiegel about a recent study of Startup-Verband that investigated the socio demographic background of #startup founders. It clearly proofs founders typically are originating from families with academic backgrounds or from parents who are entrepreneurs themselves. The majority - but not all of them. Carolin is a great example of this minority who also made it without academic parents or without entrepreneurial role-models within their core families. I am sharing a similar family background, both of my parents do neither have an academic education, nor are they entrepreneurs themselves. It is possible, but it needs more visibility and sharing of such positive examples, so that more and more #Arbeiterkinder are considering becoming entrepreneurs as a career option. This would be a benefit for themselves as well as for our society and economy! For that reason I am celebrating the two articles about Carolin's personal story! 😍 👏 👉 Please check the articles and share them! 🙏

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲? Last week I had the pleasure of joining the stage at another great Pyladies Munich 🐍 event. After I spoke about my favorite topic (#accountability and #lifelonglearning ✨, which I’ll spare you from in this post) a junior data scientist approached me and asked me how to deal with something they’ve been experiencing lately: #imposter syndrome at the #workplace. Now, imposter syndrome is nothing unusual. 62% of people experience it at the workplace, also it’s a frequent topic amongst the Codum community - being a newbie to a complex topic can be intimidating, and feelings of self-doubt, being a fraud or not fitting in can easily creep in - and yes, I have experienced it too! 👋 From my experience, talking to others (your accountability partner, a friend, your manager, or someone else you trust) is usually the most important thing to reduce feelings of self-doubt. While we discussed this and some more approaches (find my second favorite one in the comments), a larger question formed in my head: Are team leads aware of this happening to their team members? What can prevent imposter syndrome in the workplace? And what is being done already? What have you experienced? What are your thoughts? Share below👇

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Patroni Contributors Meeting 2024 in Munich "Patroni Contributors Meeting 2024 in Munich? What's that, you ask? Just a gathering of some of the brains behind the leading solution for enabling highly available PostgreSQL database clusters. Oh, and it happened to be the day before the prestigious pgconf.de 2024 in Munich. Did we mention Patroni is used in everything from simple setups to complex architectures, with small or large databases, on various operating systems? Yeah, it's kind of a big deal. And it's not just up to one company to keep this framework running smoothly - it's a joint effort by engineers from multiple companies. At the meeting, some exciting updates were discussed - from the implementation of semantic versioning to plans for future development and feature additions, including the switch from "master" to "primary"

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There are many myths surround the characteristics and abilities of successful startup founders - but what's actually true? Why for me especially scientists are the real heroes of the startup world I will explain next week (June 19th) at DASHH Interdisciplinary Graduate School. Register now to join our talk and discussion!

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How to do fun stuff with LLMs: I gave a short introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation at the University of Basel. Here are some of the slides. Hannes Grassegger had invited me to his media studies seminar. What I wanted to show the students: – How easy it is to talk to ChatGPT and a large text file with a Jupyter notebook and some Python. (Thanks Florian Leuerer for teaching me.) – How this works even easier with a no-code tool like VectorShift, and how to chat with a YouTube video. (Thanks to Nikita Roy.) – How to run a RAG locally, securely and for free on your own computer, with a program like AnythingLLM and different models. (Thanks again, Nikita.) I very much hope that this hands-on training demystified AI to some extent and showed an example of how this partly unreliable technology can be put to good use. Even for journalism. And that you can try out some of these things yourself pretty quickly. (I have already discovered that chunking and sorting results quickly becomes complicated again.)

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Start-ups in Europe: a light at the end of the tunnel - finally!    This article by Nadine Schimroszik in Handelsblatt gives reason for hope for the tech ecosystem, as it summarises a development that has been tentatively emerging for some time: The number of new #start-ups in Germany is growing again, by 17 per cent, as shown by a comparison of the first quarter of 2024 with the same quarter of the previous year.   💡It is particularly interesting to see that most investments are being made in AI. An unmistakable sign that they continue to be a driver of innovation for the German startup ecosystem.   We recently came to a similar conclusion with my team, as part of our analysis of the German startup landscape. Our conclusion: more and more funding are being mobilised for ♻️ #Greentech business ideas that are based on AI-based technologies and have a positive impact on our planet. More info on our research at IRIS can be found in Startup Insider`s Investors Report 2024: https://lnkd.in/dU-5AMPz More info on Nadine’s insightful article here: https://lnkd.in/depicwGA

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A great post from Stephen Gilbert which includes an explainer and link to his most recent paper in Nature Reviews: Cancer. As we are all no doubt aware, current medical device regulation essentialy prevents generalist AI and LLMs from being used in medical devices. Sure, lots of people are developing products for use in the healthcare setting, but they are chosen with great care to ensure they don't fall foul. Meanwhile, countless patients and clinicians are making use of LLMs in an uncontrolled manner. How do we square this circle? The paper, a neat 2 pages, covers this nicely. Perhaps we reign in LLMs to narrow use cases? Maybe we develop a mandatory human in the loop solution and wrestle with automation bias? What IS clear is that blocking GenAI in healthcare isn't a long term strategy.

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Introduction to Venture Capital by RWTH Aachen University: Embarking on a startup journey can be exhilarating yet daunting. Understanding venture capital is crucial for any entrepreneur looking to navigate the complexities of funding and growth. The "Introduction to Venture Capital" course by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Group (WIN) offers valuable insights into the mechanics of venture capital, aiming to demystify the process for startups at every stage. Key Highlights: 1) Understanding Venture Capital: Learn what VC is, how funds work, and the critical role they play in turning ideas into successful businesses. 2) Investment Process: Gain insights into the VC investment process, from choosing the right venture capital to negotiating terms and managing post-investment relationships. 3) Strategic Advantages: Discover how to leverage VC knowledge to grow your business, avoid common pitfalls, and strategically position your company for success. 4) Expert Knowledge: The course features first-hand advice from industry experts, offering practical tips and real-world applications to enhance learning. For startups, securing venture capital can be a gateway to significant growth. This course not only equips entrepreneurs with the knowledge to seek and secure funding but also helps them understand the value-added services VCs bring, such as strategic advice and networking opportunities. PS. check out 🔔 for a winning pitch deck the template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel https://lnkd.in/eqe8ANiy

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Reading tip for all startup founders with fundraising plans in DACH: Investoren Report 2024 by Startup Insider. This report provides valuable insights into the venture capital landscape, and is a must-read for anyone looking to secure funding. Plus, it includes bonus material from IRIS on the latest developments in our ecosystem. Get your copy here: https://lnkd.in/dU-5AMPz #startups #founders #VC #LP #fundraising

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Interesting paper on benchmarking: "Towards Robust Benchmarking of Quantum Optimization Algorithms" by David Bucher, Nico Kraus, Jonas Blenninger, Michael Lachner, Jonas Stein and Claudia Linnhoff-Popien Abstract: Benchmarking the performance of quantum optimization algorithms is crucial for identifying utility for industry-relevant use cases. Benchmarking processes vary between optimization applications and depend on user-specified goals. The heuristic nature of quantum algorithms poses challenges, especially when comparing to classical counterparts. A key problem in existing benchmarking frameworks is the lack of equal effort in optimizing for the best quantum and, respectively, classical approaches. This paper presents a comprehensive set of guidelines comprising universal steps towards fair benchmarks. We discuss (1) application-specific algorithm choice, ensuring every solver is provided with the most fitting mathematical formulation of a problem; (2) the selection of benchmark data, including hard instances and real-world samples; (3) the choice of a suitable holistic figure of merit, like time-to-solution or solution quality within time constraints; and (4) equitable hyperparameter training to eliminate bias towards a particular method. The proposed guidelines are tested across three benchmarking scenarios, utilizing the Max-Cut (MC) and Travelling Salesperson Problem (TSP). The benchmarks employ classical mathematical algorithms, such as Branch-and-Cut (BNC) solvers, classical heuristics, Quantum Annealing (QA), and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). Link: https://lnkd.in/eh826qZi #quantumcomputing #quantummachinelearning #quantumoptimization #researchpaper #research

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Our DLR Institute for Software Technology recently had the privilege of co-organizing the Dagstuhl Seminar 24161 "Research Software Engineering: Bridging Knowledge Gaps" (April 14-19, 2024) at Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (LZI). Main organizer Stephan Druskat (Institute for Software Technology, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) and his co-organizers Daniel S. Katz (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US), Caroline Jay (University of Manchester, UK) and Lars Grunske (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DE) brought together experts from the research software engineering and software engineering research communities to foster collaboration and improve reciprocal knowledge transfer. Highlights of the seminar:  ✔️ Exchange on mutual topics in research software engineering and software engineering research ✔️ Throughout the seminar, we identified mutual benefits of closer collaboration, explored the different perspectives and approaches, and started hands-on collaboration in key topic areas such as research software lifecycles, architecture, usability and security, common terminologies, adoption of state-of-the-art software engineering methods, education and training, and community building. Research software engineering is practiced in the context of (academic) research and therefore has complex domain-specific issues and methodological requirements.  ✔️ "Better software for better research" ✔️ To build better software for better research, research software engineers require better knowledge about state-of-the-art software engineering methods and their application, that software engineering researchers can provide. Vice versa, the specific challenges in research software engineering are an interesting topic for software engineering research, and so both communities can benefit greatly from the reciprocal collaboration that was started at the seminar.   Alongside Stephan Druskat, our software experts Michael Felderer and Michael Meinel also participated in the seminar, contributing their knowledge and engaging in innovative discussions.    ✔️ The results ✔️ The outputs of the seminar collaborations will include position and research articles, but also digital community resources and common research programmes. Importantly, the continuation of the interdisciplinary collaborations and innovative discussions at the intersection between research software engineering and software engineering research in the (R)SE(R) community will shape the future of both disciplines. ✨ Thank you to all the participants and fellow organizers for making this seminar a success! We're excited to continue working together to advance the field of #ResearchSoftwareEngineering.

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🔍 Don't Miss Out on This Insightful Session! 🔍 Join us at Data Week Leipzig for a dynamic presentation on ""Industrial Knowledge Graphs in action"" by Nikolay Krustev from eccenca's partner Ontotext 🕒 When: April 18th, between 13:00 - 14:30 📍 Where: Sitzungssaal 🎙️ Language: English Nikolay Krustev, leading Ontotext's Industrial Vertical, brings over a decade of experience in driving strategic business development across Automotive, Manufacturing, AECO, and Energy sectors. In this session, Nikolay will unveil real-world applications and use cases, demonstrating the power of knowledge graphs in transforming industries. From enhancing data product catalogs to architecting modern data stacks for commercial analytics, Nikolay's insights promise to inspire and enlighten. Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the world of industrial knowledge graphs and gain valuable insights from Nikolay and other industry experts. See you there! #KnowledgeGraphs #DataWeekLeipzig #IndustrialInsights #eccenca #Ontotext

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🐠 NEW WORKING PAPER IN #SUSTAINABLEFINANCE: Combining #AI and Domain Expertise to Assess #Corporate #Climate #Transition #Disclosures 🐠 📢 Together with Chiara Colesanti Senni, Julia Bingler, Jingwei Ni, and Tobias Schimanski, we've developed an innovative AI tool that automates analyzing companies' transition activities towards net zero. It's a natural extension of our #cheaptalk index. 🔗 Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/ec4QZ9iD 🍻 Good news: #Code will be #opensource! 📜 Highlights of Our Research: A. Methodology: 1) Building Common Ground: We synthesized 28 transition plan frameworks, collaborated with over 50 experts, and identified 64 key indicators for assessing corporate transition strategies. 2) NLP Tool Development: We created and validated an NLP-based tool with feedback from 26 institutions, including regulators, supervisors, and investors, to automate the assessment of corporate disclosures. 3) Application on CA100+ Companies: Our tool analyzed disclosures from 143 of the world's largest emitters, revealing a tendency to disclose more on transition "talk" rather than "walk." B. Key Findings: Our study confirms that companies often emphasize climate transition intentions rather than concrete actions. This detailed analysis across 64 dimensions, validated by experts, highlights critical areas needing more transparency and action. Acknowledgments: A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this extensive effort. This project is not just about advancing sustainable finance; it also serves as a model for integrating expert insights into AI tool development. Our tool enhances stakeholder engagement and provides scalable insights into corporate sustainability efforts. University of Zurich - Department of Finance | Oxford Sustainable Finance Group | ETH Zürich WWF #Sustainability #AI #Greenwashing #ClimateChange #GreenFinance #Research #Innovation

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https://lnkd.in/gfTXmt6S Not every technological trend is immediately a board issue... ... But hashtag #GenAI it definitely is. At the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management School, I was allowed to do the "Opening Talk" today together with Christian Rhino from the Helaba. As is so often the case today, the focus was on the topic of hashtag #GenerativeAI. Is the topic hyped? Maybe. But rightly so, in my opinion: GenAI is here to stay – in all areas of life. That's why it's worth working intensively on it today. At DZ BANK AG, it was important for us to get straight into action. That's why we already implemented our "in-house ChatGPT" last year with DZChat. What is particularly important to me when looking at this topic is that, apart from all the technological and organizational issues, the empowerment of employees plays a major role. After all, the (corporate) culture and competence of the employees are the decisive factor for a GenAI strategy to really work. What is needed is a positive, curious attitude – companies must promote this. And that's why GenAI has been a board issue from day 1. Thank you very much for the exciting conversation and the lively discussion afterwards in the plenary. I look forward to many more.

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