Events

Best Scientific Image

Each year we look for the best scientific images of the Helmholtz Association, which showcase the outstanding portfolio of Helmholtz in imaging and the contribution of imaging science in solving major societal challenges.

Discover the winning images!


Image: DZNE

Visual to promote a HIDA Lecture; wording "HIDA Lecture Series" on an abstract background displaying blue and purple converging lines
Image: HIDA | info

Published on 22.01.2026

HIDA Lecture: When AI Performance Misleads

Join Annika Reinke from the Helmholtz Imaging Research Unit at DKFZ on February 19 at 11 AM (CET) for her virtual lecture “When AI Performance Misleads: From Success in Papers to Failure in Practice”. Don’t miss out, register today.

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2026; image by Thorsten Wiegand from the UFZ called "Tropical Forest on Barro Colorado Island" showing the spatial position, species (color), and size of 87,570 individual trees in a 1000m × 500m section of the tropical forest on Barro Colorado Island, located in the Panama Canal. On the image colorful dots of different sizes are placed in an unstructured way on grey background.
Image: Thomas Wiegand, UFZ | info

Published on 13.01.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2026

Experience imaging excellence and engage with the leaders of today and tomorrow. Join us from November 9–13 in Leipzig for the Helmholtz Imaging Conference. Discuss challenges, share breakthroughs, connect with leading experts, and meet like-minded peers. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for updates.

Image provided by Oliver Killig, HZDR, showing the entrance building of the HZDR.
Image: Oliver Killig, HZDR | info

Published on 10.10.2025

HPCGateway Fall School

Join this school on November 3-7, 2025 at HZDR for an intensive workshop blending Artificial Intelligence & High-Performance Computing (HPC)!

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Platforms Roadshow 2025, headline and further information on purplish background
Image: HIDS | info

Published on 08.10.2025

Data Science Unlocked: Helmholtz Platforms Roadshow

Join us on November 12 at 11 AM for the opportunity to learn more about the offerings of the five Helmholtz Information and Data Science Platforms. Interact with us, collaborate, and network with peers!

Visual to promote the "Mathematics of Transformers" Workshop showing title and further information pale photograph of a scenic lake shore.
Image: DESY | info

Published on 11.09.2025

Mathematics of Transformers

A workshop on transformer architecture and its underlying (self-)attention mechanisms.

Decorative image provided by HIDA showing title and further information on HIDA's Career Day 2025.
Image: HIDA | info

Published on 11.09.2025

Helmholtz Career Day for Data Science 2025

Kick-start your career in Data Science and IT at Helmholtz! Join the virtual Career Day and take part in the exciting conference program.

Image by Andreas Müller, Deborah Schmidt, Martin Weigert, all MDC, showing Blender rendering of organelles within a single beta cell.
Image: A. Müller, D. Schmidt, M. Weigert, MDC | info

Published on 01.09.2025

3D Data Visualization

Bring your volumetric data to life in this workshop. Gain hands-on experience with 3D visualization techniques using tools like Fiji, Blender, and Neuroglancer. Join us on November 10-13, 2025!

Image: Envato Elements, showing dark tech data waves on dark-blue background.
Image: Envato Elements | info

Published on 12.08.2025

Introduction to Image Registration

Explore fundamental concepts and practical techniques for image registration, focusing on applications in microscopy, material science, and earth science. Join this course on October 29!

Data Science Symposium, logo
Image: HEREON, Helmholtz Coastal Data Center (HCDC) | info

Published on 14.07.2025

10th Data Science Symposium 2025

Join the 10th Data Science Symposium (DSS) that will take place in Geesthacht on September 3-4, 2025. The DSS aims at building bridges between science methods, science applications, and infrastructure developments.

Visual to promote DeepMI-course showing edited brain graphics.
Image: DeepMI Lab | info

Published on 07.07.2025

DeepMI FastSurfer / FreeSurfer Course 2025

Join this course on September 17-19, 2025 organized by the DeepMI Lab to gain essential skills in structural neuroimaging and learn how to analyze data using FastSurfer and FreeSurfer.

Visual to promote new Helmholtz Omero Instance; image by Robert Möckel from HZDR called "Nepheline Crystal with Pectolite" showing a bright-bue colored, almost quadratic appearing nepheline crystal, surrounded by yellow-colored pectolite.
Image: Robert Möckel, HZDR | info

Published on 27.06.2025

Getting Started with OMERO: A Hands-on Workshop

Join this workshop on July 17 to learn more about Helmholtz OMERO, a new cloud-based resource for storing, visualizing and analyzing complex scientific image data. Register today! (limited to 25 participants)

Group photo of the awardees taken at the Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2025 during the Awarding Ceremony for "Best Scientific Image Contest 2025"
Image: Jörg Modrow | info

Published on 26.06.2025

Best Scientific Image Contest 2025: Celebrating the Winners

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Best Scientific Image Contest 2025. Discover all winning images and top-runners up!

Decorative illustration showing mathematical formulars forming the shape of a human brain.
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Published on 25.06.2025

Conference on Mathematics of Machine Learning 2025

Registration is open for the Conference on Mathematics of Machine Learning 2025! Join on September 22-25 to explore the dynamic interplay between theory and practice in machine learning, focusing on bridging current gaps between the two.

Visual to promote the HI Conference 2025, image by Sven Velten, Lars Bocklage, Ilya Sergeev, DESY & Ralf Röhlsberger, HI Jena, called "A comb for quantum states", showing various lines leading from the sides to center and top in a bright color range from purple to orange.
Image: S. Velten, L. Bocklage, I. Sergeev, DESY & R. Röhlsberger, HI Jena | info

Published on 20.05.2025

Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2025: Registration & Call for Abstract Open

The Helmholtz Imaging Conference is back for 2025, scheduled to take place from June 25-27 in Potsdam. Registration & call for abstracts are OPEN. Join us in June!

Cytodata 2025 banner, a colorful image showing an explosion-like, dynamic figure.
Image: SCIENTIFIKA, s.r.o. | info

Published on 20.05.2025

CytoData 2025

Join CytoData 2025 on November 17-21, 2025 at the Campus Berlin-Buch! This event will bring together researchers interested in image-based profiling of biological phenotypes.