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 the Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2025, showing title, deadline and two images from previous projects.
Image: Katharina Kriegel, DESY | info

Published on 05.05.2025

Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2025 – Now Open

Submit your proposal by July 30 for seed funding of collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects in imaging and information and data science. Need a partner? Join our matchmaking channel on Mattermost or connect at the Helmholtz Imaging Conference (June 25–27). Have any questions? Don’t miss our info session on July 17!

Visual to promote seminar series "6 Main Tasks in Image Processing" showing colorful lines and waves.
Image: Envato Elements | info

Published on 03.04.2025

Six Main Tasks in Image Processing

Join this series of seminars from September to October 2025 to learn about the six key image processing tasks!

Visual to promote course on regularization in image reconstruction, showing the process of image reconstruction.
Image: Tim Roith, DESY | info

Published on 03.04.2025

Regularization in Image Reconstruction

Gain a foundational understanding of image reconstruction and inverse problems in this 7-hour course on October 6, 2025. Explore regularization strategies, deep learning techniques, and Bayesian approaches with hands-on tutorials and expert guidance.

Visual showing blue-and-orange-particle-data-wave-backgrounds.
Image: Envato Elements | info

Published on 19.03.2025

Helmholtz UNLOCK Benchmarking Call – Information Session on April 10

The Helmholtz Information & Data Science Framework is launching a funding program to support high-quality, open benchmark datasets in AI-driven research. The call for proposals opens April 1. Join the information session on April 10!

Futuristic Visual of a bluish 3D Portal called "Futurismus Neontunnel" (3D rendering).
Image: Envato Elements | info

Published on 07.03.2025

Quantum Use Challenge Matchmaking Event

The Helmholtz Association invites proposals for joint research projects in the field of quantum use. Join the matchmaking event on Tuesday, March 25, 2025!

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Reproducibility Workshop showing title and further information on greenish background.
Image: HIDA | info

Published on 18.02.2025

NEW DATE: Helmholtz Reproducibility Workshop

Explore the essence of reproducible science and its transformative potential! Join this workshop on March 25, 2025.

Portrait of Prof. Dr. Manuel Guizar-Sicairos framed with HI logo elements to promote his talk.
Image: Katharina Kriegel, DESY | info

Published on 17.02.2025

Helmholtz Imaging Welcomes Prof. Dr. Manuel Guizar-Sicairos as Guest Scientist

We are excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Manuel Guizar-Sicairos as a guest scientist at Helmholtz Imaging, As part of his visit, he will give an online talk on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 3 PM CET. Join us!

Visual to promote the Best Scientific Image Contest 2025 showing several images of previous contests aligned and framed.
Image: Katharina Kriegel, DESY | info

Published on 28.01.2025

Best Scientific Image Contest 2025: Call for Submissions

Submit your captivating scientific image(s) by February 14, 2025 for a chance to win the prestigious Helmholtz Imaging Best Scientific Image 2025 award, and valuable prizes. The awarding ceremony will take place during the Helmholtz Imaging Conference on June 25-27 in Potsdam.

Promotional Banner for the Helmholtz AI Conference, showing a building at Messe Center Karlsruhe.
Image: Helmholtz AI | Messe Karlsruhe | info

Published on 28.01.2025

Helmholtz AI Conference 2025

Join this conference on June 3-5 in Karlsruhe, Helmholtz AI’s annual event for AI in science and research across the Helmholtz Association and beyond.

Decorative visual showing bluish and purplish lines being pulled together by binary codes on black background.
Image: NicoElNino on Shutterstock | info

Published on 16.01.2025

Helmholtz-ELLIS Workshop on Foundation Models in Science

Explore AI’s transformative role in science at the Helmholtz-ELLIS workshop, featuring top experts on foundational models and AI applications in diverse scientific domains.

Visual to promote Helmholtz Open Hackathon 2025 showing data flows on a bluish-green to orange colored background.
Image: Helmholtz | info

Published on 11.12.2024

Helmholtz Open Hackathon 2025

Join this hybrid Open Hackathon from April 1-11, 2025 to receive support for porting, accelerating and optimizing your applications on a variety of data center architectures. Apply by February 10.

Image by Tian Wu, Pengfei Yao, Yu Ren (all GEOMAR), called "Whale Songs Across the Ocean" showing the visualization of fin whale calls in the Northeast Pacific, based on the dynamic image analysis (DIA) of the soundtracks recorded by ocean bottom seismometers (light-bluish lines and dots on black background forming the shape of a whale).
Image: Tian Wu, Pengfei Yao & Yu Ren, all GEOMAR | info

Published on 12.11.2024

7th Round Table on Deep Learning @DESY

For the 7th year in a row, the Round Table on Deep Learning @DESY will take place on November 22, 2024 — a one-of-a-kind opportunity to connect with fellow researchers across diverse disciplines who are using the same AI tools to solve vastly different problems.

Visual created by DALL·E to promote event
Image: DALL·E | info

Published on 18.10.2024

HI@Falling Walls Science Summit 2024

Join us at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin, November 7-9, showcasing outstanding research, and innovative ideas. Don’t miss Lena Maier-Hein presenting on advancements in surgical imaging!

Graphic image to promote the "Deep Learning in Inverse Problems Workshop", showing a graphical representation of magnetic waves moving through a section of the Mn5Ge3 crystal in bright colours on black background.
Image: F. dos Santos, CBPF | M. dos Santos Dias, STFC | N. Biniskos, FZJ & S. Lounis, PSI | info

Published on 08.08.2024

Deep Learning in Inverse Problems Workshop

Join our in-person workshop on September 23-24, 2024 at DESY to learn about novel developments on learning based methods for inverse problems. Secure your spot today! Registration is open until September 15.

Decorative image to promote the Helmholtz Summer School, showing title and further information, dark-blue circles on bluish background with dark-blue footer.
Image: HiDA | info

Published on 22.07.2024

Helmholtz Summer School – From Data to Knowledge

Save the Dates for the Helmholtz Summer School: September 16-29, 2024! Registration ends August 25.