Munich Datageeks e.V.

Montly Meetup

Catch up on the latest talks from Munich Datageeks โ€” fresh insights, cutting-edge tech, and real-world data stories from top minds in the field. Stay curious and stay inspired!

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Latest Talks

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Talk "From Bias to Bots"
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Talk "From Bias to Bots"

Karim built a bot testing housing applications in Munich. Western names got 4x more responses. Nationwide tests confirmed systemic bias. A decade later, he warns modern AI has made algorithmic discrimination far more sophisticated and opaque.

Talk "Fine-Tuning Language Models"
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Talk "Fine-Tuning Language Models"

Fine-Tuning Language Models: When to customise Language Models for better performance by Laurens Tetzlaff from Netlight presented at Munich Datageeks - September Edition 2025. Abstract This talk covers how LLMs changed the way we do and see Data Science, a decision matrix on when to consider what type of GenAI

Talk "Backpropagation Boys"
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Talk "Backpropagation Boys"

Backpropagation Boys: How to burn money with AI-generated music by Torsten Schรถn was presented at Munich Datageeks - September Edition 2025 Abstract This talk is about how someone with absolutely no musical talent managed to release eight albums within a year. From a first attempt and a somewhat crazy idea,

Recap meetup Celonis
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Recap meetup Celonis

๐Œ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š๐†๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ โ€“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ŸŒโฃโฃ What an evening! Our July Meetup at Celonis brought together passionate data enthusiasts, innovative minds, and engaging discussions in a fantastic setting. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us!โฃโฃ 1๏ธโƒฃ Dr. Pol Schumacher kicked off the evening with "How to mine better models, fast!"โฃ He guided

Talk "When MFA Isn't Enough"
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Talk "When MFA Isn't Enough"

When MFA Isn't Enough: Dissecting a Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targeting University Infrastructure by Marleen Steinhoff was presented at Munich Datageeks - June Edition 2025 Abstract This presentation analyses a recent security breach at our university, showing how attackers bypassed Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to access Microsoft 365 accounts. We&