From 26 to 28 May 2025, the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences is hosting the 6th Interdisciplinary Data Science Conference (iDSC) at the Urstein Campus. Under the motto ‘From Deep Insight to Impact’, the iDSC will be the central platform for exchange between science, business and technology in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven innovations in German-speaking countries.
Thematic focus 2025: From Insight to Impact
Under the title ‘From Insight to Impact - Shaping the Future with Data Science & AI’, the conference will show how modern technologies are making an impact in real applications today. The focus is not only on technical innovations, but also on specific examples of the successful use of data analysis, machine learning and AI in business, industry and society.
Whether digital product passports for the circular economy, generative AI for creative processes or data-based decisions in mobility - the iDSC combines theory with practice and provides impetus for a future-oriented data culture.
Keynote speakers 2025 – Impulses from research & business
- The conference brings outstanding personalities from all over Europe to Salzburg. This year with, among others:
- Viola Gallina, Senior Researcher at Fraunhofer Austria - ‘Digital Product Passport Standardisation in a Europe and Global Context’
- Ruben Hetfleisch, Fraunhofer Austria / AI Austria - ‘State of Generative AI - Where are we and where do we want to go?’
- Simon Hirländer, University of Salzburg - IDA Lab - ‘Reinforcement Learning as the 21st-Century ML Paradigm’
- Hilda Kosorus, Onefold.ai - ‘Agentic AI: Unleashing the Next Wave of Transformation’
- Carina Seidel, Runtastic GmbH - ‘Best Practices in Advanced Analytics’
- Stefan Zeppetzauer, KPIT Technologies GmbH - ‘Data-Driven Revolution in Software Defined Vehicles’
6. Interdisciplinary Data Science Conference (iDSC)
Date: 26 - 28 May 2025
Location: FH Salzburg, Campus Urstein
Programme & Registration: www.idsc.at
The Interdisciplinary Data Science Conference (iDSC) is an international conference in the field of data science and data analytics. It was initiated by FH Salzburg in 2016 and is organised annually together with FH Vorarlberg, the University of Continuing Education Krems, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Digital Factory Vorarlberg and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. The conference combines scientific excellence and practical application in two tracks - Research and Use Cases - and promotes the exchange between research and industry. Further information: www.idsc.at