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Category Archives: Team
📝 NeurIPS 2026
NeurIPS has long been one of the leading venues for machine learning and computational neuroscience, and it’s an honor to contribute to the review process at this level.
Amid ongoing discussions about review quality, reviewer workload, and the role AI should—or should not—play in peer review, I’m looking forward to doing my part to support rigorous, constructive feedback and impactful research.
Let’s keep discussing the issue of peer review: is it entirely broken or doing better than ever?
Strikes, Smiles, and Team Spirit – A Bowling Night to Remember! 🎳
Last night, our team traded keyboards for bowling shoes and took to the lanes for an unforgettable evening of strikes and laughs. From the moment the first ball rolled down the lane, the energy was electric—and just a liiiiiittle competitive… 😅 It was a fun night!
Team at GPSD
Our team has been showcasing our work at various workshops and conferences these months. Most recently, Ali, Francesco, Gitte and Mahsa gave talks and presented posters at the 17th German Probability and Statistics Days in Dresden. For example, Ali gave a presentation about geometry-inspired insights into deep-learning architectures, and Mahsa talked about stationary points in deep learning. Well done everyone—let’s go, Hamburg data science! 🧑🏫️
Brief Interview
You can find a brief interview (in German) with Johannes about his research here.
New PhD Student on Board
Benedikt Lüdtke Schwienhorst joins us as a PhD student here in Hamburg. He is co-advised by Nadja Klein (TU Dortmund). Welcome, Benedikt! 🚁
Mahsa passed final exams
Mahsa passed her doctoral exam, earning her doctorate in Mathematics from Ruhr-University Bochum. Great job, Dr. Taheri! 🎓
Electronic Journal of Statistics
Johannes has joined the editorial board of the Electronic Journal of Statistics. Find the journal’s website here.
Two new researchers on the team
We have two new researchers on our team: Somnath Chakraborty joins us as a post-doctoral researcher, and Ayşe Çobankaya will join us as a PhD student. Welcome! 🤩
Canadian Journal of Statistics
Johannes has joined the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Statistics. Find the journal’s website here.
Johannes Lederer 