7th SaxFDM-Conference

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7th SAX-FDM CONFERENCE | 24th – 25th NOVEMBER 2026

This year, the 7th SaxFDM Conference will take place on 24th–25th November 2026 under the motto Rethinking Research Data: Governance, AI and Sustainable Data Environments at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) in Dresden.

Under the theme ‘Rethinking Research Data Management – Governance, AI and Sustainable Data Environments, we would like to explore with you which models have proven effective – and which have not – for the management and use of research data as a strategic resource. We are also interested in how cooperation and active collaboration between different stakeholders influence data management.

Another key focus is on the role of data quality in the development of AI models. We would also like to discuss how AI applications can effectively support research data management in day-to-day research and consultancy work.

Furthermore, the question arises as to what forms of accountability are necessary to operate information infrastructures reliably and in the long term. Finally, we would like to consider together what skills will be required in research data management in the future to successfully navigate the numerous transformation processes within the scientific system.

TOPIC AREA I

Responsibility and Governance in RDM

Who is responsible, who makes the decisions, and who carries out the work? In practice, RDM governance often remains unclear within the structure of institutional management, academic departments and (central) service units. We would like to explore which governance models have proven effective and what they mean for researchers in their daily work.

AI is transforming everyday research and, with it, the Research Data Management (RDM) framework. What data am I permitted to use for AI? What does it mean when my data is used as training data? How can research data effectively support the development of AI models? And how is AI changing advisory practice when clear answers are often still lacking?

TOPIC AREA II

Artificial Intelligence in the context of RDM

TOPIC AREA III

Sustainable Data Environments

Sustainability in RDM means more than just long-term archiving: it concerns the technical interoperability of systems, the financial and staff sustainability of infrastructures beyond the duration of individual projects, as well as the structural integration and shared organisational responsibility between institutions, consortia and European infrastructures. The interaction between stakeholders across the entire system at national and international levels is just as crucial as the use of research data and its management as a strategic resource at individual research institutions.

Programm 7th SaxFDM-Conference

TUESDAY, 24.11.2026

09:30 Uhr – 10:00 Uhr	Arrival and Registration
10:00 Uhr – 10:30 Uhr	Opening of the Conference
10:30 Uhr – 11:30 Uhr	Keynote and Discussion
	Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen im Zeitalter generativer KI Sonja Schimmler (TU Berlin)
11:30 Uhr – 11:45 Uhr	Preview of the Afternoon
11:45 Uhr – 13:00 Uhr	Lunch Break
13:00 Uhr – 14:30 Uhr	Workshop- und Hands-On-Sessions
	Workshop I Wen kümmert’s? Rollen und Strategien für den nachhaltigen eLabFTW-Betrieb Workshopleitung: Richard Neubert Themenfeld 3: Nachhaltige Datenökosysteme ⇒ Registration Workshop I Workshop II AI in RDM: From Black Boxes to Transparent Workflows Workshopleitung: Alexander Schlemmer, Nina Rosnerski Themenfeld 2: Künstliche Intelligenz im FDM ⇒ Registration Workshop II Workshop III Vom Single zur Partnerschaft – Wie verbinden wir FDM-Support in Sachsen? Workshopleitung: Ralph Müller-Pfefferkorn, Franziska Korb-King, Martha Stellmacher, Christin Henzen Themenfeld 3: Nachhaltige Datenökosysteme ⇒ Registration Workshop III Workshop IV Vom Serviceangebot zum Serviceökosystem – Use Cases für nachhaltige Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen gemeinsam (weiter-)entwickeln Workshopleitung: Cathleen Schöne, Sven Paßmann, Kerstin Helbig Themenfeld 3: Nachhaltige Datenökosysteme ⇒ Registration Workshop IV Workshop V Abhängig oder souverän? Digitale Resilienz im sächsischen FDM-Netzwerk Workshopleitung: Maik Fiedler, Oliver Knodel, Uwe Konrad, Jürgen Grzondziel, Guido Juckeland, Till Korten Themenfeld 3: Nachhaltige Datenökosysteme ⇒ Registration Workshop V
14:40 Uhr – 15:00 Uhr	Posterpitches
15:00 Uhr – 16:00 Uhr	Poster Session I and Coffee Break
16:00 Uhr – 17:00 Uhr	Presentation and Discussion
	Kooperativ genutzte Infrastrukturen im Aufbauprojekt HITS FDM: Chancen und Herausforderungen des föderierten Zugangs zu Diensten Mona Dietrich (TH Nürnberg)
	Presentation and Discussion Von FAIRen Daten zu smarten Modellen: Forschungsdatenmanagement als Basis für innovative KI-Anwendungen Toralf Kirsten (Universität Leipzig)
17:00 Uhr – 17:15 Uhr	Wrap Up and End of the first Conference Day
18:30 Uhr – 19:00 Uhr	Group dinner at your own expense (Sweet Greece)

MITTWOCH, 25.11.2026

09:00 Uhr	Opening of the 2nd Conference Day
09:00 Uhr – 10:30 Uhr	Workshops und Hands-On-Sessions
	Workshop VI Künstliche Intelligenz und Forschungsdatenmanagement im Spannungsfeld des Rechts Workshopleitung: Lina Lisa Höck Themenfeld 2: Künstliche Intelligenz im FDM ⇒ Registration Workshop VI Workshop VII Wenn alle zuständig sind, ist keiner zuständig?“– Ein World Café zu Verantwortung, Kommunikation und Vernetzung von FDM-Governance auf verschiedenen Ebenen Workshopleitung: Denise Dörfel, Torsten Gille, Kay-Michael Würzner, Catharina Zinke Themenfeld 1: Verantwortung und Steuerung im FDM ⇒ Registration Workshop VII Workshop VIII Von Rohdaten zu AI Readiness: Metadatenstandards für materialwissenschaftliche Forschungsdaten Workshopleitung: Beatrice Weers Themenfeld 2: Künstliche Intelligenz im FDM ⇒ Registration Workshop VIII Workshop IX Forschungsdatenmanagement top-down und bottom-up verankern: Reifegradmodell und Coaching-Format als Werkzeuge für Verantwortungsstrukturen Workshopleitung: Philipp Kandler, Janna Kienbaum Themenfeld 1: Verantwortung und Steuerung im FDM ⇒ Registration Workshop IX
10:30 Uhr – 11:00 Uhr	Coffee Break
11:00 Uhr – 12:00 Uhr	Presentation and Discussion
	Phillip Wieder (GWDG Göttingen) Presentation and Discussion Forschungsdatensysteme – Leistung aus Vielfalt oder Rauschen im Wald? Wolfram Horstmann (HU Berlin)
12:00 Uhr – 13:30 Uhr	Lunch Break and Poster Session II
13:30 Uhr – 14:30 Uhr	SaxFDM Open Data Award
14:30 Uhr – 15:00 Uhr	WrapUp
15:00 Uhr	End of the Conference