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FOR DIGITALIZATION
IN BERLIN
The Einstein Center Digital Future stands for independent, interdisciplinary research on shaping and reflecting the digital transformation. We bring together academia, industry, politics, and civil society.
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Hall of Fame: The Einstein Center Digital Future Honors Outstanding Contributions
07.10.2026The Einstein Center Digital Future (ECDF) has established a Hall of Fame to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the center. At the general meeting on October 6, 2026, Odej Kao, initiator and spokesperson for the ECDF’s board of directors from 2017 to 2023, as well as Johann-Christoph Freytag, G...
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Versioning Research Data: New Recommendations for Greater Transparency
01.10.2026Research data are frequently corrected, supplemented, converted into different formats and republished. How is it possible to trace the data underlying a scientific analysis? A new publication in the Data Science Journal offers recommendations for the versioning of research data. The authors include ECDF Professor Hein...
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Sharing Health Data Safely for Better AI Models: ECDF Project Develops AI for Fall Risk Prevention
01.09.2026Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve healthcare. We all benefit from better diagnoses and treatments. But would you share your health data so that AI models can be trained using it? This is precisely where one of the key hurdles to responsible AI development lies: Patient data is highly sensitive, and its use for r...
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TransformingCommunities
Automation, digitalization, and increasing connectivity have fundamentally changed the way people learn, work, play, create, communicate, and participate in social life. The ECDF conducts interdisciplinary research on the interplay between technology and social structures in order to strengthen the opportunities offered by digital change and limit the risks. A particular focus is on the future of a European data economy.
IntegratedHealth
Digital innovations are fundamentally changing our healthcare and clinical practice. The ECDF conducts interdisciplinary research into how networked, AI-supported healthcare systems can be designed to be patient-centered, secure, trustworthy, and fair, enabling better care while ensuring the responsible handling of sensitive health data.
SustainableCities
More than half of the world's population lives in cities, which play a key role in socio-ecological transformation. The ECDF is researching how digitalization can contribute to the design of sustainable, resilient, and people-centered urban spaces. Urban planning, infrastructure, and governance are being examined using data-driven, participatory, and innovative approaches.