KCDS Summer School 2026

Name: KCDS Summer School 2026
Start: 2026-09-21T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-25T17:00:00+02:00
Location: KIT Geb 20.30

Sep 21, 2026, 8:00 AM → Sep 25, 2026, 5:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Room 0.014 (KIT Geb 20.30)

Room 0.014

KIT Geb 20.30

Description

The program of this year's summer school will focus on Graph Neural Networks, covering both fundamental concepts and practical applications.

Participants can expect a mix of lectures and interactive sessions that provide insight into the mathematical foundations as well as real-world use cases of graph-based machine learning methods.

Further, the program includes:

a poster session and networking dinner on the first day
a social event
hands-on tutorials with a focus on applications
sessions combining theoretical perspectives with practical examples

This course was made possible through Course Funding by HIDA, which supported its development and implementation.

Contact

michael.crocoll@kit.edu

leonard.vetter@kit.edu

kristof.kraus@kit.edu

lina.rennstich@kit.edu

Mon, September 21
- 8:00 AM → 9:00 AM
  
  Registration Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
- 9:00 AM → 10:00 AM
  
  Introduction to GNNs: Intro 1 Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Jan Stühmer (KIT)
- 10:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 10:30 AM → 11:30 AM
  
  Introduction to GNNs: Intro 2 Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Jan Stühmer (KIT)
- 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
  
  Lunch Break 1h 30m
- 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
  
  Introduction to GNNs: Intro 3 Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Jan Stühmer (KIT)
- 2:00 PM → 2:30 PM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 2:30 PM → 4:00 PM
  
  Introduction to GNNs: Practical to Intro Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
- 4:00 PM → 5:00 PM
  
  Poster Session and Drinks 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 7:00 PM → 10:00 PM
  
  Social: Dinner
Tue, September 22
- 9:00 AM → 10:00 AM
  
  Jan Stühmer Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Jan Stühmer (KIT)
- 10:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 10:30 AM → 11:30 AM
  
  Jan Stühmer Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Jan Stühmer (KIT)
- 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
  
  Lunch Break 1h 30m
- 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
  
  Ismail Ceylan Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Ismail Ilkan Ceylan
- 2:00 PM → 2:30 PM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 2:30 PM → 3:30 PM
  
  Ismail Ceylan Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
- 3:30 PM → 4:45 PM
  
  Petar Veličković Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Online talk
  
  Convener: Petar Veličković (Google Deepmind)
Wed, September 23
- 9:00 AM → 10:00 AM
  
  Ismail Ceylan Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Ismail Ilkan Ceylan
- 10:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 10:30 AM → 11:30 AM
  
  Ismail Ceylan Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Ismail Ilkan Ceylan
- 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
  
  Lunch Break 1h 30m
- 1:00 PM → 5:00 PM
  
  Social: Hike Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
Thu, September 24
- 9:00 AM → 10:00 AM
  
  Joel Oskarsson Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Joel Oskarsson (ETH)
- 10:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 10:30 AM → 11:30 AM
  
  Joel Oskarsson Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Joel Oskarsson (ETH)
- 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
  
  Lunch Break 1h 30m
- 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
  
  Joel Oskarsson Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Joel Oskarsson (ETH)
- 2:00 PM → 2:30 PM
  
  Coffee Break 30m Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
- 2:30 PM → 3:30 PM
  
  Joel Oskarsson Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Joel Oskarsson (ETH)
- 4:00 PM → 6:00 PM
  
  Poster Session and Drinks: Scientific exchange 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
Fri, September 25
- 9:00 AM → 10:00 AM
  
  Arghya Bhowmik Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Arghya Bhowmik (DTU)
- 10:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Coffee Break 30m 1.067 (20.30)
  
  1.067
  
  20.30
- 10:30 AM → 11:30 AM
  
  Arghya Bhowmik Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30
  
  Convener: Arghya Bhowmik (DTU)
- 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
  
  Lunch Break 1h 30m
- 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
  
  Arghya Bhowmik Room 0.014
  
  Room 0.014
  
  KIT Geb 20.30

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