NFDIxCS Contribution by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lucke at 21st Database Conference
How does research data infrastructure shape the future of computer science? In her 'Fresh Thinking Talk' at BTW 2025, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lucke explored the evolving NFDI initiative, its impact on the field, and its connection to the database community.
Event Recap: Fresh Thinking Talk – Ulrike Lucke
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 2:35 PM, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lucke delivered an insightful lecture as part of the Fresh Thinking Talk series at the 21st Conference on Database Systems for Business, Technology, and Web (BTW 2025) in Bamberg.
Her talk, titled "NFDI for and with Computer Science," explored the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), which has been evolving over the past five years, with the NFDIxCS consortium actively contributing for three years. Prof. Lucke provided an overview of the initiative, discussed its current state in the computer science domain, and highlighted potential synergies with the database research community.
BTW 2025, the leading database conference in the German-speaking region, brought together researchers, industry professionals, and young scientists to discuss emerging trends, including data integration, big data analytics, AI-driven database applications, and cloud computing.
Prof. Lucke’s talk added a valuable perspective on how structured research data management aligns with modern database and information system challenges, sparking engaging discussions among attendees.
