Seminar Algorithms (Winter 2026/27)
Topical
The kick-off meeting is planned on Wed, Oct 7, 14:30h in the seminar room 4013 on the floor of i1.
The list of availble topics can be found here.
Dates and Milestones
Deadlines marked in
red (finishing earlier is allowed!).
- 07.10.2026: Kickoff
- 14.10.2026: Paper preferences
- 15.10.2026: Paper assignment
- 22.10.2026: Deadline for unregistering
- 01.11.2026: First meeting with your mentor
- 30.11.2026: Complete summary paper
- 15.12.2026: Final and revised summary paper
- 16.12.2026: 5-Minute Pitches
- 13.01.2027: Complete talk slides (first version)
- 27.01.2027: Final and revised slides
- 01./02.02.2027: Talks
Organizatonal
- During the seminar, a summary paper ("Ausarbeitung") and an oral presentation shall be prepared by each participant. The paper is expected to be prepared using the Latex system. For the presentation, you can use a system of your choice. Paper and presentation can be composed in German or English.
- Presentations will be held as a block seminar towards the end of the lecture period (tentatively planned on 1-2 February 2027). Every participant is expected to be present during all talks.
- Each presentation should have a length of 35 minutes (plus discussion).
- The summary paper dicsusses the topic, model, and research question, the main result(s) as well as important ideas of the analysis in your own words.
- The summary paper should have a length of 8 A4 pages (excluding references and figures, single line spacing, 11pt font size, 2-3cm margins).
- For preparation and clarification, please coordinate at least one meeting with your mentor by the beginning of November.
- The summary paper is to be submitted to your mentor by 30 November 2026. The complete slides are to be submitted to your mentor by 13 January 2027.
