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DSSGx Munich 2026 Kick-Off Event
20 Aug 2026
A Short Recap
Order of names on the picture (left to right):
Jan Simson (Technical Manager), Anna Fuchs (Project Manager), Xiaohan Wu (Fellow), Susanne Winter (Project Partner), Dr. Hannah Schillok (Project Partner), Dr. Karolina De Valerio (Münchner Bündnis gegen Depression e.V.), Alexander Richard (Fellow), Prof. Dr. Christoph Kern (Hosting Professor), Boaz Kafuti (Fellow), Prof. Dr. Jochen Gensichen (Project Partner), Amina Džafić (Fellow) und Loiruck Kambainei (Fellow)
The Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Fellowship has officially started!
Talented data scientists from all around the world arrived in Munich for the 2-month fellowship program dedicated to leveraging data science for impactful social change. Five fellows will be working on the project, supported by two SODA members: Jan Simson as the Technical Mentor and Anna Fuchs as this year’s Project Manager.
The kick-off event of DSSGx Munich 2026 took place in early August. During the event, this year’s project was introduced:
Predicting the Effectiveness of Tailored Intervention Components within Structured Primary Care Approaches for Depression
We are happy to be working with our project partner, LMU University Hospital.
The project is hosted by our two professors from the SODA Lab: Prof. Frauke Kreuter and Prof. Christoph Kern.
Learn more about DSSG, the people involved, the project partners, and the project on our website and on LinkedIn!