2nd Forum Helmholtz Research Data Commons

Enhancing Research Data Workflows for and with AI

September 30, 2025, 10:00 – 12:00

Background

The Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) and the Helmholtz Open Science Office hosted the second iteration of the Helmholtz Research Data Commons on September 30, 10:00 to 12:00 CEST, this time focussing on: Enhancing Research Data Workflows for and with AI. In this online event, colleagues from the AI team at the Jülich Supercomputing Center provided practical insights into preparing research data for AI and showcased their AI tool BLABLADOR, a free and privacy-aware Helmholtz AI LLM service, and its possible applications in research data analysis. Following on, a research data use case employing BLABLADOR's capabilities was presented. The event included an open discussion round on the topic with the speakers, which everyone was invited to participate in.

Research Data Commons is a joint recurring Helmholtz-forum for the exchange and discussion of research data-relevant topics at Helmholtz, initiated in 2024 by the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) and the Helmholtz Open Science Office. The events are open to employees from all Helmholtz centers to share their experiences and approaches around specific focus topics.

Program

Zeit	Thema	Vortragende
10:00–10:10	Welcome and Introduction	Mathijs Vleugel \| Helmholtz Open Science Office, Head Sören Lorenz \| GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel; Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC), Speaker
10:10–11:00	Talks and Presentations
10:10–10:25	Is Your Data Ready for AI? A Practitioner‘s Perspective	Stefan Kesselheim \| Forschungszentrum Jülich (AI Team @ Jülich Supercomputing Center)
10:25–10:35	BLABLADOR – The Experimental Helmholtz AI LLM Server	Alexandre Strube \| Forschungszentrum Jülich (AI Team @ Jülich Supercomputing Center)
10:35–10:45	Use Case: LLM Applications in Ground-Based Gamma Astronomy	Elisa Jones \| Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Dmitriy Kostunin \| Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
10:45–11:00	Q & A
11:00–11:50	Discussion
11:00–11:05	Pitch: Possible Applications of AI in Data Management	Carsten Schirnick \| GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Gregor Boerner \| GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
11:05–11:50	Open Discussion: Enhancing Research Data Workflows for and with AI
11:50–12:00	Closing