My Experience at BTW25 in Bamberg

I had such a pleasant time at the BTW conference at Fakultät Wirtschaftsinformatik und Angewandte Informatik (WIAI) in Bamberg this week. The organizers were wonderful, and kept me well caffeinated (thank you coffee bike). The lectures and workshops were such a treat for someone who is at the beginning of their research journey. Meeting so many people whose names I only saw on research papers was, as always, quite an experience. Many thanks to the organizers and the speakers. Special thanks to the TUMuchData team for the conference scholarship. Looking forward to the next one in Munich.

Why BTW25 stood out

BTW is an important meeting point for the German-speaking database community. The program offered a useful view of current database research while keeping the atmosphere open enough for students and early-career researchers to ask questions and meet the people behind the papers.

The poster sessions were especially valuable because they made it possible to discuss ideas directly with researchers and understand the practical decisions behind their work. Those conversations often provided context that is difficult to get from a paper alone.

Bamberg

The setting made the experience even better. Bamberg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the old town provided a memorable backdrop for continuing conference conversations after the sessions ended.