Data Science

With the current Big Data challenges in business, industry, science and society there is an increasing demand for well-trained data scientists. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU) takes account of these new developments and is the first German university to offer a master’s program in Data Science in English. In the Data Science Elite Graduate Program outstanding students are individually trained in view of the great societal challenges.

Data Science

The Elite Graduate Program at a glance

The map of Bavaria shows Munich, the place of study of the Elite Graduate Program “Data Science“.

The Elite Graduate Program “Data Science” can be studied in Munich.

Degree	Master of Science
Duration of study	Four semesters
Place of study	Munich
Admission requirements	Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) in statistics or informatics or related disciplines
Language of instruction	English
Head	Prof. Dr. Göran Kauermann Prof. Dr. Thomas Seidl
Coordinator	Dr. Constanze H. Schmaling Dr. Michael Windmann Contact the coordinator
Further information	Website Data Science

Obtaining knowledge from data

Data Science is the science of extracting knowledge and information from data and requires skills in both statistical and computer-based data analysis and data management. The Elite Graduate Program “Data Science” is an interdisciplinary program and is offered jointly by the Department of Statistics and the Institute of Informatics at LMU Munich.

The curriculum of the Elite Graduate Program “Data Science” is a modularised study program. Students learn statistical and computational methods for collecting, managing, and analysing large and complex data sets. The program also comprises courses on data security, data confidentiality, and data ethics.

Other highlights are the practical modules, in which students tackle real-world problems in cooperation with industrial partners, as well as the summer schools, the DataFest, and the focused tutorials, for which internationally renowned scientists are invited. All these events offer students of the Elite Graduate Program „Data Science“ the opportunity to establish their own networks.

Portrait photo: Prof.Dr. Göran Kauermann

LMU Munich is a hot spot for data science. The students in our program benefit from the various extracurricular activities, the close cooperation with industry and business, as well as the individual counselling.

Prof. Dr. Göran Kauermann

Snippets of the program

Data Science Conference 2020

The GDSD 2020 at LMU Munich offered interesting presentations.

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The information age, digitalization, industry 4.0, and big data are just a few of the currently prominent buzzwords. Data are becoming increasingly important, and so is data science, the science of extracting useful information and knowledge from data. Data Science plays an important role in science, industry, and business, and close cooperation between all areas is necessary. For this, the German Data Science Days (GDSD) offer the ideal platform. They bring together data scientists from various fields and create a forum of users for users and of experts for experts. The GDSD 2020 took place at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich from 18 to 19 February 2020. In eight sessions on different topics (e.g. data science in medicine; data science and the internet of things; data science and data ethics), data scientists from industry, business, and science presented new developments in the various fields and shared their knowledge and expertise. During the breaks, the 300 participants had the opportunity to interact, network, and exchange information and ideas. The German Data Science Days, which have been held annually since 2018, are organized by the Elite Graduate Program “Data Science” at LMU Munich in cooperation with the German Association of Actuaries (DAV) and the German Data Science Society (GDS e.V.).

Data Science Conference 2023

The GDSD 2023 at LMU Munich offered interesting presentations.

Zum Bericht

A group of people sits on a podium and discusses.

Snippets of the research

Causal Relationships in Calcium Imaging

Gunnar König is an alumnus of the Elite Network Bayern graduate program Data Science at LMU.

Abstract master's thesis

Training costs of LLM

Large language models have achieved groundbreaking performance in the field of natural language processing, but their huge scale creates high costs for training and inference.

Abstract master's thesis