Doctoral programs
Structured doctoral programs involving at least two faculty members from the high-profile area Minds, Media, Machines are eligible to join the network of the integrated graduate school MMMIGS. This applies to both third-party funded doctoral programs and programs that meet the minimum standards for recognition as a structured doctoral program at the University of Bremen.
The MMMIGS supports the programs in the network in acquiring funding, advertising doctoral positions or fellowships, and in communication activities. Quality assurance measures and administrative tasks can be bundled and carried out jointly to ensure optimal use of resources. Doctoral candidates and faculty members participating in the doctoral programs in the network get access to the networking, qualification, and support measures of the MMMIGS.
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Graduiertenkolleg CAUSE
The acronym CAUSE expands to "Concepts and Algorithms for - and Usage of - Self-Explaining Digitally Controlled Systems." Digitally controlled systems are ubiquitous in our everyday lives, from transportation to healthcare. CAUSE aims to make digitally controlled systems self-explaining for the benefit of developers, operators, interoperability, and other systems. CAUSE covers all levels of digital systems, from systems of systems to software stacks and digital hardware. CAUSE doctoral candidates work closely together to investigate cross-level aspects of self-explanation, using a virtual wind farm as a demonstrator.
EASE Integrated Research Training Group
The EASE Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) provides high-quality training to doctoral candidates within the collaborative research centre EASE (Everyday Activity Science & Engineering) for them to obtain key skills and expert knowledge. The IRTG offers measures and activities to ensure and safeguard that doctoral candidates receive the best possible support in the start-up phase of their career, professionally and personally. Its qualification program includes topic-based seminars and workshops as well as an annual Fall School.
Empowering Digital Media
Empowering Digital Media (EDM) is a doctoral program funded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation. The aim of the program is to examine the role of digital media in the digital revolution. Moreover, EDM intends to create, implement and evaluate methods and artifacts which have the potential to support people in a sustainable way and have a positive impact on society as a whole. The program started in 2017.
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Research Training Group HEARAZ
The vision of the Research Training Group HEARAZ (RTG 2969) is the comprehensive interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary training of researchers for the efficient development of a new generation of networked technical assistance systems close to the ear (hearables) and their embedding in life and healthcare practice. This vision is realized conceptually and technologically through the networking of hearing aids with sensors and external devices. The Research Training Group is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is a collaboration between the University of Oldenburg (spokesperson: Prof. Andreas Hein) and the University of Bremen (co-spokesperson: Prof. Tanja Schultz).
Research Training Group KD2School
The Research Training Group KD2School (RTG 2739) deals with the design of adaptive systems for economic decisions. It is funded by the DFG and is in the first phase (2021-2025). The graduates are spread over three locations: Karlsruhe (KIT, spokesperson Prof. Christof Weinhardt), Gie?en (Uni Gie?en) and Bremen (Uni Bremen, co-spokesperson Tanja Schultz) and network with each other through the LabLinking concept. The methods and implementations of this concept are tested, lived and evaluated within the framework of the KD2School.
Research Training Group π?
The research training group π?, funded by the German Research Foundation DFG since 2016, focuses on problems in parameter identification which are at the core of a large variety of applications in natural sciences, life sciences, and engineering as well as in industrial applications. This rich field of science presents a multitude of challenges in several fields of mathematical and applied research. More precisely, the endeavor to develop, analyze and optimize models and algorithms for deterministic parameter identification problems, which are formulated as high-dimensional minimization problems for non-linear functionals, is the guiding principle of this RTG.
UBRA AI Center for Health Care
At the “AI Center for Health Care”, doctoral candidates from the U Bremen Research Alliance (UBRA) member institutions collaborate on nine interdisciplinary projects. Recognizing the growing importance of AI in health research, the Center establishes itself as a pivotal platform for in-depth scientific engagement and collaboration. Bolstered by the UBRA’s flagship initiative on “Artificial Intelligence”, the Center places a strong emphasis on enhancing the expertise of its doctoral candidates. Its primary aim is to leverage the synergies among its member institutions, striving to deliver lasting impact in the research field. This endeavor is funded by the Federal State of Bremen.
ZeMKI Doctoral Program
The doctoral program of the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) deals with the development of media and communication. In deeply mediatized societies, social fields including politics, education, religion, popular culture and art are transforming. Not only changing digital infrastructures, but also innovative practices of media use and datafication play a role. Since phenomena in these thematic fields are multi-layered, the doctoral program as a whole is based on a broad interdisciplinary approach in order to strengthen the respective disciplinary doctorates.
Existing programs
Structured doctoral programs involving at least two faculty members from the high-profile area Minds, Media, Machines are eligible to join the network of the integrated graduate school MMMIGS. This applies to both third-party funded doctoral programs and programs that meet the minimum standards for recognition as a structured doctoral program at the University of Bremen.
Membership benefits
The MMMIGS supports the programs in the network in acquiring funding, advertising doctoral positions or fellowships, and in communication activities. Quality assurance measures and administrative tasks can be bundled and carried out jointly to ensure optimal use of resources. Doctoral candidates and faculty members participating in the doctoral programs in the network get access to the networking, qualification, and support measures of the MMMIGS.
New programs
As a member of the high-profile area Minds, Media, Machines, you can contact the MMMIGS if you would like to establish a new structured doctoral program, apply for internal recognition of such a program at the University of Bremen, or apply for financial support for your doctoral program from an external third-party funder. We are happy to advise and support you!