Tracks

Basic

  • Pupils
  • Teams up to 3 people
  • Up to 1500 Euros prize money
  • Issuance of certificates
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Student

  • Bachelor & Master students
  • Teams up to 3 people
  • 1,500 Euro prize money
  • Crediting in the seminar
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Professional

  • WiMis, Studierende und Sponsoren
  • Teams up to 3 people
  • Non-cash prizes
  • Issuance of certificates
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Bremen Big Data Challenge

The Cognitive Systems Lab (CSL) at the University of Bremen warmly invites you to this year's Bremen Big Data Challenge - an annual programming competition focusing on exciting topics in data analysis. Since 2016, we have been continuously developing the challenge to make it even better every year.

The challenge has a total of three tracks,
where you can demonstrate your skills:

  • Basic Track: For high school students.
  • Student Track: For students at universities.
  • Professional Track: Für Promovierende, Alumni,  wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen, Sponsoren und Supporter.
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Cognitive Systems Lab (CSL)

The CSL is a group at the University of Bremen that specializes in human-centered technologies and applications based on biosignals. This includes the capture, recognition and interpretation of language as well as muscle and brain activity. Further information can be found on our website: CSL – Universität Bremen.

Organizers

The BBDC is run by the CSL team led by Prof. Dr. Tanja Schultz::
  • Student and Professional-Track: Jordan Behrendt, Matthew White, Anthony Mendil und Lourenço Rodrigues.
  • Basic-Track: Arthur Belousov.
We look forward to your participation and are excited about your creative solutions!
For further information about the challenge: BBDC – Cognitive Systems Lab. 
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News

Opening Ceremony

Wann? Am 02.03.2026 um 14:00 Uhr (Bremen local time).

Where? Online: Zoom Link

What? Introduction mode, task, team formation, and first questions.

Who? Participants of all the tracks.

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Attendance Confirmation Requested

The prize award ceremony is coming up soon!

To help us with planning, please let us know if you’ll be attending by filling out this form:

Attendance form

Event Day

The BBDC Event Day will take place on May 23, 2025, at the Campus Space of Sparkasse Bremen. It will include interactive sessions, exciting lectures, and, of course, the award ceremonies for all tracks

Q&A session

Wann? Am 16.03.2026 um 14 Uhr bis 15 Uhr (Bremen local time).

Where? Online: Zoom Link

What? Many questions & answers

Who? Participants of all the tracks.

Schedule

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Sponsors & Partners

Student & Professional Track

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Basic Track

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