CODING.WATERKANT

Coding Camp
from July 7-11, 2025

KEYFACTS

07 - 11 July

2025 the Coding.Waterkant will take place

4 Days

long you can participate in Coding.Waterkant alone or with a team

80 participants

are expected for Coding.Waterkant 2025

Waterkant Site

where the Coding.Waterkant takes place

Coding Waterkant Programmer
  • 4 days to work on your current machine learning projects (or to start new ones, of course).
  • Sharing ideas with other practitioners (e.g., from Siemens or participating startups).
  • Contact with the talents and specialists of tomorrow (including participants in the Machine Learning Degree from opencampus.sh)
  • Workshops and feedback from company experts and startups
  • Unique team building & team retreat opportunity
  • Take educational leave
  • Accommodation

PATRON

Patron Dirk Schrödter
DIRK SCHRÖDTER //
Minister for Digitalisation and Head of the State Chancellery of the
State of Schleswig-Holstein

PROGRAM

Monday - July 7, 2025

17:30Arrival & Registration of Guests
18:00Welcome with Patron Dirk Schrödter
18:20Keynote by Wandelbots, the Dresden-based pioneer in intuitive robot programming
19:00Get-Together with Food and Music

Tuesday - July 8, 2025

08:00Breakfast
09:00Morning Welcome + Intro of Teams & Projects
09:45Free Floating and 2. Breakfast
10:15Deep Dive into Projects
13:00Lunch Break
14:00Workshop: Introduction to LeRobot // by Jeremy von Winckelmann (opencampus.sh)
15:30Workshop: Getting to know NOVA: Intuitive Robotics by Wandelbots // by Paul Weiss & Team (Wandelbots)
18:00Dinner
19:00Sauna evening

Wednesday - July 9, 2025

08:00Breakfast
09:00Morning Welcome
10:30Workshop: My Model, My Rules: Self-Hosting Large Language Models // by Henrik Horst & Fynn Junge (WikiMind GmbH)
13:00Lunch Break
14:00Workshop: Hands-on with Open Web UI: Build, Explore Interact // by Marius Heine (Geprog)
16:00Workshop: Grafana Assistant - How to build an observability assistant // by Sven Großmann (Grafana Labs)
18:00Dinner
19:30Get Together @Tiessenkai

Thursday - July 10, 2025

08:00Breakfast
09:00Morning Welcome
10:30Workshop: What is MCP? A Guided Introduction to the Model Context Protocol // by Dr. Alwin Klick (KI Anwendungszentrum)
13:00Lunch Break
14:00Workshop: AI-Powered Development: Lessons Learned from Letting Agents Write My Code // by Matthias Nannt (Formbricks)
16:00Project Presentations: Results from the Machine Learning with TensorFlow Course
18:00Dinner
19:00Sauna evening

Friday - July 11, 2025

08:00Breakfast
09:00Morning Welcome
11:00Start of Project Presentations, Part I
13:00Lunch Break
14:00Start of Project Presentations, Part II
16:00Closing

PROJECTS

Dynamic Object Interaction with a Boston Dynamics Spot Robot
Prof. Dr. Sören Pirk - University of Kiel Anton Wagner - University of Kiel
The goal of the project is to build a dynamic mobile manipulation platform by integrating a robotic arm with the Boston Dynamics Spot robot. We aim to enable the robot to autonomously navigate and interact with its environment. The system is supposed to perform tasks like pointing at landmarks or picking objects. The project may also incorporate language-based interaction, allowing users to control or query the robot through natural language commands.
Semiformal AI Prompting: Eliminating AI Guesswork
Daniel Dietrich - Typefox Soulaymen Chouri - Typefox
Based on an example web application generator, we’ll explore how structured syntax produces more precise results compared to ambiguous natural language prompts. Use a playground to create full-stack web applications of any kind while experimenting with the DSL approach. There’s room for thinking about advanced applications that go beyond web app generation...
Look'n'Learn AI: Interactive Visual Inspection Assistant
Johannes Köpnick Eugen Herrmann Bernd Lundt Stefan Müller
We're building "Look'n'Learn AI," an intuitive visual inspection tool that learns from user feedback (OK/NOT OK). It uses local, open-source AI to analyze images/video, allowing users to teach the system their specific quality criteria through simple interactions and chat. Our goal is to create a self-improving visual assistant that adapts to various inspection tasks without needing pre-labeled datasets.
Coin Raiders: Looting Lara’s Purse for Science
Christopher Hansen - University of Kiel
Ancient coins are tiny time machines — packed with rich history, powerful imagery, and hidden stories. But here’s the kicker: despite decades of research, it's still an open challenge to automatically describe and locate what's on these coins — be it emperors, animals, gods, weapons, or cryptic inscriptions. Build a system that not only tells the story of each coin but also shows where each element is — from portraits to legends. You can go wild with segmentation models, vision-language models, or multi-modal transformers. We’re open to fresh, unconventional ideas!
Fine-Tuning Whisper for Sign Language Subtitling
Steffen Brandt - opencampus.sh
This project fine-tunes a video-adapted Whisper model on sign language data using Google Cloud Vertex AI to generate accurate subtitles and enhance accessibility.
Cook Smarter with Personalized AI Recipes
Mark Knaub Andreas Schmalzel Pascal Jüngling Ronny Barthel Sebastian Dobrowolski (Student Project)
This app makes cooking simple and tailored to you. Browse a wide range of recipes, and let the AI guide you through each step—adjusted to your skill level. Easily customize any dish to match your dietary needs or preferences, including allergies and ingredient swaps.
In-House Navigation with 3D Mapping & AI
Ali Farooq - GEPROG GmbH Marius Heine - GEPROG GmbH Shahwar Zia - GEPROG GmbH
This project aims to extend conventional navigation capabilities by introducing 3D indoor navigation using augmented visualization over Google Maps and AI-generated indoor spaces. The application will enable users to navigate within large indoor environments such as malls, hospitals, airports, or office buildings e.g. by asking "Show me the cafeteria" or "Take me to the nearest exit," and the system will highlight the best route to your destination directly within a 3D model of the building. Key Features: AI-generated 3D models of building interiors based on floor plans or textual descriptions, real-time or simulated 3D path rendering over indoor maps, compatibility with GPS and indoor positioning systems (IPS) for accurate location tracking, voice-guided navigation and AR view mode for immersive user experience.
More Exciting Projects Coming Soon!
Your Name Here - Your Institution
Project descriptions will be added as participants submit their proposals. Stay tuned for innovative AI and machine learning projects!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You can download the recognition certificate directly from our Educational Leave page. The certificate is valid for Schleswig-Holstein and enables you to apply for paid educational leave for the main program days (July 8-11, 2025).

To add or modify your project proposal, please send an email to team@coding.waterkant.sh with your project details. Our team will review your submission and get back to you promptly.

We've prepared detailed travel information including train, bus, bike, and car options to reach the festival site in Kiel. You can find comprehensive directions and transportation details on our Arrival Information page.

Accommodation can be provided in our glamping camp with fully equipped Sahara tents. Visit our Accommodation page for detailed information about what's included, facilities available, and a complete packing list of what to bring.

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