Design and Operation of Experiments in parallel Systems

01-02 October 2025

On-line (link will follow)

OBJECTIVES


This hybrid workshop will enable the participants to learn to use open-source computational tools to design experimental campaigns for high throughput experimental facilities and to create robust operating procedures.


COURSE LECTURORS

  • Nicolas Cruz, TU Berlin
  • Rosa Haßfurther, TU Berlin
  • Annina Kemmer, TU Berlin
  • Christoph Lange, TU Berlin
  • Martin Luna, INGAR

REQUIREMENTS

Attendees must have the technical capability to join a Zoom call and the possibility to access google colab. Please contact Rosa Haßfurther (r.hassfurther@tu-berlin.de) if you experience problems.


PROGRAM (CET time)

Day 1: Introduction to Design for high throughput Experiments
Wednesday – October 1st

10:00 Opening remarks
10:15 Experiments in parallel Systems – Recap of laboratory automation workshop : by Annina Kemmer
10:45 Workflow Management Systems Computational tools and Algorithms for operation of parallel fed-batch experiments by Martin Luna
11:45 Coffee break
12:00 Introduction to Statistics for Design of Experiment by Christoph Lange
13.00 Lunch break
14:00 Continuation of Statistics for Design of Experiment by Christoph Lange
15:00 Coffee break
15:20 Introduction to DoE and MBDoE by Nicolas Cruz
16:00 Day 1 wrap-up

Day 2: Definition of Design space for joint high throughput Experiment
Thursday – October 2nd

10:00 Welcome back
10:15 Overview of previous experimental data by Rosa Haßfurther
11:00 Capacity of the TUB HT facility
11:45 Coffee break
12:00 Exploring possible Design Choices – Exercise with pyDOE
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Discussion about the Design Space – Evaluating results from exercises
15:00 Coffee break
15:20 Continuation of Discussion and Decision on Design Space
16:30 Day 2 wrap-up and closing remarks