AIDOS Winter School 2026: Applied AI for Occupational Sleep Health · 29 November – 3 December 2026

Invitation

AIDOS Winter School 2026: Applied AI for Occupational Sleep Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan · 29 November – 3 December 2026

Fatigue, shift work, stress, and lack of sleep impact millions of workers, including nurses on night shifts, truck drivers, miners, emergency responders, and factory employees. These factors can harm health and lead to accidents. Artificial intelligence can help detect fatigue early, monitor sleep without intrusive devices, and improve workplace safety. However, this technology also raises challenging questions. Who owns the data? Where does prevention end and surveillance begin? How can we develop AI that workers can trust?

We warmly invite Bachelor’s and Master’s students and PhD candidates from Germany and Kazakhstan to join our five-day Winter School in Almaty. Across four days of lectures, hands-on labs, live demonstrations and open discussions, you will work in mixed German–Kazakh teams on real cases from healthcare, transport, industry and shift work. You will see how data from wearables and contactless sensors becomes an AI model, and you will discuss privacy, fairness and law with experts from computer science, medicine, ethics and occupational health. PhD candidates can present their research at a dedicated Doctoral Symposium. On the fifth day, a study visit and a tour of Almaty round off the program.

You do not need to be an expert in sleep medicine or AI. We are looking for curious, motivated people from computer science, engineering, health sciences, medicine, law, the social sciences, and related fields who want to learn across disciplines and cultures. Come to Almaty, meet new colleagues, and help shape responsible AI for healthier and safer work.

Supported by HTWG Konstanz and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with grant no. 57875829

Student Grants – Call for applications

Who can apply

• Bachelor’s and Master’s students enrolled at a university in Germany or Kazakhstan.
• PhD candidates (doctoral researchers) at a university in Germany or Kazakhstan.
• Applicants from computer science, AI and data science, engineering, medicine and health sciences, occupational health, law, ethics, the social sciences, and related fields.
• Good command of English: all sessions are held in English.

Key dates

Submission of Proposals for Grants

Registration is now open until 10 November 2026. More information here.

Objectives and goals

• Establish a strong, lasting partnership in applied AI between HTWG Konstanz and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
• Build the skills of future students and researchers working at the intersection of AI, digital health, and responsible innovation.
• Develop shared teaching materials that incorporate ideas and case studies from the Winter School into a new English-language elective module, “Medical AI,” worth 5 ECTS credits, designed for both universities.

Location

Almaty, Kazakhstan – Konstanz, Germany