Data Quality Workshop: Unstructured Data and the Need for Quality Metrics

With Aku Visuri, Jan Simson, Ramona Schรถdel, Stefan Kluge, and Stephanie Eckman
Munich, January 22nd 2026

We warmly invite everyone interested in attending the workshop to register by emailing us at DataQualityWorkshop@stat.uni-muenchen.de by mid-January.

Overview

This one-day workshop in Munich dedicated to the theme of data quality in unstructured data will bring together experts from diverse fields to share insights, experiences, and strategies for navigating the challenges and opportunities that arise when working with unstructured data. The program will also address the need for quality metrics in the development of AI and official statistics across business, economics, and related areas.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

โฐ 9:00 – 16:30

๐Ÿ“Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitรคt Munich

Format

Our program is designed to foster deep engagement: each invited speaker session includes an extended presentation (around one hour) followed by an interactive Q&A.

Topics and speakers include:

  • From Unstructured to Actionable: How Survey Methodology Can Improve Annotation Quality for Business and Social Science Applications – Stephanie Eckman (University of Maryland)
  • Data Handling Matters: Collecting Datasets and Documenting their Usage – Jan Simson (LMU Munich)
  • Structuring the Unstructured: A Pipeline for Causal Inference in Historical Text – Stefan Kluge (University of Mannheim)
  • Making Sense of Sensing: Structuring Behavioral Data from Smartphones – Ramona Schรถdel (Charlotte Fresenius University of Psychology)
  • TBA – Aku Visuri (University of Oulu)

In addition to exciting talks and a panel discussion, we are pleased to announce that we have had a successful call for posters. We invited researchers and practitioners at all career stages to present their work related to unstructured data and data quality.

Posters will be displayed throughout the day to encourage informal discussion and knowledge sharing and a poster session is scheduled during the lunch break. Please note that the Call for Posters is now closed.

Registration

We warmly invite everyone interested in attending the workshop to register by emailing us at DataQualityWorkshop@stat.uni-muenchen.de by mid-January.

Registration and participation are free of charge.

Scientific Committee

Frauke Kreuter, Florian Keusch, Fiona Draxler, Laura Young, Johannes Breuer, Jacob Beck, Gรถran Kauermann, Bernd Bischl, Matthias Assenmacher, Sebastian Prechsl