Below you can find events related to tools developed by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.
Current events
KIDA KON 2026: Save-the-date
We are delighted to invite you to the next edition of KIDA KON! The KIDA KON conference series is an essential part of the cross-institutional cooperation of the KIDA collaborative that supports the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH). The conference will take place on September 29 and 30, 2026, at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin. Please save the date.
The free to register, on-site conference offers an ideal opportunity to explore diverse applications of artificial intelligence in research and practice, as well as the current research landscape, and to connect with colleagues from agriculture, food, and environmental research.
We warmly invite you to present your research and work results in the form of a talk or poster at KIDA-KON 2026. Abstracts of no more than 300 words can be submitted by May 17, 2026. Talks will be allocated 15 minutes, followed by a 5-minute discussion. The conference language is English.
After review by the scientific committee, the organizers reserve the right to change the presentation format or reject submissions. Notifications regarding acceptance and format will be sent by July 10, 2026.
We look forward to many exciting submissions and an inspiring conference!
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Joint RAKIP Initiative / MicRISK2030 Workshop on Risk Negotiation
(28. – 29.10.2025 in Berlin, Germany)
AI-Assisted Risk Negotiation in One Health Decision-Making: Lessons Learnt
The RAKIP Initiative and MicRISK2030 consortium jointly organised a two-day workshop on AI-assisted risk negotiation at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin. The event brought together 28 experts in food microbiology and risk assessment from academia, government, and industry to pilot a structured, AI-supported approach to multi-stakeholder negotiation on complex One Health challenges.
Two Real-World Case Studies
Participants engaged with two carefully designed case studies. The first examined how best to balance trade-offs for setting a Food Safety Criterion for Campylobacter spp. in broiler meat under EU legislation 2073/2005, with participants representing food safety authorities, food industry, environmental NGOs, and consumers. The second addressed the management of the oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) in Central Europe, navigating competing environmental, public health, and land management interests. In both cases, stakeholder groups successfully reached a negotiated agreement.
First Live Use of the Negotiation App
A key highlight was the first-time deployment of an interactive negotiation app developed by the project consortia. The app guided participants through issue definition, preference scoring, and iterative deal-making, and was unanimously found easy to access and use in a live setting.
Participant Feedback
Post-workshop surveys confirmed the event’s success. Overall satisfaction averaged 4.73 ± 0.44 (mean ± std) out of 5 (n=15), and organisational quality 4.87 ± 0.34 out of 5 (n=15), with nearly all respondents confirming that the workshop met their expectations. The AI-assisted negotiation approach was broadly considered suitable for real-world application, with stakeholder dialogue and AI support identified as the most impactful process elements.
Looking Ahead
The workshop marks an important proof-of-concept for AI-assisted risk negotiation in One Health governance. Future directions include applications to antimicrobial resistance, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and food waste, alongside embedding the approach into regulatory decision-making at national and international levels.
FoodChain-Lab Training
(15. – 16.05.2025 in London, United Kingdom)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(11.02.2025 in Paris, France)
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Digital traceability: interoperable software tools and harmonized data structures
(23.01.2025 online)
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Symposium: Linked Data im Zeitalter der generativen Künstlichen Intelligenz – Neue Perspektiven oder überholte Vision?
(12.–13.12.2024, Berlin, lectures in German and English)
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International Conference: Global commodity chains from a risk assessment perspective
(27. – 29.05.2024, Berlin)
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Data standardisation in tracing activities along complex food supply chains – Workshop on the EFSA-BfR traceability projects for EFSA staff
(13.03.2024 in Parma, Italy and online)
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Möglichkeiten des Austauschs und der Wiederverwendung von KI-Modellen: FSKX -Format und RAKIP-Modell-Repository, KIDA Online-Fachvortrag
(11.12.2023, 11:00 – 12:00, online)
Data standardisation in tracing activities – Joint final workshop of the EFSA-BfR traceability projects
(21.09.2023-22.09.2023 in Berlin, Germany)
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RAKIP Initiative @ 12th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food (ICPMF12)
Workshop: Exploiting the power of the harmonized knowledge exchange format FSKX
(13.06.2023, 14:00 – 17:00, on-site event in Sapporo, Japan for attendees of the ICPMF12)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(22.02.2023-23.02.2023 in Oeiras, Portugal)
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Food Safety Knowledge Exchange (FSKX) Workshop – a Side Event of the ONE Conference 2022
(20.06.2022, 14:30 – 17:30 CEST in Brussels, Belgium, on-site event)
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Towards Interoperable One Health Model Repositories – a Side Event of the ONE Conference 2022 by RAKIP Initiative
(23.06.2022, lunchtime CEST in Brussels, Belgium, hybrid event)
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FoodChain-Lab Online-Training (in German)
(08.-12.2020-09.12.2020 via Web Meeting)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(21.01.2020-22.01.2020 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(08.10.2019-10.10.2019 in Madrid, Spain)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(03.12.2018-05.12.2018 in Parma, Italy)
ECDC-EFSA joint workshop on „Preparedness for a multi-national food safety-public health incident“
(15.05.2018-17.05.2018 in Vienna, Austria)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(17.04.2018 – 18.04.2018 in Vienna, Austria)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(19.03.2018-21.03.2018 in Budapest, Hungary)
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Workshop: Risk Assessment Modelling and Knowledge Sharing Initiatives (RAKIP/FDA-iRISK®)
(26.09.2017 in Cordoba, Spain)
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FoodChain-Lab Training
(08.11.2017-10.11.2017 in Berlin, Germany)
FoodChain-Lab Training
(14.06.2017-16.06.2017 in London, United Kingdom)
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BfR-Training STEM-Workshop
(06.02.2017-07.02.2017 in Berlin, Germany)
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Baltic Countries 2016 Workshop on Crisis preparedness
(15.03.2016 – 17.03.2016 in Riga, Latvia)
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HoA workshop: Tools supporting food chain safety assessments
(08.02.2016 – 09.02.2016 in Berlin, Germany)
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BfR-Academy Training FoodChain-Lab
(12.11.2015 – 13.11.2015)
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Einführung in die Software FoodChain-Lab –
Ein innovatives Werkzeug für mehr Lebensmittelsicherheit durch Warenkettenanalysen
(12.05.2015 – 13.05.2015 in Bern, Swiss)
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FoodChain Lab – Ein innovatives Werkzeug für mehr Lebensmittelsicherheit durch Warenkettenanalysen
(19.03.2015 – 20.03.2015 in Berlin)
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Fortbildungsveranstaltung für den Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst 2015
(25.03.2015 – 27.03.2015 in Berlin)
Tracing the Bug – Vorwärts- und Rückverfolgung von Lebensmitteln
Dr. Armin Weiser (BfR)
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