Katharina Bata is a mathematician and works as a research assistant at the TH Köln. In her doctoral project, she is investigating the teaching and learning of data science and machine learning methods for engineering students.

Angela Schmitz is Professor of Mathematics at the Faculty of Process Engineering, Energy and Mechanical Systems at TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences. She teaches mathematics, including in the context of data literacy and numerics, and conducts research on issues of mathematics education.

Beate Rhein is Professor of Applied Mathematics and Machine Learning at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. She has been teaching and researching in the field of data mining for many years, especially in its application in energy technology.