Call for Submissions
8th EUROPEAN COMPUTER SCIENCE SUMMIT
- ECSS 2012 -
What makes a good PhD in Informatics?
20-21 November 2012, Barcelona, Spain
*Deadline for Submissions: September 1st, 2012*
*Author's Notification: September 20, 2012
*Deadline for Early Registration: September 25, 2012*
The 8th European Computer Science Summit, ECSS 2012, with the theme "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?", is soliciting contributions on topics of interest to the ECSS audience throughout Europe: heads (or deans, chairs, etc.) of informatics/computer science/IT departments (schools, faculties); research directors and managers of research centers and laboratories in industry or in public institutions; as well as senior faculty and senior researchers from both academia and industry.
Like its predecessors, the 8th European Computer Science Summit, is a unique opportunity to meet some of the leading decision makers in informatics research and education, and discuss the critical issues of the discipline. The conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, one of the most exciting cities in the world, filled with culture, art, and innovation.
The Summit is devoted to important and timely strategic issues and trends regarding all aspects of informatics: education, research, funding, entrepreneurship, management, career development, and policies. The speakers are an impressive group of world-class researchers who will present their latest advances and debate the future of the field. Our select list includes:
- Danny Dolev, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and The European Research Council
- Walter Gander, ETH Zurich and ICT-Switzerland
- K.M. (Kees) van Hee, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
- Farnam Jahanian, NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate
- Natalia Juristo, Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Manfred Nagl, RWTH Aachen University and Informatics Europe
- Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economics and Business
In addition to the general topics of interest, every Summit has a particular theme, and the particular theme of ECSS 2012 is "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?" Thus, ECSS 2012 will enable educators, researchers, managers and other experts in the field to assess and discuss issues such as the best ways of designing and running PhD programs in our field, what the focus of such programs should be, what both academia and industry expect nowadays from a recent PhD graduate, career paths, PhD program evaluation, and any other related issues with a focus on how PhD education in Europe can help informatics make its best possible contribution to the progress of society.
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Topics for Contributions
ECSS 2012 is soliciting contributions on all topics of interest to its intended audience, including (but not limited to) the following:
- Major trends in informatics research and education.
- Relationship of informatics researchers and educators with governments.
- Research funding: issues, experience reports, policy.
- Image of the discipline, student enrollment.
- Infrastructure to support informatics research and education.
- Issues in research and education policy.
- Experience reports on educational techniques for informatics.
- Role and relevance of experimentation in informatics.
- Research organization for informatics.
- Research careers in informatics, researcher evaluation.
- Issues in informatics-related publishing practices.
Contributions are encouraged in the focus theme of ECSS 2012: "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?." In particular, submissions related to proposals, experiences, best practices, etc. related to the organization, focus, objectives, etc. of PhD programs in the field of informatics.
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Submitting Contributions
To contribute to the Informatics Europe 2012 Summit program, please submit an extended abstract of your position paper by September 1, 2012. Submissions will be evaluated and selected by the ECSS 2012 program committee on the basis of relevance to (and capacity of) the program. Proposals may aim at a 20 minutes presentation or demonstration, and should consist of an abstract containing:
- A header with the title of your contribution, your name, position, and affiliation.
- A clear description of your contribution.
The abstract should contain at least, but is not restricted to, one A4 page.
Format guidelines: A4 format, 11-pt Arial font type, single-space, one-column and 2 cm margins. Pages should not be numbered.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be given the opportunity to submit longer position papers.
All contributions should be submitted in PDF format at the Easy Chair ECSS 2012 conference submission site:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=ecss2012
- Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2012.
- Author's Notification: September 20, 2012.
All accepted abstracts and position papers will be made available to the conference attendees and on the Informatics Europe site (http://www.informatics-europe.org).