Conference Program
The program of the ECSS 2013 consists of special invited talks, workshops, panels and other interactive sessions devoted to common issues, problems and proposals in the area of Informatics (Computer Science/Computing/ICT).
Monday, October 7
09:00-17:30 Pre-Summit Workshops
18:00-19:30 Welcome drink at Restaurant Polder (across the street from CWI)
Tuesday, October 8
All talks and sessions will be in Turing Room
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Welcome and introduction
- Jos Baeten, CWI Director
- Carlo Ghezzi, Lynda Hardman, ECSS 2013 Co-Chairs
- Arie van Deursen, ECSS 2013 Program Chair [Slides]
09:30-11:00 Keynotes
Session Chair: Lynda Hardman, CWI
- 09:30-10:15 - François Bancilhon, Data Publica, France
"The Gap Between the Academic Research World and the Start Up Innovation Scene" [Slides]
- 10:15-11:00 - Heleen Kist, Independent Strategy Consultant, United Kingdom
"The Role of the State in Financing Innovation" [Slides]
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Discussion Panel on Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Hannes Werthner, TU Wien
Panelists:
- Francois Bancilhon, Data Publica, France
- Heleen Kist, Independent Strategy Consultant, United Kingdom
- Carl-Christian Buhr, European Commission, Belgium
- Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
12:30-14:00 Lunch (at Newton room)
14:00-15:30 Keynotes
Session Chair: Antoine Petit, INRIA
- 14:00-14:45 - Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Innovative Informatics by Bridging the "Two Cultures": Experiences from the Network Institute" [Slides]
- 14:45-15:30 - Carl-Christian Buhr, European Commission, Belgium
"Innovation in Informatics: The Horizon 2020 Perspective" [Slides]
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:30 Informatics Europe Initiatives
Session Chair: Carlo Ghezzi, Informatics Europe
- 16:00-16:15 - Lynda Hardman, Informatics Europe
"Booklet: More Women in Informatics Research & Education" [Download Booklet]
- 16:15-16:30 - Carlo Ghezzi, Informatics Europe
"Observatory on Informatics Education in Schools - Informatics Europe and ACM Europe Joint Initiative" [Download Report on Informatics Education in Schools]
16:30-17:00 Submitted Contributions
Session Chair: Carlo Ghezzi, Informatics Europe
- 16:30-16:45 - Jos Roerdink, University of Groningen.
"Advice on submitting Workshop Proposals for the International Lorentz Center, Leiden, The Netherlands" [Slides]
- 16:45-17:00 - Yannis Skulikaris, European Patent Office.
"Patenting Software-related Inventions according to the European Patent Convention: A review of past and present law and practice." [Paper] [Slides]
17:00-18:15 Informatics Europe General Assembly
Session Chairs: Carlo Ghezzi (President), Cristina Pereira (Secretary-General)
19:30- Conference Dinner at the Restaurant Café In den Waag (Nieuwmarkt 4, 1012 CR Amsterdam)
Wednesday, October 9
All talks and sessions will be in Turing Room
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-10:30 Keynotes
Session Chair: Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich
- 09:00-09:45 - Pamela Zave, AT&T Laboratories, USA
"The Power of Abstraction" [Slides]
- 09:45-10:30 - Erik Meijer, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands and Applied Duality Inc., USA
"Patents or Open Source, Start up or Enterprise: A Silicon Valley Perspective"
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Submitted Contributions
Session Chair: Enrico Nardelli, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
- 11:00-11:15 - Thilo Stadelmann, Kurt Stockinger, Martin Braschler, Mark Cieliebak,
Gerold Baudinot, Oliver Duerr and Andreas Ruckstuhl, Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
"Applied Data Science in Europe: Challenges for Academia in Keeping Up with a Highly Demanded Topic" [Paper] [Slides]
- 11:15-11:30 - Ali Yazici, Alok Mishra, Atilim University, Ankar and Semih Cetin, Cybersoft, Istanbul
- 11:30-11:45 - Martin Kropp, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland and Andreas Meier, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
"Teaching Agile Software Development Competences: The Agile Competence Pyramid" [Paper][Slides]
- 11:45-12:00 - Felienne Hermans, TU Delft
"Social Media Presence for Informatics Researchers, Educators, and Departments" [Slides] [Slides Share]
12:00-12:30 Informatics Europe Initiatives
Session Chair: Enrico Nardelli, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
- 12:00-12:15 - Bertrand Meyer/Cristina Pereira, Informatics Europe
"Report: Informatics Education in Europe: Institutions, Degrees, Students, Positions, Salaries - Key Data 2008-2012" [Download Report]
- 12:15-12:30 - Hans Ulrich Heiss, EQANIE
"EQANIE Progress and Developments"
12:30-14:00 Lunch (at Newton room)
14:00-14:45 Keynote
Session Chair: Arie van Deursen, TU Delft
- Anka Mulder, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
"Open and Online Education: the End of Education as We Know it?" [Slides]
14:45-15:45 Discussion Panel on Teaching for Innovation
Moderator: Arie van Deursen, TU Delft
Panelists:
- Jan Bergstra, University of Amsterdam (TBC)
- Erik Meijer, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands and Applied Duality Inc., USA
- Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich
- Oscar Nierstrasz, University of Bern
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-16:45 Award Ceremony "Informatics Europe Best Practices in Education Award 2013"
Session Chair: Carlo Ghezzi, Informatics Europe
16:45-17:00 Closing Remarks
- Carlo Ghezzi, Lynda Hardman, Arie van Deursen, ECSS 2013 Chairs
17:00- Closing Informal Discussions