Workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors

Workshop Chair: Prof. Mehdi Jazayeri, Faculty of Informatics, University of Lugano

With the expansion of informatics and its ever-growing pervasiveness in other disciplines and society in general, department chairs at informatics groups face ever-increasing challenges. The goal of the workshop is to provide a networking opportunity for department chairs, old and new, to share experiences, common challenges, practical strategies, and best practices. It provides a forum for strengthening your leadership and management competencies by exchanging best practices and by building relationships among department heads at European Informatics research institutions. This year's meeting will cover a variety of issue presented by prominent leaders from different European universities.

The workshop will be a mixture of discussions/knowledge sharing/exchange of practical guidelines in smaller groups. Please bring the issues you are facing and approaches you have found to work. Both new and experienced department heads are invited for an exchange of best practices, new ideas and common challenges and practical strategies. Benefits for participants include:

Learning best practices from heads of European Informatics departments and research labs
Taking advantage of a networking platform for heads of European Informatics departments and research labs
Inspiration for improving department processes

Speakers:

Anthony Finkelstein, Professor of Software Systems Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London
Harald Gall, Professor of Software Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics, University of Zurich
Paola Inverardi, Professor of Informatics and Rector, University of L'Aquila
Mehdi Jazayeri, Professor of Computer Science and Founding Dean, Faculty of Informatics, University of Lugano
Gerti Kappel, Professor and Head of the Business Informatics Group, Technische Universität Wien

--------Workshop Program - Monday, October 12, 2015----------

Venue: TU Wien - Karlsplatz 13 - 1040 Vienna

- First Floor - Boecklsaal -

09:00-10:00 Workshop Opening: Mehdi Jazayeri, University of Lugano

“European Computer Science Departments in 2015"

10:00-11:00 Anthony Finkelstein, University College London

"Growing Interdisciplinary Research: Processes, Structures and Resources"

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Paola Inverardi, University of L'Aquila

"Supporting Policies for Women in (Computer) Science: How Far Can We Go?"

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

13:30-14:30 Harald Gall, University of Zurich

"Why Accreditation for CS Departments Makes Sense"

14:30-15:00 Coffee Break

15:00-16:00 Gerti Kappel, Technische Universität Wien

"Several Female Support Activities Later: What Have We Learned?"

16:00-16:30 Discussion

16:30 Closing of the workshop

17:00-19:00 ARTEMATICA 2015 Wolfgang Pauli Lectures (Künstlerhaus, Karlplatz 5, 1010 Vienna)

17:00-18:00 - Gerhard Widmer, University of Linz, Austria

"Con Espressione! Towards a New Level of Music Understanding in Computers"

18:00-19:00 - Peter Weibel, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany

"Gotthard Günther and the Digital Revolution"

19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception at the Künstlerhaus (co-sponsored by the WPI)