Conference Schedule

• Jean-Marc Jézéquel, Informatics Europe / IRISA / University of Rennes (France)
• Enrico Nardelli, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Italy)

Chair: Elisabetta Di Nitto, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Kim Mens, Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)

Session description

11:00-11:15    Opening and introduction [Slides]

11:15-12:30    Session 1 – Multidisciplinarity in research

moderated by Kim Mens (UC Louvain)

• Introductory speech by Sasu Tarkoma, University of Helsinki (Finland), on "Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Science: Lessons Learned and Case Studies" [Slides]
• Experience sharing and discussion - floor open to discussion for the whole audience

12:30-14:00   Networking Lunch, The Tabloid restaurant in AX The Palace

14:00-15:00   Session 2 – Multidisciplinarity in education 

moderated by Elisabetta Di Nitto (Politecnico di Milano)

• Introductory speech by Gert Jervan, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), on “IT Academy – Estonian way to shape ICT education” [Slides]
• Experience sharing and discussion - floor open to discussion for the whole audience

15:00-16:00   Session 3 – Sustainability in research and education

moderated by Kim Mens (UC Louvain)

• Introductory speech by Alessandro Bozzon, TU Delft (the Netherlands), on "Leading with Sustainability: Insights from Sustainable Design Engineering"
• Experience sharing and discussion - floor open to discussion for the whole audience.

16:00-16:30   Coffee break

16:30-17:30   Community corner

moderated by Elisabetta Di Nitto (Politecnico di Milano)

• Introductory speech by Jean-Marc Jézéquel, Informatics Europe / IRISA / University of Rennes (France), on "The Journey of Informatics Europe" [Slides]
• Discussion - floor open to the whole audience to discuss how to move forward, what to do differently, which topics to work on, etc.

17:30-18:00   Closing and future topics

Chairs: Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and Irene Vanderfeesten, KU Leuven (Belgium)

Session description

11:00 - 11:05 Welcome and Introduction

11:05 - 12:30 Session 1: Navigating a Research Career in Academia

• "A PhD is not Enough: How to Prepare for a Career in Academia" by Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) [Slides]
• "Eight Reading Suggestions for Young Scientists: A Personal Recommendation" by Marco Aiello, University of Stuttgart (Germany) [Slides]
• "On the Importance of Interdisciplinary Research for Informatics Careers" by Gregor Engels, Paderborn University (Germany) [Slides]

12:30 - 14:00 Networking Lunch, The Tabloid restaurant in AX The Palace

14:00 - 16:00 Session 2: What makes a PhD Project a Success?

Featured Talks by 2024 Best Dissertation Award Finalists:

• Tim Quatmann, PhD graduate from RWTH Aachen University (Germany) [Slides]
  Currently: Tenured Lecturer, RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
• Tobias Röddiger, PhD graduate from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
  Currently: Research Group Leader, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
• Michael Sammler, PhD graduate from Saarland University and Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (Germany) [Slides]
  Currently: Post-Doc, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 -18:00 Session 3: ECSS Doctoral Symposium

Venue: TemptAsian Restaurant & Lounge, on the rooftop of AX The Palace

Featured Posters:

• "A Framework for Integrating Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD) with Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a Fast Health Care Interoperability Resource (FHIR) supported EHR System", presented by Abdullahi Abubakar Kawu, TU Dublin (Ireland) [Poster]
• "Context aware analysis and optimization of software energy efficiency at application level", presented by Romain Lefeuvre, Inria (France) 
• "Environmental Sustainability in Business Process Management – Approach and Realisation", presented by Michel Medema, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) [Poster]
• "Fake Papers in Science: Paper Mills, Characteristics and Detection Strategies", presented by Andreas Nürnberger, Otto von Guericke Univerisity Magdeburg (Germany) [Poster]
• "Design Strategies for explainable AI: 12 guiding design principles for human-centered XAI", presented by Helen Sheridan, TU Dublin (Ireland) [Poster]
• "Integrating Large Language Models with Digital Twins: Supporting Modelling and Design of Sustainable Systems", presented by Kunal Suri, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) (France) [Poster]
• "Enhancing Industry 5.0 Processes: Prioritizing Wellbeing with Smart Task-Worker Assignment", presented by Irene Vanderfeesten, KU Leuven (Belgium) [Poster]

Chairs: Jean-Marc Jézéquel, Informatics Europe / IRISA / University of Rennes (France) and Enrico Nardelli, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Italy)

Session description

08:30 - 08:45 Opening

• Anne-Marie Sassen, Head of Unit "Programme Managers Office" at European Innovation Council and SME Executive Agency [Slides]

08:45 - 10:00 Keynote Speakers Session

• Mark Harman, Meta Platforms Inc. and UCL (UK), on "Assured LLM-Based Software Engineering" [Slides]
• Dorothea Wagner, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Germany), on "Teaching Politics" [Slides]

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 12:00 Panellists Session

• Lynda Hardman, CWI (the Netherlands) & Utrecht University (the Netherlands)
• Carlo Ghezzi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
• Enrico Nardelli, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' (Italy)

Chairs: Dympna O'Sullivan, TU Dublin (Ireland) and Simona Motogna, Babeş-Bolyai University (Romania)
Supported by IE's Ethics and Diversity & Inclusion Working Groups

Session description

13:00-13:05   Introduction

13:05-13:20   Inclusion4EU project presentation by Dympna O’Sullivan, TU Dublin (Ireland) [Slides]

13:20-13:35   EUGAIN project presentation by Simona Motogna, Babeş-Bolyai University (Romania) [Slides]

13:35-13:45   Q&A session

13:45-14:15   Keynote speech "Diversity and inclusion: training activities of SoBigData EU Research Infrastructure" by Antinisca di Marco, University of L'Aquila (Italy) [Slides]

14:20-15:00  Interactive collaborative activity facilitated by Claudia Rivera, Svetlana Hensman and Helen Sheridan (TU Dublin) [Slides]

In a co-design session focused on evaluating assistive technology, participants collaboratively engaged in a dynamic hands-on activity to assess various assistive devices. Through guided discussions and interactive demonstrations, the session aims to identify strengths and areas for improvement in the technology, fostering a user-centered approach to enhance functionality, usability, and accessibility. The session provided workshop participants with hands-on experience of co-design methodologies.

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break

Chair: Marco Aiello, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Supported by IE's Green ICT Working Group

Session description

13:00 - 14:00 Panellists' sharing

• "On Sustainability Metrics and Indicators" [Slides]
  by Rafael Capilla, Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain)
• "The Green Challenge: Sustainable High-Performance and Quantum Computing" [Slides]
  by Brian Keegan, TU Dublin (Ireland)
•  "Towards Sustainable Software Engineering" [Slides]
  by Mikkel Baun Kjaergaard, University of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
• "SADP: Sustainable Application Design for Greener Applications in the Cloud" [Slides]
  by Monica Vitali, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
•  "Evaluating the Energy Efficiency of Cloud-Native Applications and Platforms" [Slides]
  by Sebastian Werner, TU Berlin (Germany)

14:00 - 15:00 Open discussion with panellists, moderated by Marco Aiello, University of Stuttgart (Germany)

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break

• Best Dissertation Award (sponsored by Springer) [Committee Slides] [Winner Slides]
• Minerva Informatics Equality Award (sponsored by Google and co-organized with EUGAIN COST Action) [Committee Slides] [Winner Slides]

Chairs: Jean-Marc Jézéquel and Nuria Anguera, Informatics Europe

Session description

16:30 - 17:30 Informatics Europe General Assembly, incl. Activities and Outcomes

Meeting Point: Entrance at AX Victoria Hotel, Gorg Borg Olivier Street, Sliema SLM 1807.
The tour bus leaves at 18:00 sharp – please be punctual.

Chairs: Pekka Orponen, Aalto University (Finland), Manuel Carro, Technical University of Madrid/IMDEA Software Institute (Spain) and  Heri Ramampiaro, NTNU (Norway)

Session description

09:00 - 10:30 Session 1: AI in Informatics Education and Professional Practice

• Josep Fernandez, CODDII - Conferencia de Directores y Decanos de Ingeniería Informática / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), on "Shaping the Revolution: The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Education in Spanish Universities"
• Rosa Meo, GRIN - GRuppo di INformatica / University of Torino (Italy), on "Some experiences of the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education" [Slides]

10:15 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Session 2: AI in Informatics Education and Professional Practice (cont’d)

• Alexiei Dingli, University of Malta (Malta), on "THE SILENT TAKEOVER - AI’s Dramatic Role in Redefining Academic Norms" [Slides]
• Stefano Paraboschi, GII - Gruppo di Ingegneria Informatica / Università degli Studi di Bergamo (Italy), on "AI in Informatics Education and Professional Practice - Status in Italy" [Slides]
• Heri Ramampiaro, NTNU (Norway), on "AI in research and education in the LLM era: The Norwegian perspectives" [Slides]

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 Session 3: Recommendations for Informatics Research Evaluation

• Discussion on Informatics Research Evaluation, Revised Report (Draft) [Slides]

15:30 - 16:00 Summary and next steps

Chairs: Michael Kölling, King's College London and Jan Vahrenhold, University of Münster
Supported by IE's Education Research Working Group

Theme: "Academia/Industry Collaboration in Higher Education" [Slides]

Session description

14:00 - 16:00 Setting the context

• "Recommendations of the GI for Conducting Student Thesis Papers in Industry" [Slides]
  by Jan Vahrenhold for Jörg Desel, German Informatics Society (Germany)
• "What is an Industrial PhD in Spain? - Rules and Regulations for Doctoral Studies in Spain" [Slides]
  by Ana Belen Gil, University of Salamanca (Spain)
•  "Industrial Guest Lectures - Reflections on Experiences" [Slides]
  by Kim Mens, Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
• "Capstone Projects"
  by Jan Vahrenhold, University of Münster (Germany)
•  "Advisory Boards - Case Study: King's College London Informatics Department" [Slides]
  by Michael Kölling, King's College London (UK)
•  "Case Study: Software Innovation Campus Paderborn" [Slides]
  by Gregor Engels, Paderborn University (Germany)

14:00 - 15:00 Open discussion and collection of suggestions from workshop participants, moderated by Jan Vahrenhold (University of Münster, Germany) and Michael Kölling (King's College London, UK).