Informatics Europe Bulletin - June 2019
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Dear Members, We are happy to send you the latest Informatics Europe bulletin, our bi-monthly newsletter for members. In this issue: ECSS 2019Renewed and Enriched FormatThe 15th European Computer Science Summit - ECSS 2019 - will be held in Rome, Italy, October 28-30, 2019. The conference this year will have a renewed and enriched format consisting of a main summit of three days composed of a number of complementary events and sessions. SpeakersECSS is known to bring prominent and high calibre keynote speakers on stage. ECSS 2019 is no exception, the following keynote speakers and panellists are already confirmed:
Panellists
Leaders WorkshopThe Workshop for Leaders of Informatics Research and Education addresses specific challenges they encounter in their role. The workshop is a unique networking forum for leaders of Informatics institutions and research groups, and focuses on concrete issues and practical solutions. Bridging the Talent Gap - Workshop with the European CommissionInformatics Europe in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) will organise on Wednesday, October 30, a workshop that will bring together higher education organisations, industry and public policy makers to reflect and act on the problem of the Digital Talent Gap. The goals are to identify current challenges, opportunities and together propose solutions that could help bridging the supply-demand gap in ICT in Europe, resulting in more graduates with the skills needed by European businesses to grow and innovate. Particular areas of interest are: Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Software Engineering. Dialogue with Members SessionTo strength the network of members and allow them to participate actively in the main decisions regarding the strategy for future development of Informatics Europe, as well as keeping them informed of the main activities and outcomes of the organisations’ work, Informatics Europe will be organising this year in Rome:
For more up to date information, visit the Informatics Europe Sessions web page.
VenueThe Summit will be held at the Hotel NH Collection Roma Centro - Via dei Gracchi, 324, 00192, Rome, Italy. See here a map of the location. The Hotel is located in the heart of Rome, in the Prati/Vatican City area. The closest Metro station is Lepanto. Informatics for All Workshop in Brussels - OutcomesIn February 2019, Informatics Europe organised, jointly with ACM Europe Council and CEPIS, a workshop to discuss further with members of the national communities the Informatics for All Coalition. Over 50 representatives from leading European universities and industry met in Brussels to identify and discuss the top challenges for the initiative. As an outcome of the workshop, a report and an action plan came out. They are available for download at the new website of the Informatics for All Coalition: https://www.informaticsforall.org/ Meeting of National Associations in ZurichOn July 9, Informatics Europe will organise a meeting in Zurich to discuss further with representatives of the national communities the main theme of Informatics research evaluation. The meeting will gather around 20 representatives of Informatics national associations from 7 European countries. The purpose of the meeting is to share knowledge about initiatives ongoing in various national communities on research evaluation and to openly and constructively discuss whether there is the possibility for shared actions at the European level - leveraging the national initiatives - so as to build something that can be helpful beyond the national scenarios. The outcomes of the meeting will be reported and shared with our members soon. Vienna Manifesto on Digital HumanismIn April 2019, the Technical University of Vienna organised the first International Workshop on Digital Humanism to discuss and reflect on Digital Humanism, term which refers to the era of the Renaissance, not only to make the digital world and development more “human”, but also to initiate a broad approach integrating different disciplines for new scientific insights, discussions, and spreading of critical thoughts and knowledge. The workshop considered that we are in the midst of the digital transformation of our society, with computer science / Informatics and its artefacts as a major driver of change. Whereas this development opens enormous possibilities for our future, it also raises serious questions and has dramatic downsides, like the monopolies in the Web, or the use of IT and the Internet for surveillance. We are at the crossroad for our future, and the issue is which direction to take. The presentations and discussions at the workshop lead the way to the creation of the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism. Association NewsNew MembersWe are very pleased to welcome the following new members:
They join a constantly growing community of close to 140 members from 31 European countries. Check out the current members list.
New Office StaffWe are happy to welcome Franziska Hauffe to the Informatics Europe team! She will work part time in the role of Communications and Administration Specialist from mid-June. Originally from Germany, Franziska holds a Bachelor’s degree in North American Studies and has a solid experience in the field of academic communications and administration which she acquired working in international offices of two top-level universities in Germany and Switzerland. Board MeetingsThe Informatics Europe Board met by teleconference on April 26 and face to face in Zurich on May 24 for discussions on a number of topics, including: organisation of ECSS 2019, progress and outcomes of high-level activities and working groups, membership drive, finances.
Don’t forget: as a member representative, you can submit agenda topics and participate as an observer in Board meetings. Let us know! Membership Renewals 2019Note that the invoices for the 2019 Membership renewal will be sent to our members in the coming weeks. If there has been any change in your department that affects the invoicing data, please contact us at: administration@informatics-europe.org. We thank you for your contribution and trust! For any question regarding your annual fee please contact us. Members News
Helsinki Centre for Data Science (HiDATA) is a hub of Data Science focusing on methodologies for extracting knowledge from data thus contributing to different areas of science. HiDATA has appointed eight new professors in the fields of: Data-Intensive Computing in Natural Sciences, Parallel and Distributed Data Science, Spatiotemporal Data Analysis for Sustainability Science, Computer Science and Atmospheric Sciences, Data Science - Machine Learning and AI, Data Science - Knowledge discovery in big data and Privacy-aware and secure data science. More details are here.
Innopolis University (IU), Innopolis, Russia, is a young and ambitious university focused on education and research in Computer Science. Its goal is to produce world-class IT specialists able to significantly contribute to Russian and global economy. The University offers programs in Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Robotics, Game Development and Applications, and Data Science at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. IU Faculty consists of distinguished scholars from Europe, North America, and Asia. The language of instruction is English, and about 20% students are international. All students have a chance to receive a scholarship covering 100% of the tuition fees, living expenses, accommodation, and advanced support. More details are here.
In the 2018/19 academic year, Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI) (Riga, Latvia) has started to implement the ESF project “Strengthening the academic staff of the Transport and Telecommunication Institute in the areas of strategic specialization”/STTIAS (N° 8.2.2.0/18/A/011). On that occasion, TSI is announcing the selection of foreign professors and doctoral students/PhD candidates for the academic work in 2019/20. More details about the project can be found here. The regulation of open Calls for academic staff is available here.
Starting from the next academic year, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Bari "Aldo Moro" will activate a new second-level/master degree in Data Science, which aims to train students to become data scientists, that is professionals with theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge in computer science, mathematics, statistics, digital economy and data protection law. The master will enable its graduates to understand and analyse large data sets (big data) relating to either industrial or scientific domains. More details are here.
The open-source ebook "Computer Networking: Principles, Protocols and Practice" was created at UCLouvain as a reference textbook for university level networking courses. It is used by various universities in Europe and elsewhere. The ebook is now complemented by various open educational resources covering student assignments, exercises, student projects with code to grade them. Networking educators are encouraged to contribute via: http://www.computer-networking.info New Jobs @ Informatics Europe Job PlatformCurrent openings on the Informatics Europe Job Platform. Your department/institute can advertise open positions on the Informatics Europe job platform too.Extend your search to attract the best! The job service is free of charge for our members.
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