Conference Program
08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-09:00 Welcome and Introduction
- 08:30-08:45 - Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich, Letizia Tanca, Politecnico di Milano, Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens & "Athena" Research Center
- 08:45-09:00 - Giovanni Azzone, Rector of the Politecnico di Milano
09:00-10:20 Keynotes
Session chair: Carlo Ghezzi, Politecnico di Milano
- 09:00-09:40 - John Mylopoulos, Professor of Information Engineering & Computer Science, University of Trento
" Evolution of Software and Research Infrastructures: A Report from the Trenches" [Slides]
- 09:40-10:20 -Janice Cuny, Program Director for Computing Education, National Science Foundation
" Broadening Participation in Computing: Starting Before College" [Slides]
10:20-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-12:05 Keynotes
Session chair: Jan van Leeuwen, University of Utrecht
- 10:45-11:25 - Monika Henzinger, Professor of Computer Science , University of Vienna
" Efficient Algorithms and their Applications" [Slides]
- 11:25-12:05 - Willem Jonker, CEO, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT ICT Labs)
"EIT ICT Labs - Boosting ICT Innovation in Europe"
12:05-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:15 Discussion Panel: Academia-Industry Technology Transfer
Moderator: Gregor Engels, University of Paderborn
Panelists:
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Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research
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Alfonso Fuggetta, Cefriel
- Monika Henzinger, University of Vienna
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Willem Jonker, EIT ICT Labs
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Antoine Petit, INRIA
14:15-15:15 Curriculum Best Practices Award - Award Ceremony
1.Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Announcement of the winners and handing out of the prizes
4. Talk by winner 1:
- Vladimir Voevodin, Moscow State University; Victor Gergel, Nizhny Novgorod State University
"Parallelism & Concurrency: Changing the Landscape of IT-Education" [Slides]
5. Talk by winner 2:
- Georg Hager, Jan Treibig, Gerhard Wellein, Erlangen Regional Computing Center (RRZE)
"Teaching High Performance Computing to Scientists and Engineers:A Model-Based Approach" [Slides]
6. Discussion between audience and both winners
7. Conclusion and announcement of next year's award
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-16:45 Informatics Europe General Assembly Session Chair: Bertrand Meyer, Informatics Europe President
Social Events
16:45-19:15 Visit to S. Maria delle Grazie and to the Cenacolo Vinciano
19:30 Conference Dinner
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08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-10:30 Keynotes
Session chair: Letizia Tanca
- 08:30-09:10 - Stefano Ceri, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
"Search Computing and Traversal Education" [Slides Part1; Slides Part 2]
- 09:10-09:50 - Xavier Serra, Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
"The need of a multicultural approach in IT research" [Slides]
- 09:50-10:30 - Judith Bishop, Director of Computer Science, Microsoft Research
"Challenges for Technology Transfer from Industry to Academia" [Slides]
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:20 Keynotes
Session chair:Christine Choppy, University of Paris 13
- 11:00-11:40 - Miron Livny, Professor, University of Wisconsin
"Experimental Computer Science and Computing Infrastructures" [Slides]
- 11:40-12:20 - John White, CEO, ACM
"Guiding ACM as Both a National and an International Society" [Slides]
12:20-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:30 Discussion Panel: Open Access for and based on Informatics R&D
Moderator: Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens & "Athena" Research Center [Slides]Panelists:
- Donatella Castelli, Senior Researcher, CNR [Slides]
- Carlos Morais Pires, Project Officer, e-Infrastructures Infrastructures, European Commission [Slides]
- Timos Sellis , National Technical University of Athens & ?Athena? Research Center [Slides]
- John White CEO, ACM [Slides]
14:30-15:45 Parallel SessionsSession I: EducationSession Chair:Hans-Ulrich Heiss, TU Berlin
- Ali Yazici and Alok Mishra. Software Engineering Curriculum in Turkey with respect to IEEE/ACM Guidelines [Slides]
- Viola Schiaffonati. Philosophy of Science Can Enhance the Critical Abilities of Computer Engineering Students [Slides]
- George Sharkov and Dimitar Birov. Challenging the IT University Education and Innovations in Bulgaria: Introducing Management Aspect of Software for IT Graduates [Slides]
- Sarolta Zárda. Implementation Strategy of new technologies for Dennis Gabor College [Slides]
Session II: ResearchSession Chair:Antoine Petit, INRIA
- Fabio Casati, Maurizio Marchese, Cristhian Parra, Luca Cernuzzi and Ralf Gerstner. Liquid Book: collaborative reuse and sharing of multifaceted content [Slides]
- Marcos Baez, Daniil Mirylenka and Cristhian Parra. Understanding and supporting search for scholarly knowledge [Slides]
- Theodoros Pitikaris, Nikolaos Kanellos, Argiris Dalianis and Nelson Rivera Carera. Cloud media as an alternative aid for Research and Education
- Inara Opmane and Rihards Balodis. Objectives of research e-infrastructure development in Latvia [Slides]
15:45 -16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:15 Special Session Informatics Europe Initiatives
Session Chair: Cristina Pereira, Informatics Europe
- 16:15-16:35 Cristina Pereira, Informatics Europe
"Facts & Figures of Informatics in Europe - In Progress Report"
"Informatics Jobs, R&E Directory - New Services"
- 16:35-16:50 Manfred Nagl, RTW Aachen Unviersity
"Department or Faculty Evaluation - Starting the Operational Phase"
- 16:50- 17:00 Vladimir Voevodin, Moscow State Unviersity
"Parallel Programming (or Supercomputing) Education in Europe: State of-Art - New Working Group"
- 17:00-17:15 Hans-Ulrich Heiss, EQANIE
"EQANIE - Status and Achievements after Two Years of Striving for Quality"
17:15-17:30 Closing Remarks: Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich, Letizia Tanca, Politecnico di Milano, Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens & "Athena" Research Center
17:30- Closing Informal Discussions