At Informatics Europe, we are celebrating 2 decades of joint achievements while continuing to shape the discipline's future.
With 200 member institutions in over 30 countries, Informatics Europe connects more than 50,000 researchers, promotes concerted positions, acts on shared priorities and supports policy-making in Informatics Education, Research and its Social Impact across Europe.
Visit the full list of member university departments, research labs and industrial members here.
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Our activities address strategic matters and emerging trends in informatics and related fields, fostering unity in the variety of our member institutions and promoting pan-European collaboration. As a non-profit membership association, our work is mainly performed by scientist volunteers who collaborate in working groups and ad-hoc task forces. Outcomes are endorsed by our community through its Board of Directors.
As a community of European leaders in Informatics Research, we empower each other to:
- Create opportunities for joint initiatives and knowledge exchange between academia & industry & society.
- Engage with society on the nature and impact of Informatics.
- Advocate for Informatics in European policy discussions.
- Promote quality standards and best practices in research, education, and knowledge transfer.
- Foster ethical and responsible Informatics teaching and research.
- Nurture talent and assure a pipeline of diverse leaders with a broad understanding of the discipline.
The potential of Informatics Europe can go as far as our collective ambitions take it!
You & your organization are key for IE
We have a common cause and a common interest. This is the reason for university departments, research labs and industrial organizations to join us, for their affiliated researchers to contribute our activities since 2005 and for National Informatics Associations (NIAs) to choose us for engaging in European discussions. This is a call to:
Current & Potential Members
Demonstrate your institute’s support by becoming a member and empower your researchers to engage in our activities for collaborative success in Informatics in Europe. As an Informatics Europe member, gain the opportunity to amplify your presence and influence decisions at the pan-European level, engage in learning and knowledge exchange with peer leaders, and enjoy exclusive IE members-only services. We welcome university departments, research labs and industrial organizations engaged in R&D activities leveraging advances in the field of Informatics.
The greatest membership benefits those who collaborate the most!
Students, PosDocs and recent graduates
Informatics Europe aims to nurture talent and assure a pipeline of diverse Informatics leaders with a broad understanding of the discipline.
Boost your career development with the Early Career Researchers WS and Academic Leadership Courses. Submit your nomination for the Best Dissertation Award. Increase your mobility opportunities with our Job Platform. Join a training school and bring your research to the next level.
More will follow soon!
Companies at large
Looking for a targeted and impactful approach to engage with the leaders in the European informatics research community other than the IE membership? Eager to recruit informatics talent across Europe? Explore our sponsoring opportunities.
Share our flyer with your colleagues to join forces and amplify our impact together as Informatics Europe!
Discover the impact of our initiatives and services first-hand
While some are exclusive to Informatics Europe members, many are open for the benefit of the wider Informatics community. Explore them in a snapshot:
- Utilize our Department Evaluation and Academic Leadership services;
- Access our extensive array of Publications and Policy Recommendations;
- Nominate deserving individuals for Awards celebrating achievements in gender inclusion, informatics education, and ground-breaking research;
- Boost your international visibility by collaborating with us on EU projects, presenting your latest research results in an Informatics-Europe hosted webinar, updating your information in our Research & Education Directory or featuring relevant activities on the ECSS members spotlight section;
- Engage in strategic and trend-setting discussions during our European Informatics Leaders Summit (ECSS).
- Take an active role in Working Group activities, including organizing related training schools and sessions during ECSS.
- Access the only in its kind Higher Education Data Portal, for pan-European benchmarking;
- Enhance your talent pool and career prospects through our Job Platform.
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Latest News
ECSS 2025 Closing Statement: Driving Momentum Forward
The 21st edition of European Informatics Leaders Summit (ECSS) concluded in Rennes with remarkable participation and engagement across the European Informatics research and education community.
From ADA to AI: NTNU Wins 2025 Minerva Informatics Equality Award for Over 30 Years of Impact
For the 10th consecutive year, Informatics Europe presents the Minerva Informatics Equality Award, celebrating outstanding European initiatives that advance gender equality in Informatics.
USI Graduate Wins Record-Breaking IE Best Dissertation Award 2025
We are delighted to announce Andrea Cini, PhD graduate from the Faculty of Informatics, Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland), as the winner of the Informatics Europe 2025 Best Dissertation Award (BDA) for his work “Graph Deep Learning for Time Series Forecasting”.
New IE Report on Bachelor-Level Informatics Education in Europe
Informatics Europe has published a new report, Bachelor-Level Informatics Education in Europe: Key Data & Trends, 2018/19 – 2022/23, providing fresh insights into the state of Informatics education across 24 European countries.
Academia-Industry Sessions
As part of the ECSS 2023 program, Informatics Europe organised sessions with Industry on Tuesday afternoon, 24 October, and Wednesday morning, 25 October, open to all participants, and chaired by Lenuta Alboaie, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași and Jim Ashe, University of Edinburgh. A Tuesday afternoon session was dedicated to informatics life-long learning challenges, while a Wednesday session to entrepreneurship and commercialisation of research.
In a world undergoing accelerated technological evolution, it is evermore important that students have the ability to adapt to new technology landscapes. While academia is concerned with continuous learning, in industry this does not always hold true. Tuesday aftern0on session "Plugging the Informatics Skills Gap" addressed the importance of upskilling and reskilling in the Computer Science ecosystem and offered the opportunity to explore together ways to improve the skills gap issue.
Computer Science and related informatics courses in academia focus on providing students with the technical background and best practices to write elegant and efficient algorithms. While it is essential to equip students with these technical abilities, we must also raise students’ awareness of how they may use their intellectual property to form innovative companies and equip them with the tools and knowledge they need to bring their technologies to market. In the Wednesday morning session "The Journey from Higher Education to Entrepreneurship", the University of Edinburgh and other universities shared their experiences. We also heard from some successful entrepreneurs about their learnings.
October 24th (Tue) "Plugging the Informatics Skills Gap" Session Rundown
16:00 - 16:05 Welcome by the session chairs
16:05 - 17:25 Informatics Life-long learning: the industry perspective
- "Industry and Academia Collaboration - from a Sony Perspective" by Faisal Kamran, Principal Technology Analyst, SONY [Slides]
- "Innovate Through Science – Life-long Learning in Company Research" by Michael Gienger, Chief Scientist, Honda Research Institute [Slides]
- "The Cisco Networking Academy: Powering an Inclusive Future for All" by Elizabeth Barr, Business Development Manager, CISCO Networking Academy, UK&I, CISCO [Slides]
17:25 - 17:55 Academia-Industry way forward - panel discussion
17:55 - 18:00 Closing
October 25th (Wed) "The Journey from Higher Education to Entrepreneurship" Session Rundown
09:00 - 09:05 Welcome by the session chairs
09:05 - 10:30 Fostering & Supporting Data-Driven Start-ups in Academia
- "Creating and nurturing data science-based and AI-driven businesses" by Laura Bernal & Katy Guthrie, Edinburgh Innovations (UK) [Slides]
- "From research lab to startup: Navigating the ethical AI journey" by Brian Hills, The DataLab [Slides]
- "The entrepreneurship journey at TUM" by Marisa Schneider, UnternehmerTUM GmbH (Germany) [Slides]
- Q&A Session
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:40 Successful Stories
- "From start-up to scale-up and exit: lessons learned from 30 years of building and selling technology companies in transactions round the world" by David Farquhar, Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited (UK) [Slides]
- "Minecraft and other stories: The story of building 4J Studios" by Chris Van der Kuyl, 4J Studios (UK)
11:40 - 12:10 The Role of Investment & Fundraising
- "Why investment matters - from an Edinburgh perspective" by Andrea Young, Old College Capital (UK) [Slides]
- "Why investment matters - from a Scotland perspective" by Kerry Sharp, Scottish Enterprise (UK) [Slides]
12:10 - 12:40 Panel discussion
12:40 - 12:45 Closing
12:40 - 13:30 Lunch
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Katy Guthrie (Edinburgh Innovations) at Academia-Industry Session
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Michael Gienger (Chief Scientist, Honda Research Institute) at Academia-Industry Session
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Elizabeth Barr (Business Development Manager, CISCO Networking Academy, UK&I, CISCO) at Academia-Industry Session
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Academia-Industry Way Forward - Panel Discussion
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Academia-Industry Session
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Academia-Industry Way Forward - Panel Discussion
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Katy Guthrie (Edinburgh Innovations) at Academia-Industry Session
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Laura Bernal (Edinburgh Innovations) at Academia-Industry Session
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Brian Hills (The DataLab) at Academia-Industry Session
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Marisa Schneider (UnternehmerTUM GmbH, Germany) at Academia-Industry Session
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"Fostering & Supporting Data-Driven Start-ups in Academia" Session
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"Fostering & Supporting Data-Driven Start-ups in Academia" Q&A Session
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Coffee Break Networking at Academia-Industry Session
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"Fostering & Supporting Data-Driven Start-ups in Academia" Q&A Session
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David Farquhar (Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited) at Academia-Industry Session
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Chris Van der Kuyl (4J Studios) at Academia-Industry Session
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Andrea Young (Old College Capital, UK) at Academia-Industry Session
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Kerry Sharp (Scottish Enterprise, UK) at Academia-Industry Session
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Panel Discussion at Academia & Industry Session
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