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Check out the highlights below and help us share them with the wider informatics community!
In this issue:
Europe’s first Summer School on Informatics Education Research with IBM Research Europe
We are pleased to announce our partnership with our industry member IBM Research Europe to launch our first Summer School on Informatics Education Research (SCHIER) in Rüschlikon (ZH), Switzerland this September!
The urgent need for investment in informatics education has been highlighted by the recent Recommendation of the Council of the EU. SCHIER, the only training school in Europe to focus on informatics education research, is ideal for PhD students, post doctorates and other researchers in informatics and related fields, and anyone interested in exploring informatics education research challenges. During the 5-day immersive program, participants can explore innovative teaching and learning methods in the digital age. They will also engage in constructive dialogues with peers and experts from both academia and industry, on both regional and European issues in informatics education research.
Save the date: 2-6 September 2024! Join us at SCHIER - registration information coming soon! Meanwhile, visit our SCHIER webpage to learn how you can join the transformative journey in informatics education research.
Nominate now for Best Dissertation Award and Minerva Informatics Equality Award 2024
Informatics Europe presents awards annually to recognise exceptional efforts in raising the standards of informatics research and education in Europe. We appreciate your ongoing support as we seek nominations for this year’s awards:
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Best Dissertation Award: empower emerging researchers by acknowledging and disseminating their excellent PhD dissertations in informatics and related fields to the Informatics Europe community and beyond. Check out the outstanding nominations from last year here.
The Award carries a prize of EUR 3,000 sponsored by Springer, with an invitation to publish the awarded thesis in a dedicated Springer series.
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Minerva Informatics Equality Award: celebrate successful initiatives that foster women’s careers in informatics research and education at all stages. Check out here for some excellent Award submissions from previous years.
The Award carries a prize of EUR 5,000 sponsored by Google.
Nominations for both awards are open until 30 June. We look forward to receiving your nominations!
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The Best Practices in Education Award is currently on hold as we seek a new sponsor. Sponsoring the Award demonstrates your commitment to promoting excellent informatics education initiatives that benefit society. This provides your brand with exposure and opportunities for meaningful engagement with the European informatics community. Contact us to explore sponsorship opportunities.
Join new IE Board Directors for further missions
Since January 2024, the IE Board has welcomed representatives from five new institutions: Gert Jervan (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia), Michael Kölling (King’s College London, UK), Dympna O’Sullivan (TU Dublin, Ireland), Heri Ramampiaro (NTNU, Norway) and Jan Vahrenhold (University of Münster, Germany). This addition brings fresh perspectives to Informatics Europe, aiding in IE’s strategic development. They will also offer renewed support in specific areas now under their responsibilities: industry engagement and sponsoring, Informatics Education, Ethics in Informatics and National Informatics Associations Relations.
Alongside these five professors, four existing Directors have stepped into new roles on the IE’s Executive Committee. We congratulate Jean-Marc Jézéquel (IRISA/University of Rennes, France) as new IE President, Marco Aiello (University of Stuttgart, Germany) as Vice-President on top of leading the Green ICT working group, Kim Mens (UC Louvain, Belgium) as Vice-President while continuing to coordinate the Board’s IE membership growth efforts, and Elisabetta Di Nitto (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) as Treasurer.
As we enter this new chapter, we encourage all Informatics Europe members to lend their support to our directors by actively engaging and collaborating in IE activities and working groups. Interested in becoming an IE Board Director or nominating a colleague? Explore how in our call for Board Nominations here. Nomination deadline for the 2025-2027 term closes on 1 May 2024.
Join us in making a meaningful impact in Informatics and related fields!
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Member representatives are welcome to submit agenda topics and participate as observers in the monthly IE board meetings. Write us if you’d like to join: administration@informatics-europe.org.
Events by IE members
IE member news
"New study pinpoints the weaknesses in AI"
by University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The rise of ChatGPT and other Machine Learning-based solutions is remarkable. However, even the most successful algorithms have their limitations. Researchers from University of Copenhagen has recently been the first to prove mathematically that apart from simple problems, it is infeasible to create AI algorithms that are always stable. The study could pay the way for improved algorithm testing protocols and serves a reminder that machines do not have human intelligence after all. Read the full story here.
"Project for more sustainable and high-performance data analytics kicks off"
by Politecnico Milano, Italy
The project "Discount Quality for Responsible Data Science: Human-in-the-Loop for Quality Data", coordinated by Prof. Barbara Pernici from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering officially kicked off. The project, funded by PRIN, has been designed in a scenario characterized by several attempts to build data 'spaces' and 'ecosystems' which support the publication and reuse of scientific data for feeding pipelines, i.e. the processes that data scientists specify and execute to prepare, transform, enrich and analyse data. The project intends to exploit a Human-In-The-Loop approach to increase the overall sustainability of the pipeline, both from a computational point of view and in terms of human effort. Read more here.
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Would you like to share the latest updates about your institute to fellow IE members and professionals in informatics and related fields? Simply email the relevant news in brief to our Communication Specialist Kit Wan Chui to get featured in our Bulletin, LinkedIn and X.
New jobs and internship opportunities @ IE Job Platform & CV Repository
There are 57 new job ads on the Informatics Europe Job Platform and over 600 candidates on the CV Repository.
Make use of Informatics Europe tools to extend your search and attract the best candidates. As IE members, you can advertise for your open positions on the IE job platform and search for candidates in the CV Repository free of charge.
While job offers are open to the broad community, only students and recent graduates of our member institutions are eligible to showcase their experience at Informatics Europe CV Repository. We appreciate your support in spreading awareness and taking part in this opportunity!
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