Mon, 26 Oct Tue, 27 Oct Wed, 28 Oct
09:00 - 10:00 Special Informatics Europe Introductory Session
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00 ECSS 2026 Official Opening
11:00 - 16:00 Strategy Workshop I
Chairs: Ana C.R. Paiva, University of Porto (Portugal) and Jean-Marc Jézéquel, IRISA/University of Rennes (France)
11:00 - 12:30
- Beyond Traditional Peer Review: Disruptions and Opportunities in Scientific Publishing
Carlos Baquero, University of Porto (Portugal) - Digital Twin of Universities: a Human- and Data-centric Digital Transformation Approach for Future-oriented Universities
Gregor Engels, Bielefeld University (Germany)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
- Doing Strategy in Academia: From Plans to Impact - Part I
chaired by Michel Chaudron, Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) & Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland (New Zealand). Interactive workshop, with an extended session on Wednesday, 28 October.
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
14:00 - 16:00 Professional Development Workshop for Early Career Researchers
Chair: Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Groningen (the Netherlands)
14:00-16:00
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Success Factors of a Research Career - Personal Experience
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Publications’ Process and Ethics Challenges and Guidelines
Elisabetta Di Nitto, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) -
Moving to the Next Career Stage in Academia
Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Groningen (Netherlands)
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:30 - 17:30 Informatics Europe Awards Ceremony
- Best Dissertation Award, sponsored by Springer
- Minerva Informatics Equality Award, sponsored by SAP
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception
Further details will follow.
Coffee breaks on Monday are scheduled at 10:00 and 16:00, with lunch from 12:30 to 14:00.
09:00 - 10:15 Keynote Session
Chair: Ana C.R. Paiva, University of Porto (Portugal)
- Towards Reliable and Sustainable AI: Foundations and the Future of Informatics
Gitta Kutyniok, LMU Munich | DLR-German Aerospace Center (Germany)
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 12:30 Informatics Europe Session, incl. AGA
Chairs: Jean-Marc Jézéquel and Nuria Anguera, Informatics Europe
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
Two workshops will run in parallel between 14:00 and 16:00.
14:00 - 16:00 Cybersecurity Workshop
Chair: Gert Jervan, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Featured Panellists
- Jonas Čeponis, Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)
- Birgy Lorenz, senior research fellow, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
- Muhammad Mudassar Yamin, NTNU (Norway)
- Jens Myrup Pedersen, Aarhus University (Denmark)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
14:00 - 16:00 Ethics Workshop
Chair: José Antonio Cruz, Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha (Spain)
Supported by IE's Ethics Working Group
Roundtable Speakers (featuring case studies from their universities)
- Anatomy of Social Media Manipulation
Ana Belen Gil, University of Salamanca (Spain) - Analysis of Dark Patterns in Cookie Consent Banners
Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland) - Discovering Deceptive Designs in Travel Agency Websites
Covadonga Rodrigo, UNED (Spain)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 23:00 Social Event & Official Dinner
Guided winery visit in Vila Nova de Gaia followed by dinner at Kopke Tivoli Hotel, with an elegant view of the Douro River and the historic centre of Porto.
Coffee break on Tuesday is scheduled at 10:15 and 16:00, with lunch from 12:30 to 14:00.
Two workshops will run in parallel throughout the day.
09:00 - 16:00 Education Research Workshop
Supported by IE's Education Research Working Group
09:00 - 10:30 AI in Informatics Higher Education
Chair: Oana Andrei, University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Academia/Industry Collaboration in Informatics Higher Education
Chair: Jan Vahrenhold, University of Münster (Germany).
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Higher Education Informatics in Europe: Readiness and Core Skills
Chairs: Andreas Bollin, University of Klagenfurt (Austria) and Agustín Yagüe, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
co-organised with the IE member National Informatics Associations (NIAs)
- Part A – Pathways into HE: Readiness vs early HE reality
- Part B – Informatics Skills as a Foundation for Multiple Disciplines
09:00 - 12:30 Strategy Workshop II
Chairs: Michel Chaudron, Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) & Giovanni Russello, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
09:00 - 10:30 Doing Strategy in Academia: From Plans to Impact - Part II
- What Do We Want to Be Known for?
- Strategic Choices & Trade-offs
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:10 Doing Strategy in Academia: From Plans to Impact - Part II (cont'd)
- From Priorities to Action – How to implement and monitor the strategy?
- Metrics, Review, and Governance
12:10 - 12:30 Close & Next Steps
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Open Science Workshop
Chair: Michael Goedicke, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
Wednesday's coffee break is scheduled at 10:30, and lunch at 12:30-14:00, for all workshops.
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