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 Leaders Workshop
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)
Further details will follow.
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:30 - 17:30 Informatics Europe Awards Ceremony
- Best Dissertation Award (sponsored by Springer)
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 Speaker Session
Chair: Ana C.R. Paiva, University of Porto (Portugal)
- Towards Reliable and Sustainable AI: Foundations and the Future of Computing
Gitta Kutyniok, LMU Munich | Adjunct Professor for Machine Learning, University of Tromsø | Consultant, Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics, DLR-German Aerospace Center
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)
14:00 - 16:00 Ethics Workshop
Supported by IE's Ethics Working Group
Roundtable Speakers (featuring case studies from their universities)
- Hybrid Master's Education
Ana Belen Gil, University of Salamanca (Spain) - Presential Education
Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland) - Bachelor's Online Education
Covadonga Rodrigo, UNED (Spain)
16:30 - 23:00 Social Event & Official Dinner
Further details will follow.
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
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
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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