Informatics Europe celebrates 100 member milestone at ECSS 2016 in Budapest

Around ninety deans, department heads, research directors and senior academics from over twenty countries met in Budapest, October 24-26 for the 12th edition of the European Computer Science Summit. This year’s Summit was dedicated to the theme: Informatics Driving the Digital World. Indeed, our discipline is at the centre of the digital revolution. Yet, what challenges, requirements and promises does that hold for Informatics and for Informatics departments?

As always, the Summit was preceded by the popular one-day workshop for deans and department heads to exchange practical strategies on common challenges they face in managing their department and institutes. With 56 participants from institutions both large and small, the workshop provided an excellent networking and sharing platform. This year`s edition zoomed in on the opportunities and pitfalls of working in a multidisciplinary environment. The attendees raised several topics that led to interesting discussions. One was about academia-industry collaboration and how they develop in different countries. Another was about how to introduce and maintain multi-disciplinary teaching in the curriculum. Finally, there was some discussion about how to improve the evaluation processes for teaching quality.

The main Summit on October 25 and 26 explored the challenges and promises for the Informatics discipline, both as a science and as an application field, in driving the digital world. Prominent academics and industry leaders provided their perspectives and fuelled panel discussions on lively debated topics. One such topic was the role of universities and Informatics departments in the “digital revolution”. Should they adapt or fundamentally change the way research, teaching and the interaction with industry is done? A second panel tackled the dilemma of research evaluation and publication culture in Informatics, offering perspectives from the Informatics Europe Working Group on Research Evaluation as a discussion starter.

Sharing their expert views and insights at ECSS 2016 were Erika Ábrahám, Jan Bosch, Manfred Broy, Anthony Finkelstein, Roland Jakab, Willem Jonker, Laura Kovács, Domenico Laforenza, Patricia Lago, Alexander Wolf. Slides of most talks are available on the ECSS 2016 program page.

Beyond discussion, presentations, and networking, there was also time for celebration! At a special Award Ceremony, Informatics Europe announced the Italian ALaDDIn project as the winner of the 2016 Best Practices in Education Award. The Computer Science Department of University College London won the 1st Minerva Informatics Equality Award for their comprehensive efforts in supporting the careers of female faculty. ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, presented the Cor Baayen young researcher award to Michał Pilipczuk from the University of Warsaw.

Informatics Europe itself had a reason to celebrate too, surpassing the 100 member mark in the weeks leading up to the Summit. “We are very pleased about this milestone”, commented Lynda Hardman, President Informatics Europe. “Growing our community is important to make the Informatics research and academic community in Europe stronger and more influential. It is critical that we connect, collaborate and speak up on topics that shape the future of our discipline in Europe.”

The next Summit, ECSS 2017, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, October 23-25, hosted by the NOVA University of Lisbon. We look forward to another inspiring event and stimulating debates. Save the dates!

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• Budapest

• ELTE Building

• Workshop for Deans and Department Heads

• Mehdi Jazayeri, University of Lugano

• Alexander Wolf, University of California at Santa Cruz

• Gabriele Anderst-Kotsis, Johannes Kepler University Linz

• Welcome Reception

• Lynda Hardman, Informatics Europe President

• Welcome Reception

• Gregor Engels, ECSS 2016 Program Chair, University of Paderborn

• Welcome Reception

• Lynda Hardman, ECSS 2016 Chair

• Zoltán Horváth, ECSS 2016 Chair, ELTE

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• Enrico Nardelli, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"

• Alexander Wolf, Past ACM President

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• Domenico Laforenza, ERCIM

• Hans-Ulrich Heiß, TU Berlin

• Anthony Finkelstein, The Alan Turing Institute

• Erika Ábrahám, RWTH Aachen

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• Leszek Pacholski, TU Wroclaw

• Manfred Broy, TU Munich

• Jan Bosch, Chalmers University of Technology

• 100 Member Milestone cake

• 100 Member Milestone cake

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• Jan Vahrenhold, Informatics Europe CECE

• Lynda Hardman

• Panel discussion led by Markus Püschel, ETH Zurich

• Panel discussion “Informatics Driving the Digital World – Really?”

• Conference Dinner

• ECSS 2016 conference dinner

• Hélène Kirchner, Inria

• Patricia Lago, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

• Laura Kovács, Vienna University of Technology

• Roland Jakab, Ericsson

• Willem Jonker, EIT Digital

• Informatics Europe and ERCIM Award winners 2016

• ECSS 2016

• Manuel Hermenegildo, IMDEA Software Institute and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, leading panel on research evaluation

• Gianni Mecca, Università della Basilicata, Potenza, research evaluation panel member

• Ivica Crnkovic, Chalmers University

• Attila Ferik, GE Health

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The capital of Hungary, known by many as the "Pearl of the Danube", is undoubtedly one of the most beautifully located cities in the world. The River Danube runs through the middle of the metropolis of two million, dividing hilly Buda with its narrow cobbled streets and mixture of mediaeval and neo-classical buildings from the flat area of Pest with its wide boulevards.

The picturesque panorama offered by the river and its bridges, the Parliament building, the imposing Royal Castle, the Fishermen's Bastion and the impressive Danube Embankment led UNESCO to place this site on the World Heritage list.

It is a city where the pleasing harmony of different architectural styles and superb structures, the cafés, gastronomy and culture are combined with the legendary Hungarian hospitality, blending into an unforgettable experience for visitors.

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Budapest highlights
Budapest fast facts and travel information

From the airport to the city centre

The Budapest Airport is located 22 kilometers from the city centre.

By taxi: Főtaxi is the official taxi company of Budapest Airport.  Credit cards are accepted. Reservations can be made at the Főtaxi booths at the Terminal 2A and 2B exits. Otherwise, you can just go to the taxi rank in front of the stands. A ride to the city center costs around 6500 HUF (22 EUR) depending on traffic conditions. The price of the taxis is regulated at a fixed tariff of 280 HUF/Km (0.95 EUR/Km) in addition to the one-off basic fee of 450 HUF (1.50 EUR) and the waiting fee. It is not recommended to use non-regulated taxi service providers at the terminal buildings.

Telephone: +36 1 222 2 222
Mobile phones: +36 20 222 2 222, +36 30 222 2 222, +36 70 222 2 222

By minibus: miniBUD is the official airport shuttle service provider for Budapest Airport. It operates as a door-to-door collection service.  the price starts at 7 EUR per person one-way, dependent on the distance. Return tickets are available. The miniBUD’s airport shuttle service should be booked at least 48 hours prior to the departure of your flight , either online at www.minibud.hu or by telephone. Payment can be made by credit card upon reservation. 

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Telephone: +36 1 550 0000

By public transport: From 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., bus number 200E commutes between Terminal 2 and the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal (metro line M3), and the Ferihegy train station (trains to the Nyugati railway station in Budapest). From the Kőbánya-Kispest metro terminal, you can take the M3 metro towards Újpest Központ to reach the city centre. It is possible to change to metro lines M1 and M2 at the Deák Ferenc tér stop in the inner city.

From the city centre to the ECSS venue

By public transport: the best and simplest way to access the venue is by using public transportation. Take tram 4 or 6 (the busiest line connecting North and South Buda through Pest)  to the stop on the Buda side of the Petőfi Bridge (called: Petőfi híd Budai hídfő).  From there, it takes an easy 5-6 minutes walk to get to the Riverside Campus.  Tram 4 or 6 runs 24/7 and has  stops in numerous busy junctions, where you can change to metro lines (M1 - yellow line,  M2 - red line, M3 - blue line).

By Bubi: Bubi is the city bicycle system in Budapest with docking stations all over the city.

By taxi: There are numerous taxi companies available. Pre-ordered taxis tend to be cheaper. Always make sure that the taxi meter is turned on when you start the journey. Please note that taxis are not allowed to enter the Campus, so you will still need to walk a little to reach the building.

Preliminary block bookings have been made at different category hotels for the period of 23-26 October, 2016. All the hotels are close to the conference venue. Click here for more information about the hotels, their location and reservation details. Please make reservations directly with the hotels, using the reservation link or form provided below. You are requested to pay directly to the hotel. Please always mention ECSS 2016 and your reservation number. For any change in travel plans, please contact the hotel directly.

The Organising Secretariat has negotiated favourable prices for ECSS 2016 participants. October is a peak tourist and business season in Budapest, so please make your reservation as early as possible, considering the reservation deadline.   Passed the deadline, the hotel reserves the right to confirm bookings subject to availability. 

At a joint Award ceremony with ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, three Awards will be presented during the ECSS 2016:

To recognize initiatives that advance the quality of research and education in Informatics in Europe, Informatics Europe will present:

• The Best Practices in Education Award recognizing educational initiatives across Europe that improve the quality of Informatics teaching and the attractiveness of the discipline. This award was initiated in 2011.
• The Minerva Informatics Equality Award recognizing best practices in departments or faculties of European universities and research labs that encourage and support the careers of women in Informatics research and education. This award is first presented in 2016.

ERCIM will present

• The Cor Baayen Award to a promising young researcher in computer science and applied mathematics. The award was created in 1995 to honour the first ERCIM President.

All award winners will be invited to present their winning project.

12th European Computer Science Summit - ECSS 2016 -

"Informatics Driving the Digital World"

25–26 October 2016, Budapest, Hungary

Pre-Summit Workshops on 24 October 2016

Deadline for Submissions: August 15, 2016
Notifications of Acceptance: September 7, 2016
Deadline for Early Registration: September 15, 2016

The 12th European Computer Science Summit, ECSS 2016, is the meeting place for anyone interested in issues of research, education, and policy in Information and Computer Sciences. It is a unique opportunity to meet some of the leading decision makers in Informatics research and education, and discuss the critical issues of the discipline.
ECSS 2016 will be held in Budapest, Hungary, October 24-26, 2016, hosted by the Faculty of Informatics - Eötvös Loránd University. The Summit is co-chaired by Lynda Hardman, President of Informatics Europe, and Zoltán Horváth, Dean of Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University. The program chairs are Gregor Engels, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, Germany and László Monostori, MTA SZTAKI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and ERCIM.
The Summit is devoted to important and timely strategic issues and trends regarding all aspects of Informatics: education, research, funding, entrepreneurship, management, career development, and policies. ECSS 2016 brings together key constituencies:

• Heads (deans, chairs) of Informatics/Computer Science/IT departments (schools, faculties, institutes) in universities
• Research directors and managers of research centers, institutes and laboratories, both in public institutions and in industry
• Faculty and researchers from both academia and industry
• Members of funding agencies and government at the European, national, regional, and local level.
• Experts, advisors and thinkers in numerous key topics like ethics, the relation between Informatics and other sciences, the future of the discipline and its influence in the academic world and society.

The central topic of the 2016 Summit is "Informatics Driving the Digital World”.

All over the world, efforts are going on toward the digitization of all aspects of living and working in a modern society. The world becomes digital! People communicate over social digital media, economic and political decisions are based on analyzing digital data, mobility is supported by digital devices, manufacturing is based on cyber-physical systems, health systems are using globally interconnected knowledge bases. In all cases, informatics and information technology is at the core. None of these application areas would make progress without newest insights in theory and practice of informatics.
Thus, stakeholders in all areas expect that systems become safer, more complex, more affordable, and easier accessible. This opens a rare and remarkable opportunity for Informatics as a science and an application field to leverage its in-depth knowledge to both advance theory and influence practice and policy. Although already existing informatics technologies have tremendous potential to drive the digital world, significant challenges need to be overcome to fully realize this potential.
ECSS 2016 will focus on these challenges for the Informatics discipline to drive the digital word. Renowned speakers from academia, economy, and politics will address this topic and present their view on the role of Informatics in driving the digital word.

Invited Speakers

ECSS 2016 will feature keynote talks by some of the most prominent academics, researchers, industry leaders and policy makers from Europe and elsewhere, who will present their latest advances and debate the future of the field. An advanced list of speakers includes:

• Erika Ábrahám, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research, USA (tbc)
• Jan Bosch, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• Manfred Broy, TU Munich, Germany
• Anthony Finkelstein, The Alan Turing Institute, UK
• Roland Jakab, Ericsson, Hungary
• Willem Jonker, EIT Digital, Belgium
• Laura Kovács, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Domenico Laforenza, ERCIM, Italy
• László Palkovics, Ministry of Higher Education Hungary
• Alexander Wolf,  University of California Santa Cruz, USA

A few more speakers will be soon announced.

Call for Position Papers - “Informatics Driving the Digital World”

Informatics is driving the digital transformation in all areas of our life – raising questions not only in research, but also technology and policy. ECCS 2016 is an event to discuss and determine the role of Informatics in this digital transformation process. To determine the spectrum of the opinions we call for submission of position papers for the ECCS 2016.
We invite position statements including, but not restricted to, the following topics:

• Informatics in all areas of life: What is the role of Informatics in society, industry, economics, health care, daily life? How can we position Informatics in the future? How can we reach understanding and acceptance of the important role of Informatics at the core of all areas of our life?
• The role of Informatics in the sciences: How to design the inter- and transdisciplinary work with other sciences? What are the commonalities or differences of research methods? What has to be done to strengthen the central role of Informatics?
• Research (group) and / or faculty of the future: How will computer scientists have to evolve? Factors to consider are local vs. global, mobility and connection, interdisciplinarity, problem vs. idea driven, relation to industry, funding agencies and funding models

The position papers submitted will be screened, and if accepted, be published on the Informatics Europe website as well as submitted as CEUR-WS Proceedings. From the accepted position papers 10 submissions will be invited for a poster presentation during the ECCS 2016 conference in Budapest.

Format and Submission Procedure

We invite 2-4 page submissions in the CS Proceedings and Other Multiauthor Volumes Format from Springer (see https://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0).
We request authors to provide the submission under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and provide a statement to reflect this into a footnote on the first page of the paper.

Please submit your position paper only via Easychair using the following URL:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecss2016

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline: 15 August, 2016
• Paper and Poster acceptance: 7 September, 2016
• Deadline for Early Registration: September 15, 2016
• Conference: October 24-26, 2016

Please direct queries to Prof. Dr. Gregor Engels (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Conference Chairs

Lynda Hardman, Informatics Europe President

Zoltán Horváth, ​Dean of Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University

Program Chairs

​Gregor Engels, Department of Computer Science, University of Paderborn, Germany

László Monostori, MTA SZTAKI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, ERCIM

Organisational Committee

Cristina Pereira, Informatics Europe

Inge van Halst, Informatics Europe

Anikó Csizmazia, Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University

Szilvia Ducerf, Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University

Ágnes Kerek, Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University

Register for the ECSS 2016 and/or the Pre-Summit Workshop in two quick steps:

1. Complete the registration form
2. Proceed with the payment for the events you wish to attend (bank transfer or credit card)

Registration is closed

Registration Fees

The registration fee of the Main Conference (25-26 October) covers:

• Participation in all activities of the Summit
• Coffee breaks, lunches
• Conference Gala Dinner on Tuesday, 25 October
• Conference materials

The registration fee of the Pre-Summit Workshop for Deans and Department Heads (24 October) covers:

• Participation in all activities of the Workshop
• Coffee breaks, lunch
• Welcome reception
• Workshop materials

*Companion invitations for the Gala Dinner are available for purchase, they are not included in the registration fee.

Participants from institutions which are not yet member of Informatics Europe can profit of a special offer. See more details here.

Prices

Early Bird registration (before September 15)

• Informatics Europe Members
  • Pre-Summit Workshop (24 October): EUR 100
  • ECSS (25-26 October): EUR 320
  • ECSS + Pre-Summit Workshop: EUR 380
• Non-Members
  • Pre-Summit Workshop (24 October): EUR 130
  • ECSS (25-26 October): EUR 420
  • ECSS + Pre-Summit Workshop: EUR 480

Normal registration (after September 15)

• Informatics Europe Members
  • Pre-Summit Workshop (24  October): EUR 120
  • ECSS (25-26 October): EUR 400
  • ECSS + Pre-Summit Workshop: EUR 460
• Non-Members
  • Pre-Summit Workshop (24 October): EUR 150
  • ECSS (25-26 October): EUR 520
  • ECSS + Pre-Summit Workshop: EUR 580

The early registration discount is only valid until September 15. Register early to benefit from the discount!

If you have questions or need help with your registration, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

ECSS 2016 and the Pre-Summit Workshop for Deans and Department Heads will be held at:

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Lágymányosi Campus
(Danube Riverside University Campus)
Pázmány Péter sétány  
1117 Budapest

Download the PDF with more information on the venue including maps.

The Faculty of Informatics  of the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is the youngest faculty (2003) of the oldest Hungarian university (1635). ELTE is a modern university with 380 year old traditions. In terms of student and staff number, quality of education and research, international relations and prestige - it is a decisive, elite institution of state higher education in Hungary. The current number of students enrolled yearly has reached 28,000, and there is an academic staff of 1,800 highly-qualified teachers and researchers.

The Faculty of Informatics (FI) moved to its current location when it was separated from the Faculty of Sciences in 2003. It includes eight departments, covering the most important academic fields of Informatics with over 100 faculty members and 2800 students.  It has extensive international relations with higher education institutions and international organisations all over the world. ELTE FI leads the EIT Digital Budapest Associate Partner Group - the only EIT Digital partner located in the Central and Eastern European region.

The venue of the ECSS 2016, the Danube Riverside Campus, is located on the scenic and peaceful banks on the Buda side of the Danube and easily reached by public transportation.

Venue Pre-Summit Workshop: 1/A. Pázmány Péter sétány (North Building), Room 21, floor 7.

Venue Welcome Reception: 1/C. Pázmány Péter sétány (South Building), Main Aula

Venue Main Conference: 1/C. Pázmány Péter sétány (South Building), Room 0.803

Download the PDF with more information on the venue including maps.

Oct. 24            Oct. 25             Oct. 26

The slides of most talks are available for download in the program below.

Venue:  Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) - Lágymányosi Campus (Danube Riverside University Campus) - Pázmány Péter sétány, 1117 Budapest. Download the PDF with more information on the venue including maps.

Workshop: 1/A. Pázmány Péter sétány (North Building), Room 21, floor 7
Welcome Reception: 1/C. Pázmány Péter sétány (South Building), Main Aula
Main Conference: 1/C. Pázmány Péter sétány (South Building), Room 0.803

Monday, 24 October 2016

9:00-17:30  Pre-Summit Workshop for Deans and Department Heads

18:00  ECSS 2016 Welcome Reception

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

8:15-09:00  Registration

09:00-09:10  Welcome and Introduction

• Lynda Hardman, Zoltán Horváth (ECSS 2016 Chairs)
• Gregor Engels (ECSS 2016 Program Chair)

09:10-09:25  Welcome Address

• László Palkovics, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Hungary
           "Digital Transformation: Challenges and Solutions in Computer Science Education"

09.25-10.55  Session 1 "The Computer Science Societies Perspective"

Session Chair: Enrico Nardelli, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"

• 09.25-10.10  Alexander Wolf, Past ACM President
          "Professional Societies in Computing: An Anachronism or an Anchor?"  [Slides]
  

• 10.10-10.55  Domenico Laforenza, ERCIM
          "The Role of Informatics Societies in Contributing to the Scientific, Social and Economic Growth in Europe" [Slides]
  

10.55-11.25  Coffee Break

11:25-12:55  Session 2 "The Research and Policy Perspective"

Session Chair: Hans-Ulrich Heiß, TU Berlin

• 11:25-12:10 – Anthony Finkelstein, The Alan Turing Institute
          "Working in Government: From Research to Policy"   [no slides used]
  

• 12:10-12:55 - Erika Ábrahám, RWTH Aachen
          "The Power of Satisfiability Checking"  [Slides]
  

12:55-14:00  Lunch

14:00-15:30  Session 3 "The Future Perspective"

Session Chair: Leszek Pacholski, TU Wroclaw

• 14:00-14:45 - Manfred Broy, TU Munich
          "How Does the Digital Transformation Affect Informatics as a Scientific Discipline?"  [Slides]
  

• 14:45-15:30 – Jan Bosch, Chalmers University of Technology
          "The Future is Already Here – It’s Just Not Distributed Evenly"  [Slides]
  

15:30-16:00  Coffee Break

16:00-17:00  Panel “Informatics Driving the Digital World – Really?”

Panel Chair: Markus Püschel, ETH Zurich

• Panelists: Erika Ábrahám, Jan Bosch, Manfred Broy, Anthony Finkelstein, Domenico Laforenza, Alexander Wolf

17:00-17:45  Special Session Informatics Europe Activities

Session Chair: Cristina Pereira, Informatics Europe

• 17:00-17:20 Committee on European Computing Education (CECE) - Jan Vahrenhold/ Michael Caspersen [Slides]
• 17:20-17:25 Working Group Women in Informatics Research and Education - Lynda Hardman  [Slides]
• 17:25-17:35 Report Key Data Informatics Education in Europe - Cristina Pereira  [Slides]
• 17:35-17:45 EQANIE Goals and Activities: the Euro-Inf Quality Label - Eduardo Vendrell [Slides]

17:45-18:30  Informatics Europe Annual General Assembly

Session Chairs: Lynda Hardman (President), Cristina Pereira (Secretary General)

19:00-22:00  Conference Dinner: Sightseeing tour with dinner on boat 'Sirona'. 19:00: Meeting point in 1/C. Pázmány Péter sétány (South Building), Danube gate. Maps will be available at the registration desk.

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

08:30-09:00  Registration

09:00-10:30  Session 4 "The Software and Systems Engineering Perspective"

Session Chair: Hélène Kirchner, Inria

• 09:00-09.30 - Patricia Lago, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
          "Software with a Sustainability Intent"  [Slides]
  

• 09:30-10:00 - Laura Kovács, Vienna University of Technology
          "Automated Reasoning for Systems Engineering"  [Slides]
  

• 10:00-10:30 – Willem Jonker, EIT Digital

          "Innovations Driving the Digital Transformation"

10:30-11:00  Coffee Break 

11:00-12:15  Informatics Europe ERCIM Awards Ceremony 2016 - Public Session

Session Chairs: Lynda Hardman (Informatics Europe), Domenico Laforenza (ERCIM)

2016 Best Practices in Education Award (sponsored by Microsoft Research)

• Winner Announcement - Michael Caspersen, Chair Award Committee
• Talk by Winner Representatives   [Slides]

1st Minerva Informatics Equality Award (sponsored by Google)

• Winner Announcement - Lynda Hardman, President Informatics Europe
• Talk by Winner Representatives   [Slides]

ERCIM Cor Baayen Award Ceremony (sponsored by ERCIM)

• Winner Announcement - Domenico Laforenza, President ERCIM
• Talk by Winner   [Slides]

12:15-13:30  Lunch Break

13:30-14:45  Session 5 "Challenges of Digitalization"

Session Chair: Gregor Engels, University of Paderborn

• 13:30-14:00 - Roland Jakab, Ericsson
          "Transformative Power of ICT"  [Slides]
  

• 14:00-14:20 - Ivica Crnkovic, Gordana Dodic-Crnkovic, Chalmers University

               "Digitalization as a strategic choice at University - Challenges in Research and Education"  [Slides]

• 14:20-14:45 - Attila Ferik, GE Health
          "Healthcare Digital Transformation"  [Slides]
  

14:45-15:15  Coffee Break

15:15-16:15  Panel “Research Evaluation”

Panel Chair: Manuel Hermenegildo, IMDEA Software Institute and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid [Intro Slides] [Position Slides]

• Panelists: Lynda Hardman (CWI and Utrecht University), Mike Hicks (University of Maryland), Hélène Kirchner (INRIA) [Slides], Gianni Mecca (Università della Basilicata, Potenza) [Slides]

16:15-16:30 Closing Remarks

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