Award Ceremonies

Every year, as part of the ECSS program, Informatics Europe hosts the Award ceremony to honour the winners of its annual awards:

• Best Dissertation Award (BDA) – launched in 2023, this Award celebrates outstanding doctoral research and aims to encourage early-career researchers while promoting excellent research within the Informatics Europe community and beyond.
  BDA 2025 will be presented during the Welcome Reception at the Rennes City Hall on the first day of the Summit (Monday, 27 October).
  
  
• Minerva Informatics Equality Award (MIEA) – recognising best practices by departments or faculties of European universities and research labs that actively encourage and support the careers of women in Informatics research and education.
  MIEA 2025 will be presented during the ECSS Gala Dinner on the second day of the Summit (Tuesday, 28 October).