Conference Schedule

Mon, 27 Oct           Tue, 28 Oct        Wed, 29 Oct

The program and schedule are subject to change. Last updated: 12 Sep

Monday, 27 October 2025

Two workshops run in parallel with a joint opening session and poster session during breaks.

09:00 - 17:00 Leaders Workshop - "How to cope with changes in Informatics departments?"

Chairs: Ana C.R. PaivaUniversity of Porto (Portugal) and Jean-Marc Jézéquel, IRISA / University of Rennes (France)

Session description

09:00 - 10:30 Joint Opening Session with Professional Development Workshop for Early Career Researchers

  • Welcome Speech & Opening Talks:
    • Moore’s Law Calls for the Next-Generation University by Maarten Steinbuch, Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands)
    • Shaping Future Leaders: Lessons from Recent Doctorates

10:30 - 11:00  Coffee Break 

11:00-12:30  Joint Panel Session with Professional Development Workshop for Early Career Researchers
                      "Sharing Best Practices among Deans/Leaders
 — Identifying key challenges in adapting to change"

12:30 - 13:30  Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Group Work to Discuss Challenges

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:30 Group Work to Discuss Challenges (cont.)

16:30 - 17:00 Closing Remarks

09:00 - 17:00 Professional Development Workshop for Early Career Researchers

Chairs: Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Groningen (the Netherlands), Elisabetta Di NittoPolitecnico di Milano (Italy) and Gregor Engels, University of Paderborn (Germany).

Session description

09:00 - 10:30 Joint Opening Session with Leaders Workshop

  • Welcome Speech & Opening Talks:
    • Moore’s Law Calls for the Next-Generation University by Maarten Steinbuch, Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands)
    • Shaping Future Leaders: Lessons from Recent Doctorates

10:30 - 11:00  Coffee Break 

11:00-12:30  Joint Panel Session with Leaders Workshop
                      "Sharing Best Practices among Deans/Leaders — Identifying key challenges in adapting to change"

12:30-13:30  Lunch

13:30-15:00 Career Development Support Session for Early Career Researchers

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

15:30-17:00 PhD Symposium

18:00 - 19:30 Welcome Reception at the Rennes City Hall

Coffee breaks on Monday are scheduled at 10:30 and 15:00, with lunch from 12:30 to 13:30, for both workshops.


   Tuesday, 28 October 2025

09:00 - 10:30 Keynotes Session - "Integrating Quantum in Informatics Departments"

Chair: Jean-Marc Jézéquel, Informatics Europe / IRISA / University of Rennes (France)

Session description

09:00 - 09:30 Opening Session

  • Welcome Address

09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speakers Session

  • Manuel Wimmer, Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria) on "Integrating Quantum Computing into European Informatics Departments"

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 Informatics Europe Session, incl. AGA

Chairs: Jean-Marc Jézéquel and Nuria Anguera, Informatics Europe

Session description

13:30 - 19:00 Social Event: Trip to Mont Saint-Michel, UNESCO World Heritage

Guided tour with complimentary bus transfer.

20:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner at Château de Cucé

Venue: Château de Cucé, 35510 Cesson-Sévigné

Tuesday’s coffee break is scheduled for 10:00, with lunch from 12:00 to 13:15.


   Wednesday, 29 October 2025

The day features three parallel workshops in the morning and two in the afternoon.

09:00 - 12:30 Workshop co-organised with National Informatics Associations

Chair: Heri Ramampiaro, NTNU (Norway)

Session description

09:00 - 12:30 Green ICT & ICT for Green Workshop

Chairs: Marco AielloUniversity of Stuttgart (Germany) and Monica VitaliPolitecnico di Milano (Italy)
Supported by IE's Green ICT Working Group

Session description

09:00 - 12:30 Open Science & Open Source Workshop

Chairs:Lenuta AlboaieAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (Romania) and Philippe Krief, Eclipse Foundation
Supported by IE's Open Science Working Group

Session description

09:00 - 09:10  Welcome & Opening

09:10 - 09:30   Interactive Kick-off – SPEED BOAT Game

09:30 – 11:30  Expert Talks

    • The bridge between Open Source and Open Science by Roberto Di Cosmo,  Software Heritage
    • How France supports OSPOs in universities – sovereignty, practices, transparency by Isabelle Blanc, Ministry of Higher Education and Research (France)
    • Setting up an OSPO: lessons from the field by Violaine Louvet, CNRS (France)
    • EU OSPO templates, governance and best practices by Boris Baldassari, Eclipse Foundation

11:30 -  12:00   Open discussion with the panelists

12:00 - 12:30   Wrap-up & Action

13:30 - 16:00 Diversity & Inclusion Workshop

Chairs: Simona MotognaBabeş-Bolyai University (Romania), Oana AndreiUniversity of Glasgow (UK) and Lola BurgueñoUniversity of Malaga (Spain)
Supported by IE's Diversity & Inclusion Working Group

Session description

13:30 - 13:35 Welcome and Intro

13:35 - 14:25 Invited presentations

14:25 - 15:00 Panel discussion

Panellists:

    • Matthew Grech-Sollars, University College London (UK)
    • Malvina Latifaj, Mälardalen University (Sweden)

15:00 - 16:00 Interactive collaborative activity – Co-design activity to propose change for inclusion in working spaces

13:30 - 16:30 Ethics Workshop

Chair: Covadonga Rodrigo (UNED, Spain)
Supported by IE's Ethics Working Group

Session description

13:30 – 14:20   Interaction activity starting from an Ethics4EU resource on Dark Patterns
co-chaired by Monica Landoni, Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland)

14:20 – 14:30   WG updates: Overview of aims and ongoing activities

14:30  16:30   Round table & Panel: "Addressing ethical challenges with security in the digital society"
with an interactive exchange exploring perspectives from the WG members, as well as leaders across the Informatics Europe and ERCIM communities.
co-chaired by Emma Beauxis Aussalet, ERCIM & Vrije Universiteit (Netherlands) with panellists:

  • Ethics and Accountability, Tatjana Welzer, University of Maribor (Slovenia)
  • Raising Ethical Awareness to Combat Dark Patterns, Kristina Lapin, Vilnius University (Lithuania)
  • GenAI: deepfakes, misinformation and risks in the digital society, Rafael Pastor, UNED (Spain)
  • Marco Gercke, ERCIM

Consider also attending the ERCIM meetings on 30 October (immediately after ECSS; same location), as all ECSS participants are offered a complimentary invitation.

Wednesday's coffee break is scheduled at 10:30 and 15:00, and lunch at 12:30-13:30, for all workshops.

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