Conference Schedule

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

The program and schedule are subject to change. Last updated: 13 May

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 ECR WS

  • Welcome Speech & Opening Talks:
    • Is Technology our Friend? 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  Panel: 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

Chair: Dimka Karastoyanova, University of Groningen (the Netherlands)

Session description

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

Restaurant details will follow.

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

Chair: Marco AielloUniversity of Stuttgart (Germany)
Supported by IE's Green ICT Working Group

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

13:30 - 17:00 Diversity & Inclusion Workshop

Chair: Simona MotognaBabeş-Bolyai University (Romania)
Supported by IE's Diversity & Inclusion Working Group

13:30 - 17:00 Ethics Workshop

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

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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