Overview of our Research Activities
Informatics Europe strives to enhance research quality in informatics by advocating for and promoting quality standards and best practices across various informatics domains. Specifically, our activities focus on the following areas:
Department Evaluation Service
With over 160 member institutes, Informatics Europe has access to a large pool of experts in all areas of computer science. We offer department evaluation services with the focus of enhancing the research and education quality of your department, faculty or institute.
Open Science 
Informatics Europe supports the promotion of transparency and accessibility of research. In late 2021, we started the Open Citations initiative. Our member institutes also have the opportunity to join our new open science working group.
Research Evaluation
In collaboration with other European and international organizations, we work on proposing guidelines and recommendations to improve the way researchers are evaluated in Informatics and closely related areas.
Best Dissertation Award
Sponsored by Springer, we annually recognize an outstanding PhD dissertation in informatics from one of Informatics Europe’s member universities or research institutes. Our aim is to inspire young researchers, acknowledge their contributions and disseminate excellent research with the Informatics Europe community and beyond.
Check out our research activities and services in-depth on our respective web pages under our website's main menu “Research”.
- News Section: “Research Evaluation in Informatics”
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Date: April 2018
Details: A section about “Research Evaluation in Informatics" was published in the ERCIM News (Issue 113).
- Report: “Informatics Research Evaluation”
Openly Accessible Summary ¦¦ Full Report (for logged in IE members)
Date: March 2018
Details: Updating the contents and reinforcing the lasting issues raised in the previous IE report on research evaluation.
- Research Evaluation Activity Progress Update
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Date: 24 October 2017
Details: An update on the progress of the Research Evaluation activity was presented at the special session on Informatics Europe activities during the ECSS 2017.
- Discussion Panel on Research Evaluation
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Date: 26 October 2016
Details: A discussion panel on Research Evaluation was held as part of the program of the ECSS 2016.
- Paper "Research Evaluation for Computer Science"
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Date: April 2009
Details: Viewpoint about the Research Evaluation for Computer Science published in the Communications of the ACM, Vol. 52 No. 4, Pages 31-34, 2009.
- Report "Research Evaluation for Computer Science"
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Date: 20 May 2008
Details: The first version of the report detailing the evaluation of research in computer science.
The updated version of the report was published in 2018. Logged in IE members can download the full 2018 report through this link, while a summary is openly accessible by following this link.
- News Section: “Research Evaluation in Informatics”
CRA
- Best Practices Memo - Incentivizing Quality and Impact: Evaluating Scholarship in Hiring, Tenure, and Promotion (2015)
- Best Practices Memo - Evaluating Computer Scientists and Engineers For Promotion and Tenure (1999)
Académie des Sciences, Leopoldina and Royal Society
European University Association
- Reflections on University Research Assessment: key concepts, issues and actors
- 2017-2018 EUA Open Access Survey Results
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