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Informatics Europe: A European Computer Science Association SOFSEM 2007, Harrachov

2 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

3 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

4 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

5 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

6 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

7 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

8 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

9 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

10 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

11 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

12 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

13 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

14 Computer Science in Europe A prestigious tradition

15 “European” contributions Programming languages Algol (largely) Pascal, Modula-2, Oberon Simula Ada ML

16 “European” contributions Design & Programming methodology Structured Programming Guarded commands O-O (The original) Z & many formal methods Design Patterns (in part)

17 “European” contributions Concurrency models Semaphores CSP Monitors CCS Pi-calculus Synchronous languages

18 “European” contributions Networks, communication OSI model (in part) The Web! Packet networking Python

19 “European” contributions Theory Axiomatic semantics, assertions Denotational semantics Model checking (in part) Abstract interpretation

20 “European” contributions Systems & software engineering Graphics Proof systems HCI Software product lines Applications of formal methods O-O databases

21 “European” contributions Operating systems THE Linux

22 Organizational milestones First IFIP congress, Algol IFIP Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1968 Numerous standards, e.g. ECMA, ISO

23 Organizational scene National societies  GI, Fakultätentag (Germany)  SI, SARIT (Switzerland)  BCS (UK)  Specif (previously: AFCET), SEE (France)  GRIN, GII (Italy)  Various Europe-wide groups, e.g. ERCIM  ACM initiatives

24 Why a Europe-wide organization? We largely face the same problems Political authorities and the public largely do not understand computer science We don’t have a common voice

25 How it started 2004, EPFL and ETH ECSS (European Computer Science Summit)  ETH Zurich, October 2005  ETH Zurich, October 2006  TU Berlin, October and 2006 to 100 participants from all over the region Keynotes:  Ed Lazowska (U. Washington / US CRA)  Michael Ley (DBLP, Trier)  Robert Constable (Cornell/US CRA)  Robert Cosnard (INRIA)  etc. Informatics Europe officially created at 2006 summit

26 A sample of issues Place & image of CS in the roster of sciences Continuing to attract students, image of the discipline Diversity of national educational models Curriculum reform and harmonization, “Bologna” process European research policy and funding model Influence we can have on it? Department ranking? Egalitarianism vs elitism Role of department heads Attracting more women to CS and making sure they succeed Special issues of emerging countries Accreditation Teaching CS to non-CS majors Research and publication assessment Relationship to other disciplines (“Computational X”) …

27 European strengths Free, publicly funded education Strong scientific basis in education Cultural diversity Contacts with other cultures Closeness with US community Long & prestigious history Strong research organizations, e.g. Max Planck/Fraunhofer, INRIA, CWI Research centers of international organizations: Microsoft in Cambridge, Google in Zurich… Roster of world-class departments Strong industrial base, e.g. SAP, French & UK software houses Research support: EU, Switzerland, UK, specific countries Vagaries of US policies, especially immigration

28 The model: (US) CRA Computing Research Association 25 years of existence! Association of PhD-granting universities in North America Successfully acts as a lobbyist for the CS community, with offices in Washington (together with ACM) Has been extremely successful in pushing the agenda of computer scientists

29 Where we can make a difference An example: What constitutes a publication & achievement record in computer science, especially in systems?

30 Informatics Europe Nonprofit organization Temporarily hosted at ETH Scope: “Europe” (i.e. Council of Europe plus Israel)

31 Informatics Europe

32 The Informatics Europe model Association whose members are institutions (not people):  Informatics departments of PhD-granting universities (“Informatics” taken in a broad sense, e.g. includes computer engineering, business informatics)  Not Fachhochschulen or equivalent  Membership fees Management structure:  Executive board, about 12 people, 3-year term renewable once  Attempt at reasonable balance, but not nation-based  No national quota  Members of Executive Board must belong to member institution, but represent themselves

33 Relationship to other organizations Informatics Europe is not a federation of national associations (such as IFIP) Structure will keep a place for associated organizations, e.g.  ACM  CRA  Similar organizations elsewhere (Australia, South Africa…)  National organizations

34 Executive Board Christine Choppy (Paris) Gregor Engels (Paderborn) Victor Gergel (Nizhny Novgorod) Ayse Kiper (Ankara) Pierre Lescanne (ENS Lyon) Jan van Leeuwen (Utrecht) (Vice President) Jeff Magee (Imperial College) Andrew McGettrick (Strathclyde) Bertrand Meyer (ETH Zurich) (president) Manfred Nagl (Aachen) Jørgen Staunstrup (Copenhagen) Letizia Tanca (Politecnico di Milano) Willy Zwaenepoel (EPFL) (Vice President) Gordon Davies (ACM representative)

35 Aims (from the bylaws) Informatics Europe is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of research and education in Computer Science and associated technologies (“Informatics”) in Europe Goals are:  To support the successful development of the field  To foster quality & ethics in research & education  To represent the informatics community with governmental & scientific authorities  To publicize the achievements and challenges of informatics  To advise the public and government on issues related to informatics

36 Activities (from bylaws)  Services to members (see next)  Informatics Europe Conference, annual  Specific conferences, workshops  Web site  Reports on specific topics  Standards of conduct, codes of ethics  Interaction with public, governments, media, industry to raise and resolve research- & education-related CS issues  Annual Assembly

37 The key tasks 1.Gather data 2.Provide immediately tangible services 3.Harmonize Bologna requirements (Bachelor-Master) 4.Establish external links 5.Establish presence, get recognized by governments

38 Initial working groups  Image of the discipline  Curriculum  Evaluating research  Facts & Figures  Strategy and lobbying Mailing lists and Wikis

39 Services to members  Informatics Europe Tech Watch digest (weekly, already on)  Forums  Source of up-to-date Facts & Figures: student numbers, PhD numbers, PhD requirements, women enrollment, EU and other funding, tuition, …  Lobbying with Brussels & other authorities  Coordination regarding curriculum, relation to other disciplines, PhD requirements  Representation to associated organizations  …

40 The newsletter Informatics Europe Tech Watch Digest Appears weekly, Friday at 17:00 Concentrate of events in technology and research, with a European accent Subscribe: - europe.org/pipermail/Informatics Europe-digest/ - europe.org/pipermail/Informatics Europe-digest/ Archive: bin/mailman/listinfo/Informatics Europe-digest bin/mailman/listinfo/Informatics Europe-digest

41 Informatics Europe Tech Watch digest Output: Subscribe and publicize Input: Send information

42 Where does the money come from? Member dues Make sure your organization subscribes quickly! At the moment: Startup funding from ETH Zurich: one position (Peter Kiowski)

43 Becoming a member Advantages:  Participate in working groups  Get exclusive information  Reduced rates at ECSS and other events  Help build informatics in Europe Registration fees: EUR 2500 (West), 1000 (East)

44 Next conference European Computer Science Summit Berlin, 8-9 October 2007 Conference Chair: Hans-Ulrich Heiss (TU Berlin) Program Chair: Jeff Magee (Imperial College)

45 The secret agenda Computer Science!

46 What you can do Subscribe to newsletter Participate in forums Provide ideas Publicize Informatics Europe, talk about it Mention it to your department or institute head Make sure your organization becomes a member now!

47 Informatics Europe