Joint ERCIM Actions

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Computer Science Academia

Interview with María-del-Mar Gallardo, ITIS Software, University of Málaga

Dear María, what is your role in your organization?
I am currently a full professor of Computer Science at the Institute for Software Engineering and Software Technology of the University of Malaga (ITIS) (Spain) (itis.uma.es). The institute comprises around 140 researchers and technicians, including permanent staff (approximately 60%) and trainees. Its activities are carried out in five research areas: Automatic Software Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Intelligent Networks and Services, and Applications. At the Institute, I co-lead the Morse group, which focuses on contributions in the areas of mobile communication networks and formal methods.

Beyond Compliance 2024: Research Ethics in the Digital Age

by Anaëlle Martin (French National Advisory Ethics Council for Health and Life Sciences)

After Paris in 2022 [L1] followed by Porto in 2023 [L3], the third edition of the ERCIM Forum ‘Beyond Compliance’ was held in Budapest on 14-15 October 2024, at the HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control [L3]. This year’s event, which took place both in person and online, continued the discussion on the tough ethical issues faced by researchers in digital sciences. The scientific richness of these two days lay not only in the distinguished status of the speakers, but also in the wide range of cutting-edge topics covered. The diversity of contributions and the high calibre of Forum participants made it possible to explore digital issues from cultural, legal, (geo)political, historical, philosophical, and ethical perspectives.

ERCIM “Alain Bensoussan” Fellowship Programme

The ERCIM Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is one of ERCIM’s principal activities. The programme is open to young researchers worldwide and focuses on a broad range of fields in computer science and mathematics.
The fellowship helps promising scientists improve their knowledge of European research structures and networks, and gain insight into the working conditions of leading European research institutions. Fellowships last for 12 months (with a possible extension) and are spent at one of the ERCIM member institutes.