20090615

CE biweekly meeting

June 15, 2009

Personnel

Recruiting committee working on ID position
Jörgen Hansson + Robert Fält recommended for SE positions
Jan Bosch visits dept. today
Jubilee chair next year (again!)

- Systems biology

Teaching

Patrik Jansson will develop a CS minor for other master programmes
Work goes on to join SE master with that of ITIT

Research and proposals

Strategic initiative proposal feedback arrived on May 28
ICT: Outstanding (5/5) [not funded]

- LU + LiU + BTH + HH, KTH + SU also Outstanding [both funded]

E-Science @ CHalmers: Excellent (4/5) [not funded]
Transportation: Excellent (4/5) [funded]
Production: Excellent (4/5) [funded]
E-Science @ GU: unclear to me [not funded]

Department issues

Semiannual meeting with Univ. President on May 26

- Fix up the SE situation!

- Increase international exchange!

- Improve gender balance, esp. among PhD students!

Last point very important; will affect future funding levels if not straightened up.
Corner lounges will be glassed in

Chalmers issues

Great results for Chalmers in strategic funding proposals

- ... but ICT and E-Science were nixed :-(

Sketch for new University organization is being prepared

- Includes strategic areas as a third dimension in addition to the departmental and the teaching organizations

Reorganization of all teaching along lines of EDIT are being floated

AOI

Division web pages should be brushed up!
Suggested timeslot for seminar series with NS: Fridays at 10 or 13

- Not every week -- maybe once a month?

Summer staffing will be posted at mail room

Have a nice summer; next div meeting on August 24 (tentative)