20091216

CE biweekly meeting

Dec 16, 2009

Research and proposals

One-year research project with Ericsson now under contact (Sally, Per S)
Recruiting under way for that project and for CHAMPP
Devdatt seeking cooperation with Brown University
Several new PhD positions will be opened across the department

Personnel

Student office:

- Victoria still at 50% (Susanna Svantesson supports)

- Åsa plans maternal leave (May?)

Several applications for temp for Tiina
Wolfgang A agrees to coordinate IT programme
One candidate left for NS faculty position

Teaching

Patrik J has sketched out a CSE "package" for other engineering disciplines
Dept. will submit a response to the Restart EDIT final report

- Roger J, Koen C, and Olof T responsible

- IESD programme will also respond

New EU initiative "Erasmus Mundus": Devdatt will investigate
Christer initiates course-level review of master programmes
New master-thesis course plan to be finalized in February!

Department issues

Dept. reorganisation proposed (mail has been sent out by Catarina)

- Software Engineering will be consolidated at CSE

- Interaction Design will be transfered to ITIT

- SET will be split in two divisions (with SE at Lindholmen)

- Many issues; hopefully finished by summer

Local recruitment committee: Per S chairs
2 junior faculty members to be recruited during 2010

- Per S, Dave, Devdatt, Reiner, and Johan to work on defining the fields

AOI

Happy Holidays!
Hope to see you at the Christmas party tonight!