20100113

CE biweekly meeting

Jan 13, 2010 (yay!)

Research and proposals

Financing of PhD students via personal stipends is on the way out

- Decision likely during spring

Two new junior faculty members (tenure-track) will be recruited

- Per S in group that defines areas

Personnel

One applicant still left for NS faculty position

- Test lecture on Jan 20, at 3:15 pm

Vilhelm Verendel to move to Energi & Miljö
ID will post junior faculty position
Åsa Samdell plans maternity leave from May
Tiina Rankanen goes on maternity leave in February

- Replacement is being recruited; possibly a void of a couple of weeks

Teaching

External HSV evaluation of the CS bachelor programme will likely be in 2012, not 2011
Morten Fjeld will be Director of Studies for ID (replacing Olof Torgerson)
Information meeting for presumptive/potential PhD studens on Jan 20, 3:15pm

- See Jan J for more info

Department issues

Div. Interaction Design (ID) evaluating a move to ITIT

- Software Engineering would then be consolidated at D&IT, at Campus Lindholmen

Dept. Council needs new industry members

- Catarina will contact several candidates

Space wars!

- Many new hires mean 5453, corner on floor 4, possibly E-room may have to be converted to offices

- ... at least until SE moves to Lindholmen

Evaluation of hiring committee organization is ongoing
Slight change of top-level organization at Rector's office being considered

- Not likely directly influencing our daily work

AOI

New IT services agreement
General move to RH5 for all Linux machines is being considered