Format
More precisely, the program for the ACSD 2025 was divided into a keynote, three sessions with research talks and a poster session including minute madness. We were especially delighted to welcome Bruno Buchberger as our keynote speaker. This was particularly exciting as Bruno comes from Innsbruck, developed the highly influential theory of Gröbner bases at the University of Innsbruck as part of his dissertation, and also played a key role in the foundation of our Department and in designing our study program.
For the research talks, we were able to attract renowned scientists from all Austrian universities, who offered a comprehensive insight into the diversity and excellence of Austrian computer science research. The mix of established scientists and young scientists at assistant and associate professor level was highly attractive. These research talks also allowed recently hired professors in Austria and in particular in Innsbruck to present their research to their Austrian colleagues. For Innsbruck, our newly appointed chairs focusing on artificial intelligence, Jörg Lücke and Radu Prodan, presented their research programs, respectively.
PhD students were able to present their research and dissertations during a poster session that took place during the lunch break. In addition, there was a one-minute madness session during which doctoral candidates could promote their posters and research in short pitches. We were very happy to be able to attract PhD students all over Austria to participate in the session. This session not only provided a platform to present their own research, but also an excellent opportunity to network with other scientists and experts from the computer science community.
Summary
In sum, we could welcome almost 80 participants at ACSD'25, who enjoyed the vision of the ACSD series as a networking event for Computer Science in Austria. All Computer Science Departments in Austria were represented and the event offered an impressive range of topics covering both current trends and future developments in computer science. Informal discussions during the breaks allowed participants to network, exchange ideas and initiate potential collaborations.
