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Arvutiteaduse tippkeskus /
Centre of Excellence in Computer Science, EXCS |
EXCS (Estonian eXcellence in Computer Science) is a new
Estonian centre of excellence in research (CoE) 2008-2015 that has
been awarded funding within the Measure for the development of CoEs of
the Operational programme for the development of the economic
environment of the Estonian system for the implementation of the EU
Structural Funds 2007-2013.
EXCS is based on the target-financed themes of Tarmo Uustalu (Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn Univ. of Technology), Ahto
Buldas (Cybernetica AS), Jaak Vilo,
Marlon Dumas and Mare Koit (University of
Tartu).
It builds on the achievements and experience of CDC (Centre for Dependable
Computing), the Estonian CoE in computer science and engineering
2002-2007.
Did you benefit from EXCS funding? Do not forget to acknowledge ERDF support or else you are
asking for trouble!
We take our field seriously and promote publication at best
venues. See our publications
policy.
NEWS:
- [18 Jan. 2012] We have received a notice about state financing of
our research (the so-called target financing) this year 2012. The two
continuing research themes continue to be funded. In replacement for
the three themes that finished 2011, we proposed four new. One was
awarded 72.9 pct of the requested amount, one received 53.3 pct of the
requested amount, two were denied funding. Our level of funding from
the Estonian state in 2012 is down by 19.8 pct from 2011 and 24.2 pct
from 2008 (= the start of EXCS).
- 24 March-1 April 2012, we host ETAPS 2012, the 15th installment
of Europe's premier conference on software science, in Tallinn.
- Our winter school: The 17th
EWSCS will take place 26 Feb.-2 March 2012!
- The winter theory days of
2012 will take place 27-29 Jan. at Kubija.
- 18-22 Dec. 2011, Prof. Marc
Bezem visited the PLS WG.
- Peeter Laud won the 2011 young researcher award of President of
Estonia.
- Meelis Kull was awarded the 2nd prize and Margus Niitsoo the 3rd
prize in physical and engineering sciences in the category of PhD
students at the 2011 national student research competition. Leopold
Parts (U. of Toronto) won one of the two grands prix.
- 8 Dec. 2011, Wolfgang
Jeltsch defended his TU Cottbus PhD thesis.
- 26 Nov. 2011, Dan Bogdanov spoke at TEDx Tartu.
- 20-26 Nov. 2011, Dr. Andreas Abel (LMU
München) visited the PLS WG.
- 17-18 Nov. 2011, Dr. James Brotherston
(Imperial College) visited the PLS WG.
- 13-17 Nov. 2011, Karl Palmskog (KTH) visited the PLS WG.
- 14 Nov. 2011, Lya Meister defended her UT PhD thesis.
- 31 Oct. 2011, Reina Uba defended her UT PhD thesis.
- Riivo Talviste won one of the prizes of the 2011 student research
competition of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
- 19 Oct. 2011, Prof. Dominique
Unruh gave his inaugural lecture at UT.
- 26-28 Oct. 2011, the Sec WG organized the NordSec 2011 workshop in
Tallinn.
- 10 Oct. 2011, Bingsheng
Zhang defended his UT PhD thesis.
- The 2011 autumn Theory Days took
place at Tõrve 7-9 October 2011.
- 5-7 Oct. 2011, the PLS and SE WGs organized the Finno-Ugric SPLST 2011 symposium on software
technology in Tallinn.
- 4 Oct. 2011, promoted EXCS at a conference of the Estonian
centres of excellences research organized by the Estonian Academy of
Sciences.
- 29-30 Sept. 2011, the Sec WG organized the VoteID 2011
conference in Tallinn.
- The 10th ESSCaSS
summer school took place at Otepää 21-25 August 2011.
- 4 July 2011, Tarmo Uustalu and Tanel Alumäe presented EXCS at the
visit of the French ambassador H.E. Dr. Frédéric Billet to IoC.
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Latest update 18 January 2012