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ERCIM is pleased to announce the launch of three new ERCIM Working Groups, strengthening collaboration and research excellence across key strategic areas of ICT. 

Four new Strategic Reports have been published on the ERCIM website, presenting the outcomes of the latest ERCIM-JST workshop, jointly organised by ERCIM and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

Valencia, Spain, 22–25 September 2026 

The 45th edition of the International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SafeComp 2026), to be held in Valencia in September 2026, will focus on the theme “Engineering safe and sustainable computing systems”, addressing the challenge of combining safety, security and sustainability in computing infrastructures. Founded in 1979, this conference brings together experts to share advances, experiences, and trends in the safety, reliability, and sustainability of critical systems.

Liverpool, UK, 2-4 September 2026

FMICS is the annual conference of the ERCIM Working Group on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems, and it is the key conference in the intersection of industrial applications and Formal Methods.
The aim of the FMICS conference series is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners who are interested in the development and application of formal methods in industry. FMICS brings together scientists and engineers who are active in the area of formal methods and interested in exchanging their experiences in the industrial usage of these methods. The FMICS conference series also strives to promote research and development for the improvement of formal methods and tools for industrial applications.

A joint Informatics Europe / ERCIM Working Group on Software Research has published the position paper “Reclaiming Software Engineering as the Enabling Technology for the Digital Age.” The paper argues that software engineering must be recognised as a foundational enabling technology underpinning advances across artificial intelligence, data-driven systems, cyber-physical systems, and digital infrastructures.

Dr Miriam Santos, Assistant Professor at the University of Porto, has been awarded the 2025 Cor Baayen Award for her outstanding research in data quality and ethical AI.

The ERCIM 2025 Fall Meetings will be held on 29–30 October 2025 at Inria Rennes University, France.

The programme will include task group meetings, joint sessions with Informatics Europe, strategic discussions, and the ERCIM AISBL General Assembly. The registration form will made available shortly.

https://www.ercim.eu/events/ercim-days/ercim-2025-fall-meetings/