The Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) invites you to the event:
Computer Science in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: The President of the ACM, Yannis Ioannidis, and the Student Community Discuss the Future of Computing and Societal Challenges”
📍 Main Auditorium, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University Campus
📅 Tuesday, 19 May 2026
🕘 Registration: 09:30 | Opening: 10:00 | Closing: 13:00
Program
09:30–10:00 | Registration and Arrival
10:00–10:25 | Opening Remarks
Opening remarks will be delivered by:
- Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Sophia Papaioannou, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion, NKUA
- Dimitris Gunopulos, Chair of the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, NKUA
10:30–11:15 | Keynote Address
Speaker: Prof. Yannis Ioannidis, President of the Association for Computing Machinery and Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, NKUA
11:15–11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30–11:50 | Student Spotlight. Short presentations (approximately 3 minutes each) of student projects and competition initiatives from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications.
12:00–13:00 | Panel Discussion: “The Future of Computing and Society”. Discussion with the ACM President, featuring invited speakers and undergraduate and postgraduate students from the student community.
Participants:
- Prof. Yannis Ioannidis, President of the ACM & Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications
- Dr Timos Sellis, Director of the “Archimedes” Research Unit, Athena Research Center
- Dr Konstantina Bereta, Director of Research Labs, Kpler
- Students of the Department
13:00–14:00 | Closing and Networking Reception
Closing of the event followed by an invitation for discussion and networking at the NKUA Museum of Informatics and Telecommunications, held in the context of the International Museum Day.
