๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ: ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
Last week, an international expert panel conducted the five-year research evaluation of the Department. We are proud and flattered by the positive evaluation report. We are also eager to work on the constructive advice provided for our next steps in the strategic development of the Department.
๐ก ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: โThe Department of Computer Science is already, in many respects, a world-leading research and education institution with high international ranking.โ
๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: โScientific impact is evidenced by discoveries that are intellectually deep and/or technologically transformative. The Departmentโs publication record has been outstanding. Their faculty have won numerous distinguished research awards (test-of-time, best paper, life-time research awards) and prestigious program grants (their success in winning ERC grants is simply amazing)โ.
๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: โThe Department presented impressive examples about how their research and activities have contributed to societal impact. Their scientific innovations that were turned into several successful companiesโ
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: โTheir hiring success owes much to a strategic and proactive approach to faculty recruitment, combining an annual โbroad callโ (designed to synchronize with the US recruitment season) with ad hoc calls that target both strategic and โopportunisticโ hires.โ
Thank you to the panel members - Jan Gulliksen, David Basin, Danupon Nanongkai, and Luke Ong - for your deep insights and valuable recommendations. Your advice will help us elevate the Department to new heights.