The seminar is held in collaboration with the Gender Equality & Anti-Discrimination Committee of FORTH.

The aim of the seminar is to incorporate principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in the research practice and ecosystem of Computer Science and more broadly in STEM. It spans in two days activities.

1st Day: Monday, March 30th, 2026, 11:30-16:00, in person, “Costas Fotakis” Seminar Room. The event will be held in English and will be recorded.

The program summary is given bellow. The detailed program can be found here.

2nd Day: Tuesday, March 31st, 2026, 10:15-11:30, at the cafeteria lobby. We warmly invite you to the “1st Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Coffee Hour”. While having a coffee together, we will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with our special guest Dr. Anna Szlavi, Gender in STEM Expert. This will be a casual/informal hour for interaction, discussion, highlighting the theme and exploring collaboration opportunities. You are warmly welcome!

Monday, March 30th, 2026, 11:30-16:30, “Costas Fotakis” Seminar Room

• 11:30 – 11:45 WELCOME by
  Prof. P. Tsakalides, Director of the Institute of Computer Science
• 11:45 – 13:40 KEYNOTE
  Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in Computer Science and Beyond
  Dr. Anna Szlavi, Gender in STEM Expert, Assistant Professor at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria
  • Presentation session: theoretical background (45 min)
  • Break (10 min)
  • Hands-on Workshop (45 min)
  • Feedback and closing (15 min)
• 13:40 – 14:10 BREAK
   finger food lunch & coffee
• 14:10 – 16:00 ROUND TABLE: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Initiatives and Activities
  • Gender Equality & Anti-Discrimination Committee of FORTH: targeting a future without stereotypes (20 min)
    Dr. K. Chrissopoulou, FORTH-IESL
  • The Critical Role of Research Managers in successful implementation of Research Activities (20 min)
    Dr. M. Makridaki, FORTH-ICS
  • Gender Discrimination & Balance in FORTH: Statistical Analysis of the HRS4R (Human Resources Strategy for Researchers) Questionnaire (20 min)
    Dr. Y. Kamarianakis, FORTH-IACM
  • Inclusion Matters in Research: Lessons from the INCLUDE project
    S. Kapeloni, FORTH-IMBB (20 min)
  • Mind the Gender Gap in Computer Science(MindGenGapICT) (20 min)
    Magdalini Chatzaki (Staff, MSc.)
  • Discussion, Q&As (10 min)

For more info please contact:

Magdalini Chatzaki
Department of Systems and Networks
Institute of Computer Science
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Tel: +30 2810 39 1458
e-mail: magda@ics.forth.gr