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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ: ๐€ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐  ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ

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.

Left to right: Danupon Nanongkai, MPI Saarbrucken, Germany; Luke Ong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Frederik Gaardbo, IrisGroup, Denmark (Panel Secretary); David Basin, ETH Zรผrich, Switzerland; Jan Gulliksen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (Chair); Kaj Grรธnbรฆk, Head of Department, Aarhus University; Lene Hjรธllund, Head of Staff, Aarhus University; Anders Mรธller, Deputy Head of Department, Aarhus University.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ:  โ€œThe Department of Computer Science is already, in many respects, a world-leading research and education institution with high international ranking.โ€

๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: โ€œScientific impact is evidenced by discoveries that are intellectually deep and/or technologically transformative. The Departmentโ€™s 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€.

๐ŸŒ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: โ€œThe 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€

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: โ€œTheir hiring success owes much to a strategic and proactive approach to faculty recruitment, combining an annual โ€œbroad callโ€ (designed to synchronize with the US recruitment season) with ad hoc calls that target both strategic and โ€œopportunisticโ€ 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.