Welcome

A word in greeting

The Faculty of Computer Science and Automation takes great pleasure in inviting researchers, students, practitioners and all who are interested in technology to come to Ilmenau University of Technology on 13th – 17th September 2010 for the 55th International Scientific Colloquium (IWK). The IWK looks back on a long tradition and has proved itself again and again to be the best of platforms for scientific exchange, whatever the different political, economic or scientific situation.

This year’s title is Crossing Borders within the ABC of Automation, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science. This breadth represents the many fields in which the Faculty of Computer Science and Automation excels in research and teaching. The interdisciplinary nature of the Faculty’s work crosses not only the borders between the departments in Ilmenau but those between Ilmenau and other research or teaching establishments within Germany and beyond. This multiple competence in engineering and computing is acknowledged internationally. With both our own interests and those of our University’s partners in mind, it is our intention to maintain this edge long-term and on a sustainable basis. By taking part in the 2010 IWK, you will yourself benefit from the scientific content and will be able to add to the range of academic competence represented.

The organising committee has decided to offer the 2010 IWK in the form of workshops. Experience obtained in many international conferences suggests that academic meetings function most effectively when there is this form of scientific discussion and exchange of information. New research projects and teaching concepts are often a result. You may choose the workshops that you feel most at home in from the topic point of view. At the same time the fact that there are so many workshops means that members of all workshops will come in contact with neighbouring topics. Such synergy is just the intention of the organisers, who wish to encourage interdisciplinary research and development.

Please accept this invitation as a challenge to withstand the trends of passing fashion and resist inflationary pressure to publish; come to share in this setting where quality is written as large as originality and creativity: the International Scientific Colloquium in Ilmenau in 2010. Take the opportunity of presenting your innovative work and your current research results.

We know we can rely on participants to play an active role in helping to coordinate what will doubtlessly be discussions and conversations of great interest to all, and we thank you in advance.