Created in 2004, ESOF is one of the most significant international conferences, having an impact on the science and world transformation. During the event, scientists, entrepreneurs, politicians, journalists and inhabitants are going to discuss the latest scientific achievements, the arts and their impact on society. 

The participation in ESOF2024 is free of charge.

12 June 2024
 

9.15 | Opening ceremony

11.15 – 12.30 | Rethinking scientific excellence to improve research culture 

Speakers

• Leszek Kaczmarek, ERC Scientific Council member and Professor of Neurobiology, Nencki Institute, Poland

13.00 – 14.15 | Tracking invisible contaminants: sources and fate of micropollutants

Moderator:

• David Gallego-Torres, Scientific Officer, ERCEA

Speakers

• Matti Rissanen, Associate professor of aerosol physics, Tampere University, Finland
• Martin Schultz, Leader of a research group on Earth System Data Exploration, Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Germany
• Monica Passananti, Associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy
• Helge Niemann, Professor in the Earth Sciences Department, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

14.45 – 16.00 | Frontier research, concrete outcomes for European ecosystems conservation

Moderator:

• Ines Marin Moreno, Scientific Officer, ERCEA

Speakers:

• Kris Verheyen, Professor in the Department of Environment, University of Ghent, Belgium 
• Joana Gaspar de Freitas, Principal Investigator in the History Department, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Ainhoa Magrach, Research Professor at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, Ikerbasque, Spain

13 June 2024

 

9.45 – 10.15 | Do you know how your data was made? You should - Digital transformation

• Isto Huvila, Professor in Information Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
   

9.45 – 11.00 | Tissue regeneration: from skin tissue models to curing fatal skin diseases

Moderator

• Konstantina Topouridou, Scientific Officer, ERCEA 

Speakers:

• Hans H. Wandall, Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Antonella Motta, Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Italy
   

13.00 – 13.15 | The Multiple Lives of Excellence: Diversifying Open Science - Transformation within scientific excellence

• Sabina Leoni, Professor of Philosophy and History of Science, University of Exeter
   

13.00 – 14.15 | The role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in digital transition 

Moderator: 

• Valeria Croce, Scientific Officer, ERCEA

Speakers:

• Andrea Ganna, Associate Professor, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Finland
• Fosca Giannotti, Professor of Computer Science, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
• Claartje ter Hoeven, Professor of Organizational Dynamics in the Digital Society, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
• Marcin Korecki, Post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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13.15 – 14.15 | The importance of rewarding good research practices - Transformation within scientific excellence

• Toma Susi, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

14.45 – 16.00 | Elevating Excellence: Navigating Practical Dimensions of Open Science

Speakers

• Leszek Kaczmarek, ERC Scientific Council member and Professor of Neurobiology, Nencki Institute, Poland
• Toma Susi, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

14 June 2024
 

9.45 – 11.00 | The Path to Scientific Excellence - in search of an ERC Grant

Moderator

• Michał Daszykowski, Vice-Rector for Research and Finance, University of Silesia, Poland

Speakers

• Bogna Hryniszyn, Director of the Excellence in Science Department, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Poland
• Isto Huvila, Professor in Information Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Leszek Kaczmarek, ERC Scientific Council member and Professor of Neurobiology, Nencki Institute, Poland
• Artur Obłuski, Head of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and Associate professor, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Magdalena Winiarska, Assistant professor in the Department of Immunology, University of Warsaw, Poland

18.00 | Closing ceremony