ERCIM News No. 142 Special theme: "Inclusive Digital Futures: Intersectionality, Accessibility, and Responsible Innovation"

Dear ERCIM News reader,

The October 2025 issue of ERCIM News (Number 142) is now online! The special theme of this issue looks at how Computer Science can help build more inclusive and diverse communities. This includes both the digital world and its own research and work environments. The issue features contributions from diverse fields of research and innovation, as well as reports on applied initiatives and policies that promote inclusion and diversity.

This special theme was coordinated by our guest editors Magdalini Chatzaki (FORTH-ICS) and Anna Szlávi (Johannes Kepler University)

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No. 143 – January 2025
Special Theme: AI for Science

Call for Contributions

Announcements in this issue

• Dagstuhl Seminars & Workshops – Call for Proposals
• ERCIM Forum “Beyond Compliance” – 4th Edition | 29–31 October 2025 | Registration still open
• 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering (SANER 2026) | Tracks Call for Papers
• Welcome to the 45th SAFECOMP 2026 | Call for Papers
• 21st International Workshop on Dependable Smart Embedded Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems-of-Systems (DECSoS 2026) | Pre-Announcement
• ERCIM “Alain Bensoussan” Fellowship | Next application deadline: 30 April 2026

    This issue includes:

Introduction to the Special Theme 

• p.8 Inclusive Digital Futures: Intersectionality, Accessibility, and Responsible Innovation

Inclusive Digital Futures – Intersections of Technology, Security, Discrimination, and Bias

• p.10 Securing Open Source for a Trusted and Inclusive Digital Future
• p.11 The Role of AI-Based Age Estimation in Promoting Safer Digital Environments for Children: Ethical and Accessibility Considerations 
• p.13 SafeLine.gr - The First Official Trusted Flagger Organisation under the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Greece

Education & Training, Interventions, Policies, Protocols, and Tools 

• p.27 When Used Outdoors, Augmented Reality Amplifies Situational Disabilities 

Research and Innovation

• p.40 Forecasting Air Pollution at Construction Sites: A New Framework for Environmental and Social Sustainability

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