The first pan-IMDEA Conference on Science, Industry and Society was celebrated in the facilities of the IMDEA Materials institute. The conference was opened by Ms. Cristina Cifuentes, President of the Madrid Regional Government. The main goal of the conference was to show civil society the achievements o date of the seven IMDEA Institutes in terms of attracting talent, the high-quality of their scientific output, and the tight collaboration with industry. Prof. David Warren of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and president of the IMDEA Software Institute Board of Trustees and Scientific Advisory Board, gave the keynote address. Researchers from the seven IMDEAs made presentations describing research lines and achievements of the different IMDEA institutes. IMDEA Software Institute faculty member Boris Köpf represented the Institute at the event gave an overview of our research areas followed by a more in-depth presentation of the security and privacy line.
