Academic Conferences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Personal Look Back at XP 2020 Cover Image

Akademické konference v časech pandemie COVID-19 – osobní ohlédnutí za XP 2020
Academic Conferences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Personal Look Back at XP 2020

Author(s): Michal Doležel
Subject(s): Scientific Life, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Keywords: Virtual Conference;On-line Event;Zoom Fatigue;Computing;Software Engineering;Publication Culture

Summary/Abstract: This note deals with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis on the ways how academic conferences are organized and run. Specifically, I reflect on my personal experience gathered during the attendance of the 21st International Conference on Agile Software Development, which was organized as a solely virtual event for the first time. First and foremost, I summarize the technical and other challenges encountered as a conference presenter and participant. Then, I shortly discuss a possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future publication standards in the sciences of computing.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 58-69
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech