Connectionists: VISUM 2018 Summer School :: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

[Inês Domingues]

*Please spread the word*


* Call for Participation The sixth edition of the Vision Understanding and
Machine Intelligence (VISUM) Summer School will take place between 5 and
13, July 2018, in Porto - Portugal. This year the following topics will be
covered: 1.      Computer Vision and Machine Learning 2.      Affective
Computing 3.      Deep Learning 4.      Statistical Shape Modelling 5.
     Human Behaviour Analysis 6.      Brain Image Analysis World-renowned
experts in the fields will deliver the courses, and the material covered
will guide you in building your own AI system as a curricular project.
Aside from the theoretical relevance of the topics covered, and the
experience of building a practical AI application, the school aims to
provide a stimulating opportunity for students, young researchers and
professionals with interests in Computer Vision and Machine Learning. The
participants will benefit from direct interaction with representatives from
the most relevant industries in the field, as well as top academics.
Application deadline 23 February 2018 Intended audience In general, people
that have been exposed to introductory topics of Computer Vision and
Machine Learning will find this to be an excellent opportunity to grow
their knowledge base. The target audience is therefore: 1.      MSc and PhD
students 2.      Researchers and Post-doctoral scholars 3.      Industry
professionals Social Program Porto is an eclectic city. Benefiting from
low-cost flights, thousands of tourists visit each year. You’ll get a
chance to see why so many people are attracted by the city. Well known by
its cellars, resting place for the famous wine, Porto as a lot to offer. In
the social day (Sunday), we’ll tour the city and check some of its coolest
spots. List of invited speakers *



* Alejandro Frangi, University of Sheffield, UK Björn W. Schuller,
University of Augsburg, DE Michel Valstar, University of Nottingham, UK
Jaime S. Cardoso, University of Porto, PT Luís Teixeira, University of
Porto, PT Industry panel IBM Research AI, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
/ by John R. Smith, USA Bosch / by to be announced Tecnalia / by Thierry
Keller, ES Neadvance / by Manuel João Ferreira, PT CardioID / by André
Lourenço, PT NOTE: the completed list of speakers and industrial panel will
be revealed soon!   Website visum.inesctec.pt <http://visum.inesctec.pt>*
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