<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">==========================================<br> 29th MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL<br> [ in Kyoto University, Japan ]<br> 23 August to 4 September 2015.<br> *** <a href="http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15" target="_blank">http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15</a> ***<br>==========================================<br><br>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>Please find below the last call for applications for the MLSS'15 Kyoto.<br><br>The deadline for applications is less than one week away, on Apr. 14 (Tue) 23:59 UTC. You can apply through the link below:<br><br><a href="http://goo.gl/4K9jTZ" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/4K9jTZ</a><br><br>1) Student interested in applying should keep in mind that their <b>recommendation letter must be received before Apr. 15 (Wed) 23:59 UTC. </b><br><br>In order to allow enough time for their recommender to write that letter, students should apply as early as possible now, specially if they are applying for financial support.<br><br>2) Recall that undergraduate or master students enrolled (around the MLSS dates) in an institution listed in the pages linked below <br><a href="http://goo.gl/rBEJlk" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/rBEJlk</a><br><a href="http://goo.gl/iHa7Lb" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/iHa7Lb</a> (Graduate School of Informatics section only)<br>can benefit from a special fund provided to the MLSS by Kyoto University and are encouraged to apply.<br><br>3) Our list of <b>sponsors</b> has been expanded, <a href="http://goo.gl/DKvUus" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/DKvUus</a> to include now IBM and Abzil as Silver sponsors. We are grateful for their contribution to our student financial support fund.<br><br>Best wishes,<br>the organizers<br><br>(Please find the two previous calls below)<br><br>On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Marco Cuturi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marco.cuturi.cameto@gmail.com" target="_blank">marco.cuturi.cameto@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">==========================================<br> 29th MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL<br> in Kyoto University, Japan,<br> 23 August to 4 September 2015.<br> *** <a href="http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15" target="_blank">http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15</a> ***<br>==========================================<br><br>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>Here are some updates on the 29th MLSS taking place in Kyoto this summer:<br><br>1) Detailed <b>schedule</b> now available: <a href="http://goo.gl/Zejpdr" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/Zejpdr</a><br><br>2) The <b>application deadline</b> is postponed by 4 days to <br><font color="#ff0000"><b><br></b></font><b><font color="#000000">April 14, 23:59 UTC</font></b><br><br>(research funds in Japan are usually decided/announced on the first week of April, we have adjusted our deadline to reflect this)<br><br>The acceptance notification date (April 24) has not changed.<br><br><b>Important note for students:</b> students should apply as early as possible, since we need to receive their letter of recommendation before <b>April 15, 23:59 UTC</b>.<br><br>3) <b>Student financial support</b>: We would like to encourage undergraduate and master students that belong to any of the research institutions that have a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Kyoto U., listed on either of these two lists:<br><br><a href="http://goo.gl/rBEJlk" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/rBEJlk</a><br><a href="http://goo.gl/iHa7Lb" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/iHa7Lb</a> (Graduate School of Informatics section only)<br><br>and who express an interest in joining the Graduate School of Informatics of Kyoto University as graduate students in the near future (Master course for current undergrads, PhD course for current master students) to apply for financial support. We have received a generous grant from Kyoto U. to support partially registration + housing for about 25 students that fall in that category. <br><br>4) <b>Updated sponsor information</b>: <a href="http://goo.gl/DKvUus" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/DKvUus</a><br>The MLSS will be collocated with: Conference on Inductive Logic Programming<br>Tentative list of Gold Sponsors: Rakuten, OMRON, Informetis, Yahoo! Japan<br>Tentative list of Silver Sponsors: Google<br><br>5) <b>Promotion posters</b> can be downloaded on our page: <a href="http://goo.gl/kgnYQ5" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/kgnYQ5</a><br><br>6) <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">We will hold a <b>data-prediction competition</b> during the event in collaboration with "</span><a href="http://universityofbigdata.net/?lang=en" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">University of Big Data</a><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">", a platform maintained by H. Kashima, a faculty member of Kyoto U. </span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The task will likely involve proprietary data generously donated by a sponsor. The competition should run during August and will only be open to participants of the summer school. Additional information will follow.</span><br><br>Best wishes,<br>The organizers<br><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">M. Cuturi </span><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">(Kyoto U.)</span><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">, A. Yamamoto (Kyoto U.), M. Sugiyama (U. of Tokyo)</span><br><br><br>(Original call for applications below)<br><br>On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:44 PM, marco <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marco.cuturi.cameto@gmail.com" target="_blank">marco.cuturi.cameto@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>==========================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>==========================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> the 29th MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> in Kyoto University, Japan,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> 23 August to 4 September 2015.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> *** <a href="http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15" target="_blank">http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15</a> ***<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>==========================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Dear Colleagues,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Building upon the great success of the MLSS'12 in Kyoto<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>(~300 participants from 50 countries, ~20 lecturers, ~75 hours of lectures),<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>we are organizing another Machine Learning Summer School<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>this summer, to be held again in Kyoto University, Japan,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>from August 23 to September 4.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>This edition will be the 29th in the now longstanding MLSS series. (<a href="http://mlss.cc" target="_blank">http://mlss.cc</a>)<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Please share with your colleagues and students this fantastic opportunity to:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>- learn from world-renowned machine learning specialists,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>- network with a diverse and formidable audience,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>- discover and enjoy Kyoto, one of the most beautiful cities in the world! (<a href="http://kyoto.travel/en" target="_blank">http://kyoto.travel/en</a>)<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>We provide below an overview of the MLSS program and application process. More detailed information is available on our website: <a href="http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15" target="_blank">http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15</a><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>We hope to see you in Kyoto this summer!<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>With regards<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>The organizers,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>M. Cuturi (Kyoto U.), A. Yamamoto (Kyoto U.), M. Sugiyama (U. of Tokyo)<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Scope<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>The machine learning summer school provides advanced-undergraduate<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>and graduate students, industry professionals and academics of all levels<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>with an intense learning experience on the theory and applications of modern<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>machine learning.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Over the course of two weeks, a panel of internationally renowned lecturers<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>will offer tutorials covering basic as well as advanced topics.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>The summer school will allow the participants to get in touch with international experts<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>in this field. Joint publications, new research projects and exciting opportunities will<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>arise from these interactions.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Confirmed Speakers and Topics<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Stephen P. Boyd, Stanford<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Convex Optimization<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Emmanuel Candès, Stanford<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Topics in High-Dimensional Statistics<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Zaid Harchaoui, NYU/INRIA<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Machine Learning for Computer Vision<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Stefanie Jegelka, MIT<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Submodular Functions in Machine Learning<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Gábor Lugosi, Pompeu Fabra<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Concentration Inequalities for Machine Learning<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Luc de Raedt, KU Leuven<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Probabilistic Programming<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Lorenzo Rosasco, MIT / Genoa<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Learning Representations<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Vincent Vanhoucke, Google<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Large Scale Deep Learning<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Martin Wainwright, Berkeley<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote> Statistical Guarantees in Optimization<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Who Can Apply?<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Anyone can apply from January 22 to April 10: the summer school is targeted for students (specially at a master/PhD level), academics (faculty, researchers and postdoctoral researchers) and professionals looking to use, or already using machine learning methods in their work.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>This school is suitable for all levels, both for people without previous knowledge in Machine Learning, and those wishing to broaden their expertise in this area.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Student applicants (and students only) can apply for financial support to cover their trip expenses. Financial support will be given in priority to students who would not be able to attend the summer school without financial help or a registration fee waiver, despite having an excellent academic background and a previously demonstrated interest in machine learning or any related discipline. The limited support funds we have will be allocated on a competitive basis, upon reviewing application documents.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Application Process<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>============================================<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Applicants will be asked to submit a CV, a cover letter, and, for student applicants only,<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>a short letter of recommendation (to be submitted electronically) from one referee of their choice.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Participants are encouraged to discuss their own work with their peers and the speakers.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Applicants are thus invited to provide the title/abstract of a poster they would like to<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>present at the school.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Please apply here: <a href="http://www.iip.ist.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15/doku.php?id=application" target="_blank">http://www.iip.ist.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15/doku.php?id=application</a><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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</blockquote><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Application Opens: January 22 (NOW!)<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Application Deadline: April 10 ---> <b>now April 14, 23:59 UTC</b><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Acceptance notification: April 24.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Registration Fees Payment Deadline: May 12.<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote " style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-right-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-right-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"></blockquote>Summer School Dates: August 23 (Sun.) - September 4 (Fri.)<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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