<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:15f" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="gmail-:15e" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="direction:initial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear distinguished AI Professor or Senior Scientist (PhD holder),</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) aims to become a reference initiative for AI education in Europe and <span style="color:rgb(60,72,88)">implement mechanisms for inter-university sharing of AI educational assets at PhD-level. </span>As part of the program, AIDA offers a series of courses on Artificial Intelligence and related fields given by distinguished lecturers.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:42.15pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:1cm;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We invite you to contribute to this initiative for the definition of the AIDA Spring 2024 semester program</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You can participate in the AIDA program by offering new or opening-up existing courses targeted to AIDA students^* or other students worldwide according to the participation terms of your own organization. Short/Very Short course formats (5-16 hours) are typically encouraged, while semester courses, or asynchronous mode web courses will be considered as well. Accepted courses will be listed on AIDA website (<a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.i-aida.org/</span></a>) and will be advertised for free with the support of AIDA dissemination channels. Proposals for courses for the AIDA Spring 2024 semester program should be sent to: Prof. Prof. Stefano Berretti <a href="mailto:stefano.berretti@unifi.it" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">stefano.berretti@unifi.it</span></a>, and Ms. Efi Patmanidou <a href="mailto:epatman@csd.auth.gr" target="_blank">epatman@csd.auth.gr</a> no later than <u>January 31st, 2024</u> and will be evaluated by the AIDA Committee by <u>February  10th, 2024</u>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Proposals for AIDA Courses should include (pls, fill in the attached document):</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="M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erif;color:black">English/Other</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Modality: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Online/in person</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Notes: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Are there exams? Details on how to successfully complete the course. 1-2 sentences.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Course Link:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000">^{<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">*</span>}<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA students may be PhD students, post-doc researchers, possibly qualified MSc students or professionals of AIDA Members</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Stefano Berretti</font></span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,60,59)">AIDA course planning</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">_______________________________</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">Prof. Stefano Berretti, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">Media Integration and Communication Center (MICC) &</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">Department of Information Engineering (DINFO)</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">University of Florence</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">via S. Marta 3 - 50139, Florence - ITALY</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">email: stefano.berretti 'at' <a href="http://unifi.it/" target="_blank">unifi.it</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(118,118,118)">phone: +39 055 275852</span></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"></div></div></div><div id="gmail-:16r" class="gmail-hq gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;margin:15px 0px;clear:both;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div>