<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Dear AI/CS/ECE student<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">/</span>scientist/engineer/enthusiast,</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">the International AI Doctoral Academy (</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">AIDA</span></a><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">)</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">is excited to invite you to attend the upcoming short course “<b>Consumers in markets – Artificial Intelligence, digital markets and consumers</b>" offered by <b>Prof. Mireia Artigot Golobardes</b> at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This course aims to provide an in-depth analysis of current aspects of digital market functioning and the relationships between key market participants—suppliers, consumers, and digital platforms. A special focus will be placed on European law, with an emphasis on comparative aspects with U.S. law.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Level</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">: Undergraduate/ Postgraduate depending on the student's background</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Course Duration: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">12 sessions of 1.5 hours, starting on 07/10/2024.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Schedule: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Course will meet on <b>Tuesdays from 14:30 to 16:30</b> but 3 lectures will be on other schedules still to be determined. The course is <b>online for non-UPF (AIDA and non-AIDA) students</b>. The link to the zoom sessions will be sent to the participants by the lecturer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ECTS:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> 4</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Join us and explore further</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">: <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/consumers-in-markets-artificial-intelligence-digital-markets-and-consumers/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.i-aida.org/course/consumers-in-markets-artificial-intelligence-digital-markets-and-consumers/</a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Participation terms</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt;color:black;font-size:12pt">A. Please find the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetEy2BFgemYc8VeK5OGdJEpSSVwH3jio6DBWR72ZIU54blzw/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt;font-size:12pt">Registration Form</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt">B. For AIDA students </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt">(PhD students/candidates, Post-doc researchers belonging to any <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/about/members/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AIDA <span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing:0pt">Member</span></a>)</span><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt">: on top of the <b>above registration</b>, enroll on this course by clicking </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt">the “ENROLL ON THIS COURSE” button on the respective <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/consumers-in-markets-artificial-intelligence-digital-markets-and-consumers/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AIDA course page</a></span><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1pt"> so that this course is included on your AIDA Certificate of Course Attendance, upon successful course assessment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">The</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA), a joint initiative of the European R&D projects <a href="https://ai4media.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AI4Media</a>, <a href="https://www.elise-ai.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">ELISE</a>, <a href="https://www.humane-ai.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Humane AI Net</a>, <a href="https://tailor-network.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">TAILOR</a>, <a href="https://www.vision4ai.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">VISION</a>, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">supports a world-level AI education and research program. AIDA has regular lecture series, short courses, semester courses, and seasonal schools with the participation of hundreds of academics and serving a growing community of AI PhD students and researchers.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Best regards</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif">AIDA Secretariat</font></p></div>