<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear
AI, CS/CSE, or ECE/EE student, scientist, engineer, professional, AI
enthusiast, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">the
International AI Doctoral Academy (<a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AIDA</a>)
is excited to invite you to register and attend the upcoming hybrid
(local/remote)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“<a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AIDA
AICET2025 – Symposium & Summer School on "AI/ML Cutting Edge Trends</a>”
which will take place in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH),
Greece, 14-18th July 2025.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA
AICET2025 Symposium and School will feature 15 top-tier keynote and invited
lectures, and 30 excellent tutorials/short courses/special sessions covering
the latest advancements in <b>AI and Machine Learning</b>, with
distinguished speakers from leading universities in the USA and Europe
(many having 50K+ and several having around 100K citations).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Its
various tracks are suitable for students, scientists, engineers, professionals
from any ECE/EE or CS/CSE discipline and for any AI enthusiast.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA
AICET2025 covers a wide range of topics related to a) AI core including Deep
Learning and Generative AI, b) various AI applications, c) AI programming skill
development, and c) social impact of AI and AI ethics.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA
AICET2025 Program Topics</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deep Learning, Generative Artificial Intelligence,
Foundation Models, Large Language Models</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Machine Learning, AI Foundations, Pattern Recognition,
Reinforcement Learning and Sequential Decision-making</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Trustworthy AI, Explainable AI, AI Ethics and
Governance</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Adversarial, Continual, Federated, Transfer Learning,
Knowledge distillation</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Distributed/decentralized AI, Networked Intelligence,
Cloud/Edge AI, HW/SW for AI acceleration</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Computer Vision, Intelligent Robotics, AI and
Autonomous Systems/Cars/Vehicles</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Natural Language Processing, AI for Speech, Music/Sound
Analysis and Synthesis, AI for Signal Processing,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Human-Centered Machine Learning, Human-Centered Media
Analysis, Artificial Social Intelligence</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Neurosymbolic AI, Knowledge Representation and
Problem-Solving, Reasoning and planning,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI and Games, Deep Arts, AI in Humanities, AI-powered
Education</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI and Neuroscience, AI in Health Sciences,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI in Material Science, AI and Quantum Computing, AI
and Wireless Computing</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI in Markets and Finance, AI for Marketing, AI and
Social Media</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI and Disinformation, AI and Forensics, AI Bias</span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📢</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Bonus:</b> A pre-symposium short
course on Deep Learning by Prof. Ioannis Pitas (AUTH) on <b>July 13, 2025</b>
[see details: <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/</a>].</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Details</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📅</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Dates: July 14-18,
2025</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📍</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>On-site:</b> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/%CE%9A%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF+%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82+%CE%95%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD+%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD+%CE%9A%CE%95.%CE%94.%CE%95.%CE%91/@40.6268129,22.9625765,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x14a838f97943b2bd:0xd56ca8d4f0abc5de!8m2!3d40.6268129!4d22.9625765!16s%2Fg%2F1tcvl85q?hl=el&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">KEDEA
Building</a>, AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece.<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">💻</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Online:</b> Zoom links will be
provided in due time.<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📜</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Certificate of Attendance</b> will
be provided upon request.<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🚀</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Seaside gala dinner.</b> Two
optional<b> excursions</b> before/after AICET2025 to a) the ancient Macedonian
capital Vergina & b) Western Macedonia (Kastoria). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🔗</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Register Now</b>: <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👥</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Group Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">: Group registrations
(comprising 5 registrants or more) can enjoy a 20% discount on the above
registration fees (or even more in the case of a massive group registration).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">More
information <b>on the various lectures, tutorials/short courses, registration
options, background needed and general conditions </b>can be found on the event
<a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">webpage</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In
case of questions, you can contact the symposium manager Ms. Efi Patmanidou <a href="mailto:epatman@csd.auth.gr" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">epatman@csd.auth.gr</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We
look forward to welcoming you to this exciting AI/ML event in beautiful
Thessaloniki!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On
behalf of the AIDA AICET2025 Organizing Committee<br>
Prof. Ioannis Pitas (AIDA chair, AUTH, AICET2025 chair) Prof. Efstratios Gavves
(University of Amsterdam), Prof. Stefano Berretti (University of Firenze),
Prof. Evangelos Kanoulas (University of Amsterdam)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🏆</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Gold Sponsor:</b> Cook Medical<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🔧</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Technical Sponsors:</b> <a href="https://tema-project.eu/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">TEMA</a>, <a href="https://tema-project.eu/projects-cluster" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AI.BIG cluster</a>, <a href="https://simar-project.eu/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">SIMAR</a> R&D projects and <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AIDA</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Post
scriptum: To stay current on AIDA, AI, or CV/ML matters, you may want to
register in the CVML email list, following instructions in: <a href="https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></p></div>