<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/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Short

Course on Deep Learning</a>” by <b>Prof. Ioannis Pitas</b> (Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki) which will take place in Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece, 13th 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">This

<b>pre-symposium short course</b> provides essential educational background for

the <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/#registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">AIDA

AICET2025 Symposium and Summer School on “AI/ML Cutting Edge Trends”</a><b> </b>(July

14-18, 2025). However, participation in this short course is <b>independent -</b>

attendees are <b>not required</b> to enroll in the full symposium and summer

school.</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">This

short course offers a good overview to all current progress in Deep Learning.

It is ideal for persons (scientists, engineers, students, AI enthusiasts)

interested in AI upskilling or reskilling. The only background knowledge needed

is Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory) that are included

in any Science or Engineering Curriculum. Persons coming from other

backgrounds, e.g., Medicine or Linguistics, can also benefit, if they have some

mathematical knowledge. </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">Lectures</span></b></p><ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="1" type="1">

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/introduction-to-machine-learning/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Introduction

     to Machine Learning</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/artificial-neural-networks-perceptron-lecture/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Artificial

     Neural Networks. Perceptron</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/multilayer-perceptron-backpropagation-lecture/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Multilayer

     Perceptron. Backpropagation.</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/convolutional-neural-networks-lecture/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Convolutional

     Neural Networks</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/attention-and-transformers-networks/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Attention

     and Transformers Networks</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/large-language-models/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Large Language

     Models</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/generative-adversarial-networks-lecture/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Generative

     Adversarial Networks in Multimedia Creation</a></span></b></li>

 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/generativeai/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Generative

     AI</a> and <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/diffusion-models/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Diffusion

     Models</a></span></b></li>

</ol><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"><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 13, 2025

| 9:00 - 19:00 EEST [Four lectures in the morning and four in the

afternoon, with breaks in between].</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 link 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.</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:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🔗</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Register to the Short Course on

Deep Learning: <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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Also,

you can register to the AIDA AICET2025: <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;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:"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, registration options, background needed

and general conditions </b>can be found on the event <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/" 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 course 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"> </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're

excited to have you join us for this thrilling Deep Learning course in the

stunning city of 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">Best

regards,<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prof.

Ioannis Pitas (AIDA chair, AUTH, AICET2025 chair) </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">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><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"></p></div>