<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear AI, CS/CSE, or ECE/EE
student, scientist, engineer, professional, AI enthusiast,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">the International AI Doctoral
Academy (<a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" style="color:blue">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">“<a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:blue">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>
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<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"> <b>Scholarships</b><br>
Three <b>scholarships</b> will be awarded to selected AIDA AICET2025
registrants covering the registration fee, based on <b>excellence</b> and a <b>competitive
selection process</b>, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👉</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:blue">Visit the Scholarships Section</a> to apply.<br>
<i>More scholarships are expected to be announced soon — stay tuned!</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">AIDA AICET2025 technical
sponsorship: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) SP
Society. </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">AIDA AICET2025 Symposium and
School will feature:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 2.1pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">17
top-tier keynote and invited lectures, </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 2.1pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">31
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 more than 100K+ citations).</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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>
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<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"> <b>AIDA AICET2025 is under the auspices of:</b></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The
Ministry of Labor and Social Security</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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>
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<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"> <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:blue">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"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">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"> 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"> <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:blue">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"> <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"> <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"> <b>Networking, gala dinner</b><i>, </i>and optional cultural
excursions included</span></p>
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<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"> <b>Register Now</b>: <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:blue">https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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:blue">webpage</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">In case of questions, you can
contact the symposium manager Ms. Efi Patmanidou <a href="mailto:epatman@csd.auth.gr" style="color:blue">epatman@csd.auth.gr</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">We look forward to welcoming
you to this exciting AI/ML event in beautiful Thessaloniki!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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>
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<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"> <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"> <b>Technical Sponsors: <a href="https://signalprocessingsociety.org/">IEEE Signal Processing Society</a>,</b> <a href="https://www.eetn.gr/" style="color:blue"> Hellenic AI Society</a> , <a href="https://tema-project.eu/" style="color:blue">TEMA</a>, <a href="https://tema-project.eu/projects-cluster" style="color:blue">AI.BIG cluster</a>, <a href="https://simar-project.eu/" style="color:blue">SIMAR</a> R&D projects and <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" style="color:blue">AIDA</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">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:blue">https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml</a></span></p></div>