<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear
engineer, scientist, engineer, or 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-family:Calibri,sans-serif">the
International AI Doctoral Academy (</span><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">) is excited to invite you to register
and attend the upcoming hybrid (local/remote)<b> </b>short course<b> </b>/
tutorial on<b> “</b></span><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/big-visual-data-analytics-for-natural-disaster-management-2/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Big Visual Data analytics for Natural
Disaster Management</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">”</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, taking place on <b>July 18, 2025, </b>as
part of the </span><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA AICET2025 – Symposium &
Summer School on "AI/ML Cutting Edge Trends</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, taking place in<b> </b>Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece, 14-18th July 2025.<b></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Course
Overview</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
This course will explore the use of large-scale visual data and AI techniques
to address critical challenges in natural disaster preparedness, monitoring,
and response.<br>
Key topics include:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Satellite
and aerial imagery analysis</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deep
learning and data fusion for disaster prediction and management</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Real-time
visual analytics for crisis response</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📚</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Details: </span><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/big-visual-data-analytics-for-natural-disaster-management-2/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/big-visual-data-analytics-for-natural-disaster-management-2/</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The course
offers the following lectures:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/sensors-and-big-data-analytics-for-ndm/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sensors and Big Visual Data
Analytics for Natural Disaster Management (NDM)</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/wildfire-image-analysis/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Wildfire Image Analysis</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/flood-image-analysis/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Flood Image Analysis</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/localizing-smoke-and-gas-sources-using-physics-inspired-sparse-bayesian-learning-method/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Localizing Smoke and Gas Sources
using Physics-Inspired Sparse Bayesian Learning Method</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Besides this
short course / tutorial, <b>AIDA AICET2025</b> will feature:</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-family:Calibri,sans-serif">17
top-tier keynote and invited lectures,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">30
excellent tutorials/short courses/special sessions covering the latest
advances 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-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"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA
AICET2025 technical sponsorship: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers) SP Society.</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Why
Attend?</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Learn
from internationally renowned experts</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Certificate
of Attendance upon request</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participate
in networking events, cultural excursions, and a gala dinner</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hybrid
format: attend either in person in Thessaloniki or remotely via Zoom</span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">💸</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>Scholarships - Prizes</b><br>
Four full registration scholarships - prizes will be awarded based on
excellence. Visit the </span><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/#scholarships" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Scholarships
Section</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> to apply. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Register
Now</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👉</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</span><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA
AICET2025 is under the auspices of:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki</span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Gold
Sponsor:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Cook
Medical</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Technical
Sponsors: </span></b><a href="https://signalprocessingsociety.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IEEE Signal
Processing Society</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">,</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.eetn.gr/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Hellenic
AI Society</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> , </span><a href="https://tema-project.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">TEMA</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, </span><a href="https://tema-project.eu/projects-cluster" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI.BIG cluster</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, </span><a href="https://simar-project.eu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">SIMAR</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> R&D projects and </span><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We look
forward to seeing you in Thessaloniki this summer, where AI meets impact!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="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: </span><a href="https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best regards,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prof. Ioannis
Pitas (AIDA chair, AUTH, AICET2025 chair)</span></p>
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