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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Dear all, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">We are delighted to invite you to the </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.sweet.unina.it/sweet-spring-school/" target="_blank"><strong>Spring School on Machine Learning and Perception for Social Awareness</strong></a><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">,</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> taking place on </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">13–16 April 2026</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> in </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Catania, Italy</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Organized by the </span><em style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">SWEET</em><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> project consortium in conjunction with the </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://sites.google.com/view/trail-conference" target="_blank">TRAIL Conference</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">, this Spring School offers a unique opportunity to deepen your knowledge in </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">social perception for service robotics, </strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">with a special emphasis on cutting-edge machine learning, sensing technologies, and algorithmic approaches that enable robots to understand and interact with humans in socially aware ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">The programme features a mix of </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">lectures and hands-on practical sessions</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> delivered by</span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> leading figures from academia and industry, such as:</strong></div>
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<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="http://vinciarelli.net" target="_blank">Prof. Alessandro Vinciarelli </a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">- University of Glasgow</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="http://cogsci.fmph.uniba.sk/~farkas/" target="_blank">Prof. Ing. Igor Farkaš</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - Comenius University Bratislava</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://ailb-web.ing.unimore.it/~lorenzo/" target="_blank">Prof. Lorenzo Baraldi</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.kth.se/profile/skantze" target="_blank">Prof. Gabriel Skantze</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - KTH Royal Institute of Technology</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/oya-celiktutan" target="_blank">Prof. Oya Celiktutan</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - King’s College London</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/c/antonio.chella" target="_blank">Prof. Antonio Chella</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - University of Palermo</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.honda-ri.de/people/" target="_blank">Dr. Anna Belardinelli</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - Honda Research Institute</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/angelo.cangelosi" target="_blank">Prof. Angelo Cangelosi</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - University of Manchester</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.iit.it/it/people-profile/-/people/alessandra-sciutti" target="_blank">Dr. Alessandra Sciutti </a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">- Italian Institute of Technology</span></li>
<li><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.honda-ri.de/people/" target="_blank">Dr. Thomas Weisswange</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> - Honda Research Institute</span></li>
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<div dir="auto"><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Participation in the school is free of charge.</strong><br />
<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Participants should cover only all logistical costs, including travel and accommodation expenses.</span><br />
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<strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">How to Apply:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">To participate, please send the following documents via email to </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">infosweet@unina.it</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> by </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">February 28, 2026</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">A short Statement of Interest (max 1 page)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Your current CV</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">A Letter of Support from your Tutor/Supervisor</span></li>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Acceptance notifications will be sent out by </span><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">15 March 2026</strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and expand your expertise in machine learning, perception, and social awareness for robotics!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">Silvia Rossi and Luigi D’Arco</span><br />
<span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue">on behalf of the </span><a style="font-family:Helvetica Neue" href="https://www.sweet.unina.it" target="_blank"><strong>SWEET consortium</strong></a><strong style="font-family:Helvetica Neue"> </strong></div>
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