Machine Learning Summer School

[Shahar Mendelson]

Machine Learning Summer School

We would like to inform you that The Australian National University will be 
hosting a Machine Learning Summer School. The school will consist of six 
short courses and a series of special invited talks, taught by experts from 
Australia and overseas.

The school will be held between February 11 and February 22, 2002. It is 
suitable for all levels, both for people without previous knowledge in 
Machine Learning and those wishing to broaden their expertise in this area. 
It will allow the participants to get in touch with international experts 
in this field. The list of topics and speakers includes:

- Reinforcement Learning
   Peter Bartlett, Biowulf Technologies

- Boosting
   Ron Meir, Technion

- Statistical Learning Theory
   Shahar Mendelson, ANU

- Online Learning and Bregmann divergences
   Gunnar Ratsch, ANU

- Support Vector Machines
   Bernhard Schoelkopf, Biowulf Technologies and MPIK

- Bayesian Kernel Methods
   Alex Smola, ANU

We are offering a limited number of scholarships for Australian students 
with a strong academic background. Students who are interested should 
include their CV with their application.
The registration cost of the school is $1,200 per person for participants 
from industry and $240 per person for academics. Students are eligible for 
a further discount and may register for $120 per person. All prices are in 
Australian dollars and include GST.
The closing date for early registration is December 31, 2001. Registration 
after this date will be subject to 33% surcharge. The closing date for 
scholarship applications is December 7, 2001.

For further information, visit our website at 
http://mlg.anu.edu.au/summer2002 or send e-mail to 
Michelle.Moravec at anu.edu.au or Diane.Kossatz.anu.edu.au.

Regards,

Alex Smola and Shahar Mendelson