Connectionists: Invitation to the Machine Learning Summer School 2006

[Chun-Nan Hsu]

** Invitation to the Machine Learning Summer School **
         July 24- August 4, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan

Quick Link: http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/MLSS2006

Registrations are now open for MLSS Taipei 2006.

MLSS Taipei 2006 is the 2006 version of the "Machine Learning
Summer School" series held previously in Canberra, Tubingen,  
Berder and Chicago.

The two-week summer school program consists of about 40+ hours 
of tutorial lectures from 7/24 to 8/4. The late afternoon 
sessions will provide a chance for the participants
to discuss the latest research problems with the invited 
speakers. This summer school will cover a broad range of 
subjects from statistical learning theory to state of the art 
applications. Please check the summer school Web site for the 
topics covered and the list of invited speakers.

Dates:
     Monday 24 July to Friday 4 August 2006 (2 weeks)

Location:
     National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 
     Taipei, Taiwan

Important Dates:
     May 31, 2006: Deadline for financial aid application for  students. 
     June 7, 2006: Results of financial aid applications informed.
     June 20, 2006: Deadline for early registration and discounted
housing.
     July 24, 2006: The summer school.

Past Schools:
     http://www.mlss.cc

The topics covered in this summer school include
     o Kernel Methods
     o Reinforcement Learning
     o Learning Ensembles
     o Graphical Models
     o Variational Methods
     o Online Learning
     o Bioinformatics
     o Text Mining

International students are qualified for scholarships with two 
levels: USD 800 and USD 400.  Applications will be reviewed and 
decided by the steering committee.

For more information, go to 
http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/MLSS2006, 
or contact mlss at iis.sinica.edu.tw 

Come and enjoy a summer in Taiwan with plenty of great food!   

Poster (please help advertise the MLSS series in your school):
     http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/MLSS2006/flyer.pdf