Connectionists: [MLSS'15 Kyoto] Reminder: Application Deadline for MLSS'15 Kyoto, Japan, Apr. 14 23:59 UTC
marco cuturi
mcuturi at i.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Wed Apr 8 04:10:55 EDT 2015
==========================================
29th MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL
[ in Kyoto University, Japan ]
23 August to 4 September 2015.
*** http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15 ***
==========================================
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below the last call for applications for the MLSS'15 Kyoto.
The deadline for applications is less than one week away, on Apr. 14 (Tue)
23:59 UTC. You can apply through the link below:
http://goo.gl/4K9jTZ
1) Student interested in applying should keep in mind that their
*recommendation
letter must be received before Apr. 15 (Wed) 23:59 UTC. *
In order to allow enough time for their recommender to write that letter,
students should apply as early as possible now, specially if they are
applying for financial support.
2) Recall that undergraduate or master students enrolled (around the MLSS
dates) in an institution listed in the pages linked below
http://goo.gl/rBEJlk
http://goo.gl/iHa7Lb (Graduate School of Informatics section only)
can benefit from a special fund provided to the MLSS by Kyoto University
and are encouraged to apply.
3) Our list of *sponsors* has been expanded, http://goo.gl/DKvUus to
include now IBM and Abzil as Silver sponsors. We are grateful for their
contribution to our student financial support fund.
Best wishes,
the organizers
(Please find the two previous calls below)
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Marco Cuturi <marco.cuturi.cameto at gmail.com
> wrote:
==========================================
> 29th MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL
> in Kyoto University, Japan,
> 23 August to 4 September 2015.
> *** http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15 ***
> ==========================================
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Here are some updates on the 29th MLSS taking place in Kyoto this summer:
>
> 1) Detailed *schedule* now available: http://goo.gl/Zejpdr
>
> 2) The *application deadline* is postponed by 4 days to
>
> *April 14, 23:59 UTC*
>
> (research funds in Japan are usually decided/announced on the first week
> of April, we have adjusted our deadline to reflect this)
>
> The acceptance notification date (April 24) has not changed.
>
> *Important note for students:* students should apply as early as
> possible, since we need to receive their letter of recommendation before *April
> 15, 23:59 UTC*.
>
> 3) *Student financial support*: We would like to encourage undergraduate
> and master students that belong to any of the research institutions that
> have a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Kyoto U., listed on either of
> these two lists:
>
> http://goo.gl/rBEJlk
> http://goo.gl/iHa7Lb (Graduate School of Informatics section only)
>
> and who express an interest in joining the Graduate School of Informatics
> of Kyoto University as graduate students in the near future (Master course
> for current undergrads, PhD course for current master students) to apply
> for financial support. We have received a generous grant from Kyoto U. to
> support partially registration + housing for about 25 students that fall in
> that category.
>
> 4) *Updated sponsor information*: http://goo.gl/DKvUus
> The MLSS will be collocated with: Conference on Inductive Logic Programming
> Tentative list of Gold Sponsors: Rakuten, OMRON, Informetis, Yahoo! Japan
> Tentative list of Silver Sponsors: Google
>
> 5) *Promotion posters* can be downloaded on our page:
> http://goo.gl/kgnYQ5
>
> 6) We will hold a *data-prediction competition* during the event in
> collaboration with "University of Big Data
> <http://universityofbigdata.net/?lang=en>", a platform maintained by H.
> Kashima, a faculty member of Kyoto U. The task will likely involve
> proprietary data generously donated by a sponsor. The competition should
> run during August and will only be open to participants of the summer
> school. Additional information will follow.
>
> Best wishes,
> The organizers
> M. Cuturi (Kyoto U.), A. Yamamoto (Kyoto U.), M. Sugiyama (U. of Tokyo)
>
>
> (Original call for applications below)
>
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:44 PM, marco <marco.cuturi.cameto at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> ==========================================
>>
>> APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR
>>
>> ==========================================
>>
>> the 29th MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL
>>
>> in Kyoto University, Japan,
>>
>> 23 August to 4 September 2015.
>>
>> *** http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15 ***
>>
>> ==========================================
>>
>>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>>>
>> Building upon the great success of the MLSS'12 in Kyoto
>>
>> (~300 participants from 50 countries, ~20 lecturers, ~75 hours of
>> lectures),
>>
>> we are organizing another Machine Learning Summer School
>>
>> this summer, to be held again in Kyoto University, Japan,
>>
>> from August 23 to September 4.
>>
>>>
>> This edition will be the 29th in the now longstanding MLSS series. (
>> http://mlss.cc)
>>
>>>
>> Please share with your colleagues and students this fantastic opportunity
>> to:
>>
>> - learn from world-renowned machine learning specialists,
>>
>> - network with a diverse and formidable audience,
>>
>> - discover and enjoy Kyoto, one of the most beautiful cities in the
>> world! (http://kyoto.travel/en)
>>
>>>
>> We provide below an overview of the MLSS program and application process.
>> More detailed information is available on our website:
>> http://www.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15
>>
>>>
>> We hope to see you in Kyoto this summer!
>>
>> With regards
>>
>>>
>> The organizers,
>>
>> M. Cuturi (Kyoto U.), A. Yamamoto (Kyoto U.), M. Sugiyama (U. of Tokyo)
>>
>>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> Scope
>>
>> ============================================
>>
>>>
>> The machine learning summer school provides advanced-undergraduate
>>
>> and graduate students, industry professionals and academics of all levels
>>
>> with an intense learning experience on the theory and applications of
>> modern
>>
>> machine learning.
>>
>>>
>> Over the course of two weeks, a panel of internationally renowned
>> lecturers
>>
>> will offer tutorials covering basic as well as advanced topics.
>>
>>>
>> The summer school will allow the participants to get in touch with
>> international experts
>>
>> in this field. Joint publications, new research projects and exciting
>> opportunities will
>>
>> arise from these interactions.
>>
>>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> Confirmed Speakers and Topics
>>
>> ============================================
>>
>>>
>> Stephen P. Boyd, Stanford
>>
>> Convex Optimization
>>
>>>
>> Emmanuel Candès, Stanford
>>
>> Topics in High-Dimensional Statistics
>>
>>>
>> Zaid Harchaoui, NYU/INRIA
>>
>> Machine Learning for Computer Vision
>>
>>>
>> Stefanie Jegelka, MIT
>>
>> Submodular Functions in Machine Learning
>>
>>>
>> Gábor Lugosi, Pompeu Fabra
>>
>> Concentration Inequalities for Machine Learning
>>
>>>
>> Luc de Raedt, KU Leuven
>>
>> Probabilistic Programming
>>
>>>
>> Philippe Rigollet, MIT
>>
>> Statistical and Computational Aspects of High-Dimensional Learning
>>
>>>
>> Lorenzo Rosasco, MIT / Genoa
>>
>> Learning Representations
>>
>>>
>> Alexander J. Smola, CMU
>>
>> Scalable Machine Learning
>>
>>>
>> Taiji Suzuki, Tokyo Tech
>>
>> Stochastic Optimization
>>
>>>
>> Csaba Szepesvári, U. of Alberta
>>
>> Reinforcement Learning
>>
>>>
>> Ryota Tomioka, TTI Chicago
>>
>> Tensor Decompositions in Machine Learning
>>
>>>
>> Vincent Vanhoucke, Google
>>
>> Large Scale Deep Learning
>>
>>>
>> Martin Wainwright, Berkeley
>>
>> Statistical Guarantees in Optimization
>>
>>>
>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> Who Can Apply?
>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> Anyone can apply from January 22 to April 10: the summer school is
>> targeted for students (specially at a master/PhD level), academics
>> (faculty, researchers and postdoctoral researchers) and professionals
>> looking to use, or already using machine learning methods in their work.
>>
>>>
>> This school is suitable for all levels, both for people without previous
>> knowledge in Machine Learning, and those wishing to broaden their expertise
>> in this area.
>>
>>>
>> Student applicants (and students only) can apply for financial support to
>> cover their trip expenses. Financial support will be given in priority to
>> students who would not be able to attend the summer school without
>> financial help or a registration fee waiver, despite having an excellent
>> academic background and a previously demonstrated interest in machine
>> learning or any related discipline. The limited support funds we have will
>> be allocated on a competitive basis, upon reviewing application documents.
>>
>>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> Application Process
>>
>> ============================================
>>
>>>
>> Applicants will be asked to submit a CV, a cover letter, and, for student
>> applicants only,
>>
>> a short letter of recommendation (to be submitted electronically) from
>> one referee of their choice.
>>
>>>
>> Participants are encouraged to discuss their own work with their peers
>> and the speakers.
>>
>> Applicants are thus invited to provide the title/abstract of a poster
>> they would like to
>>
>> present at the school.
>>
>>>
>> Please apply here:
>> http://www.iip.ist.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mlss15/doku.php?id=application
>>
>>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> Important Dates
>>
>> ============================================
>>
>>>
>> Application Opens: January 22 (NOW!)
>>
>> Application Deadline: April 10 ---> *now April 14, 23:59 UTC*
>>
>> Acceptance notification: April 24.
>>
>> Registration Fees Payment Deadline: May 12.
>>
>> Summer School Dates: August 23 (Sun.) - September 4 (Fri.)
>>
>>>
>> ============================================
>>
>> For inquiries, please contact:
>>
>>> mlss.kyoto.2015 at gmail.com
>> ============================================
>>
>
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