Connectionists: Call for Participation: AIDA Short Course on Deep Learning, 13 July 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece.

[Efi P]

Dear AI, CS/CSE, or ECE/EE student, scientist, engineer, professional,  AI
enthusiast,



the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA <https://www.i-aida.org/>) is
excited to invite you to register and attend the upcoming hybrid
(local/remote)

“Short Course on Deep Learning
<https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/>”
by *Prof. Ioannis Pitas* (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) which will
take place in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece,
13th July 2025.

This *pre-symposium short course* provides essential educational background
for the AIDA AICET2025 Symposium and Summer School on “AI/ML Cutting Edge
Trends”
<https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/#registration>
(July
14-18, 2025). However, participation in this short course is *independent -*
attendees are *not required* to enroll in the full symposium and summer
school.



This short course offers a good overview to all current progress in Deep
Learning. It is ideal for persons (scientists, engineers, students, AI
enthusiasts) interested in AI upskilling or reskilling. The only background
knowledge needed is Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability
Theory) that are included in any Science or Engineering Curriculum. Persons
coming from other backgrounds, e.g., Medicine or Linguistics, can also
benefit, if they have some mathematical knowledge.



*Lectures*

   1. *Introduction to Machine Learning
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/introduction-to-machine-learning/>*
   2. *Artificial Neural Networks. Perceptron
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/artificial-neural-networks-perceptron-lecture/>*
   3. *Multilayer Perceptron. Backpropagation.
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/multilayer-perceptron-backpropagation-lecture/>*
   4. *Convolutional Neural Networks
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/convolutional-neural-networks-lecture/>*
   5. *Attention and Transformers Networks
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/attention-and-transformers-networks/>*
   6. *Large Language Models
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/large-language-models/>*
   7. *Generative Adversarial Networks in Multimedia Creation
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/generative-adversarial-networks-lecture/>*
   8. *Generative AI
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/generativeai/> and Diffusion Models
   <https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/diffusion-models/>*





*Details*

*📅** Dates: July 13, 2025 | 9:00 - 19:00 EEST [Four lectures in the
morning and four in the afternoon, with breaks in between].*

📍 *On-site:* KEDEA Building
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/%CE%9A%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF+%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82+%CE%95%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD+%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD+%CE%9A%CE%95.%CE%94.%CE%95.%CE%91/@40.6268129,22.9625765,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x14a838f97943b2bd:0xd56ca8d4f0abc5de!8m2!3d40.6268129!4d22.9625765!16s%2Fg%2F1tcvl85q?hl=el&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D>,
AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece.
💻 *Online:* Zoom link will be provided in due time.
📜 *Certificate of Attendance* will be provided upon request.





🔗 *Register to the Short Course on Deep Learning*:
https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/



Also, you can register to the AIDA AICET2025:
https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/



*👥** Group Registration*: Group registrations (comprising 5 registrants or
more) can enjoy a 20% discount on the above registration fees (or even more
in the case of a massive group registration).

More information *on the various lectures, registration options, background
needed and general conditions *can be found on the event webpage
<https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/>
.

In case of questions, you can contact the course manager Ms. Efi Patmanidou
epatman at csd.auth.gr





We're excited to have you join us for this thrilling Deep Learning course
in the stunning city of Thessaloniki!



Best regards,



Prof. Ioannis Pitas (AIDA chair, AUTH, AICET2025 chair)



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:
https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml
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