[CPM-SPIRE-L] Ph.D school on "Data Science: Models, Algorithms, AI and Beyond" in connection with "Workshop on the 20 years after the FM-index"

[Paolo Ferragina]

Dear moderators,

I'd like to advertise the following PhD School.

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Lipari School on Computational Complex and Social Systems Data Science: Models, Algorithms, AI and Beyond (https://complex.liparischool.it)

In connection with the special event "The future of compressed data structures, 20 years after the FM-index".

July 19-25, 2020, Lipari Island, Italy
School Virtual Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFc1wCozDfQ 


AIM & SCOPE

This summer school will provide opportunities to learn methodologies, models, algorithms and tools on modern Big Data Analytics problems which spur from many applications. Our main and special guest lectures are recognized authorities in such a field, will address such a scope by focusing on theoretical achievements as well as application developments.


SPEAKERS

Mounia Lalmas - Spotify
Ginestra Bianconi - Queen Mary University of London, UK
Filippo Caruso - LENS and University of Florence, Italy
Rosario Fazio - ICTP Trieste and Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa, Italy
Andrea Gabrielli - University Roma 3, Italy
Tommaso Gili - IMT Lucca, Italy


SPECIAL SEMINARS

Dirk Helbing - ETH, Zurich
Carlo Ratti - MIT, USA


WORKSHOP on the 20 years after the FM-index

Richard Durbin - Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
Paolo Ferragina - University of Pisa, Italy
Simon Gog - eBay
Giovanni Manzini - University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy
Bud Mishra - Courant Institute, New York University, Italy
Gene Myers - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany
Gonzalo Navarro - University of Chile, Chile
Ce Zhang - ETH Zurich - Switzerland


Early registration applications can be submitted up to April 30th, 2020. Late registrations will be accepted until June 19th, 2020. Applicants should include a short curriculum vitae or an updated link to an official website. More details on travel, accommodation and registration fees are available on the school website at https://complex.liparischool.it .

The official language is English.


DIRECTORS

Alfredo Ferro (University of Catania, Italy)
Dirk Helbing (ETH, Zurich)
Carlo Ratti (MIT, Boston, USA)


STEERING COMMITTEE

Paolo Ferragina (University of Pisa, Italy)
Fosca Giannotti (CNR Pisa, Italy)
Giovanni Giuffrida (University of Catania, Italy)
Rosalba Giugno (University of Verona, Italy)
Vittorio Loreto (University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy)
Sergio Palazzo (University of Catania, Italy)
Dino Pedreschi (University of Pisa,Italy)
Carlo Pennisi (University of Catania, Italy)
Alessandro Pluchino (University of Catania, Italy)
Alfredo Pulvirenti (University of Catania, Italy)
Andrea Rapisarda (University of Catania, Italy)


People interested in receiving further information about the school can contact:

Lipari School Organization
Prof. Alfredo Ferro
Università degli Studi di Catania - Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale
c/o Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica
Città Universitaria - Viale A.Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania - ITALY
Phone: +39 095 7383071, +39 095 7383087
Fax: +39 095 330094
E-mail: liparischool at dmi.unict.it 



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SPONSORS

Università degli Studi di Catania
Università di Verona
Università di Pisa
Università del Piemonte Orientale
Università di Verona