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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EL link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div id="x_x_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear AI Professors, Postdocs, PhD/MSc students, AI professionals and enthusiasts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/">https://www.i-aida.org/</a> is doing very well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It has 73 excellent members (Universities, Research Centers and Companies with top AI record), 100 AIDA Lecturers (offering courses and/or supervising AIDA students) and 200 AIDA Students (PhD candidates or Postdoc researchers from AIDA members).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>So far, in its first year (2021), it had a robust educational offer, consisting of many AI short courses, summer schools and semester courses/lecture series, as well as top AI Excellence Lectures on bi-weekly basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>External AI Professors (from outside AIDA membership) and , of course AIDA Lecturers, can offer AIDA courses, by proper arrangements with the AIDA Educational Planning Committee (send a message to <a href="mailto:pitas@csd.auth.gr">pitas@csd.auth.gr</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>External students (from outside AIDA membership) and of course AIDA Students can register in AIDA courses, according to the arrangements of each course.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Anybody can attend for free lectures in the AIDA Excellence Lecture series: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/event_cat/ai-lectures/">https://www.i-aida.org/event_cat/ai-lectures/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/ai-excellence-lecture-series-repository/">https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/ai-excellence-lecture-series-repository/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and access material in the AIDA educational repository: <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/aida-educational-resource-repository/">https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/aida-educational-resource-repository/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>These offers continue in the Spring semester 2022, as you can see in the AIDA www site:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/phd-studies/short-courses/">https://www.i-aida.org/phd-studies/short-courses/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/phd-studies/lecture-series-2/">https://www.i-aida.org/phd-studies/lecture-series-2/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Furthermore, AIDA started collecting quality AI educational material that can be found in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/aida-educational-resource-repository/">https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/aida-educational-resource-repository/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/ai-excellence-lecture-series-repository/">https://www.i-aida.org/resource_cat/ai-excellence-lecture-series-repository/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The AIDA web system (beta version) is in good state, thanks to the efforts of LOBA and the AUTH AIIA Lab staff. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>You are invited to attend the 1-hour free e-lecture and Q & A session on ’How to get involved and get the most out of the AIDA web system’, on Tuesday 15/3/2022, 17:00-18:00 CET. Please book this time slot!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Telco Zoom link:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><br><a href="https://authgr.zoom.us/j/94866425617">https://authgr.zoom.us/j/94866425617</a><br>Passcode: 867064<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>You will learn how-to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US>become AIDA Lecturer and start offering AIDA courses or contributing to AIDA Educational Resource Repository<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US>become AIDA Student and start attending AIDA courses that will enter your AIDA Certificate of Course Attendance (CCA) and/or use AIDA educational resources<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US>get involved in AIDA activities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US>ask your Institution (University, Research Center or Company with AI record) to become AIDA member.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It is best to attend, even if you are already AIDA Lecturer or Student and you know things, in order to avoid errors and make the most out of the AIDA Web system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In the Q & A session, priority will be given to AIDA Lecturer and AIDA Student questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Anybody coming from AIDA members or external is welcomed to attend and spread the word. AIDA aims high to become an international reference point on AI excellence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>To continue being informed on AIDA educational offers, you may want to register to the AIDA email list, following instructions in <a href="https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/aida">https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/aida</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Prof. Ioannis Pitas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AIDA Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Post scriptum: To stay current on CVML matters, you may want to register to</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> </span><span lang=EN-US>the CVML email list, following instructions in</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml">https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>