<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:261188841;
mso-list-template-ids:-582735782;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:616106011;
mso-list-template-ids:955923296;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:859901009;
mso-list-template-ids:2080414528;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level3
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level4
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level5
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level6
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level7
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level8
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level9
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level1 lfo2
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-numbering:continue;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:0in;
text-indent:0in;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EL link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Dear distinguished AI scientist, </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>the AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/">https://www.i-aida.org/</a><span style='color:black'> has been organized by the 5 European Union’s Horizon2020 AI flagship projects, AI4Media, ELISE, HumanE AI NET, TAILOR, and VISION, aiming to become a reference initiative for AI education worldwide and in Europe and to implement mechanisms for inter-university sharing of AI educational assets at PhD-level. As part of the program, AIDA offers a series of courses on Artificial Intelligence and related fields given by distinguished lecturers (external ones or AIDA Lecturers from AIDA members).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:42.15pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:28.35pt;text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>We invite you to contribute to this initiative for the definition of the AIDA Summer / Fall semester program</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>You can participate in the AIDA program by offering new or opening-up existing courses targeted to AIDA students or other students worldwide according to the participation terms of your own organization. Short/Very Short course formats (5-16 hours) are typically encouraged, while tutorials, semester courses, or asynchronous mode web courses will be considered as well, as can be seen in </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/">https://www.i-aida.org/</a><span style='color:black'>. Accepted courses will be listed on AIDA website (</span><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.i-aida.org/</span></a><span style='color:black'>) and will be advertised for free with the support of AIDA dissemination channels. These channels are very successful in boosting course registration, as it is exemplified in: </span><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/why-aida-courses/">https://www.i-aida.org/why-aida-courses/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>AIDA course registrants may be </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>external ones (e.g., undergraduate/MSc/PhD students, postdoc researchers or professionals or AI enthusiasts from all over the world) and/or <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>AIDA Students (PhD students or post-doc researchers from AIDA Members).<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 course or seasonal school proposal application form can be found in: <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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Proposals for AIDA courses for the AIDA Summer / Fall semester program should be sent to: </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#222222'>Prof. Alberto del Bimbo <a href="mailto:alberto.delbimbo@unifi.it" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>alberto.delbimbo@unifi.it</span></a>, Prof. Stefano Berretti <a href="mailto:stefano.berretti@unifi.it" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>stefano.berretti@unifi.it</span></a>, Prof. Pietro Pala <a href="mailto:pietro.pala@unifi.it" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>pietro.pala@unifi.it</span></a>, and Ms. Ioanna Koroni <a href="mailto:koroniioanna@csd.auth.gr" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>koroniioanna@csd.auth.gr</span></a> no later than <u>May 31, 2022</u> and will be evaluated by the AIDA Committee by <u>June 6, 2022</u>.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Proposals for AIDA Courses should include (pls, fill in the attached document):</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:14.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Course title:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Lecturer name & affiliation:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Host Institution:</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Content and organization: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Course details about the content. 1 paragraph<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Level: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>(Undergraduate/Postgraduate)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Course Duration: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Hours<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Course Type: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>(Short/Semester/Lecture series/Seasonal School<b>)</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Participation terms: </span></b><i><span lang=EN-US>Registration fee policy for external (non-AIDA) students</span></i><span lang=EN-US>, e.g.,<b> </b>free of charge or fee of ??? Euros. <i>Special terms for AIDA students</i>, e.g., discount 50% or free for X number of AIDA students. <i>Add text for a) non-AIDA student registration and AIDA student registration/enrollment, as in (6) below.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Lectures plan: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Days/time<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Proposed schedule: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Start date – End date<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Language: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>English/Other<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Modality: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Online/in person<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Notes: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>Are there exams? Details on how to successfully complete the course. 1-2 sentences.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:14.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US>Course Link:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Best regards,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Stefano Berretti<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3C3C3B'>AIDA course planning and monitoring</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>_______________________________</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>Prof. Stefano Berretti, Ph.D.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>Media Integration and Communication Center (MICC) &</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>Department of Information Engineering (DINFO)</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>University of Florence</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>via S. Marta 3 - 50139, Florence - ITALY</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>email: <a href="mailto:stefano.berretti@unifi.it">stefano.berretti@unifi.it</a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#767676'>phone: +39 055 2758529</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#222222'>_______________________________</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>