<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Dear AI</span>/CS/ECE<span style="color:black"> </span>student/<span style="color:black">scientist/engineer/enthusiast,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">t<span style="color:black">he Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis (</span><a href="https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">AIIA</span></a><span style="color:black">) Lab of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki</span> (AUTH)<span style="color:black">, in cooperation with the International AI Doctoral Academy (</span><span style="color:rgb(153,51,102)"><a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(153,51,102)">AIDA</span></a></span><span style="color:black">)</span>,<span style="color:black"> offers the</span> hybrid (on-site, remote)<span style="color:black"> 2023 ‘</span><b><a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aiia-aida-winter-school-on-deep-learning-big-data-analytics-and-drone-imaging-for-industrial-surveillance-and-civil-protection-applications/" target="_blank">AIIA/AIDA Winter School on Deep Learning, Big Data Analytics and Drone Imaging for Industrial Surveillance and Civil Protection Applications</a></b><span style="color:black">’ co</span>mprising two short courses<span style="color:black">:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">1. <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/short-course-on-deep-learning-and-computer-vision-for-industrial-infrastructure-inspection-wednesday-12-december-2023/" target="_blank">Short course on Deep Learning and Computer Vision for Industrial Infrastructure Inspection</a>: Drone Imaging for infrastructure inspection and surveillance, e.g., for damage detection in industrial pipelines and electrical installations. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:1cm"><b><span style="color:black">12 December 2023</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🗓️</span><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt">a) <span style="color:black">on - site </span>attendance <span style="color:black">in <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.626813,22.962576&z=16&t=m&hl=en&gl=GR&mapclient=embed&cid=15378852460087723486" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">KEDEA</span></a> building</span>, AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece<span style="color:black"> or </span>b) <span style="color:black">remote </span>participation <span style="color:black">via </span><u><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)"><a href="https://authgr.zoom.us/j/92612270289?pwd=VzJvQmYrSmErRm8ydzJtYzduWW1HQT09" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">Zoom</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> (405011).</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:1cm"><span style="color:black">Register in advance</span> in this course<span style="color:black"> <b>for fr</b></span><b>ee </b>through the above-mentioned short course <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/short-course-on-deep-learning-and-computer-vision-for-industrial-infrastructure-inspection-wednesday-12-december-2023/" target="_blank">www page</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:1cm"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">2. <a href="https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/short-course-on-big-data-analytics-for-natural-disaster-management-ndm-tuesday-13-december-2023" target="_blank">Short course on Big Data Analytics for Natural Disaster Management</a>: Big Data Analytics for Natural Disaster Management (NDM), e.g., of forest fires and floods. In such cases, drone images are complemented with satellite images, meteorological data, maps and social media posts to form big data chunks that must be co-analyzed for efficient NDM.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:1cm"><b><span style="color:black">13 December 2023 </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🗓️</span></b><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt">a) <span style="color:black">on - site </span>attendance <span style="color:black">in <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.626813,22.962576&z=16&t=m&hl=en&gl=GR&mapclient=embed&cid=15378852460087723486" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">KEDEA</span></a> building</span>, AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece<span style="color:black"> or </span>b) <span style="color:black">remote </span>participation <span style="color:black">via </span><u><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)"><a href="https://authgr.zoom.us/j/92612270289?pwd=VzJvQmYrSmErRm8ydzJtYzduWW1HQT09" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">Zoom</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> (405011).</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:1cm"><span style="color:black">Register in advance </span>in this course<b><span style="color:black"> for fr</span>ee </b>through the above-mentioned short course <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/course/big-data-analytics-for-natural-disaster-management-ndm/" target="_blank">www page</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Prospective attendees can register in one or both short courses.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Students/Scientists, Engineers from other scientific disciplines having the necessary mathematical background are also welcomed to register.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="color:black">These </span>short <span style="color:black">courses are organized by the Horizon Europe R&D projects </span><u><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121);letter-spacing:0.4pt"><a href="https://simar-project.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)">SIMAR</span></a> </span></u><span style="color:black">and </span><span style="color:rgb(153,51,102)"><a href="https://tema-project.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(153,51,102)">TEMA</span></a></span><span style="color:black">, respectively.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">School Organizer: <span style="color:black">Prof. Ioannis Pitas</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Chair of the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA), Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Information analysis (AIIA) Lab,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece</span></p></div>