Re: Reasoning Web Summer School 2019: "Explainable AI"

Reminder: Applications for attending the Reasoning Web Summer School on 
"Explainable AI" (September in Bolzano) are due this week. -- MK


On 12/06/2019 16:51, Markus Kroetzsch wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> We invite applications to this year's Reasoning Web summer school
> (September 2019 in Bolzano, co-located with RuleML+RR and GCAI).
> 
> Our focus topic "Explainable AI" connects knowledge representation and
> ontologies with machine learning, data mining, planning, and databases. 
> Top-class researchers from these areas will be teaching (see below).
> 
> We hope to see applications from many students and researchers from this 
> community. You can find further details in the call below.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Markus
> 
> 
> THE 15th INTERNATIONAL REASONING WEB SUMMER SCHOOL - RW 2019
> on “Explainable Artificial Intelligence"
> Bolzano, Italy, 20 - 24 Sep 2019
> https://rulemlrr19.inf.unibz.it/rw2019
> Early application deadline: 23 June 2019
> 
> The 15th Reasoning Web Summer School brings together leading AI 
> researchers to share their ideas and knowledge about how to make AI more 
> explainable. The school is a five-day intensive training course that 
> interleaves lectures and hands-on sessions. Participants learn about 
> exciting new methods and technologies, and at the same time get to know 
> their peers and senior researchers in their area.
> 
> Reasoning Web is co-located with RuleML+RR 2019, GCAI 2019, and 
> DecisionCAMP 2019, which come together for the Bolzano Rules and 
> Artificial Intelligence Summit (BRAIN).
> 
> ==PROGRAM==
> 
> This year’s school program includes the following topics and lecturers:
> 
> * Logic-Based Learning - Alessandra Russo, Mark Law, Krysia Broda 
> (Imperial College London)
> * Explainable AI Planning - Jörg Hoffmann (Saarland University), Daniele 
> Magazzeni (King’s College London)
> * Explaining Data with Formal Concept Analysis - Sebastian Rudolph (TU 
> Dresden)
> * Knowledge Representation and Rule Mining in Entity-Centric Knowledge 
> Bases - Fabian Suchanek (Télécom ParisTech University), Gerhard Weikum 
> (Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrücken)
> * Provenance in Databases: Principles and Applications - Pierre 
> Senellart (École Normale Supérieure Paris)
> * Efficient Reasoning and Explanation in Description Logic Ontologies - 
> Yevgeny Kazakov (University of Ulm)
> * Modest Explanations in a Memoryless World - Holger Hermanns (Saarland 
> University), Arnd Hartmanns (University of Twente)
> * Explanation-Friendly Query Answering Under Uncertainty - Maria Vanina 
> Martinez (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Gerardo I. Simari (Universidad 
> Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca)
> * Constraint Learning - Stefano Teso (KU Leuven)
> 
> RW 2019 is aimed at a wide audience of young post-graduate researchers, 
> most typically early-stage Ph.D. candidates, but also advanced Master 
> students and more senior Ph.D. candidates and PostDocs who want to 
> deepen their knowledge. Although no specific background knowledge is 
> required for attending the summer school, basics of knowledge 
> representation and reasoning will be helpful for benefiting from the 
> contents of the school. Students are also committed to a full 
> participation for the whole duration of the school.
> 
> ==APPLICATION==
> 
> Students and researchers interested in participating should submit a 
> short application by 23 June 2019 via EasyChair using the following 
> link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rw2019. Applications sent 
> by this deadline will receive notification before early registration.
> 
> The application should consist of a single pdf file that includes:
> * A short statement of motivation (half a page)
> * A CV (one page)
> * If financial support is needed: a short statement that explains why 
> support is needed to attend the school, and that gives a quotation for 
> the cost that would need to be covered
> * Whether a letter of invitation is needed for visa applications
> 
> ==REGISTRATION FEES==
> 
> The registration fees for attending the RW Summer School will be 300 EUR 
> (if your RW registration is bundled with the one for BRAIN 2019) and 350 
> EUR (if you choose to only register for RW), respectively. This includes 
> all lectures and teaching sessions, lunches, coffee breaks, and a social 
> event.
> 
> ==STUDENT GRANTS==
> 
> A limited number of grants will be available for selected students who 
> would otherwise not be able to attend the summer school. As such, please 
> ask for financial support in your application only if this is the 
> necessary condition for you to participate in the summer school.
> 
> ==BRAIN 2019==
> 
> RW 2019 is part of BRAIN 2019, the Bolzano Rules and Artificial 
> Intelligence Summit. With its special focus theme on "Beneficial AI", 
> BRAIN 2019 brings together the 3rd International Joint Conference on 
> Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR 2019), DecisionCAMP 2019, the Reasoning 
> Web Summer School (RW 2019) and The 5th Global Conference on Artificial 
> Intelligence (GCAI 2019).
> 
> BRAIN 2019 is supported by:
> - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano -- http://www.unibz.it/
> - Bosch -- https://www.bosch.com/
> - Center for Perspicuous Computing (CPEC): 
> https://www.perspicuous-computing.science/
> 
> If you have any questions, please contact: rw2019@easychair.org
> 
> Reasoning Web 2019 Chairs
> Daria Stepanova & Markus Krötzsch
> 
>