<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Dear Al</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Professors, Postdocs or Senior AI researchers<span style="color:black">,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">in the framework of the AI4Media EU project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020, together with the ICT48 projects ELISE, VISION, HumanE AI NET and TAILOR, we have organized the </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">International <span style="color:black">AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) aiming to become a reference initiative for AI education in Europe and 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.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 42.15pt 0.0001pt 1cm;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">We invite you to contribute to this initiative for the definition of the AIDA Fall semester program </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(from Sept 1st, 2024, to January 31st, 2025)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;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 semester courses, or asynchronous mode web courses will be considered as well. Accepted courses will be listed on AIDA website (<a href="https://www.i-aida.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://www.i-aida.org/</a>) and will be advertised for free with the support of AIDA dissemination channels. Proposals for courses for the AIDA Fall semester program should be sent to: Prof. Stefano Berretti <a href="mailto:stefano.berretti@unifi.it" target="_blank" style="color:blue">stefano.berretti@unifi.it</a>, and Ms. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Efi Patmanidou <a href="mailto:epatman@csd.auth.gr" target="_blank" style="color:blue">epatman@csd.auth.gr</a> <span style="color:black"> no later than <u>July 31, 2024</u> and will be evaluated by the AIDA Committee by <u>August 18th, 2024</u>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Any qualified <span style="color:black">Al</span> Professor/Postdoc or Senior AI researcher (PhD holder) can apply to offer a course, no matter if she/he belongs to a host University that is an AIDA member or not. The course lecturer(s) and heir host University/Institution</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">define course fees and other course-related issues.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Proposals for AIDA Courses should include (pl</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ease find the AIDA Course Application Form <a href="https://www.i-aida.org/phd-studies/short-courses/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">here</a><span style="color:black">):</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Course title:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Lecturer name & affiliation:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Host Institution:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Content and organization: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Course details about the content. 1 paragraph</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Level: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(Undergraduate/Postgraduate)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Course Duration: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Hours</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Course Type: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">(Short/Semester/Lecture series/Seasonal School<b>)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Participation terms: </span></b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Registration fee policy for external (non-AIDA) students</span></i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">, 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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Lectures plan: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Days/time</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Proposed schedule: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Start date – End date</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Language: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">English/Other</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Modality: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Online/in person</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Notes: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Are there exams? Details on how to successfully complete the course. 1-2 sentences.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Course Link:</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">^{<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">*</span>}<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">AIDA students may be PhD students, post-doc researchers, possibly qualified MSc students or professionals of AIDA Members</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prof. Ioannis Pitas (on behalf of Prof. Berretti)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AIDA Chair</span></p></div>