Save the Date: ACDL 2026, 9th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning – From Generative AI to AI Agents | June 8-11 | Riva del Sole Resort & SPA – Italy ⏰ Early Registration: by 23 February

July 8th, 2025 Daniela Lopez de Luise
SAVE THE DATE: ACDL 2026, A Residential Course: From Generative AI to AI Agents, June 8-11, Italy   ⏰ Early Registration: by 23 February

📚 ACDL 2026  is a full-immersion 5-day course in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in AI, Deep Learning, LLMs, Data Sc., Generative AI & AI Agents with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. 

If
 you want to learn
 AI, Generative AI & AI Agents
 Large language models,
 Multimodal Foundation Models,
 and much more
then
 take part in ACDL 2026! 😉

Riva del Sole Resort & SPA – Tuscany, Italy, June 8-12, 2026
🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events
📧 acdl@icas.cc

⏰ EARLY REGISTRATION: by February 23 (AoE)
🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events/registration/
Oral Presentation Submission Deadline: by February 23 (AoE)

📝 LECTURERS: TBA
Each Lecturer will hold up to four lectures on one or more research topics.
🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events/lecturers/

📑 LECTURES: TBA
🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events/lectures/

📚 PAST LECTURERS:
🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events/past-lecturers/

✅ VENUE:
🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events/venue/
Riva del Sole Resort & SPA
Località Riva del Sole‚ Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto)
CAP 58043‚ Tuscany‚ Italy
p: +39-0564-928111
📧  booking.events@rivadelsole.it
🔗 https://www.rivadelsole.it/en/

PAST EDITIONS: 🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events/past-editions/

📚 CERTIFICATE & 8 ECTS:
The 8th Advanced Course on Data Science & Machine Learning – ACDL 2026 is a full-immersion five-day Course at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA (Castiglione della Pescaia – Grosseto  – Tuscany, Italy) on cutting-edge advances in Deep Learning, Data Science and Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Course provides a stimulating environment for PhD students, Post-Docs,  junior academics (only up to assistant professors), early career researchers,  and industry leaders (and highly motivated, promising and brilliant Master students / BSc students). Participants will also have the chance to present their results with talks, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial, professional and productive environment.

PhD students, PostDocs, Industry Practitioners and Junior Academics (only up to assistant professors)  will be typical profiles of the ACDL attendants.The Course will involve a total of 36–40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students (and some strongly motivated Master Student – BSc Student) attending the Course.

Language: English.

To participate in the ACDL 2026, all attendants must

(1/2) register for the course (by February 23, 2026) and
(2/2) book accommodation at the course venue, “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA” (by April 23, 2026); all attendants must stay at the “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA”. Booking accommodation at the Riva del Sole must be made exclusively using the accommodation form attached to the registration confirmation email. No other methods must be used (if you use other booking methods the hotel will cancel the reservation).  Finally, it is not possible to extend the stay, the special accommodation rates are valid only for the period of the course, no exceptions will be made. To contact the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA (the course venue) use the following email: booking.events@rivadelsole.it

Once accommodation has been booked at “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA“, the participant must send this information (including the Booking Number) to the ACDL organizing committee (acdl@icas.cc).

ACDL is a residential course, so all lecturers and participants must reside in the same Hotel (Riva del Sole Resort & SPA). No exceptions are made.
 
For privacy reasons, the Hotel can not match people. If you have someone to share the apartment with (or a double room in Hotel), please send to the Hotel ( 📧  booking.events@rivadelsole.it ) the name, surname and email address. Otherwise the solution is to book a hotel room in single use.
 
Please note that only ACDL registered participants can book a room (in hotel or apartment) at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA with the accommodation form attached in the registration email and with the ACDL Discounted Rates. The Booking Office of the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA will  verify the names of the participants and the corresponding registration number to confirm the booking.

Anyone interested in participating in ACDL 2026 should register as soon as possible.

See you in Riva del Sole in June!
         ACDL 2026 Directors.
         ACDL 2026 Scientific & Organizing Committees.  

🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events
📧 acdl@icas.cc

Obviously this is only a Call for Participation, to have complete and updated information we recommend you access the relevant website: 🔗 https://acdl2026.icas.events  

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iEDGE 2025 – Edge Intelligence & Trustworthy Decentralized AI – Dubrovnik, Oct 14–17

July 8th, 2025 Daniela Lopez de Luise
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for the International Symposium on Edge Intelligence, Trustworthy and Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (iEDGE 2025), to be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, co-located with FLTA 2025.

Please find the full CFP below. We welcome your submissions and encourage you to share this opportunity with your networks.

Best regards,  
Siba Haidar  
Publicity Chair – iEDGE 2025
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Call for Papers  – International Symposium on Edge intelligence, Trustworthy and Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (iEDGE 2025)
October 14-17, 2025, Dubrovnik, Croatia

https://flta-conference.org/iedge-2025/20251/index.php

iEDGE 2025 is a premier international venue dedicated to advancing research and innovation at the intersection of trustworthy, decentralized, and distributed AI systems. As the scale, complexity, and societal impact of AI systems grow, ensuring trust, privacy, robustness, and decentralization becomes critical.

We invite researchers, practitioners, and innovators from academia and industry to join us in exploring the new frontiers of Decentralized Artificial Intelligence, Trustworthy Machine Learning, and Secure Distributed Systems. Co-located with FLTA 2025, iEDGE focuses on scaling trustworthiness principles beyond federated learning into the broader decentralized AI ecosystem in the edge and the computing continuum.

The International Symposium on Edge intelligence, Trustworthy and Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (iEDGE 2025) addresses the use of advanced intelligent systems in providing trustworthy decentralized AI solutions in many fields, and the challenges, approaches, and future directions.  We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to trustworthy and decentralized artificial intelligence in the edge and the computing continuum, with special interest in but not limited to:

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence

* Decentralized foundation model training and serving
* Peer-to-peer (P2P) inference networks
* Blockchain-based machine learning platforms
* Distributed optimization for large AI models
* Incentive mechanisms in decentralized AI systems

Trustworthy AI Systems
* Bias mitigation, fairness, and accountability
* Verifiable decentralized model updates
* Explainability in distributed learning
* Robustness against adversarial attacks

Security and Privacy
* Secure aggregation and differential privacy
* Trust mechanisms for model collaboration
* Resilient learning under malicious participants
* Secure Edge AI deployments

Edge Intelligence
* Edge deployment of open foundation models
* Collaborative edge-cloud AI systems
* Privacy-preserving AI for constrained environments
* 5G/6G architectures for decentralized AI
* Resource allocation and scheduling

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Paper Submission Deadline:  August 1, 2025
Notification of Acceptance:    August 30, 2025
Camera-Ready Submission:  September 15, 2025
Symposium Dates:                 October 15-17, 2025

=====================SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS======================

Authors are invited to submit their original research work that has not previously been submitted or published in any other venue. Submitted papers may be up to 8 pages. Two additional pages may be added for references. Submitted papers (pdf format) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings. Word template is available at https://flta-conference.org/iedge-2025/20251/files/conference-template-a4.docx. Latex template is available at https://flta-conference.org/iedge-2025/20251/files/Conference-LaTeX-template_10-17-19.zip.

Please submit your paper via the EasyChair submission system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=flta2025 (please select iEDGE track).

All accepted papers will be published in an IEEE proceedings. Best Paper Awards will be granted to high quality papers. Extended versions of high quality, selected papers will be invited to be submitted to prestigious journals (to be announced).

At least one of the authors of any accepted paper is requested to register and present the paper at the conference. If it is not possible for any of the authors to present the paper in person, online presentation will be allowed.

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General Chairs

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supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial Intelligence workshop

July 8th, 2025 Daniela Lopez de Luise
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[CRISTAIN 2025] The “supporting CRIme reSolution Through Artificial Intelligence” workshop explores the use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and augmented reality, to support professionals in the field of criminal investigation. The initiative aims to introduce new methodologies that can enhance current investigative practices. A key element is a human-centered approach which ensures effective and ethical tools that can be easily used by professionals in the field. Through discussion and dialogue among participants, the workshop can foster the identification of effective solutions to support the management of the investigation process. This includes building trust in automated systems, supporting human oversight and interpretability, and enabling collaborative decision-making between humans and machines. Particular attention will be provided to how human-centered methods can help in the mitigation risks and biases that should be properly handled in AI-based systems. Such methods ensure that professionals across various domains can confidently integrate AI tools into their workflows, without requiring deep technical knowledge of the underlying algorithms.

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📅 Event Info

The CRISTAIN workshop will be held at the conference:

🕒 Important Dates

  • Paper submission deadline: June 13th ➡️ July 14th

  • Acceptance notice: July 11th ➡️ July 21st

  • Camera-ready submission: July 31st

📥 Submission

🧩 Topics

Tuned to the field of crime, topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Crime Scene Analyses
  • Case-studies on Crime Analyses
  • Context-aware decision making
  • Decision support system
  • Process management in complex domains
  • Domain-specific data collection
  • Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading
  • Data preparation and processing
  • Emotional AI
  • Neuro-Symbolic AI
  • Conversational AI and voice interfaces
  • Personalization and predictive interaction
  • Distributed interactions among intelligent systems
  • AI-based adaptive systems
  • Secure AI
  • Unbiased AI systems
  • Ethics and Trustworthy AI
  • Awareness and transparency in technology usage
  • Environmental impacts of technologies
  • Immersive experiences and virtual environments
  • Integration of technologies in complex domains
  • Haptic and olfactory technologies
  • New sensory dimensions for user experiences
  • Redefining human capabilities through technology

👥 Organizers

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CfP edu4AI 2025 @ECAI 2025: **** Important Dates Updated ****

July 8th, 2025 Daniela Lopez de Luise
2nd Workshop on Education for Artificial Intelligence (edu4AI)
Bologna, October 26, 2025, half-day workshop.
Workshop website: https://edu4ai.di.unito.it/

Co-located with ECAI 2025 (https://ecai2025.org/)
The European Conference of Artificial Intelligence.

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Important dates:
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Submission deadline to meet the ECAI early registration deadline:
Paper submission deadline:     August 1, 2025
Notifications of paper acceptance: August 29, 2025

Late submission deadline
Abstract submission (not mandatory but appreciated): August 1, 2025
Paper submission deadline:     August 22, 2025
Notifications of paper acceptance:     September 26, 2025

Workshop (edu4AI @ECAI 2025):       October 26, 2025

We added an early submission deadline to align with the ECAI early registration (https://ecai2025.org/registration/) and allow potential authors to take advantage of the discounted fees. However, the initial submission deadlines are still available.

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We are happy to announce the second edition of the edu4AI workshop,
whose aim is to establish a forum for researchers and professionals
interested in understanding, envisioning, and discussing the challenges
and opportunities of AI awareness by promoting education for Artificial
Intelligence, promoting aspects such as methodologies, educational
pathways, and AI literacy.

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Topics of interest
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Topic of interest include (but are not limited to)

  •   Teaching Methodologies.
  •   Challenges and Opportunities in Education for AI.
  •   Leveraging online platforms for widespread AI Education.
  •   Innovative Education Techniques and methodologies to support AI Education.
  •   Hands-on research initiatives to support AI awareness and comprehension.
  •   Program development for Educators.
  •   Resources and techniques to explain AI in simple terms.
  •   AI Literacy kits and educational games.
  •   Educational tools and resources for correcting AI misconceptions.
  •   Case studies on AI Literacy courses for elderly people.
  •   Domain-specific threats due to AI biases and educational solutions to overcome them.
  •   Education on AI-Ethical aspects.
  •   Training programs to convey AI awareness.
  •   Integration of AI learning activities at school.
  •   Incorporating AI into STEM activities.
  •   Education for AI through HRI.

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Submissions
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All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the program
committee and evaluated on the basis of relevance, originality,
significance, soundness, and clarity. All submissions must be written in English and must be formatted according to the CEUR-WS's single-column style
(http://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html).

CEUR template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw

We welcome two categories of paper submission:

Full papers              (8-10 pages)
Short papers           (6 pages)

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AIces 2026: early registration July 25

July 8th, 2025 Daniela Lopez de Luise
1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE COGNITIVE, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AIces 2026

Porto – Maia, Portugal

January 19-23, 2026

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Co-organized by:

University of Maia

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA
Luxembourg/London

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Early registration: July 25, 2025

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SCOPE:

AIces 2026 will be the first in a series of research training events aiming at updating participants on the most recent multidisciplinary discussions about the foundations, meaning, challenges and risks of AI.

The event will have a global scope along 3 thematic lines: cognition, ethics, and society. It will cover current debates about: AI and philosophy of mind; cognitive architectures; machine learning and cognitive development; large language models and visual information; robotics and embodied cognition; neuroscience-inspired AI; algorithmic bias and fairness; transparency and explainability; accountability and responsibility; privacy and surveillance; autonomy and control; AI impact on human values and social inequalities; the future of work and automation; governance, regulation and public policies; AI, human rights and democracy; AI and global development; information and AI education.

The event will consist of 13 courses, 2 keynote lectures, 1 round table, 1 symposium collecting short contributions from participants, and 3 open thematic debate sessions. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely.

ADDRESSED TO:

Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well.

Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses.

Overall, AIces 2026 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators.

VENUE:

AIces 2026 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site. The venue will be:

University of Maia
Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos – Castêlo da Maia
4475-690 Maia
Porto, Portugal

STRUCTURE:

2 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another.

Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event.

All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Georgios B. Giannakis (University of Minnesota), Kernel-driven and Learnable Self Supervision over Graphs

Ming Lin (University of Maryland), Socially Responsible and Trustworthy AI

PROFESSORS AND COURSES:

Ricardo Baeza-Yates (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), [introductory] Introduction to Responsible AI

Thomas Breuel (Nvidia Research), [introductory] Facts and Rules in LLMs

Carlos Castillo (Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Algorithmic Fairness in High-Risk AI Applications

Rachel Cummings (Columbia University), [introductory/intermediate] Differential Privacy beyond Algorithms

Alan Dix (Cardiff Metropolitan University), [introductory] AI for Social Justice

Brian D. Earp (National University of Singapore), [introductory] Credit, Blame, and Personalisation in Human-AI Cooperation

Elia Formisano (Maastricht University), [introductory/intermediate] Auditory Cognition in Humans and Machines

Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology), [introductory/advanced] Data and AI Governance – From Control to Trust

Marta Kwiatkowska (University of Oxford), [intermediate/advanced] Probabilistic Verification for Neural Networks

Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate] Computational Cognitive Models of Human-AI Teaming

Catherine Pelachaud (Sorbonne University), [introductory/intermediate] Interacting with Socially Interactive Agents

Linda B. Smith (Indiana University Bloomington), [intermediate] Toddlers and Machines: Insights into Efficient Learning

Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University), [intermediate/advanced] Symbol Processing in Transformers and Other Neural Networks

SYMPOSIUM:

A half-day symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations by participants on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event. A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david@irdta.eu by December 19, 2025.

OPEN DEBATES:

A 3-hour open debate session will be organized for each of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics and society. Expressions of interest to lead the respective sessions will be accepted until October 19, 2025 at david@irdta.eu . A 2-page description must be sent including the topics to be debated as well as the structure, call for contributions and dynamics of the session.

SPONSORS:

Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Samuel Anjos (Maia, social networks)
José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair)
Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair)
Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage)
Sara Morales (Luxembourg)
José Luís Reis (Maia)
Luís Paulo Reis (Porto)
David Silva (London, organization chair)

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done at

The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course.

Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event.

FEES:

Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches.

There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline.

The fees for on site and for online participation are the same.

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation suggestions will be available in due time at

CERTIFICATE:

A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university.

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Universidade da Maia

Universidade do Porto

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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