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<p class="MsoNormal">Data Sciences Summer Institute <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 20-June 30, 2012<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This summer program is an excellent opportunity for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in Computer Science to learn about data science topics from leading researchers and create innovative applications based on what
they learn. DSSI provides a solid foundation in data science and introduces students to further research in areas such as machine learning, information retrieval, knowledge discovery in social and information networks, and computer vision.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Room, board and stipend will be provided to qualified students.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To apply: Visit <a href="https://my.cs.illinois.edu/submit/">
https://my.cs.illinois.edu/submit/</a> and click on “DSSI 2012 Application.” The deadline to apply has recently been extended to February 17, 2012.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about DSSI, including videos and posters to help advertise the program, please visit
<a href="http://mias.illinois.edu/DSSI2012">http://mias.illinois.edu/DSSI2012</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions? DSSI Education Director, Eric Horn, can be reached at
<a href="mailto:dssi-cs@illinois.edu">dssi-cs@illinois.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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