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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3rd Lisbon Machine Learning School - "Learning with Big Data"</span></p>
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<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We invite everyone interested in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to attend the 3rd Lisbon Machine Learning School - </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LxMLS</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 2013.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Important Dates</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Application Deadline: April 15, 2013</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Decision: May 15, 2013</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Early Registration: June 15, 2013</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Summer School: July 24-31, 2013</span></p><br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Topics and Intended Audience</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The school will cover a range of Machine Learning (ML) topics, from theory to practice, that are important in solving Natural Language Processing (NLP) problems that arise in the analysis and use of Web data.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our target audience is:</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Researchers and graduate students in the fields of NLP and Computational Linguistics;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Computer scientists who have interests in statistics and machine learning;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Industry practitioners who desire a more in depth understanding of these subjects.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Features of </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LxMLS</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * No deep previous knowledge of ML or NLP is assumed;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Recommended reading will be provided in advance;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Includes a strong practical component;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * A day zero is scheduled to review basic concepts and introduce the necessary tools for implementation exercises;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Days will be divided into tutorials and practical sessions (see schedule);</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Both basic and advanced topics will be covered;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Instructors are leading researchers in machine learning.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">List of Confirmed Speakers</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---------------</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LUIS PEDRO COELHO Institute for Molecular Medicine | Portugal</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MÁRIO FIGUEIREDO Instituto de Telecomunicações | Portugal</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">KOBY CRAMMER Technion, Israel Institute of Technogly | Israel</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SLAV PETROV Google Inc. | USA</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NOAH SMITH Carnegie Mellon University | USA</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">XAVIER CARRERAS Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CHRIS DYER Carnegie Mellon University | USA</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MILES OSBORNE University of Edinburgh | UK</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">KEVIN KNIGHT University of Southern California | USA</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SEBASTIAN RIEDEL University College London | UK</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">STEFAN RIEZLER Unversity of Heidelberg | Germany</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are looking forward to your participation!</span></p><br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-- The organizers of </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LxMLS</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">'2013.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
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