[Corpora-List] LxMLS 2014 -- Final Call for Participation

[Andre Martins]

This is the final call for LxMLS 2014 -- the application period ends 
next Tuesday.

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Call for Participation
4th Lisbon Machine Learning School - "Learning with Big Data"
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We invite everyone interested in Machine Learning and Natural Language 
Processing to attend the 4th Lisbon Machine Learning School - LxMLS 2014.

Important Dates
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* * Application Deadline: April 15, 2014**
* * Decision: May 15, 2014
  * Early Registration: June 15, 2014
  * Summer School: July 22-29, 2014


Topics and Intended Audience
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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.

Our target audience is:

  * Researchers and graduate students in the fields of NLP and 
Computational Linguistics;
  * Computer scientists who have interests in statistics and machine 
learning;
  * Industry practitioners who desire a more in depth understanding of 
these subjects.

Features of LxMLS:

  * No deep previous knowledge of ML or NLP is assumed;
  * Recommended reading will be provided in advance;
  * Includes a strong practical component;
  * A day zero is scheduled to review basic concepts and introduce the 
necessary tools for implementation exercises;
  * Days will be divided into tutorials and practical sessions (view 
schedule);
  * Both basic and advanced topics will be covered;
  * Instructors are leading researchers in machine learning.


List of Confirmed Speakers
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RYAN MCDONALD Google Inc. | USA
NOAH SMITH Carnegie Mellon University | USA
XAVIER CARRERAS Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain
SLAV PETROV Google Inc. | USA
CHRIS DYER Carnegie Mellon University | USA
RICHARD SOCHER Stanford University | USA
ANDREAS MUELLER Amazon | Germany
ARIADNA QUATTONI Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain
DIPANJAN DAS Google Inc. | USA
IVAN TITOV University of Amsterdam | Netherlands
PHIL BLUNSOM University of Oxford | UK
LUIS PEDRO COELHO European Molecular Biology Laboratory | Germany
MÁRIO FIGUEIREDO Instituto de Telecomunicações | Portugal


Please visit our webpage for up to date information: 
http://lxmls.it.pt/2014.

To apply, please fill the form in 
https://lxmls.wufoo.com/forms/application-form/. Any questions should be 
directed to: lxmls-2014 at lx.it.pt.


We are looking forward to your participation!

-- The organizers of LxMLS'2014.

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