
African Machine Learning Summer School
24 ‒ 28 June 2018, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria
Co-organised with the Centre De Recherche Sur L'information Scientifique et Technique (CERIST)
The Machine Learning Summer School of Algiers belongs to a series of Machine Learning schools to be organized in Africa. The initiative intends to foster academic exchanges within African countries as well as with northern countries.
The school will cover the fundamentals, as well as the latest advances in field of Machine Learning, through carefully conceived and detailed tutorials along with practical sessions.
The school is intended for computer science researchers and PhD students (and potentially 2nd year MSc students), who have not necessarily been exposed to Machine Learning material in the past. It can also appeal to students in related areas (such as mathematics, physics, electrical, mechanical or biomedical engineering, etc.) who have interests in Machine Learning methodologies and their applications.
Alger la blanche
Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, with a population of over 3.5 million inhabitants. Its location on the south-western bay of the Mediterranean Sea and near the northernmost point of the African continent gives it its nickname of "the gate of Africa". The city is also nicknamed Alger la Blanche ("Algiers the White") for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea.
The architecture of Algiers is a living testimony to the multiple historical and cultural changes that the city has undergone since antiquity. From the monumental Roman ruins near Cherchel, to the populous and lively Othoman citadelle of the Casbah; from the splendid Hausmannian-style buildings of the Latin quarters, to the modern post-independence buildings and suburbs, the city is an open-air museum of the history of Algeria.