日本データベース学会の皆様 9月中旬に，WAIM2011が中国 武漢（Wuhan）にて開催されます．これに併設する 形でMSRA Summer Schoolが開催されるとのことで，参加者を募集しているとのこ とです．研究室の学生さんに呼びかけていただければと存じます．よろしくお願 いいたします． 概要は以下および添付ファイルをご覧ください．おおまかには次のようになって います． ・対象：大学院生，学部生（修士進学予定） - 要申込み：詳細は添付のWordファイル参照 ・講演者： - Prof. Carlo Zaniolo (UCSB) 9/12, 9/13 - Prof. Amr El Abbadi (UCLA) 9/13, 9/14 - Dr. Haixun Wang (MSRA) 9/14 - Dr. Surajit Chaudhuri（Microsoft Research）9/16 ※ WAIM 2011 Keynote ・特典：Summer School参加者は，参加登録費なしでWAIM聴講可能 ・交通費・宿泊費は自己負担 ・応募締切：7月31日（通知：9月1日） 石川佳治＠名古屋大学 ======== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION WAIM2011/MSRA Summer School Sep. 12-16, 2011. Computer School, Wuhan University Homepage: http://totemdb.whu.edu.cn/summerschool Special thanks for sponsorship from Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) OVERVIEW Lectures are given by renowned researchers from Microsoft and top universities. Lectures combine theory and foundations, concepts and algorithms, as well as applications and case studies. Lectures also feature advanced topics, research questions, and group discussions. Particular emphasis is put on encouraging participants to actively participate in discussions, brainstorming, and break-out sessions. SCHEDULE - Summer School First Leg Date Time Course Lecturer Sep. 12 8:00 am ~ 12:00 am Registration 3:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm The Logic of Queries: from Data Bases to Data Streams and the WEB Prof. Carlo Zaniolo, UCLA Sep. 13 9:00 am ~ 11:30 am The Logic of Queries: from Data Bases to Data Streams and the WEB Prof. Carlo Zaniolo, UCLA 1:00 pm ~ 3:30 pm Big Data and Cloud Computing Prof. Amr Abbadi, UCSB Sep. 14 9:00 am ~ 11:30 am Information Diffusion In Social Networks Prof. Amr Abbadi, UCSB 1:00 pm ~ 4:30 pm Graph Database Engine and Computation Platform Dr. Haixun Wang, Microsoft Research Knowledge Bases: Linking database, AI, and information retrieval Welcome to WAIM 2011 (Sep. 15) - Summer School Second Leg Sep. 16 9:00 am ~ 10:30 am Reflections on Big Data and Enterprise Analytics (Keynote of WAIM 2011) Dr. Surajit Chaudhuri, Microsoft Research Afternoon Joint Panel with WAIM Closing Ceremony APPLICATION - We will have about 150 participants. - The registration is free. - Qualified participants should be graduate students or undergraduate students recommended for master's degree candidate. - Participants will have the opportunity to present as an observer in WAIM 2011 without paying registration fee. - Application form is available here http://totemdb.whu.edu.cn/summerschoo Important Dates Date Content Jul. 10 Applications open Jul. 31 Applications close Sep. 1 Acceptance Notification Contact If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact to Dr. Ming Zhong for detailed explanation. Phone: 151-027-02596 Email: mike.clark.whu@gmail.com