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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Dear colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">We are open for registrations for this year’s WSTNet Web Science Summer School (WWSSS’19), hosted by the Web Science Institute, Southampton, UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Please circulate details to any Masters / PhD students or early career researchers who may be interested in attending.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">========================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">WWSSS’19 WSTNet Web Science Summer School 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Theme </span>
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79"> Web Science and AI for Future Society<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Venue
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Web Science Institute, University of Southampton, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Dates</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79"> Sun 8 Sept – Fri 13 September 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Website</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
<a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/wwsss2019/index.page"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/wwsss2019/index.page</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">What will this year’s Summer School include?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Expert perspectives on AI from our keynote speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flive%2Ftennis%2F47644920https%3A%2Fwww.southampton.ac.uk%2Fwsi%2Fwwsss2019%2Fsh.page&data=01%7C01%7C%7Ce7f1dc3c58de4a09aba408d706bdfc50%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=alXhtJ3HIpyVLM0h%2Bp8azA1sH4ElZzSamxofhKdThhI%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/47644920https:/www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/wwsss2019/sh.page" shash="LWxt7tAKP4HTF4QcCSh70aYYrsHrVT8+hn0qtOzNYnZNAs89FjdRl2144e5ezyZAnWivMCi7QKrlwSVELLV6gY7Ui3/ex8hH171mCj1yP23j1BqxDo9AAHW8x1pHsEK8y/LPYTQ4Bx0cXt8WzmReUnsUiUquSfjfRRHd2rd9uJ4="><span style="color:#0563C1">Professor
Susan Halford</span></a> exploring the future of AI from a societal point of view<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/wwsss2019/jpr.page"><span style="color:#0563C1">JP Rangaswami</span></a> discussing an industry approach to AI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/about/staff/wendy-hall.page?"><span style="color:#0563C1">Professor Dame Wendy Hall</span></a> giving a global geopolitical view
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">A practical overview of AI, with introductions to Machine Learning, Deep learning, and Natural language and text processing fundamentals, plus tutorials in Python and topic modelling
on text.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">An exploration of Ethics in Practice and Responsible Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">A visit to the Data Science Institute, Imperial College London, to see data visualisation in action at the largest
<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imperial.ac.uk%2Fdata-science%2Fdata-observatory%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7Ce7f1dc3c58de4a09aba408d706bdfc50%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=LL4H4jylidOGAP8QN3E9ONtd4aiXcN8%2B%2B65BhUk4Erc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/data-science/data-observatory/" shash="Yoh+RgEuQp5uMIZN5giDkXVxsKkBmyO2YRfjPRb3ppSl42FLgGErakl9LtdyVMhW/kraBkvIW2rvj4Rz8Ye9aHIQPteKYS/sH1SstZzYmxFhPMnqiJHmH/dCDv1wQ2HJSSdJma+F/JhM0V2itoqP52lNT5vlp0vxiXnRtGn/xAk=">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Data Observatory</span></a> in Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">An opportunity for participants to present their research posters
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hands-on group project work culminating in a joint presentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Five nights’ accommodation and most meals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">See our provisional programme
<a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/wwsss2019/programme.page"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Registration
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Registration is now open until 31 July. Find out more
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/wwsss2019/registration-fees.page"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Contact us<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Summer School team at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:wsi@southampton.ac.uk"><span style="color:#0563C1">wsi@southampton.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">We look forward to hearing from you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Alison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Alison Tebbutt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Programme Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Centre for Doctoral Training in Web Science Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web Science Institute, University of Southampton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Highfield Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Southampton SO17 1BJ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2738<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web:
<u><a href="http://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi"><span style="color:#1F4E79">www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi</span></a></u>
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