SoBigData RDSS Summer School 2023. Responsible Data Science for Society: Models, Algorithms, Trustworthy AI

SoBigData RDSS Summer School 2023


Data Mining & Analysis Artificial Intelligence



RDSS Summer School

Responsible Data Science for Society: Models, Algorithms, Trustworthy AI

9-15 July 2023

Lipari island, Sicily -Italy

https://sobigdata23.liparischool.it/



REGISTRATION NOW OPEN



--Call for Participation—



Abstract: Data Science and AI play an increasingly important role in our daily life. AI, with its applications, are essential tools for the ethical and responsible progress of our multicultural and interconnected society. The school for "Responsible Data Science for Society: Models, Algorithms, Trustworthy AI" introduces participants to selected topics to better understand the complexity of our world from the data scientist's perspective



TARGET GROUPS

Students, Researchers, Social Scientists 



COURSES

SoBigData RI overview| Roberto Trasarti (CNR | SoBigData RI Coordinator)

Responsible Data Scientists | Juan Manuel Duran (TuDelft), Francesca Pratesi (CNR)

Students Research Presentation | Beatrice Rapisarda (CNR)

Personal data capture and platform monopolisation | Mark Cotè (KCL)

Privacy risks and harms | Awais Rashid (REPHRAIN)

Privacy Preserving Techniques and Approaches (+ Hands on sessions) | Josep Domingo-Ferrer (URV), Roberto Pellungrini (SNS), Francesca Pratesi (CNR)

Social AI | Dino Pedreschi (UNIPI), Salvatore Rinzivillo (CNR)

Explainable AI | Fosca Giannotti (SNS), Riccardo Guidotti (UNIPI), Andrea Beretta (SNS)

Explainability techniques (+ Hands on sessions) | Carlo Metta (CNR), Anna Monreale (UNIPI)

Exploratories Research Hihglights | Donia Kamel (PSE), Todor Galev (CSD), Angelo Facchini (IMT), Carolina Scarton (USFD) , Luca Pappalardo (CNR)

Open Lab (Meet Tutors) | Michela Natilli (CNR), Giulio Rossetti (CNR)

Students Final Presentation | Valerio Grossi (CNR)



REGISTRATION

Students: Participants that are expected to do afternoon coursework and develop a project based on the topics covered in the school. It will be developed between Thursday and Friday morning and presented in the student's final presentation.

Auditors: participants who are not interested in taking the final exam.

The registration fee is 600 €. The fee covers the course material, bus+hydrofoil Catania airport-Lipari-Catania airport, social events, and coffee breaks. Late registration is 700 €. 

Early registration applications can be submitted up to May 31st, 2023. Late registrations will be accepted up to June 30th, 2023. 

Applicants must include an updated link to an official website.  In case of cancellation after fee payments, a 30% penalty will be applied. In the case of credit card payments, processing fees cannot be reimbursed. Payment must be received as soon as possible and no later than July 1st, 2022. Only wire transfers or credit card payments can be accepted.



VENUE

The conference room (located at Hotel Giardino sul Mare, Via Maddalena, Lipari) is air-conditioned and equipped with all conference materials. In addition, special areas are reserved for students for the afternoon coursework and study. The island of Lipari can be easily reached from Milazzo, Palermo, Naples, Messina, and Reggio Calabria by ferry or hydrofoil (50 minutes from Milazzo).



ACCOMODATIONS

https://sobigdata23.liparischool.it/accommodation-and-costs



SOCIAL PROGRAM

* Social tour in Salina island

* Social tour in Vulcano island and party on the beach



GENERAL CHAIRS

* Mark Cotè (KCL - UK)

* Roberto Trasarti (ISTI-CNR)



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

* Marco Braghieri (KCL - UK)

* Valerio Grossi (ISTI-CNR)

* Michela Natilli (ISTI-CNR)

* Beatrice Rapisarda (ISTI-CNR)



SPONSORS

This event is supported by the European Union – Horizon 2020 Program under the scheme “INFRAIA-01-2018-2019 – Integrating Activities for Advanced Communities”, Grant Agreement n.871042, “SoBigData++: European Integrated Infrastructure for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics” (http://www.sobigdata.eu) and -  NextGenerationEU - National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza, PNRR) - Project: “SoBigData.it - Strengthening the Italian RI for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics” - Prot. IR0000013 - Avviso n. 3264 del 28/12/2021



CONTACTS

info@sobigdata.eu

beatrice.rapisarda@isti.cnr.it



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PROGRAM



MONDAY



9:30 - 10:00 The SoBigData R.I | Roberto Trasarti (CNR) SoBigData RI Coordinator 



10:00 - 11:00 Responsible Data Scientists





  • Responsible data science: what is it and why do we want it? | Juan Manuel Duran (TuDelft)





11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break



11:30 - 13:00 Students Research Presentation | Beatrice Rapisarda (CNR)



13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break



14:30 - 20:00 Social tour in Salina island



TUESDAY



9:30 - 11:00 Personal data capture and platform monopolisation





  • The Trillion dollar platform in your pocket? | Mark Cotè (KCL)





11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break



11:30 - 13:00 Privacy risks and harms





  • Everything Everywhere All at Once: Privacy Engineering Challenges of Software Developers | Awais Rashid (REPHRAIN)





13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break



14:30 - 18:00 Privacy Preserving Techniques and Approaches (+ Hands on sessions)





  • Privacy Risk Assessment and Vulnerabilities: from theory to practice | Josep Domingo Ferrer (URV), Alberto Blanco Justicia (URV), Roberto Pellungrini (SNS), Francesca Pratesi (CNR)





16:00 - 17:00 Coffee break



WEDNESDAY



9:30 - 11:00 Social AI





  • Social Artificial Intelligence | Dino Pedreschi (UNIPI), Salvatore Rinzivillo (CNR)





11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break



11:30 - 13:00 Explainable AI





  • Explainable Machine Learning for Trustworthy AI | Fosca Giannotti (SNS), Andrea Beretta (CNR), Anna Monreale (UNIPI)





13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break



14:30 - 18:00 Explainability techniques (+ Hands on sessions)





  • Explainability Techniques for Tabular Data, Images, Time Series and Graphs | Anna Monreale (UNIPI), Carlo Metta (CNR), Riccardo Guidotti (UNIPI), Giovanni Stilo (UNIAQ), Mario Alfonso Prado Romero (UNIAQ)





16:00 - 17:00 Coffee break



THURSDAY



9:30 - 11:00 Exploratories Research Hihglights | Luca Pappalardo (CNR), Donia Kamel (PSE), Todor Galev (CSD), Angelo Facchini (IMT), Carolina Scarton (USFD)



11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break



11:30 - 13:00 Open Lab (Meet Tutors) | Michela Natilli (CNR), Giulio Rossetti (CNR)



13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break



14:30 - 16:00 Free time



16:00 - 22:00 Social tour of Vulcano island and party on the beach



FRIDAY



9:30 - 11:00 Open Lab (Meet Tutors) | Michela Natilli (CNR), Giulio Rossetti (CNR)



11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break



11:30 - 13:00 Students Final Presentation



13:00 -  End of the school