ELLIS Doctoral Symposium 2023: Top European AI minds convene in Finland
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A whirlwind week of machine learning interactions has come to a close. The ELLIS Doctoral Symposium was held for the third year, this time hosted by ELLIS Unit Helsinki at Aalto University in Finland. The symposium is the highlight of the year in the ELLIS PhD Program, giving young researchers from the European machine learning community an opportunity to discuss their research during keynote talks and poster sessions, to network with leading machine learning experts, and to interact with each other at social events.
Despite the rainy start, 120 PhD students from around Europe were in high spirits throughout the week, sharing knowledge through tooling sessions, workshops and poster presentations.
“This was my first time attending the ELLIS Doctoral Symposium, so I didn’t really know what to expect,” said Karina Vida from the University of Hamburg. “But I got some really insightful ideas from each of the keynotes. I’m glad I connected with all these cool people and can do some collaborations in the future.”
This year’s theme, Sensibility in AI, was reflected in the keynotes from European AI luminaries Bernhard Schölkopf, Sara Magliacane, Aapo Hyvärinen and Amir Zamir. Students also got to connect with some of the top companies at the career fair, and visited the Aalto Startup Center, a globally competitive university business incubator. A session organized by Women in AI Finland considered the experiences of underrepresented minorities in technology fields and the biases and practices that can hold back advancement. The wet weather subsided long enough for the participants to enjoy a cruise through Helsinki’s scenic archipelago, as well as some paddleboarding, traditional sauna and hiking in Nuuksio National Park.
“The ELLIS Doctoral Symposium was a great participatory experience with people from so many different backgrounds,” said Marlon Tobaben, PhD student at the University of Helsinki. “Organizing the event wasn’t easy, but seeing it all come together was so rewarding!”