Oggetto: [Forum SIS] Bocconi Summer School in Statistics & Probability, 10-22 July 2017

--> CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Bocconi Summer School in Advanced Statistics and Probability: "Statistical Causal Learning", July 10-22, 2017 http://spas.lakecomoschool.org

We are pleased to announce the "Bocconi Summer School in Advanced Statistics and Probability", organized and sponsored by Bocconi University, Milano, in collaboration with the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies. The aim of the Bocconi Summer School is to establish a track of high level courses on advanced and cutting-edge topics in Statistics and Probability and related areas. The school is open to all interested scholars, but is especially addressed to doctoral students, and possibly to brilliant MSc graduates interested in pursuing doctoral studies in Statistics, Probability, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operation Research and related fields. The School is hosted yearly at Villa del Grumello, on the shores of the Lake of Como, usually in July.

The 2017 edition, on "STATISTICAL CAUSAL LEARNING", will take place on 10-22 July, 2017.

INSTRUCTORS: * Bernhard Schölkopf (Empirical Inference Department Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tubingen); * Ilya Tolstikhin (Research Scientist, Max Plank Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tubingen); * David Lopez-Paz (Researcher at Facebook AI Research, Paris).

APPLICATIONS: The School will be open to 30 qualified and selected students. Applications can be submitted BY APRIL 7, 2017, through the form: http://spas.lakecomoschool.org/application-form/

REGISTRATION and FEES. Admitted participants should register by May 7, 2017.

The registration fee (450 euro) covers all the school activities and course material; wi-fi connections; all work-days lunches in the beautiful park of Villa del Grumello and accommodation in the Guest House of the Villa and in other facilities in the immediate surroundings for the 2 weeks (July 9 – July 22, 2017).

For any further information, please visit the website http://spas.lakecomoschool.org or contact BBS.statistics@unibocconi.it