******************************************************************************* Summer School @MaLGa - Machine Learning Crash Course 2026 ******************************************************************************* We are pleased to announce the Summer School Machine Learning Crash Course (MLCC) 2026 https://malga.unige.it/education/schools/mlcc2026/. The course is organized by MaLGa - the Machine Learning Genoa Center, as part of the ELLIS Genoa unit activities, and is taught by Nicoletta Noceti, Cesare Molinari and Lorenzo Rosasco. MLCC provides an introduction to fundamental concepts and algorithms of Machine Learning. The course presents the statistical learning theory framework with empirical risk minimization and regularization as guiding principles for algorithm design. Linear and nonlinear models will be discussed, including kernel methods and neural networks. The course also covers optimization aspects, discussing and analyzing gradient descent methods and backpropagation. Further advanced topics will be covered in a half-day workshop. Invited speakers will be announced soon! The course is suitable for undergraduate/graduate students, as well as professionals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Format: The course will be held from June 15 to June 19, 2026 at the DIBRIS/DIMA, Via Dodecaneso 35, 16146 Genoa, Italy. It will consist of 20 hours of classes and labs + a workshop; lessons will be in-person only. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completing the course. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications: Submit your application here: https://forms.gle/FbCMwzFCX9KSLm6j8 Application deadline: March 1, 2026. The maximum number of participants is 120. Selection will be based on CV evaluation. The instructors and the organizers Nathalie Baxs, Giulia Casu, Cesare Molinari, Nicoletta Noceti, Lorenzo Rosasco ******************************************************************************* Ernesto De Vito DIMA - Dipartimento di Matematica MUR Excellence Department 2023-2027 MaLGa - Machine Learning Genoa center Via Dodecaneso 35 16146 Genova Italy e-mail: ernesto.devito@unige.it