Dear All,

We're pleased to invite you to the first edition of Machine learning and AI Summer School which will take place from 24 August until 29 August in the picturesque town of Geetsbets, Belgium. The summer school is a collaborative effort by VIB, a non-profit life sciences research institute in Flanders, and SIB, a non-profit academic foundation to support and coordinate bioinformatics in Switzerland.  

Unlock the potential of AI with our hands-on, hackathon-style training. Gain essential skills in deep learning and generative AI, benefit from expert-led collaborative problem-solving, and advance your career in this rapidly evolving field.

Accommodation and meals are included, allowing you to focus entirely on learning, networking, and collaboration.

8 key trainers will lead the hackathon sessions focusing on the following topics:

• Protein Language Models
• Spatial Omics Data Analysis
• Data Integration and LLMs
• Deep Learning for Protein Structures Prediction

Submit your motivation to make a chance to join your colleagues at #MLAI25: https://www.vibconferences.be/events/machine-learning-and-ai-summer-school

Upcoming deadlines

• Selection procedure deadline: 29 April 2025

Eager to see which top experts will be guiding you at the summer school? Check out the brilliant minds already announced:

• Stein Aerts - VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology, BE
• Lars Borm - VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology, BE
• Francesco Carli - EMBL-EBI & OpenTargets, UK
• Janani Durairaj - University of Basel, CH
• Janna Hastings - University of Zurich & SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH
• Sebastian Lobentanzer - University Hospital Heidelberg, DE
• Joana Pereira - VIB.AI, BE
• Yvan Saeys - VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research & VIB.AI, BE
• Alejandro Sifrim - KU Leuven, BE
• Charlotte Tumescheit - University of Zurich & SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH
• Anastassia Vorobieva - VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology & VIB.AI, BE

You can find the program on the website:

https://www.vibconferences.be/events/machine-learning-and-ai-summer-school

Organizing Committee:

Evy Vierstraete VIB Training & Conferences, BE
Patricia M. Palagi SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH
Gregoire Rossier SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH
Alexander Botzki VIB Training & Conferences, BE
Anastassia Vorobieva VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology & VIB.AI, BE
Janna Hastings University of Zurich & SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH
Raphaëlle Luisier Idiap Research Institute & SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH
Pedro Gonçalves NERF & VIB.AI, BE
Yvan Saeys VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research & VIB.AI, BE

Best regards,

Alex and Greg

Alexander Botzki (VIB)

Gregoire Rossier (SIB)