CALL for PARTICIPATION
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
EWSCS is a series of regional-scope international winter schools held annually in Estonia. EWSCS are organized by Institute of Cybernetics, a research institute of Tallinn University of Technology.
The main objective of EWSCS is to expose Estonian, Baltic, and Nordic graduate students in computer science (but also interested students from elsewhere) to frontline research topics usually not covered within the regular curricula. The working language of the schools is English.
EWSCS'15 is the twentieth event of the series.
PROGRAMME
The schools' scientific programme consists of short courses by renowned specialists and a student session.
Courses of EWSCS'15
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Zvika Brakerski (Dept. of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute, Israel):
Fully homomorphic encryption (details) -
Jarkko Kari (Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Turku, Finland):
Cellular automata, tilings and (un)computability (details) -
Prakash Panangaden (School of Computer Science, McGill University, Canada):
Probabilistic programming languages and semantics (details) -
Gordon Plotkin (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom):
Algebraic computational effects (details) -
abhi shelat (Dept. of Computer Science, University of Virginia, USA):
Secure two-party computation (details)
The purpose of the student session is to give students an opportunity to present their work (typically, thesis work) and get feedback. Registrants are invited to propose short talks (20 min) on topics of theoretical computer science, broadly understood. The selection will be based on abstracts of 150-400 words (see the instruction).
The social programme consists of an excursion and a conference dinner.
VENUE
Palmse is a small settlement 80 kms to the east from Tallinn in the county of Lääne-Viru. It is renowned for a large manor that used to belong to the von Pahlen family, today hosting the visitors' center of the Lahemaa National Park, a museum, and a hotel.
Tallinn, Estonia's capital, is famous
for its picturesque medieval Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
There are direct flights to Tallinn
Lennart Meri airport from
Amsterdam (Schiphol),
Berlin (Tegel),
Brussels,
Copenhagen (Kastrup),
Düsseldorf (Weeze),
Frankfurt (Main),
Helsinki (Vantaa),
Istanbul (Atatürk),
Kiiev (Borispol),
Lissabon (Portela),
London (Gatwick and Stansted),
Milan (Bergamo),
Moscow (Sheremetyevo),
Munich (Franz Josef Strauss),
Oslo (Gardermoen and Rygge),
Paris (Charles de Gaulle),
Riga,
Stockholm (Arlanda and Bromma),
St Petersburg (Pulkovo),
Trondheim (Værnes),
Vilnius,
and Warsaw (Frederic Chopin);
ferries from Stockholm and Helsinki.
From Vilnius, Riga, St Petersburg
the Lux Express and Ecolines coach services are the
practical travel option.
Train connections from Moscow and St. Petersburg are operated by Go rail.
The school will organize a bus from Tallinn to Palmse and back.
View EWSCS venue - Palmse in a larger map
APPLICATION AND COST
To apply for a place, fill in the online participation application form. Please apply early; the number of participants we can admit is limited.
The deadline for application and submission of abstracts (see the instruction) is 27 January 2015. All applicants will be notified of admission to the school and acceptance of their talks by 3 February 2015.
Admitted participants are entitled and expected to attend the courses and student session of the school. They will also receive a memory stick with the course material and access to additional materials on the school website.
The participation fee is 320 EUR and includes full board accommodation at Palmse, transportation from Tallinn to Palmse, an excursion and conference dinner (by contributing towards the associated expense; it does not cover the whole cost). The fee must be paid by 10 February 2015 (see the payment options)
Please do not transfer payments or send us credit card data before you have received a notification of being accepted to the school.
Applicants from Tallinn University of Technology and University of Tartu should check with their supervisors about the funds they have to support them. The organizers can use a grant from HITSA to cover the expenses of some Estonian participants.
For some applicants with funding difficulty, we can offer fee reduction of max 25%. To apply for a fee reduction, please fill in the online fee reduction request form.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
The participation fee 320 EUR must be paid by 10 February 2015 by one of the following methods:
- By bank transfer to the following account:
Bank: Swedbank (Liivalaia 8, EE-15040 Tallinn, Estonia),
Please refer to EWSCS'15 plus your name and make sure that the payment is made in EUR and that you are paying both the sender's and receiver's bank charges.
BIC (SWIFT code) HABAEE2X
Beneficiary: Institute of Cybernetics at TUT (Akadeemia tee 21, EE-12618 Tallinn, Estonia),
IBAN EE78 2200 2210 0712 2812 By Visa or Mastercard. You can pay through a secure online card payment service.
You will be emailed links to invoices with instructions together with acceptance notifications.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE / ORGANISING COMMITTEE
- Tarmo Uustalu (Institute of Cybernetics) (chair)
- Monika Perkmann (Institute of Cybernetics) (secretary)
- Peeter Laud (Cybernetica AS)
- Varmo Vene (University of Tartu)
- Dominique Unruh (University of Tartu)
SPONSORS
- Tiger University Plus programme of the Information Technology Foundation for Education
- Estonian Centre of Excellence in Computer Science, EXCS (funded mainly by the European Regional Development Fund)
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EMAIL CONTACTewscs15(at)cs.ioc.ee |
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