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. EWSCS'07 is the twelfth event of the series.

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 subject of the schools is general computer science, with a bias towards theory, this comprising both algorithms, complexity and models of computation, and semantics, logic and programming theory. The working language of the schools is English.

PROGRAMME

The schools' scientific programme consists of short courses by renowned specialists and a student session.

The course list for EWSCS '07 is the following:

Arvind (MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA):
Synthesis of Parallel Programs (details)
Ingemar Cox (University College London, UK):
Principles of Digital Watermarking (details)
Anna Ingólfsdóttir (Reykjavík University, Iceland):
Reactive Systems: Modelling, Specification and Verification (details)
Gheorghe Paun (Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, Romania):
Membrane Computing: Power, Efficiency, Applications (details)
Moti Yung (Columbia University, New York, NY / RSA Laboratories, Bedford, MA, USA):
Self-Protecting Cryptosystems (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) or posters. The selection will be based on abstracts of 150-400 words.

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 from London, Dublin, Barcelona, Milan, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Moscow, Kiev, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Vilnius, Riga, ferries from Stockholm and Helsinki. From Vilnius, Riga, the Eurolines coach service is the practical travel option.

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 is 19 January 2007. All applicants will be notified of admission to the school and acceptance of their talks/posters by 2 February 2007.

The participation fee is 4000 EEK (260 EUR) and includes course material, full board accommodation at Palmse, transportation from Tallinn to Palmse, excursion and conference dinner. The fee must be paid by 16 February 2007 by one of the following methods:

By bank transfer to Institute of Cybernetics (Akadeemia tee 21, EE-12618 Tallinn, Estonia), Hansapank (Liivalaia 8, EE-15040 Tallinn, Estonia, BIC/SWIFT code HABA EE2X), account No. 22 100 712 2812 (IBAN EE78 2200 2210 0712 2812). Please refer to EWSCS '07 plus your name and make sure that the payment is made in EEK or EUR and that you are paying both the sender's and receiver's costs.

By Visa or Mastercard. Please fill out this form, submit it, then print and sign the generated pdf file and send it by fax or regular mail to Institute of Cybernetics, Akadeemia tee 21, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia, fax no. +372 620 4151.

Applicants from Tallinn University of Technology and University of Tartu should check with their supervisors about the funds they have to support them (e.g., ICT doctoral school funds). The organizers may also be able to reduce the fee of a limited number of Estonian participants on the expense of EITSA direct support.

The partners of ETN DEC can use their project funds to support their students' participation in the school.

For some applicants from elsewhere, we may also be able to reduce the fee. To apply for a fee reduction, please fill in the online fee reduction request form.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE / ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Tarmo Uustalu (Institute of Cybernetics) (chair)
Monika Perkmann (Institute of Cybernetics) (secretary)
Helger Lipmaa (University College London, UK)
Jaan Penjam (Institute of Cybernetics)
Jüri Vain (Tallinn University of Technology)
Peeter Laud (University of Tartu)
Varmo Vene (University of Tartu)

WEBPAGE

www.cs.ioc.ee/yik/schools/win2007/

EMAIL CONTACT

ewscs07(at)cs.ioc.ee

12th Estonian Winter School in Computer Science (EWSCS) XII Eesti Arvutiteaduse Talvekool

Palmse, Estonia, March 4-9, 2007

under the auspices of European Educational Forum