CUSO Winter School 2025: Human-AI Collaboration

Overview

The school takes place in Champéry, Switzerland, from January 27th to January 31, 2025. This school is organized under the Doctoral Program in Computer Science of the CUSO universities. It is primarily targeted at PhD students in computer science. Students from member and associate member universities of CUSO are reimbursed their participation costs, but other PhD students and academics are welcome to participate as well.

Topic

This year, the winter school will focus on the concept of Human-AI Collaboration and host several of the main influential researchers in the domain. Prof. Simone Stumpf from Glasgow University will provide insights on Reponsible and Explainable AI through theories and hands-on exercises. Prof. Ujwal Gadiraju from Delft University will present an overview of the empirical pursuit of facilitating appropriate reliance in human-AI decision-making and how to design effective conversational interfaces for Human-AI collaboration. PhD. Pat Pataranutaporn from the MIT will present the notion of Cyber Psychology and current research methodologies to understand how AI can influence human psychological processes. Finally, Prof. Joseph Paradiso, director of the MIT Responsive Environment group, will provide his insights on the notion of Human-AI Collaboration to conclude this Winter School.

Registration

Students, researchers, and professors affiliated with CUSO universities (i.e., the Universities of Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel and Bern, the Geneva Graduate Intitute (IHEID), the HES-SO and the ISDC) are eligible to apply. Non-CUSO members, such as those from ETH Zurich, EPFL, and other institutions, are also welcome to participate in the Winter School as external participants. Priority will be given to students, while PostDocs and senior researchers will be selected based on their scientific contributions and relevance to the field of the Winter School. Successful applicants will be notified via email and required to pay a registration fee of 100 CHF. Accommodation arrangements, including for external participants, will be managed by the organizers.

The deadline for registration is the Friday 20.12.2024

For CUSO members, the organizers will cover the accommodation costs for four nights in a double room, as well as breakfasts, coffee breaks, and dinners. Travel expenses for half-price second-class SBB tickets will also be reimbursed. Detailed reimbursement instructions will be provided during the Winter School. Please note that midday lunches are not included and must be paid for by participants.

For external participants, a participation fee will be required. The exact amount will be calculated based on the overall cost of the Winter School and the total number of participants. More details are available upon request.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be communicated to the organizers at least two weeks prior to arrival. Failure to do so will result in accommodation costs being charged without reimbursement (180 CHF/day for a double room, 220 CHF/day for a single room). Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.