Everyone 18+ is welcome to apply, regardless of location or whether you are a student or not. We strive to have participants with diverse backgrounds to encourage networking between academic and industry communities from all over the world. The location of the summer school is tied to the Middle East and North Africa to raise visibility of the local MENA communities, and create opportunities to understand the challenges and opportunities AI presents to the region. But all are welcome!

Participants are expected to:

• have experience in programming (preferably Python); knowledge of any modern framework for neural networks (JAX, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, etc.) will come in handy, though it is not strictly necessary;

• be familiar with notions of Linear Algebra, Probability Theory, and general Machine Learning;

• be very interested in learning about advanced topics in Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning.

We are always looking for value aligned and enthusiastic sponsors for this and future iterations! Please contact us at sponsorship@mena.ml.

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The practical will be using Python and PyTorch. We recommend attendees to familiarize themselves with PyTorch  https://pytorch.org/tutorials/beginner/basics/intro.html