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INFORMATION ON AI SUMMER SCHOOL 2024 now available

17th June – 28th June 2024 - INSA Rouen Normandy School of Engineering

A 2-week summer school focusing on a major challenge of today’s society : artificial intelligence and a discovery of Normandy, a breath-taking and historical French region.

 

Credits

4 ECTS

  • Artificial Intelligence – 39h (contact hours including visits of labs) / 3.5 credits 
  • French Culture and Language – 15H (contact hours including courses and cultural visits) / 0.5 credit

Program transcripts

Artificial Intelligence

Targeted Students: Science, Computer and Engineering Undergraduate students from 2nd-3rd Year

Learning objectives: 

Contents: 

  • Introduction to AI 
  • Resolution through exploratory approach
  • Symbolic Approach
  • Logic Programming 
  • Introduction to Machine Learning
  • Ethics and Fairness in AI
  • Machine Learning on tabular data
  • Machine Learning on natural text
  • Machine Learning on images
  • Introduction to Reinforcement Learning
  • Introduction to Generative Models

Pre-requisites: 

- a good level of English (European CECRL: B2) and a strong motivation

- cf. course description

French Culture and Language

Targeted Students: All university students

Learning objectives: 

Getting an insight into the French culture and traditions, and getting some notions of French 

Contents: 

  • French History and Culture + Survival French (A1-A2 levels)

Pre-requisites:

none 

 

Applying is Easy

2024 Fees Early Registration (1st December - 16th February) Late Registration** (1st April- 18th May)
  • Students from INSA Rouen Normandie’s partner universities *
  • Students from INSA group
1000 € 1 150 €
Alumni from INSA group 1 100 € 1250 €
All other standard delegates 1 200 € 1 350 €

Limited places

* Students from partner universities have to contact summerschool@insa-rouen.fr prior to registration
** Only if places left, contact summerschool@insa-rouen.fr to know whether it is still possible to apply before registration

 

The Summer School tuition fees are competitively priced and include: 

  • a set of goodies from INSA Rouen Normandy
  • a participation to the Opening Evening Cocktail
  • a participation to the Formal Farewell Dinner
  • a 2-week access to courses 
  • academic materials from our providers 
  • access to wifi in the school
  • a field-trip excursion to a popular French tourist destination 
  • a visit of the historical city of Rouen 
  • a 10-ride metro ticket
  • free access to the school facilities (gym, library etc.)
  • your breakfast and  lunch from Mondays to Fridays

 

Optional: 

  • Shuttle from Paris CDG airport to INSA Rouen Normandy 
    Arrivals on Monday 17th June morning only (departure of shuttle at 1pm)- 45 eur
    Please let us know at summerschool@insa-rouen.fr your arrival time and flight number before May 19th June  
  • Shuttle from INSA Rouen Normandy to Paris CDG airport 
    Departures on Friday 28th at 2pm (arrival at the airport around 5-6pm) – 45 eur
  • Accommodation in residences
    Rooms on campus can be proposed on demand if available when you register. 

 

The Summer School tuition fees do not include: 

  • Travel to and from INSA Rouen Normandy, personal insurance, food (except lunch), personal expenses and anything not listed as included.

 

To Bring

  • Your laptop or tablet

Application Procedure

How to apply 

  1. REGISTRATION PERIOD - December - 31st March
  2. ACCEPTANCE BY INSA ROUEN NORMANDY - 6th April
  3. PAYMENT DUE - 15th April (if the paiement is not received on this date , it will be considered as a cancellation)
  4. CLASSES - 17th June - 28th June

To book your place, you will need to:

  1. Fill out our online application form https://insarouen.moveonfr.com/locallogin/65d5d5630027af0108019e7a/eng
  2. You'll receive an email to confirm your application is being processed. We recommend not to book your flight and accommodation before you receive your registration confirmation as for April 6th
  3. As for April 6th, you will receive an email to confirm your acceptance at INSA with instructions on how to confirm your place and process payment (tuition fees + options). 

Final registration will close on 18th May 2024. 

Terms and Conditions

Cancellation possible 30 days prior to the beginning of courses (refund of 90 % of the tuition fees). 

Academic staff

Samia AINOUZ

Mathieu BOURGAIS

Benoit GAUZERE

Alexandre PAUCHET

Laurent VERCOUTER

Cecilia ZANNI-MERK

All the Summer School contributors are involved in different AI projects on an international scale, AI being today at the center of research at INSA Rouen Normandie.

Program schedule

June

Day

Morning

Afternoon

17

Monday

Arrival at the airport

Arrival in Rouen – Set up in accomodation

Opening Evening Cocktail at INSA 

18

Tuesday

Introduction to AI

French Culture and Language Initiation 

19

Wednesday

Resolution through exploratory approach

Symbolic Approach

20

Thursday

Logic Programming

Visit of the city of Rouen

21

Friday

Visit of lab (LITIS/ Robotics platform) 

 

French Culture and Language Initiation

22

Saturday

 Visit of Mont Saint-Michel

23

Sunday

Free day

24

Monday

Introduction to Machine learning

Machine Learning and Ethics and Fairness in AI

25

Tuesday

Machine Learning on tabular data

Machine Learning on natural text

26

Wednesday

Machine Learning on images

Free afternoon

27

Thursday

Introduction to Reinforcement Learning

Introduction to Generative Models

Formal Farewell Diner

28

Friday

Explainable AI

Departure at 2pm