Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 16.-17.10.2003

The first meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board of HIIT was held on 16. and 17.10.2003 in the HIIT BRU premises in the University of Helsinki CS Department site in Vallila, Helsinki, and in HIIT ARU premises at the High Tech Center Helsinki, 6th floor.

The objective of the meeting was to present HIIT's longer-term plans and to provide a forum for their critical evaluation.

Meeting Programme

October 16, 2003 (location: University of Helsinki, Teollisuuskatu 23, room A217)

15.00-15.20: Welcome & introductions 15.20-15.50: An overview of HIIT (Heikki Mannila and Martti Mäntylä)
16-18: Presentations of three research themes & discussion
16.00-16.40: Data mining: theory and applications (Heikki Mannila)
16.40-17.20: Computational neuroscience (Aapo Hyvärinen)
17.20-18.00: Mobile computing (Kimmo Raatikainen)

19.30-- Dinner at Restaurant Palacen Ranta

October 17, 2003 (location: HTC, Tammasaarenkatu 2)

9-11: Presentations of four research themes
9.00-9.30 Data mining in genetics (Hannu Toivonen)
9.30-10.00 Adaptive computing systems (Patrik Floréen)
10.00-10.30 Intelligent systems Henry Tirri)
10.30-11.00 Digital economy (Martti Mäntylä)
11-12: Discussions, demonstrations
12-13: Lunch
13-14: SAB internal discussion
14-15: Feedback session and closing of the meeting

Misc Information

Inquiries: Research Director Martti Mäntylä, mailto:Martti.Mantyla(a)hiit.fi or Research Director Heikki Mannila, mailto:Heikki.Mannila(a)cs.helsinki.fi.

For travel arrangements, hotel bookings and other pre-travel arrangements please contact Ms. Inka Oksanen, mailto:iaoksane(a)cs.helsinki.fi.

Hotel bookings confirmed were made in the Radisson SAS Royal Helsinki hotel.

HIIT overview report prepared for members of SAB in preparation of the meeting.


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