BILAI PhD Summer School 2025

Welcome to the first PhD Summer School on Bilateral AI, taking place from July 7–11, 2025 in Klagenfurt, Austria.

Organized in cooperation with AIRoV (Austrian Symposium on AI, Robotics, and Vision), this Summer School offers a fantastic opportunity not only to learn but also to connect with other researchers, exchange ideas, and expand your network.

Registration opens on May 1, 2025 and closes on May 31, 2025.

Registration Fee: € 350, including:

• Access to all lectures, keynote talks, project work in small groups 
• Lunch and coffee breaks throughout the school 
• Admission to the AIRoV poster session and buffet 
• Admission to the social event 

Join us for this unique opportunity to connect with doctoral researchers and established academics, exchange ideas, expand your network, and develop knowledge of bilateral AI that can significantly enhance your research.
Please note that the number of participants is limited. Applicants must demonstrate a basic knowledge of either symbolic or sub-symbolic AI through submitted coursework evidence.

Summer School Programme 

Monday, July 7, 2025
11:00-13:00 Check-In
11:00-13:30 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Opening Summer School 
14:30-16:00 Lecture: Martina Seidl, Introduction to Symbolic AI
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 Lecture: Timo Bertram, Introduction to Sub-Symbolic AI
19:00-22:00 Social Event: Boat Trip on Wörthersee

Tuesday, July 8, 2025
9:00-9:30 Opening AIRoV Symposium
9:30-10:30 Keynote: Nikolaus Forgó, University of Vienna (AIRoV)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Keynote: Martina Seidl, JKU Linz (AIRoV)
12:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Lecture: Katja Hose, Knowledge Graphs
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Group Work
18:00-21:00 Poster Session, Buffet (AIRoV)
 

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
9:00-10:30 Lecture: Erich Kobler, Deep Learning
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Group Work
12:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Keynote: Yufang Hou, IT:U Austria (AIRoV)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:30 Group Work
 

Thursday, July 10, 2025
9:00-10:30 Lecture: Johannes Fürnkranz, A Brief Introduction to Deep and Interpretable Rule Learning
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Lecture: Emanuel Sallinger, Graph-based Neuro-symbolic AI
12:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Group Work
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:30 Group Work
 

Friday, July 11, 2025
9:00-10:30 Group Work
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Group Presentations
12:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Farewell

More information about AIRoV: airov.at