FOUR YEARS OF ANAIS

ANNUAL NEPAL AI SCHOOL

The Annual Nepal AI School (ANAIS) is a unique platform in South Asia that brings together from all over the world scientists, faculties, and participants for an intensive 11 days of AI lectures, labs, and project works. The course covers depth from fundamentals to a wide range of applications and domains, including the frontier of recently developed ideas and methods. ANAIS attracts diverse audiences, from senior undergraduates and graduates to PhD students, teaching faculties, and industry professionals.

GLIMPSES OF PAST EDITIONS

World renowned scientists and faculties from top universities have come to Nepal and delivered more than 200 hours of lectures and more than 80 hours of hands-on lab sessions. Participants have had the opportunity to network, learn, and enjoy 11 days of intensive workshops in each of the past four editions. 

OUR OBJECTIVES

TESTIMONIALS


Jesse, a BSc. Land Surveying and Geomatics Student at Makerere University, Kamapala, Uganda, shares his experience and lessons learnt from 2nd NAAMII Winter School in AI with fellow Students.

Thank you @naamii_nepal for the opportunity.

BSc. Land Surveying and Geomatics. Makerere University Kampala, Uganda

Jesse Buyungo

I had the best end of the year at the First Nepal Winter School in AI, talking about RL and getting to know local students and community. Thank you @naamii_nepal for this unique opportunity. I've learned and experienced so much these days! Looking forward to see you all next year!


Speaker - 1st Nepal Winter School in AI, 2018. PostDoc - Imperial College, London

Guillermo Garcia-Hernando, PhD


This was the best thing that had ever happened to me ...There were participants from all across the world and learning between international students was indeed more than fun. I miss everyone I met there ...This workshop not only gave me a goal, it also converged me with really helpful and humble people.

Participant - 2nd Nepal Winter School in AI, 2019. Women Leaders in Technology (WLiT) Fellow 20/21

Laxmi Chapagain


These awesome folks started the first AI research centre in Nepal(naamii.com.np) and organize their first Winter School for AI! Such efforts in under/developing countries could use all the support they can get. Plus, Himalayas!!! #democratizeAI

PostDoc - Imperial College, London.

Kostas Kamnitsas

In the last 11 days, I attended lectures from PhDs, professors, and researchers from @MIT @MILAMontreal @KingsCollegeLon @UnivOfYork and other prestigious Institutions. (1/n)

Currently, PhD Student at George Mason University. Attended 1st Nepal Winter School in AI, 2018.

Abhishek Paudel


PREVIOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Karl Friston, PhD
University College London 

Prof. Michael Bronstein
University of Oxford, UK

Prof. Danail Stoyanov
University College London/WEISS


Prof CV Jawahar
IIIT Hyderabad, India

Prof. Ender Konukoglu
ETH Zurich


Prof. Angela Yao
National University of Singapore

PREVIOUS LECTURES

Mathematics

Linear Algebra
Bishesh Khanal (ANAIS 2018, Youtube)
Linear Algebra
Shashwot Shresthamali (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)
Probability and Statistics
Samrachana Adhikari (ANAIS 2018, Part 1|Part 2)
Probability and Statistics
Sandesh Ghimire (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)
Introduction to Optimization
Ajad Chhatkuli (ANAIS 2018, Youtube)
Continuous Probability Distributions
Suresh Manandhar (ANAIS 2018, Part 1 | Part 2 )  

Introductory

Introduction to AI and Motivation for Linear Algebra and Computer Vision
Bishesh Khanal (ANAIS 2018, Youtube) 

Introduction to AI and Motivation for Linear Algebra and Computer Vision
Bishesh Khanal (ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Introduction to Machine Learning
Samrachana Adhikari (ANAIS 2018, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) 

Linear Regression/Logistic Regression
Aayush Chaudhary (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)

Supervised Learning
Kris Sankaran (ANAIS 2021, Part 1 | Part 2) Self/Semi/Un-Supervised Learning

Danda Pani Paudel (ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Reinforcement Learning

John D. Martin (ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Deep Neural Network

Deep Learning Foundations

Kris Sankaran (ANAIS 2018, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) 

Advanced Deep Learning
Kris Sankaran (ANAIS 2018, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) 

Graphical Modeling and Deep Learning
Kris Sankaran and Suresh Manandhar (ANAIS 2018, Youtube) 

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
Nripesh Parajuli (ANAIS 2021, Part 1 | Part 2) 

Computer Vision

Computer Vision - 3D Geometry (Beginner)

Ajad Chhatkuli (ANAIS 2018,Youtube) 

Computer Vision: Learning from Points

Ajad Chhatkuli (ANAIS 2018,Youtube) 

Recap to Computer Vision - Stereo Vision and 3D

Ajad Chhatkuli ( ANAIS 2018 ,Youtube) 

Image Representation, Processing and Feature Extraction

Bishesh Khanal( ANAIS 2018 ,Youtube) 

Computer Vision: Deep Face Recognition

Binod Bhattarai (ANAIS 2018 ,Youtube) 

Computer Vision: Structure From Motion

Ajad Chhatkuli (ANAIS 2018,Youtube) 

Medical Imaging Informatics

Bishesh Khanal and Taman Upadhaya (ANAIS 2018 - Youtube) 

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Suresh Manandhar (ANAIS 2018 ,Youtube)

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Bal Krishna Bal ( ANAIS 2021, Youtube | Part 2)

NLP, HCI, Bias & Explainability

Bikalpa Neupane (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)   

Geometry Deep Learning

Geometric Deep Learning

Michael Bronstein ( ANAIS 2021, Part 1 | Part 2) 

Geometric Deep Learning on Complexes

Cristian Bodnar ( ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs)

Vijay Prakash Dwivedi ( ANAIS 2021, Youtube | Part 2) 

Subgraphs for More Expressive GNNs
Fabrizio Frasca (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)

Generative Modeling

Generative Modeling

Jakub Tomczak (ANAIS 2021, Youtube | Another Video) 

Variational Autoencoders  (VAEs)

Variational Autoencoders (VAEs)

Prashnna K Gyawali (ANAIS 2021, Youtube )

Vision Language Models & VQA

Vision Language Models & VQA

Kushal Kafle (ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Energy Informatics & Edge Intelligence

Energy Informatics & Edge Intelligence

Sabita Maharjan (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)
Responsible AI for Disaster Risk Management

Shreyasha Paudel( ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Applications of AI

AI in Finance

Prince Rajbhandari (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)

Cognitive Neuroscience, AI & Society

(Sujay Neupane and Pascal Kropf (ANAIS 2018, Part 1|Part 2 ) 

AI Ethics

AI Ethics - Bias, Fairness, and Responsible AI

Shreyasha Paudel (ANAIS 2021, Youtube) 

Ethics of Facial Recognition Technology

Connor Wright (ANAIS 2021, Youtube)