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ALGO 2012

Ljubljana, Slovenia

August and/or September 2012

Andrej (Andy) Brodnik Borut Robič

SLOVENIA

The Republic of Slovenia lies at the heart of Europe, where the Alps face the Pannonian plains and the Mediterranean meets the mysterious Karst. To the north borders to Austria; Hungary is to the east; Croatia to the south and Italy to the west.

• Capital: Ljubljana
• Language: Slovenian
• Population: 2,021,435
• Area: 20,273 km2
• Currency: Euro
• Time zone: GTM/UTC +1

Ljubljana - a quaint, little, old town, a bustling city centre, a medieval castle, and a metropolitan riverside cafe culture are just a small example of the things that give the city it's beauty. This is a city with a soul, featured by the masterpieces of the world renowned architect Jože Plečnik.

FACTS CTS ABOUT L ABOUT LJUBLJ JUBLJAN ANA

• Biggest city in Slovenia
• Founded by Romans in the mid-1st

century BC

• Area: 273 km2
• Population: 276,000

Distance to… Venice 242 km Trieste 95 km Vienna 380 km Munich 408 km Tokyo 9400 km

HOW TO REACH US? Ljubljana is an important railroad junction and can be reached by trains from all major European cities. The railway station is within walking distance of the city centre. It is easy to get to Ljubljana by car. Distances to… Trieste (Italy) 95 km Venice (Italy) 242 km Klagenfurt (Austria) 83 km Vienna (Austria) 380 km Munich (Germany) 408 km Ljubljana International Airport at Brnik, 23 km northwest of the city. Daily connections to most major European cities. Bus service, shuttles and taxi to Ljubljana.

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Hotels (50 - 100+ €) Hostels (25 - 40€)

FRI Faculty of Computer and Information Science (pronounce as in “free”) Example: Hostel Celica - former prison ~30 € (double)

1 km

EXCURSIONS Lipica Bled Postojna cave Kranjska gora

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

UNI UNIVERS VERSIT ITY Y OF L OF LJUBLJ JUBLJAN ANA

• Built between 1898 and 1902. It has

been used as headquarters of the Slovenian largest university

• 50.000 undergraduate and

postgraduate students

• 300 different undergraduate and

postgraduate study programms

• 23 faculties and 3 arts academies
• According to the WEBOMETRICS

rankings we are listed on 151. place amongst the top universities

• With 64 percent of all university

student population in Slovenia we are also the largest in the area of study

FACULTY OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

• The leading teaching and research

institution in the field of Computer Science in Slovenia

• First study program in Computer

Science began in 1973

• Currently approximately 1260

undergraduate and 110 postgraduate students

• Currently 133 teaching and research

staff

• Six research groups with 19 research

laboratories

• Lengthy roster of alumni, some of

whom have achieved distinction in academic and business in Slovenia and abroad

• The construction of the new Faculty

building using European founds began in 2010 and is expected to be finished in 2013

Computer logic, systems and network group

Software group Informatics group

Theoretical computer science group Artificial intelligence group Mathematics and physics group

• Laboratory for

Computer Graphics and Multimedia

• Laboratory for

Biomedical Computer Systems and Imaging

• Laboratory of

Adaptive Systems and Parallel Processing

• Laboratory for

Computer Architecture

• Computer

Communications Laboratory

• Computer

Structures and Systems Laboratory

• Information

Systems Laboratory

• Laboratory

for e-media

• Laboratory

for Data Technologies

• Laboratory

for Algorithms and Data Structures

• Laboratory

for Architecture and Signal Processing

• Software

Engineering Laboratory

• Computer

Vision Laboratory

• Visual

Cognitive Systems Laboratory

• Artificial

Intelligence Laboratory

• Laboratory for

Cognitive Modeling

• Bioinformatics

Laboratory

• Laboratory for

Mathematical Methods in Computer and Information Science

• Laboratory for

cryptography and computer security

Research laboratories

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• Possible dates: August and/or September 2012
• Possible venue: Either on Faculty of Computer and Information Science or at one
• f the hotels – depending on prices
• Accomodation: Low budget hotels to high class hotels (50 - 100+ €) and hostels

(25 - 40€)

• Connections: Most of hotels and Faculty are in walking distance, otherwise in a

range of city public transportation

• Local organizers:
• Beer: 3.5 - 4€ - half a litre

Andrej (Andy) Brodnik Borut Robič

We look forward to host ALGO 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia