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GenAI Summer School 2027 — Córdoba | UCO
2nd Edition · 2027

The International Summer School on Generative AI

From NLP to LLMs to Agentic AI — theory, applications, and hands-on practice.

July 5-9, 2027

5 Days of Intensive Learning

University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Hybrid: In-person & Online

Limited to 50 (in person) Participants

Applications Open October 15

Applications open October 15 · deadline January 30, 2027

26+Lecturers
50In-person seats
5Days

About the Summer School

This summer school explores the modern AI stack from classic NLP foundations to large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI focusing on how these pieces fit together to build reliable, real-world systems.

Participants will begin by building a solid foundation in core NLP concepts, including text representation, multilingual processing, and evaluation methods. From there, they will explore large language models (LLMs), learning how transformers operate, how to guide their behavior through prompting and fine-tuning, and how to enhance their outputs using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for improved accuracy and trustworthiness. Finally, the course expands into agentic AI, where LLMs can plan, leverage tools, retain memory, and collaborate with other agents to accomplish complex, multi-step tasks.

Key Focus Areas
Core NLP Foundations
Transformer Architecture
Prompt Engineering
Fine-tuning Strategies
RAG Implementation
Agentic AI Systems
AI Safety & Ethics
Production Deployment

Throughout the summer school, we emphasize responsible and practical Generative AI, addressing core concerns such as fairness, safety, security, privacy, and robustness. Participants will explore engineering and deployment challenges across cloud, edge, and IoT environments, including monitoring, cost-performance trade-offs, and sustainability. Hands-on labs provide practical experience, from building a small RAG pipeline and evaluating LLM behavior to prototyping single- or multi-agent workflows, bridging theory, applications, and practice in NLP, LLMs, and agentic AI.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the summer school, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the modern AI stack — from NLP fundamentals to large language models and agentic AI — and acquire the practical skills to design, implement, and deploy responsible, scalable AI systems using techniques such as prompting, fine-tuning, RAG, and multi-agent orchestration

Why Join Us?

40+
Hours of Learning
21
Experts
100%
Theoritical and Practical Focus
5 ECTS
The course corresponds to
University of Córdoba
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Our Distinguished Lecturers

Learn from leaders in NLP, Generative AI, Federated Learning, and Autonomous Agents.

Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia
Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia

University of Trento

Prof. Nicolas Lane
Prof. Nicolas Lane

University of Cambridge & Flower Labs

Associate Prof. Addi Ait-Mlouk
Associate Prof. Addi Ait-Mlouk

University of Skövde, Sweden

Prof. Mustafa Jarrar
Prof. Mustafa Jarrar

Hamad Bin Khalifa University & Birzeit University

Prof. Henry Muccini
Prof. Henry Muccini

University of L'Aquila

Dr. Michal Valko
Dr. Michal Valko

Stealth Startup & Inria

Prof. Salvatore Cuomo
Prof. Salvatore Cuomo

University of Naples Federico II

Dr. Marzieh Fadaee
Dr. Marzieh Fadaee

Cohere Labs

Prof. Jamal Toutouh
Prof. Jamal Toutouh

University of Málaga

Prof. Stefano Teso
Prof. Stefano Teso

University of Trento

Dr. Huthaifa I. Ashqar
Dr. Huthaifa I. Ashqar

Arab American University & Columbia University

Oleksandra Sopova
Oleksandra Sopova

Microsoft

Tony James
Tony James

Red Hat

Associate Prof. Sadi Alawadi
Associate Prof. Sadi Alawadi

Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

Dr. Ahmed AbuRaed
Dr. Ahmed AbuRaed

Tilda Research

Dr. Kaoutar El Maghraoui
Dr. Kaoutar El Maghraoui

IBM & Columbia University

Dr. Karthik Vaidhyanathan
Dr. Karthik Vaidhyanathan

IIIT Hyderabad

Dr. Moamin Abughazala
Dr. Moamin Abughazala

An-Najah National University & University of L'Aquila

Abdel SGHIOUAR
Abdel SGHIOUAR

Google

Osama Hamed
Osama Hamed

Applied AI & ML Institute of Technology and Engineering Forschungszentrum Jülich

Dr. Kayode Adewole
Dr. Kayode Adewole

Malmö University

Dr. Leo Schwinn
Dr. Leo Schwinn

Technical University of Munich

Dr. Fahed Alkhabbas
Dr. Fahed Alkhabbas

Malmö University, Sweden

Dr. Sina Nazeri
Dr. Sina Nazeri

IBM

Dr. Mohammad Dehghani
Dr. Mohammad Dehghani

Northeastern University (Boston)

Dr. Chong Shen Ng
Dr. Chong Shen Ng

Flower Labs, UK

Our Speakers Come From

Our speakers bring expertise from leading AI and technology organizations, including Red Hat, Microsoft, IBM, and more.

Google Cohere Labs Flower Lab Microsoft Red Hat IBM Tilda Trento University Arab American University Birzeit University University of Naples Inria Malmö University Blekinge Institute of Technology HIS Technical University of Munich Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

What Participants Say

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