Important Information
- Visit https://soft.vub.ac.be/dare23/ for information on the venue, speakers, the program, etc.
Who can attend?
DARE 2023 is aimed at researchers, master’s and Ph.D. students working in the field of distributed systems and programming languages. An undergraduate concurrency and distributed systems course is all the background needed.
Students from NOVA University of Lisbon, TU Munich, and University of Porto are eligible for an Erasmus+ mobility grant to cover their expenses. Contact the organizers of each university (listed at the end of this page) for further information.
Students from a partner university may also be eligible for a similar grant (an overview of the partner universities is available here: https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/all-study-programmesvub/personal-development-during-your-studies/studying-abroad/eu-destinations-erasmusexchange/exchange-outgoing-in-computer-science-vub#paragraph-83432). Contact us for further information.
When does DARE 2023 start and end?
DARE 2023 is organized as a blended learning experience. Students will first meet online in August 2023 for an introductory session before the in-person week at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) from Monday 11th September 2023 to Friday 15th, September 2023. After the in-person week, the Summer School will have a closing session later in September 2023. The evaluation consists of a small research project determined during the in-person week, which needs to be orally defended during the closing session.
Upon successful completion of the DARE 2023 Summer School (3 ECTS), VUB will issue a transcript of records. Students participating under the Erasmus+ program can receive recognition of the 3 ECTS according to the conditions outlined in their learning agreement. Self-funded participants can verify recognition options with their home university.
Program
DARE 2023 focuses on techniques for supporting highly available distributed systems. The school combines theory and practice. Through lectures by active researchers in the field, students will get acquainted with state-of-the-art techniques and the latest research advances. Moreover, in hands-on sessions, students can also develop and experiment with existing frameworks.
The prospective topics to be covered in this edition include:
- Introduction to highly available distributed systems
- Designing and implementing replicated data types
- Verification techniques for highly available systems
- Broadcast algorithms
- Testing and debugging distributed systems
- Programming models for replicated distributed systems
- Byzantine fault-tolerance
A more detailed program will become available at a later stage.
How to apply?
We are aiming to gather a group of maximum 30 motivated and enthusiastic master's or PhD students with a background in computer science and distributed systems.
Participants need to fill in an application form by 15 May 2023. We will select participants based on the screening of a motivation statement, transcripts, and curriculum vitae. We will notify applicants by 24 May 2023. Accepted participants will be invited to join and register for the Summer School.
Accepted participants eligible for an Erasmus+ grant will need to then register their mobility via a dedicated Erasmus+ mobility site. The rest of the participants will directly receive a link to the payment site. There is no application fee.
You can apply below.
How much does it cost?
Once accepted, students will need to pay a registration fee. We offer three registration fee options.
- Summer school fee with NO accommodation - €350
- Summer school fee with SHARED accommodation (sharing with a person of the same gender) - €618
- Summer school fee with SINGLE room accommodation - €881
All registration fees will include lunches and coffee breaks, welcome and poster receptions, a group dinner, materials, and other activities ( e.g., a guided tour of Brussels and a museum visit).
For the registration fee options with accommodation, students will be hosted in 2-person studios. Towels are included, but breakfast is not included. The accommodation covers Sunday, 10 September (check-in from 3 pm) to Friday, 15 September 2023 (check-out by 10 am).
Please note that travel costs to and from Belgium are not included in the registration fees.
Students awarded with an Erasmus+ grant do not need to pay a registration fee (only accommodation if opted in), so they will receive a 350 euro discount on the chosen option.
Organizers
Carlos Baquero, University of Porto, Portugal
Annette Bieniusa, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany
Carla Ferreira, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
Elisa Gonzalez Boix, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium (coordinator)
Martin Kleppmann, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Questions?
Contact us at dare2023@soft.vub.ac.be
Application Form
Disclaimer: the organizers reserve the right to cancel this summer school if it does not meet the minimum number of participants. The minimum for this summer school to go ahead is 15. The decision will be taken on 22 May 2023 at the latest.
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