LLM Summer School 2025

Yerevan, Armenia

Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2025

An intensive program for students and researchers exploring the latest advancements in Large Language Models, followed by a 2-day hackathon

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About the Program

A comprehensive summer school designed for graduate students and researchers interested in Large Language Models

The 2nd edition of the LLM Summer School in Armenia is an annual event dedicated to exploring the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs). Scheduled from July 24 to July 30, 2025, at AI9 in Yerevan, Armenia, the event will feature a comprehensive program including lectures, workshops, and a hackathon where participants can apply their knowledge to innovative projects. Additionally, a hackathon is planned for July 31 to August 1, 2025.

The Summer School targets senior undergraduate and graduate students, pre-doctoral students, and researchers from academia and industry, both locally and internationally. We anticipate over 70 participants.

⏱️ Duration

Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2025

One week of intensive learning and hands-on experience

📚 Format

Combination of lectures, workshops, and practical sessions

📍 Location

AI9, Yerevan, Armenia

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Featured Speakers

Learn from leading experts in the field

Program Schedule

Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2025 - AI9, Yerevan, Armenia

📅 July 24

🧠 Intro to LLMs

Speaker: Armen Aghajanyan

📅 July 25

👁️ Multi-modal Models

Speaker: Armen Aghajanyan

📅 July 26

🎯 Post-training

Speaker: Michael Noukhovitch

📅 July 27

🌅 Sunday Break

Day off for rest and exploration

📅 July 28

⚡ Inference Time Compute / Reasoning

Speaker: Nouha Dziri

📅 July 29

🤖 Agents & Tool Usage

Speaker: Alex Drouin

📅 July 30

🔒 Security (Agents & Adversarial)

Speaker: Gauthier Gidel

📅 July 31 - August 1

🚀 Hackathon

Apply your knowledge to innovative LLM projects

Open to all participants

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Limited spots available for the program

The school will be open to a limited number of qualified and motivated candidates. Students (Bachelor, Masters, Ph.D.), researchers (both academic and industrial), and academic/industrial professionals are encouraged to apply.

At the end of the application period, all applicants will be informed whether their summer school application is accepted.

Applications to attend the summer school should be received before May 19, 2025.
Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by June 9, 2025. Accepted applicants will then be invited to pay the registration fee to finalize their registration to the summer school.

Important Dates

  • Application deadline: May 19, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: June 9, 2025
  • Summer School dates: July 24 - 30, 2025
  • Hackathon dates: July 31 - August 1, 2025
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Sponsors

Partners

Organizers

Armen Aghajanyan

Armen Aghajanyan

Perceptron AI

Erik Arakelyan

Erik Arakelyan

Nvidia

Aram Galstyan

Aram Galstyan

USC / Amazon

Hrant Khachatryan

Hrant Khachatryan

YerevaNN

Perouz Taslakian

Perouz Taslakian

Service Now Research

Tatevik Vardanyan

Tatevik Vardanyan

YerevaNN