INAUGURATION LECTURE by UNIV.-PROF. JANNACH | 15 March 2018, 5:00 p. m., K.0.01

The Rectorate of Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt

and

the Dean of the Faculty of Technical Sciences

kindly invite you to the

INAUGURATION LECTURE
“Recommender Systems – More than Intelligent Algorithms”

by

UNIV.-PROF. DI DR. DIETMAR JANNACH
Department of Applied Informatics

on 15 March 2018

at 5:00 p.m.

in room K.0.01 (Stiftungssaal der Kärntner Sparkasse at the campus of the AAU)

There will be a small buffet afterwards.

Please send an informal email to birgit-maria [dot] moser [at] aau [dot] at in case you plan to attend the lecture.

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