[…]reserve your place please contact Ms. Maria Kritikou via email:
[email protected] or telephone: 210 6009800 ext. 1210 Lecture Description In this lecture, we will survey major techniques for personalized recommendations services provided by most large e-commerce companies, beginning with the well-known Collaborative Filtering framework (CF) that attempted to capture the so-called “word-of-mouth” concepts, including early user-based CF, and proceeding to discuss later item-based and content-based CF. We review matrix factorization-based techniques, including Singular Value Decomposition, Non-negative Matrix Factorization, and Alternating Least Squares. Then we discuss parallelization and distributed computing issues, and will talk a bit about the custom-made implementation we […]
[…]telephone: 210 6009800 ext. 1210. Workshop Description Dr. Kessler will share a number of recent developments related to language and technology, including: automated assessment tools, speech and gesture control interfaces, and a variety of forms of natural language processing. Some of the tools and resources associated with these developments have found their way into the classroom while others certainly will in the near future. Many of these developments have the potential to threaten or intimidate language instructors. The presenter will share thoughts about the need to embrace these developments as we move toward a new era of language instruction; one […]
[…]and Katerina Argyrokastriti won seven medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze), bringing the total number of medals won by our team in the competition to 12 (3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze). In the overall rating, the DEREE Athletic Club came in 11th place, and took 7th place in the girl’s category amongst the 138 Athletic Clubs which competed in the Championship. Less intensive practices will follow until we plunge into competition season again on September 7th. Congratulations to all the members of our team on a successful […]
[…]members and visitors,” said Dr Christina Marouli, the head of The American College of Greece’s Center of Excellence for Sustainability, organizer of Sustainability Week, highlighting some of her favorite hands-on activities, the photo exhibition and competition, the ”Sprouting” and “Measuring Vitamin C” workshops, and Solar Busk – a solar-powered DEREE-students music performance. Click here for more information on DEREE-The American College of Greece’s Center of Excellence for […]
[…]a print screen or picture to the Office of Athletics (
[email protected]) along with your ACG ID
number, name, photo, and consent for posting. We log the distance – not the time. We start counting from March 25 on, adding every participant’s distance until we complete the 1.821 kilometers. You may participate as many times as you wish; all participants will be recognized on our social media, and on a commemorative video presentation! Participation is open to Deree, ALBA, Pierce students, ACG Faculty & Staff, and DCAC staff, members, and […]
[…]and Climate Change. From mid-2013 to early 2015 he served as a Member of the Committee of the Center for Security Studies, where he examined the threat of forms of radicalism to national security. He has conducted a number of studies for public and private organizations and advised international and Greek corporations. Dr. Filis, currently lectures at the Hellenic Naval Staff and Command College and at the Hellenic National Defense College. He is also teaching in post-graduate degrees in Greek universities, emphasizing on geopolitics-geo-economics, energy and peace/Olympic studies. He is currently a member of the Greek-Turkish Forum, as well as the Greek-Russian Society and […]
BSc, Physics, University of Athens; PhD, Physics, City University of New York Graduate Center, USA Spyridon Branis, Ph.D., CFA, has extensive 24-year experience in the Greek banking sector, serving as Senior Credit Officer for large corporate, Structured Finance, Shipping Loans, and Capital Markets products. Dr. Branis has also been actively involved in Corporate Financial Analysis & Evaluations, Capital Restructuring, M&As, and IPOs for various Greek companies. After studying at Athens University (B.Sc. in Physics in 1982), he received his Ph.D. in Physics from CUNY-Graduate Center, New York in 1990. He has been a CFA Charterholder since […]
[…]Society and the Consulting Club, and represents ACG at the Hellenic Institute of Customer Service. She is teaching research courses, Digital Marketing, and Marketing Strategy. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing research, with a focus on quantitative and qualitative projects across a wide range of methodologies and markets, including central government and EU projects, pharmaceuticals, food, and start-up/ technology-oriented projects. Her academic interests also involve Higher Education (engagement, metrics, neurodivergent […]
[…]report of some of the most interesting and important global developments. Part of the new public service effort of DailyChatter is undertaking selected American and international schools and colleges to help students know the world better through their digital devices, with just one scroll, suited for their busy schedules. The American College of Greece and DailyChatter are now teaming up to offer Deree students a free subscription. ACG students will receive on their devices every weekday morning, a precise summary of important global developments that will trigger conversations. The newsletter, on top of being informative has been reviewed by college […]
[…]both sides practically confirmed their intention to establish relationships and develop a number of impactful joint actions in the domains of educational events, environmental & social entrepreneurship activities and student career opportunities. Both sides aim to make the most out of the upcoming collaboration through a variety of actions. The mission of Wise Greece is – among others – to support family-owned businesses, provide food supplies to people in need, organize educational courses around Greece, and conduct Corporate Social Responsibility activities with other […]
