l‘ GEsORGE ON UNIVERSITY Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study Office of the Director 4400 ti MS 2 1 F rrfx rginia Phone • : Fax ; Web: krasnow.gmu.edu September 21, 2010 Professor Itamar Arel Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science The University of Tennessee Knoxville. TN 37996 Dear Dr. Arel, I am pleased to invite you to visit the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study at the George Mason University from August 2011 to July 2012. Your interest in deep machine learning fits in well with several of our ongoing projects here and our general interest in biologicallyinspired computational models of cognition. In addition to providing office space, my colleagues and I are planning to allocate time during your visit to discuss topics of mutual interest and pursue the computer implementations and testing that will lead to high-quality publications. We feel that your visit will be of mutual benefit and a fruitfu Sincerely, es L. Olds Director and Chi f Acade I fficer, Krasnow Institute or dvanced Study Chair, Department of Molecular Neuroscience The Shelley Krasnow University Professor of Molecular Neuroscience EFTA00610928