Ishtiaque Ahmed That's too nice of you to say. I always remind myself that tenure comes with rights and responsibilities. To speak truth to the power is the responsibility and society guarantees us a lifetime job security with expectation that we fulfill our responsibilities without fear.

1/2🧠 “Our work will help advance knowledge.” Foutse Khomh, a highly respected expert in the international software engineering community, highlights the importance of ethical alignment in research at the 2023 #NSERC_Prizes ceremony. .../

Such an important lesson- even the very best, the most successful, may barely win more than half the contested points

SIGIR VF Presents "AutoGen: A Programming Framework for Agentic AI" Join us to learn how to build LLM-based Applications 👉REGISTER: forms.gle/1Mw8CDQ3BX63Cz… (Free of Charge) Negar Arabzadeh Suzan Verberne 🤹‍♀️ ACM SIGIR SIGIR 2024 Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র L. Dietz @[email protected] @[email protected] Ryen White AutoGen Chi Wang

Time to meet our second #CIKM2024 keynote speaker! 🎉 Suzan Verbene! She has a strong interest in the interplay between search engines and large language models. More info: cikm2024.org/speakers/suzan…

First Session is happening now! You still have time to sign up for the second session happening on June 27th : forms.gle/1Mw8CDQ3BX63Cz…

Congratulations to Bridging Divides Scientific Director Anna Triandafyllidou! Her research will focus on how mobility and advanced digital technologies will affect the future wellbeing of people and the planet.

It seems GPT-4o has already unlocked the PhD level!

Our short paper co-authored with my 17 year old nephew Ritvik Setty has been accepted in #cikm2024 "QuestGen: Effectiveness of Question Generation Methods for Fact-Checking Applications" Really proud uncle and mentor moment!

یکی از عجیب‌ترین و باحالترین لذت‌های دنیا بود و هست :)) خیلی حال داد دم تیم خفن گرم. مخصوصا نگار

🚀Registrations are open for the Build a Bridge program & competition! Eligible students will work on AI solutions for migrant integration and compete for a $6,000 award. Gain experience through workshops, mentorship and hands-on learning. Apply by Aug 29. torontomu.ca/bridging-divid…

Passionate about AI for Good? This is your opportunity to make an impact while wining $6,000! Reach out if you have any questions 🤝 NSERC Responsible AI NSERC / CRSNG CIFAR Research – Toronto Metropolitan University

🤔​ Rejections ​may be ​one of the most feared aspects of academia 😲​ Many believe they’re the only ones facing repeated failures​ while others are enjoying all of the success ​👉 Hear what Munmun De Choudhury, PhD and Ricardo Baeza-Yates have to say about this: instagram.com/p/C-2m32GgBlN/…

I’m looking for a PhD student, who is interested in the application of AI in CS/Engineering Education. If you’re the one, please email me.

I had so much fun talking with Ebrahim Bagheri about everything behind-the-scenes for faculty life. I wholeheartedly recommend junior scholars to follow the high quality content (beyond this one!) Ebrahim Bagheri is producing about academia and the life around it!

Are you a student passionate about #AI and how to use it for social good? Register now for the Bridging Divides Build a Bridge program. Learn to scale up your ideas with workshops and mentorship opportunities and compete for a $6,000 prize. Apply by Aug 29 ➡️torontomu.ca/bridging-divid…

Watch my conversation w/ Munmun De Choudhury, PhD: + what is the characteristic she looks for in a student + what should students do while still in graduate school + how to be an extremely successful research leader + whether to go into industry or stay in academia! instagram.com/p/C_OUcY0pCQ8/…

Really enjoyed and learnt a lot from my conversation with Ricardo Baeza-Yates from Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern where we talk about: + How to live a life without regrets + The secrets behind a successful and happy career See complete videos here: instagram.com/p/C_dQiwlAK0A/

On Friday, September 13 our group is hosting a talk by Renee Hobbs. Register here: forms.gle/4mBmg49FqdJ4Ta…

I feel so fortunate for having had the pleasure of working with the talented, dedicated and great human-being Sara Sara Salamat - congratulations on your defence and looking forward to seeing you shine even brighter! 🌠🌟 TMU Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies