The ACM Transactions on Algos now has the Harold N. Gabow Annual Best Paper Award, for research contributions with lasting significance in algos.
Hal Gabow, an amazing algos researcher, was founding editor of TALG, and helped establish this award. Thanks Hal!
(Submit yr best papers to TALG!)
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My most "unc" opinion is that nametags at events ought be mandatory. Who among us hasn't had that awkward experience where you recognize a person, but have no idea who they are or where you met them?
Hotel booking for #ICML2026 is now open! Be sure to book through the official link: this gives you group pricing for the contracted accommodations, and helps support the conference.
Beat the rush before paper notifications!
Link: book.resiada.com/43rdICML2026...
The worst thing is when you engage in unhealthy behaviours and then you get majorly rewarded for it.
Now playing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNP...
I added a travel section to my website. Now you know where to get all my hot chicken sando recommendations in real life
(though today, I'm looking for tacos 🌮🌮🌮)
The program chairs for #SaTML2027 will be Fabio Pierazzi (@fbpierazzi.bsky.social) and Florian Tramèr! We're in for a great conference under their leadership.
We're excited to announce the 44 workshops and 4 affinity workshops at #ICML2026! Read the blog post to see what they are, and learn more about the selection process. This year was exceptionally selective, with 247 submissions but only capacity to host 44 workshops
blog.icml.cc/2026/04/06/a...
SaTML is looking for a host for #SaTML2027! If you're interested in bringing SaTML to a city near you, please fill out this form by April 15! 🏘️🏙️🏡🌆
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
"I had no business putting my name on something I didn't understand"
Remarkable that Haliey Welch (Hawk Tuah Girl) now has more commitment to authorship integrity than many ML researchers
Announcing the #ICML2026 tutorials!
All ten tutorials will be presented the first day of the conference, Monday July 6.
Read the blog post for more details on the selection process!
blog.icml.cc/2026/04/02/a...
Northwestern will be hosting a summer school in high-dimensional probability & applications
Ft. excellent speakers: Eliran Subag (Weizmann), Konstantin Tikhomirov (CMU), Aukosh Jagannath (Waterloo), Will Perkins (Georgia Tech)
Travel support is available!
sites.northwestern.edu/highdimensio...
#ICML2026 supports parents attending the conference!
- nursing infants and children 14 to 17 may attend the conference for free with their guardian
- free childcare for children up to 13, while availability lasts -- registration is open now!
icml.cc/Conferences/...
Google's Paper Assistant Tool was extremely popular, giving AI feedback on ~4500 submissions prior to the #ICML2026 deadline.
Results were positive! 92% of participants said they'd use it again, and 73% rated the feedback as helpful.
Read the post for more details: blog.icml.cc/2026/03/30/r...
Have modern LLMs learned to make April Fools jokes on April 1? Or have they learned that these are cringe artifacts of the early 2000's? Let's wait and see.
Yep.
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As co-comms chair of ICML 2026 (w @kgorman.bsky.social), I'm super proud of how transparent we've been able to be on all of the (bold!) decisions made. Thanks to all the organizers (esp PC chairs) for being aligned on this.
The community deserves to understand these important decisions
My floor of receipts when I'm doing reimbursements
Here's a minimal tweak that comes at almost no cost: reveal the authors of rejected submissions to reviewers after decisions have been made.
(Larger tweaks include single blind, the ICLR-style public reveal, etc.)
CS theory conferences used to be single blind, though recently (in the last 5-10 years) they moved to lightweight double blind. 1 benefit of single blind: authors can't submit trash without taking a reputational hit.
It's increasingly clear that paper submission can't be "free."
Happy Ugadi, Nowruz, and Eid al-Fitr! All three are on March 19 and 20 this year, despite being determined by lunisolar, solar, and lunar calendars. Gemini tells me this alignment happens once every ~300 years.
More details here: bsky.app/profile/icml...
To ensure compliance w peer-review policies, ICML has removed 795 reviews (1% of total) by reviewers who used LLMs when they explicitly agreed to not. Consequently, 497 papers (2% of all submissions) of these (reciprocal) reviewers have been desk rejected
Details in blog post 👇
If we're allowed a freebie: I'm guessing Michael I. Jordan. After all, Michael B. Jordan just won best actor, so it feels like the right time.
The ACM Turing Award will be announced tomorrow. Any guesses on who won it?
Someone's having a bad day
Live, from New York...
Me: Gemini, create a dozen Google spreadsheets in this Drive folder and populate them in this way.
Gemini:
This post is not sponsored, but I am open to fast food sponsorships 🐔🍗 🍔
If the world has you down, getting some exercise, spending time with your loved ones, and eating comfort food will do the trick.
In my case it was taking my toddler to soccer and then Chick-fil-A. Find your own.