Gautam Kamath
@thegautamkamath
Assistant Prof of CS @UWaterloo, Faculty @VectorInst, Canada @CIFAR_News AI Chair. Joining @NYU_Courant Fall 2026. Co-EiC @TmlrOrg. I lead @TheSalonML.
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It was such an honor to sit down with @Dr_Atoosa and @nhaghtal for this, amazing, strong women I have looked up to all my career ♥️
Here’s to a brighter future!
A few months ago, @nhaghtal, @niloofar_mire , and I sat down and talked about AI and its socio-economic impacts in Persian/Farsi 💚 Mahoor, a gen-AI persona is present with us in this movie. Enjoy watching it here:
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It was fun giving this tutorial. If you missed it, check out where all of our materials are available, including slides, hundreds of pages of lecture notes, an interactive demo, and an annotated reading list.
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When a model learns from data, does it also learn some of it by heart?
Welcome to @simone_bombari, joining CDS this fall as an incoming Faculty Fellow.
He works on the theory of deep learning, studying privacy and memorization in large models.
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I was always slow on Forward v.s. Reverse KL. Then I realized a mnemonic trick.
FOrward -> FOMO
Fear of missing out on some probability mass:
min_q KL(p || q) encourages mode coverage of p.
Reverse -> Retreat
Retreat to a high-density mode:
min_q KL(q || p) is mode seeking.
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I haven't been to UCalgary in nearly twenty years. (I feel very old saying that.) I last came for @ShadNetwork in 2007. For nostalgia sake, I'm staying in the same dorm (Rundle Hall) that I did back then.
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Cheers from Calgary, where I am for #PETS2026#! The general chairs have done a phenomenal job, you can see here they have "pets" (weighted helium balloons) you can adopt and take for a walk.
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On top of our Call for Papers, #SaTML2027# has a Call for Competitions and a Call for Workshops (first time ever!!).
Dates (easy to remember, same for both)
Deadline: August 28, 2026
Notifications: September 18, 2026
Topics can be anything in trustworthy and secure ML!
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Look, at this point I'm more impressed if your math result *doesn't* use AI.
AI is advancing fast in math and cyber. Cryptanalysis sits at their intersection and underpins our digital security.
So can LLMs do cryptanalysis?
Increasingly, yes!
Introducing CryptanalysisBench where we test if AI can break 191 real schemes from past standardization efforts
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It may not be a new problem, but amplified by "AI-generated" artifacts
People pursue "good points" e.g., paper accepted / served at top venues
and tend to close their eyes to "bad points" e.g., accountability for their papers, reviews, and consuming/wasting community resource
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Radical proposal: if you want to submit your work for review by other humans, it must first be publicly and permanently posted somewhere with your name on it.
If you're at #ICML2026#, come meet me, Nihar, and Laurent tomorrow at 11 AM! Chat about TMLR or peer review more generally.
Some of the TMLR Editors in Chief are doing a meet-and-greet tomorrow at #ICML2026#!
July 7 at 11 AM in The Platz
Come and:
- discuss new policies (submission quotas, AI reviewer)
- pick up stickers if you're an AE, expert reviewer, etc.
- just hang out!
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Some of the TMLR Editors in Chief are doing a meet-and-greet tomorrow at #ICML2026#!
July 7 at 11 AM in The Platz
Come and:
- discuss new policies (submission quotas, AI reviewer)
- pick up stickers if you're an AE, expert reviewer, etc.
- just hang out!
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Be sure to check out the picturesque Starfield Library! Also located within the Coex complex.
We found the conference MVPs! Thanks for doing a great job as our #ICML2026# program chairs. Stay tuned after the conference for an interview featuring their thoughts and reflections.
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Don't rely on me. #ICML2026#
🏆Announcing the #ICML2026# Awards! 🏆
Including Outstanding Papers (research paper & position paper, winner & honorable mentions) and the Test of Time Award!
Check out the blog post for all winners (or read on), laudatio, & description of the processes.
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Good morning #ICML2026#! It's the calm before the storm. Look forward to welcoming you soon!
When someone absolutely demands a combinatorial construction for linear-sized cut sparsifiers
