Pierre Alquier
@pierrealquier.bsky.social
Professor of Statistics @ ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific campus Singapore 🇸🇬
https://pierrealquier.github.io/
Previously: RIKEN AIP 🇯🇵 ENSAE Paris 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 UCD Dublin 🇮🇪 🇪🇺
Random posts about stats/maths/ML/AI, poor jokes & birds photo 🌈
https://pierrealquier.github.io/
Previously: RIKEN AIP 🇯🇵 ENSAE Paris 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 UCD Dublin 🇮🇪 🇪🇺
Random posts about stats/maths/ML/AI, poor jokes & birds photo 🌈
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This is by a large margin the most serious problem and mistake in conference peer review I have seen in my career. Apparently a many people were aware of this and many could find out who their reviewers were. This probably has created a large number of unnecessary enmities.
@iclr-conf.bsky.social
@iclr-conf.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is by a large margin the most serious problem and mistake in conference peer review I have seen in my career. Apparently a many people were aware of this and many could find out who their reviewers were. This probably has created a large number of unnecessary enmities.
@iclr-conf.bsky.social
@iclr-conf.bsky.social
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Statement from #AISTATS2026 organizers regarding the @openreview.bsky.social API Security Incident
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Statement from #AISTATS2026 organizers regarding the @openreview.bsky.social API Security Incident
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If you're at #NeurIPS2025 and are part of the TMLR community, come meet two of the Editors-in-Chief, me and Nihar Shah, on Thursday and Friday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM (precise location TBA). Select individuals are eligible for (free) laptop stickers!
Will you be at #NeurIPS2025? Come talk TMLR and collect swag!
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you're at #NeurIPS2025 and are part of the TMLR community, come meet two of the Editors-in-Chief, me and Nihar Shah, on Thursday and Friday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM (precise location TBA). Select individuals are eligible for (free) laptop stickers!
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Ces boules de Noël ne vont pas décorer un sapin, mais vont être immergées à 3500m de fond dans la Méditerranée pour détecter des neutrinos extra-terrestres pour l’expérience @km3net.bsky.social
Merci Antonin Vacheret pour la visite.
@lpccaen.bsky.social
Merci Antonin Vacheret pour la visite.
@lpccaen.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ces boules de Noël ne vont pas décorer un sapin, mais vont être immergées à 3500m de fond dans la Méditerranée pour détecter des neutrinos extra-terrestres pour l’expérience @km3net.bsky.social
Merci Antonin Vacheret pour la visite.
@lpccaen.bsky.social
Merci Antonin Vacheret pour la visite.
@lpccaen.bsky.social
Congrats @nicolasdufour.bsky.social !
Yesterday, @nicolasdufour.bsky.social defended is PhD. I really enjoyed the years of collaboration w/ @vickykalogeiton.bsky.social (& @loicland.bsky.social)
Video: youtube.com/live/DXQ7FZA...
Big thanks to the jury @dlarlus.bsky.social @ptrkprz.bsky.social @gtolias.bsky.social A. Efros & T. Karras
Video: youtube.com/live/DXQ7FZA...
Big thanks to the jury @dlarlus.bsky.social @ptrkprz.bsky.social @gtolias.bsky.social A. Efros & T. Karras
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Congrats @nicolasdufour.bsky.social !
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Yesterday, I did 2 AI conferences in Paris; different kind of vibes.
AdoptAI, a business show: pretty videos, promises about AI, 2.30€ coffee
NeurIPS@Paris, a research conference: equations, free coffee
AI business wouldn't exist without research. Let's not forget it and keep investing in research
AdoptAI, a business show: pretty videos, promises about AI, 2.30€ coffee
NeurIPS@Paris, a research conference: equations, free coffee
AI business wouldn't exist without research. Let's not forget it and keep investing in research
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Yesterday, I did 2 AI conferences in Paris; different kind of vibes.
AdoptAI, a business show: pretty videos, promises about AI, 2.30€ coffee
NeurIPS@Paris, a research conference: equations, free coffee
AI business wouldn't exist without research. Let's not forget it and keep investing in research
AdoptAI, a business show: pretty videos, promises about AI, 2.30€ coffee
NeurIPS@Paris, a research conference: equations, free coffee
AI business wouldn't exist without research. Let's not forget it and keep investing in research
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From OpenReview
This may be the most serious issue I have ever seen in the peer-review systems
However, as pointed out here, we should immediately report the bug to the team, instead of sharing in public or keeping silent
Very disappointing that some people actively exploited the vulnerability
This may be the most serious issue I have ever seen in the peer-review systems
However, as pointed out here, we should immediately report the bug to the team, instead of sharing in public or keeping silent
Very disappointing that some people actively exploited the vulnerability
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
From OpenReview
This may be the most serious issue I have ever seen in the peer-review systems
However, as pointed out here, we should immediately report the bug to the team, instead of sharing in public or keeping silent
Very disappointing that some people actively exploited the vulnerability
This may be the most serious issue I have ever seen in the peer-review systems
However, as pointed out here, we should immediately report the bug to the team, instead of sharing in public or keeping silent
Very disappointing that some people actively exploited the vulnerability
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On behalf of some friends, let me quickly advertise an event taking place in London, January 12-13 2026 (sites.google.com/view/lpd-tnn), with an overall focus on 'Geometric methods in probability'. Registration is free but required, and closes on December 1 (i.e. next Monday) - exciting stuff!
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
On behalf of some friends, let me quickly advertise an event taking place in London, January 12-13 2026 (sites.google.com/view/lpd-tnn), with an overall focus on 'Geometric methods in probability'. Registration is free but required, and closes on December 1 (i.e. next Monday) - exciting stuff!
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New technical blog post on the Learning Theory Alliance blog, by Rohith Kuditipudi, on watermarking language models.
A super interesting problem where theory is essential! Please check it out.
www.let-all.com/blog/2025/11...
A super interesting problem where theory is essential! Please check it out.
www.let-all.com/blog/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New technical blog post on the Learning Theory Alliance blog, by Rohith Kuditipudi, on watermarking language models.
A super interesting problem where theory is essential! Please check it out.
www.let-all.com/blog/2025/11...
A super interesting problem where theory is essential! Please check it out.
www.let-all.com/blog/2025/11...
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Excellent blog post on the infeasibility of putting data centers in space.
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
taranis.ie
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Excellent blog post on the infeasibility of putting data centers in space.
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
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20th International Workshop on Project Management and Scheduling – PMS 2026 - 14-16 April 2026, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France. Papers can be submitted until November 28, 2025.
pms2026.sciencesconf.org
pms2026.sciencesconf.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
20th International Workshop on Project Management and Scheduling – PMS 2026 - 14-16 April 2026, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France. Papers can be submitted until November 28, 2025.
pms2026.sciencesconf.org
pms2026.sciencesconf.org
Cattle egrets are back near my place 😊
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Cattle egrets are back near my place 😊
I'm quite intrigued by possibility theory, so I must say this looks quite exciting!
arxiv.org/abs/2511.21223
arxiv.org/abs/2511.21223
Maxitive Donsker-Varadhan Formulation for Possibilistic Variational Inference
Variational inference (VI) is a cornerstone of modern Bayesian learning, enabling approximate inference in complex models that would otherwise be intractable. However, its formulation depends on expec...
arxiv.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I'm quite intrigued by possibility theory, so I must say this looks quite exciting!
arxiv.org/abs/2511.21223
arxiv.org/abs/2511.21223
My life (version 2, more realistic, for @valrobert974.bsky.social )
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My life (version 2, more realistic, for @valrobert974.bsky.social )
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TMLR (@tmlrorg.bsky.social) is now proud to support interactive HTML-based submissions, going "Beyond PDF" -- check it out!
Thanks to Paul Vicol (@paulvicol.bsky.social) for his tireless work on this new option, as well as the OpenReview team.
Thanks to Paul Vicol (@paulvicol.bsky.social) for his tireless work on this new option, as well as the OpenReview team.
🚀 Introducing TMLR Beyond PDF!
🎬 This is a new, HTML-based submission format for TMLR, that supports interactive figures and videos, along with the usual LaTeX and images.
🎉 Thanks to TMLR Editors in Chief: Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
🎬 This is a new, HTML-based submission format for TMLR, that supports interactive figures and videos, along with the usual LaTeX and images.
🎉 Thanks to TMLR Editors in Chief: Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
TMLR (@tmlrorg.bsky.social) is now proud to support interactive HTML-based submissions, going "Beyond PDF" -- check it out!
Thanks to Paul Vicol (@paulvicol.bsky.social) for his tireless work on this new option, as well as the OpenReview team.
Thanks to Paul Vicol (@paulvicol.bsky.social) for his tireless work on this new option, as well as the OpenReview team.
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This new magazine by the @simonsinstitute.bsky.social looks really cool! And great name, too. It was the best of times. Also the worst-case of times.
View online: simons.berkeley.edu/media/28058/...
View online: simons.berkeley.edu/media/28058/...
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This new magazine by the @simonsinstitute.bsky.social looks really cool! And great name, too. It was the best of times. Also the worst-case of times.
View online: simons.berkeley.edu/media/28058/...
View online: simons.berkeley.edu/media/28058/...
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Never trust dudes (and it’s always dudes) with great university degrees, telling you not to go to university
Always the way, isn't it? Graduate from top uni says other people shouldn't aspire to go to university.
The Prime Minister's target – two thirds of young people getting a degree or an apprenticeship – is the right one. Only Labour backs our young people.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The Prime Minister's target – two thirds of young people getting a degree or an apprenticeship – is the right one. Only Labour backs our young people.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform UK bigwig who went to top university says fewer others should do the same
Reform UK's former chairman calls for "fewer people going to university" after benefiting from a degree from one of the country's most prestigious ones himself
www.mirror.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Never trust dudes (and it’s always dudes) with great university degrees, telling you not to go to university
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Thanks a lot to @umathur.bsky.social and Djordje Zikelic (as well as to @93mschwarz.bsky.social) for organizing the second edition of the Singapore Programming Languages Summit! It's great to see the growing community of PL researchers in Singapore. sg-pl-summit.github.io
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thanks a lot to @umathur.bsky.social and Djordje Zikelic (as well as to @93mschwarz.bsky.social) for organizing the second edition of the Singapore Programming Languages Summit! It's great to see the growing community of PL researchers in Singapore. sg-pl-summit.github.io
Believe me or not, but this is my life.
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Believe me or not, but this is my life.
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I recently gave my installation talk after being tenured. The video of the talk is now available on the university's YouTube channel: youtu.be/R1UQoflPTDg 1/n
Making sense of learning machines – Arno Solin
YouTube video by Aalto University
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I recently gave my installation talk after being tenured. The video of the talk is now available on the university's YouTube channel: youtu.be/R1UQoflPTDg 1/n
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I was not aware of this recently found link between descriptive set theory and distributed algorithms on graphs. Neat! www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge...
A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science | Quanta Magazine
Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I was not aware of this recently found link between descriptive set theory and distributed algorithms on graphs. Neat! www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge...
