NLP faculty - University of Sydney he/him (this account is for professional topics only)
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined June 2013
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I am recruiting PhD students for my group at Sydney!
Apply by Oct 31
If you are a student: please consider applying
If you are an academic: please share with students
I have funding and flexibility in topic. If you are at COLM, let's chat! Details:
jkk.name/students/recruiting…
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
The STAR workshop at #CHI2026 is just over a week away! Due to increased interest, we're capping open-door attendance at 100. To make sure everyone interested has a spot, please sign up below.
📝Register: forms.gle/YCnP7QnWeuvZNvCN9
🌐 Details: chi-star-workshop.github.io
ALT A banner for the STAR (science and technology of augmented reading) workshop with a lower tag line of "What does the future hold for how we read?"
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
Still accepting applications for this postdoc position in my lab at NYU! Applications due Feb 1.
Links to posting and Interfolio application in thread.
Do you have ideas for the future of reading?
Submit a 2-4 page paper to the CHI workshop I am co-organising! (deadline Feb 12) “Science and Technology for Augmenting Reading"
chi-star-workshop.github.io/
I'll also be at ACL presenting this, along with 2 papers on clinical coding from my group!
Our paper CTRL-D is accepted to ACL Findings and will be presented at ACL 2025!
🗓️Poster session: 18:00–19:30 (Level 0 Exhibit Halls X4/X5)
I’m sad I can’t be there, but Jordan (@boydgraber) will! You’ll enjoy learning about CTRL-D from him.
Now… what is CTRL-D? 🔍
A few thoughts on why DeepSeek's ideas are likely to lead to more use of AI (and hence demand for chips), not less - written with @360info_global
360info.org/why-deepseeks-ai…
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
I proposed the ACL Anthology at the ACL exec meeting at ACL'01 in Toulouse in response for a call for proposals for a 40th anniversary initiative for ACL'02. I offered to build it with the support of @LDCupenn plus donations, on condition that it would be freely available.
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
Stop complaining about the bad review quality. Join forces and start research on #NLProc for #PeerReview!
🚨 A new white paper by over 20 top AI and NLP researchers provides a thorough discussion of AI assistance for scientific quality control. (1/🧵)
📑 arxiv.org/abs/2405.06563
On my way to CHI! Excited about both papers I contributed to:
An AI-resilient summarisation method
xitter.cf/ziweigu/status/1753464…
Finding ways to look at 10s-100s of LLM outputs at once
xitter.cf/katyilonka/status/1753…
If you will be there and want to meet up, let me know!
Our paper “Supporting Sensemaking of Large Language Model Outputs at Scale” was accepted to #CHI24!
This paper is about looking at LLM outputs at the “mesoscale”: ~10-100 outputs at once.
Why might you want to look at a bunch of LLM outputs at once? 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2401.13726
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
The School of Computer Science is advertising four continuing education-focussed positions (2 Sr lecturer, 1 A/Prof and 1 full Prof). Please share the ad.
We’re looking for 150+ of the world’s best educators to transform the experience of our students and advance teaching practice.
"A world-class education sets our students up for the future so the importance of a great teacher can’t be overstated. These specialist educators will be the best in their field, applying the most effective teaching practices and driving innovation to ensure every student has a transformative education." Professor @mscott, Vice-Chancellor and President.
Learn more: sydneyuni.co/3vkp3GL
#LeadershipForGood #USYD
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
Our paper “Supporting Sensemaking of Large Language Model Outputs at Scale” was accepted to #CHI24!
This paper is about looking at LLM outputs at the “mesoscale”: ~10-100 outputs at once.
Why might you want to look at a bunch of LLM outputs at once? 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2401.13726
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
Excited to share our new #chi2024 paper, "An AI-Resilient Text Rendering Technique for Reading and Skimming Documents", w/ @IanArawjo @ke_li_2021 @jkkummerfeld @roboticwrestler!
arxiv.org/abs/2401.10873 (1/11)
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
🚨New Paper!🚨
What happens under the hood during DPO?
Why can aligned models be jailbroken?
Idea:
1. Mech interp how toxicity is represented + elicited in GPT2.
2. Apply DPO to unlearn toxicity.
3. Mech interp how toxicity is averted post-DPO.
arxiv.org/abs/2401.01967
🧵1/9
Resharing this job announcement as the deadline is 10 days away - the University of Sydney is recruiting in CS in all areas!
CS at Sydney is recruiting at all levels!
If you're not familiar with the university, we are highly ranked internationally and get incredible domestic students. Not to mention the quality of life :) Feel free to contact me with questions.
usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/e…
I have extended my recruiting deadline to Nov 6th (55 applicants so far, hoping for more!). It's also a 'soft' deadline in the sense that I will look at applications after it, I just might have already made offers.
xitter.cf/jkkummerfeld/status/17…
I am recruiting PhD students for 2024! jkk.name/students/recruiting…
My current work spans code generation, text visualisation, synthetic data, efficient annotation, and more. In all cases, I like to explore how best to make AI systems work with people.
Questions welcome!
Interested in a PhD in NLP? Check out my list of faculty who are recruiting:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
And if you are a faculty member and want to be added, complete this form: forms.gle/k8xkEzVGWD95fkCm8
I'm making a list of NLP faculty who are recruiting PhD students:
forms.gle/k8xkEzVGWD95fkCm8
Results are shared here (after I confirm the submission):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
This is an experiment intended to help students find advisers and help advisers find students
I am recruiting PhD students for 2024! jkk.name/students/recruiting…
My current work spans code generation, text visualisation, synthetic data, efficient annotation, and more. In all cases, I like to explore how best to make AI systems work with people.
Questions welcome!
CS at Sydney is recruiting at all levels!
If you're not familiar with the university, we are highly ranked internationally and get incredible domestic students. Not to mention the quality of life :) Feel free to contact me with questions.
usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/e…
Jonathan K. Kummerfeld retweeted
Dear ACL community, ACL is considering multiple proposals to change its anonymity period policy. It seeks immediate feedback from the community about the proposed changes. Please add your voice until Friday, September 22nd (AOE): aclweb.org/portal/content/su… #NLProc