Gautam Kamath
@gautamkamath.com
Assistant Prof of CS at the University of Waterloo, Faculty and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute. Joining NYU Courant in September 2026. Co-EiC of TMLR. My group is The Salon. Privacy, robustness, machine learning.
http://www.gautamkamath.com
http://www.gautamkamath.com
Did you learn differential privacy (in part or in whole) from my course? Either the videos, lecture notes, or some combination? Please send me a DM or an email, I'm trying to gather some info.
(In case you missed it, here's the course: www.gautamkamath.com/CS860-fa2020..., ft full notes & videos)
(In case you missed it, here's the course: www.gautamkamath.com/CS860-fa2020..., ft full notes & videos)
CS 860 - Algorithms for Private Data Analysis- Fall 2020
www.gautamkamath.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Did you learn differential privacy (in part or in whole) from my course? Either the videos, lecture notes, or some combination? Please send me a DM or an email, I'm trying to gather some info.
(In case you missed it, here's the course: www.gautamkamath.com/CS860-fa2020..., ft full notes & videos)
(In case you missed it, here's the course: www.gautamkamath.com/CS860-fa2020..., ft full notes & videos)
Never ask a question that you don't want to know the answer to.
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Never ask a question that you don't want to know the answer to.
Do you have recent work on differential privacy? Submit it to TPDP 2026 in Boston, whose deadline is in ~2 weeks.
TPDP is a lightly reviewed workshop, whose main purpose is getting researchers in DP together in one place. Dual submissions allowed (and encouraged!).
TPDP is a lightly reviewed workshop, whose main purpose is getting researchers in DP together in one place. Dual submissions allowed (and encouraged!).
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Do you have recent work on differential privacy? Submit it to TPDP 2026 in Boston, whose deadline is in ~2 weeks.
TPDP is a lightly reviewed workshop, whose main purpose is getting researchers in DP together in one place. Dual submissions allowed (and encouraged!).
TPDP is a lightly reviewed workshop, whose main purpose is getting researchers in DP together in one place. Dual submissions allowed (and encouraged!).
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Job alert: @nyucourant.bsky.social / @nyudatascience.bsky.social is hiring in AI+Science:
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February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Job alert: @nyucourant.bsky.social / @nyudatascience.bsky.social is hiring in AI+Science:
apply.interfolio.com/180888
apply.interfolio.com/180888
I'll be honest, while I really enjoyed #NeurIPS2025, the sheer scale made it hard to get a ton of scientific value out of it.
Looking forward to attending more small and intimate events like #ALT2026 and #FORC2026, where one can engage deeply with the pertinent communities.
Looking forward to attending more small and intimate events like #ALT2026 and #FORC2026, where one can engage deeply with the pertinent communities.
Did you just miss punching your ticket to Rio or Salt Lake City? Wanna go to a conference where people will engage with you and your paper on foundations of responsible computing, and you won't get lost in the crowd?
Submit to #FORC2026, in Boston in June! Deadline in 2 weeks.
Submit to #FORC2026, in Boston in June! Deadline in 2 weeks.
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I'll be honest, while I really enjoyed #NeurIPS2025, the sheer scale made it hard to get a ton of scientific value out of it.
Looking forward to attending more small and intimate events like #ALT2026 and #FORC2026, where one can engage deeply with the pertinent communities.
Looking forward to attending more small and intimate events like #ALT2026 and #FORC2026, where one can engage deeply with the pertinent communities.
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Did you just miss punching your ticket to Rio or Salt Lake City? Wanna go to a conference where people will engage with you and your paper on foundations of responsible computing, and you won't get lost in the crowd?
Submit to #FORC2026, in Boston in June! Deadline in 2 weeks.
Submit to #FORC2026, in Boston in June! Deadline in 2 weeks.
February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Did you just miss punching your ticket to Rio or Salt Lake City? Wanna go to a conference where people will engage with you and your paper on foundations of responsible computing, and you won't get lost in the crowd?
Submit to #FORC2026, in Boston in June! Deadline in 2 weeks.
Submit to #FORC2026, in Boston in June! Deadline in 2 weeks.
Pro-tip: if you want to work with someone as your PhD advisor, make sure to spell their name right.
Two PhD applications spelled my name Gautham, and once Guatam. I missed all of them because the system filters for an exact match.
Two PhD applications spelled my name Gautham, and once Guatam. I missed all of them because the system filters for an exact match.
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Pro-tip: if you want to work with someone as your PhD advisor, make sure to spell their name right.
Two PhD applications spelled my name Gautham, and once Guatam. I missed all of them because the system filters for an exact match.
Two PhD applications spelled my name Gautham, and once Guatam. I missed all of them because the system filters for an exact match.
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The people want to know: how many submissions made it over the finish line? 🏁
Answer: 🥁
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24371!
This is the number of submitted PDFs. There will be more checks (& hopefully withdrawal of half baked submissions 👀), stay tuned to see how many enter review
Answer: 🥁
...
...
...
24371!
This is the number of submitted PDFs. There will be more checks (& hopefully withdrawal of half baked submissions 👀), stay tuned to see how many enter review
The #ICML2026 abstract deadline has passed! We're at 33540 active abstracts (and dropping). How many will make it over the finish line? 🏁
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The people want to know: how many submissions made it over the finish line? 🏁
Answer: 🥁
...
...
...
24371!
This is the number of submitted PDFs. There will be more checks (& hopefully withdrawal of half baked submissions 👀), stay tuned to see how many enter review
Answer: 🥁
...
...
...
24371!
This is the number of submitted PDFs. There will be more checks (& hopefully withdrawal of half baked submissions 👀), stay tuned to see how many enter review
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🪄 Ever wonder what happens in those magical five days between abstract & paper submission? (Besides GPUs 🔥🔥🔥)
- Reviewer pool partitioned into main & position track
- Reciprocal reviewer pool finalized
- Adjustment of SAC-AC pairings
- Affinities generated and bidding begins
- Reviewer pool partitioned into main & position track
- Reciprocal reviewer pool finalized
- Adjustment of SAC-AC pairings
- Affinities generated and bidding begins
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🪄 Ever wonder what happens in those magical five days between abstract & paper submission? (Besides GPUs 🔥🔥🔥)
- Reviewer pool partitioned into main & position track
- Reciprocal reviewer pool finalized
- Adjustment of SAC-AC pairings
- Affinities generated and bidding begins
- Reviewer pool partitioned into main & position track
- Reciprocal reviewer pool finalized
- Adjustment of SAC-AC pairings
- Affinities generated and bidding begins
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As you prepare your submission for #ICML2026, follow the rules to avoid desk rejection!
This may happen if, e.g., you violate double blind or have hallucinated references.
ALL your submissions may be desk rejected if, e.g., you try to compromise the integrity of the review process
This may happen if, e.g., you violate double blind or have hallucinated references.
ALL your submissions may be desk rejected if, e.g., you try to compromise the integrity of the review process
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
As you prepare your submission for #ICML2026, follow the rules to avoid desk rejection!
This may happen if, e.g., you violate double blind or have hallucinated references.
ALL your submissions may be desk rejected if, e.g., you try to compromise the integrity of the review process
This may happen if, e.g., you violate double blind or have hallucinated references.
ALL your submissions may be desk rejected if, e.g., you try to compromise the integrity of the review process
#ICLR2026 decisions are coming out now on OpenReview. Props to the metareviewers, who had a very difficult job, but stepped up in a time of crisis when the community needed them. I appreciate you.
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#ICLR2026 decisions are coming out now on OpenReview. Props to the metareviewers, who had a very difficult job, but stepped up in a time of crisis when the community needed them. I appreciate you.
The PI is the most important source of culture within their group. Though I think it's obvious to them, I've highlighted cases like this to my students so they know best practices & pitfalls to avoid. Other PIs should consider the same. (I hope my students will do the same for me)
NEW: NeurIPS,one of the world’s top academic AI conferences, accepted research papers with 100+ AI-hallucinated citations, new report claims
fortune.com/2026/01/21/n...
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NeurIPS papers contained 100+ AI-hallucinated citations, new report claims | Fortune
An analysis of NeurIPS 2025 papers by startup GPTZero reveals how AI-generated citations are slipping into elite academic research.
fortune.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The PI is the most important source of culture within their group. Though I think it's obvious to them, I've highlighted cases like this to my students so they know best practices & pitfalls to avoid. Other PIs should consider the same. (I hope my students will do the same for me)
Remember that social media is inherently performative. People self-censor for a number of reasons, including their image, academic politics, or even safety.
I try to be pretty authentic but even I'm susceptible. Let's grab a beer if you want to know my unfiltered thoughts.
I try to be pretty authentic but even I'm susceptible. Let's grab a beer if you want to know my unfiltered thoughts.
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Remember that social media is inherently performative. People self-censor for a number of reasons, including their image, academic politics, or even safety.
I try to be pretty authentic but even I'm susceptible. Let's grab a beer if you want to know my unfiltered thoughts.
I try to be pretty authentic but even I'm susceptible. Let's grab a beer if you want to know my unfiltered thoughts.
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The #ICML2026 abstract deadline has passed! We're at 33540 active abstracts (and dropping). How many will make it over the finish line? 🏁
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The #ICML2026 abstract deadline has passed! We're at 33540 active abstracts (and dropping). How many will make it over the finish line? 🏁
Reposted by Gautam Kamath
By popular demand: this program has been extended until Monday at 5 PM Eastern. Get feedback on your submissions until then!
Get feedback on your #ICML2026 submission from Google's Gemini-based paper assistant tool, an advanced LLM tool specialized to assist with ICML submissions. Live now!
More details in the following blog post: blog.icml.cc/2026/01/14/i...
More details in the following blog post: blog.icml.cc/2026/01/14/i...
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
By popular demand: this program has been extended until Monday at 5 PM Eastern. Get feedback on your submissions until then!
I'm going to start to discriminate against people who win big flashy awards. The coin flip went in their favour that time, now I'm going to balance things out in the other direction.
/s.... Or am I? 🤔
/s.... Or am I? 🤔
I feel terrible when I don't get selected for an academic award. I become so unhappy and, frankly, spiteful sometimes. I wish there was a sign that someone else felt the same way I do.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I'm going to start to discriminate against people who win big flashy awards. The coin flip went in their favour that time, now I'm going to balance things out in the other direction.
/s.... Or am I? 🤔
/s.... Or am I? 🤔
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Congratulations to my colleague Subhash Khot (down the hall), Irit Dinur (across the river and through the woods), Dor Minzer (up the coast), and Guy Kindler and Muli Safra (across the seas), who just got the 2026 Held Prize for their groundbreaking work on 2-2 games!
Congrats to Irit Dveer Dinur of the Institute for Advanced Study & Weizmann Insitute, #NASmember Subhash Khot of New York University, Guy Kindler of @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, Dor Minzer of @mit.edu, and Muli Safra of Tel Aviv University, winners of the 2026 Michael and Sheila Held Prize! (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Congratulations to my colleague Subhash Khot (down the hall), Irit Dinur (across the river and through the woods), Dor Minzer (up the coast), and Guy Kindler and Muli Safra (across the seas), who just got the 2026 Held Prize for their groundbreaking work on 2-2 games!
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Congratulations to my NYU colleagues Oded Regev and Ted Rappaport for being named ACM Fellows --- and also to Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi, Jian Ma (@jianma.bsky.social), Noam Nisan, Ariel Procaccia, and Adam Wierman!!
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2025 ACM Fellows’ Excellence and Impact Recognized by World’s Preeminent Computing Society
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named 71 new Fellows. ACM Fellows are registered members of the society and were selected by their peers for achieving remarkable results through thei...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Congratulations to my NYU colleagues Oded Regev and Ted Rappaport for being named ACM Fellows --- and also to Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi, Jian Ma (@jianma.bsky.social), Noam Nisan, Ariel Procaccia, and Adam Wierman!!
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Congrats to Valentio Iverson, Alice Moayyedi and Beihao Zhou, recipients of the Computing Research Association’s 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards! They are among an outstanding group of research-focused undergrads from universities across N. America.
cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cherito...
cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cherito...
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Congrats to Valentio Iverson, Alice Moayyedi and Beihao Zhou, recipients of the Computing Research Association’s 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards! They are among an outstanding group of research-focused undergrads from universities across N. America.
cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cherito...
cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cherito...
I feel terrible when I don't get selected for an academic award. I become so unhappy and, frankly, spiteful sometimes. I wish there was a sign that someone else felt the same way I do.
a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object
ALT: a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I feel terrible when I don't get selected for an academic award. I become so unhappy and, frankly, spiteful sometimes. I wish there was a sign that someone else felt the same way I do.
The final invited talk at #AAAI2026 is by Derek Haoyang Li (Squirrel Ai Learning), on "Small Data: A New Paradigm for the Next Generation of AI." It will be on Sunday, January 25 at 2 PM. CC @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The final invited talk at #AAAI2026 is by Derek Haoyang Li (Squirrel Ai Learning), on "Small Data: A New Paradigm for the Next Generation of AI." It will be on Sunday, January 25 at 2 PM. CC @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
The Patrick Henry Winston Outstanding Educator Award went to Alan Mackworth (@alanmackworth.bsky.social UBC) and David Poole (@davpoole.bsky.social UBC). At #AAAI2026, they'll be giving a talk "The Essence of Intelligence is Appropriate Action..." Sunday Jan 25 8:30AM @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Patrick Henry Winston Outstanding Educator Award went to Alan Mackworth (@alanmackworth.bsky.social UBC) and David Poole (@davpoole.bsky.social UBC). At #AAAI2026, they'll be giving a talk "The Essence of Intelligence is Appropriate Action..." Sunday Jan 25 8:30AM @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
There will be a celebration of Edward Feigenbaum's 90th birthday at #AAAI2026, on Saturday, January 24 at ~5:30 PM. It will include a lecture “1956 to 2026: Highlights (and Advice) from 70 Years of Navigating the AI Spectrum.” CC @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
There will be a celebration of Edward Feigenbaum's 90th birthday at #AAAI2026, on Saturday, January 24 at ~5:30 PM. It will include a lecture “1956 to 2026: Highlights (and Advice) from 70 Years of Navigating the AI Spectrum.” CC @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
Ashok Goel (Georgia Tech) will be giving an invited talk at #AAAI2026 on Saturday, January 24 at 4:30 PM. The title will be "AI for Reskilling, Upskilling, and Workforce Development." Check it out! CC @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ashok Goel (Georgia Tech) will be giving an invited talk at #AAAI2026 on Saturday, January 24 at 4:30 PM. The title will be "AI for Reskilling, Upskilling, and Workforce Development." Check it out! CC @aaai.org @hadihoss.bsky.social
Much love for our friends in the UK -- here we are at the Canada Gate next to Buckingham Palace, and passing by London's High Commission of Canada. The strength of our countries' friendship remains strong.
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Much love for our friends in the UK -- here we are at the Canada Gate next to Buckingham Palace, and passing by London's High Commission of Canada. The strength of our countries' friendship remains strong.