Mohammad Soleymani
@msoleymani.bsky.social
Research associate professor of computer science at USC; Affective Computing, social AI, multimodal stuff
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This is a very good clip of Guillermo del Toro on the value of art. The value of human-made art is, in part, based on what the artist experienced that made them want to make the art. That is what we pay for. That is what AI does not have.
October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is a very good clip of Guillermo del Toro on the value of art. The value of human-made art is, in part, based on what the artist experienced that made them want to make the art. That is what we pay for. That is what AI does not have.
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Apply to join one of the top AI research 🤖 institutes in the world in the wonderful city of Montréal!
I will be recruiting 1-2 students this year. Just mention my name in your application.
I will be recruiting 1-2 students this year. Just mention my name in your application.
Mila's annual supervision request process is now open to receive MSc and PhD applications for Fall 2026 admission! For more information, visit mila.quebec/en/prospecti...
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Apply to join one of the top AI research 🤖 institutes in the world in the wonderful city of Montréal!
I will be recruiting 1-2 students this year. Just mention my name in your application.
I will be recruiting 1-2 students this year. Just mention my name in your application.
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The October issue of the PAMI-TC newsletter is out: tinyurl.com/4b2pf55a
#ICCV2025 and the paper deadline for #CVPR2026 are right around the corner...
Registration is open for #WACV2026
#ICCV2025 and the paper deadline for #CVPR2026 are right around the corner...
Registration is open for #WACV2026
October 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The October issue of the PAMI-TC newsletter is out: tinyurl.com/4b2pf55a
#ICCV2025 and the paper deadline for #CVPR2026 are right around the corner...
Registration is open for #WACV2026
#ICCV2025 and the paper deadline for #CVPR2026 are right around the corner...
Registration is open for #WACV2026
#FG2026 abstract registration deadline is today. Authors may update the abstract and title until the paper deadline. Authors' order may be modified by the full paper submission deadline.
September 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#FG2026 abstract registration deadline is today. Authors may update the abstract and title until the paper deadline. Authors' order may be modified by the full paper submission deadline.
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Come work with us at USC! We're hiring an NSF-funded Postdoc for the Everyday Respect Project. 🤖
You'll work directly with me, Ben Graham, and Shri Narayanan, using cutting-edge AI to analyze police body-worn camera footage to improve police-community relations.
You'll work directly with me, Ben Graham, and Shri Narayanan, using cutting-edge AI to analyze police body-worn camera footage to improve police-community relations.
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at USC
Learn more about applying for Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at USC
usccareers.usc.edu
September 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Come work with us at USC! We're hiring an NSF-funded Postdoc for the Everyday Respect Project. 🤖
You'll work directly with me, Ben Graham, and Shri Narayanan, using cutting-edge AI to analyze police body-worn camera footage to improve police-community relations.
You'll work directly with me, Ben Graham, and Shri Narayanan, using cutting-edge AI to analyze police body-worn camera footage to improve police-community relations.
#FG2026 1st submission deadline is approaching. #Kyoto is calling! fg2026.ieee-biometrics.org Abstract 25 September, Full paper 2 October!
The 20th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition
The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is the premier international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. It is co-spo...
fg2026.ieee-biometrics.org
September 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
#FG2026 1st submission deadline is approaching. #Kyoto is calling! fg2026.ieee-biometrics.org Abstract 25 September, Full paper 2 October!
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This needs to be re-posted regularly… IEEE is quietly changing the DEI programs into something “trumpically correct”…
August 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This needs to be re-posted regularly… IEEE is quietly changing the DEI programs into something “trumpically correct”…
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🚨 Extended Deadline! 🚨
🚀 Call for Demos – ACII 2025
📍 Co-located with ICMI 2025 | 📅 Canberra, 8–11 October 2025
📄 Submission deadline: 25 July 2025
🚀 Call for Demos – ACII 2025
📍 Co-located with ICMI 2025 | 📅 Canberra, 8–11 October 2025
📄 Submission deadline: 25 July 2025
🚨 Extended Deadline! 🚨
📄 Submission deadline: 22 July 2025
📬 Submit via EasyChair
🎥 Include a short demo video
👉 More info: acii-conf.net/2025/calls/c...
Questions? Please contact Iulia Lefter and Ram Subramanian via demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
📄 Submission deadline: 22 July 2025
📬 Submit via EasyChair
🎥 Include a short demo video
👉 More info: acii-conf.net/2025/calls/c...
Questions? Please contact Iulia Lefter and Ram Subramanian via demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
July 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🚨 Extended Deadline! 🚨
🚀 Call for Demos – ACII 2025
📍 Co-located with ICMI 2025 | 📅 Canberra, 8–11 October 2025
📄 Submission deadline: 25 July 2025
🚀 Call for Demos – ACII 2025
📍 Co-located with ICMI 2025 | 📅 Canberra, 8–11 October 2025
📄 Submission deadline: 25 July 2025
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"It mattered not at all whether people were killed, because even those who were killed would surely appreciate the good intentions with which they were killed."
July 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"It mattered not at all whether people were killed, because even those who were killed would surely appreciate the good intentions with which they were killed."
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My new op-ed in the @nytimes.
I argue that Iranians are caught in a state of “moral paralysis,” a psychological trap set by the Islamic Republic itself. It pits two of our most sacred values against each other: liberation vs. self-determination. (1/2) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
I argue that Iranians are caught in a state of “moral paralysis,” a psychological trap set by the Islamic Republic itself. It pits two of our most sacred values against each other: liberation vs. self-determination. (1/2) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
Opinion | The Moral Paralysis Facing Iranians Right Now
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My new op-ed in the @nytimes.
I argue that Iranians are caught in a state of “moral paralysis,” a psychological trap set by the Islamic Republic itself. It pits two of our most sacred values against each other: liberation vs. self-determination. (1/2) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
I argue that Iranians are caught in a state of “moral paralysis,” a psychological trap set by the Islamic Republic itself. It pits two of our most sacred values against each other: liberation vs. self-determination. (1/2) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
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I think we finally cracked it? FLAM can detect *any* sound via text prompts
arXiv (ICML'25): arxiv.org/abs/2505.053...
demos: flam-model.github.io
Led by Yusong Wu, with @tsirif.bsky.social Ke Chen, Cheng-Zhi Anna Huang, Aaron Courville, @urinieto.bsky.social @pseeth.bsky.social
arXiv (ICML'25): arxiv.org/abs/2505.053...
demos: flam-model.github.io
Led by Yusong Wu, with @tsirif.bsky.social Ke Chen, Cheng-Zhi Anna Huang, Aaron Courville, @urinieto.bsky.social @pseeth.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I think we finally cracked it? FLAM can detect *any* sound via text prompts
arXiv (ICML'25): arxiv.org/abs/2505.053...
demos: flam-model.github.io
Led by Yusong Wu, with @tsirif.bsky.social Ke Chen, Cheng-Zhi Anna Huang, Aaron Courville, @urinieto.bsky.social @pseeth.bsky.social
arXiv (ICML'25): arxiv.org/abs/2505.053...
demos: flam-model.github.io
Led by Yusong Wu, with @tsirif.bsky.social Ke Chen, Cheng-Zhi Anna Huang, Aaron Courville, @urinieto.bsky.social @pseeth.bsky.social
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🎤 Call for Demos – #ACII2025
📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI
Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live!
📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings)
📹 Short demo video
📅 Submit by 15 July 2025
🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI
Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live!
📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings)
📹 Short demo video
📅 Submit by 15 July 2025
🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
June 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
🎤 Call for Demos – #ACII2025
📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI
Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live!
📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings)
📹 Short demo video
📅 Submit by 15 July 2025
🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI
Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live!
📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings)
📹 Short demo video
📅 Submit by 15 July 2025
🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net
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At the same time democracy & higher ed are under attack, USC admin is standing in the way of our democratic choice to form a union.
Faculty & our allies are coming together to urge USC to do the right thing – RESPECT OUR VOICE AND OUR VOTE. Add your name at unitedfaculty-uaw.org/community-support
Faculty & our allies are coming together to urge USC to do the right thing – RESPECT OUR VOICE AND OUR VOTE. Add your name at unitedfaculty-uaw.org/community-support
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At the same time democracy & higher ed are under attack, USC admin is standing in the way of our democratic choice to form a union.
Faculty & our allies are coming together to urge USC to do the right thing – RESPECT OUR VOICE AND OUR VOTE. Add your name at unitedfaculty-uaw.org/community-support
Faculty & our allies are coming together to urge USC to do the right thing – RESPECT OUR VOICE AND OUR VOTE. Add your name at unitedfaculty-uaw.org/community-support
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If you are a PhD student working in Affective Computing, or related areas, the Doctoral Consortium at ACII 2025 is a fantastic opportunity.
Important Dates:
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Submission deadline: 30 June 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net
Important Dates:
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Submission deadline: 30 June 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net
June 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If you are a PhD student working in Affective Computing, or related areas, the Doctoral Consortium at ACII 2025 is a fantastic opportunity.
Important Dates:
==============
Submission deadline: 30 June 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net
Important Dates:
==============
Submission deadline: 30 June 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net
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Speaking of modeling the variability in reactions -- new Multi-modal Multiple Appropriate Reaction in Social Dyads (MARS) challenge. Human-human dyadic interaction audio-visual-EEG clips of 23 speakers and 137 listeners. Audio, face, and EEG behaviours, 20 to 35min
sites.google.com/view/react2025
sites.google.com/view/react2025
REACT2025
According to the Stimulus Organism Response theory, for a given external stimulus, individuals may react differently according to their internal state and external contextual factors in a specific per...
sites.google.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Speaking of modeling the variability in reactions -- new Multi-modal Multiple Appropriate Reaction in Social Dyads (MARS) challenge. Human-human dyadic interaction audio-visual-EEG clips of 23 speakers and 137 listeners. Audio, face, and EEG behaviours, 20 to 35min
sites.google.com/view/react2025
sites.google.com/view/react2025
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The list of ACII workshops is now available:
acii-conf.net/2025/worksho...
acii-conf.net/2025/worksho...
Workshops – ACII 2025
acii-conf.net
April 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The list of ACII workshops is now available:
acii-conf.net/2025/worksho...
acii-conf.net/2025/worksho...
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Will there be an AI tariff? TL;DR: The societies that will "win" the AI race will not be those that develop the technology first. It will be those that are best able to manage the long-term social disruption AI will cause.
perceiving-systems.blog/en/news/what...
on Medium
medium.com/@black_51980...
perceiving-systems.blog/en/news/what...
on Medium
medium.com/@black_51980...
The AI tariff?
perceiving-systems.blog
April 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Will there be an AI tariff? TL;DR: The societies that will "win" the AI race will not be those that develop the technology first. It will be those that are best able to manage the long-term social disruption AI will cause.
perceiving-systems.blog/en/news/what...
on Medium
medium.com/@black_51980...
perceiving-systems.blog/en/news/what...
on Medium
medium.com/@black_51980...
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Deadline extended for #ACII2025!
Main track full paper submission deadline: 9 April 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
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Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
Main track full paper submission deadline: 9 April 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
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Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
Call for Papers – ACII 2025
acii-conf.net
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Deadline extended for #ACII2025!
Main track full paper submission deadline: 9 April 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
============
Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
Main track full paper submission deadline: 9 April 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
============
Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
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Final call for paper for #ACII2025!
Main track full paper submission deadline: 31 March 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
============
Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
Main track full paper submission deadline: 31 March 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
============
Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
Gentle reminder for call for papers!
Call for paper for #ACII2025 is up!
The paper submission deadline for 13th edition of the #ACII 2025 is 31 March 2025.
The theme for #ACII2025 is Socially Responsible Affective Computing.
For more details, please visit our website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
The paper submission deadline for 13th edition of the #ACII 2025 is 31 March 2025.
The theme for #ACII2025 is Socially Responsible Affective Computing.
For more details, please visit our website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Final call for paper for #ACII2025!
Main track full paper submission deadline: 31 March 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
============
Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
Main track full paper submission deadline: 31 March 2025
Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo...
General Chairs
============
Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social )
Guoying Zhao
Björn Schuller
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Excited to announce that the GENEA workshop will take place at ACM MM’25 in Dublin, Ireland this year! Follow us & stay tuned for more details! #GENEA #ACMMM2025
Organising committee:
Taras Kucherenko
Youngwoo Yoon
Alice Delbosc
Oya Celiktutan
Rajmund Nagy
Laura B. Hensel
Gustav Eje Henter
Organising committee:
Taras Kucherenko
Youngwoo Yoon
Alice Delbosc
Oya Celiktutan
Rajmund Nagy
Laura B. Hensel
Gustav Eje Henter
March 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Excited to announce that the GENEA workshop will take place at ACM MM’25 in Dublin, Ireland this year! Follow us & stay tuned for more details! #GENEA #ACMMM2025
Organising committee:
Taras Kucherenko
Youngwoo Yoon
Alice Delbosc
Oya Celiktutan
Rajmund Nagy
Laura B. Hensel
Gustav Eje Henter
Organising committee:
Taras Kucherenko
Youngwoo Yoon
Alice Delbosc
Oya Celiktutan
Rajmund Nagy
Laura B. Hensel
Gustav Eje Henter
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2nd call for paper!
Call for paper for #ICMI2025 is up!
The paper submission deadline for the 27th edition of the #ICMI 2025 is as follows:
Abstract deadline: April 18th, 2025
Paper Submission: April 25th, 2025
Website: icmi.acm.org/2025/call-fo...
The paper submission deadline for the 27th edition of the #ICMI 2025 is as follows:
Abstract deadline: April 18th, 2025
Paper Submission: April 25th, 2025
Website: icmi.acm.org/2025/call-fo...
March 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
2nd call for paper!
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These factories have a raw material which is called students and which they turn, at regular annual intervals, into graduates. Any disturbance in that production process is like a disturbance to a supply chain. It has to be eliminated as soon as possible..
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/13/05/2...
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/13/05/2...
Universities as factories
Branko Milanovic unpicks the motives of those cracking down on campus protests.
www.globalpolicyjournal.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
These factories have a raw material which is called students and which they turn, at regular annual intervals, into graduates. Any disturbance in that production process is like a disturbance to a supply chain. It has to be eliminated as soon as possible..
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/13/05/2...
www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/13/05/2...
America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie Sanders
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie Sanders
Together, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share them
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie Sanders
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Yet another nonsensical paper on detecting criminality from face images using computer vision has been published, this time in the Springer-Nature journal Multimedia Tools and Applications:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Identification of criminal & non-criminal faces using deep learning and optimization of image processing - Multimedia Tools and Applications
Since identifying criminals is a crucial function of intelligent surveillance systems, it has attracted a lot of attention. Although various approaches are developed for criminal face recognition, the...
link.springer.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Yet another nonsensical paper on detecting criminality from face images using computer vision has been published, this time in the Springer-Nature journal Multimedia Tools and Applications:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...