Lukas Fehring
lukasfehring.bsky.social
Lukas Fehring
@lukasfehring.bsky.social
PhD student @LUH-AI
Researching the utilization of LLMs for AutoML.
He/him and they/them are both fine.
Opinions are my own :)
Reposted by Lukas Fehring
I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.
Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.

A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reposted by Lukas Fehring
There are great conferences and science in the US, but with the way things are right now, it’s too risky to attend.
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I do not want a ChatBot in every app. What is this? Why did you give it to me? I did not ask for it and see no use in it. And also, it does not appear to like you very much
April 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Ellis Winter school on Foundation Models was amazing and very exhausting.
Good to know that I can still become somewhat anxious around new people and put my foot in my mouth every now and then - who wants to be normal? I prefer being confusing 🙈😇
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hey y'all,
If you spot some interesting research, or are interested in the utilization of LLMs for Optimization feel free to reach out :)
November 29, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Look who is hanging out with me in my new apartment.

(Unfortunately you can't see my ?hammock? on the picture so I have to explain my pun)
September 19, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Wonderfully second conference day at AutomlConf. Really looking forward to the conference dinner tomorrow. I am just as tired as these dogs I just saw in the subway though
September 13, 2023 at 7:48 PM
How to identify master's students at #automlConf? They might be the first once at the conference, due to breakfast
September 13, 2023 at 6:16 AM