Ugur Kursuncu
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Ugur Kursuncu
@ugurkursuncu.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, Social Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Neurosymbolic AI, Knowledge-Infused Learning (K-IL), Cyber Social Threats, SWAN AI Group.
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Postdoctoral Associate AC
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gsu.taleo.net
August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
- Contribute to grant proposal development and writing
- Gain teaching experience in data science and AI courses

This role is perfect for someone who wants to do meaningful research while also building skills in grants, collaboration, and leadership.

📍 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

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Postdoctoral Associate AC
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gsu.taleo.net
August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🔍 You will:
- Conduct cutting-edge research in AI/ML with interdisciplinary breadth
- Collaborate with leading collaborators from academia and industry (e.g., Adobe, Truist, Mercedes-Benz, BBB, Shepherd Center)
- Lead innovation industry sprint projects for real-world problems

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August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Read the preprint 📜: arxiv.org/abs/2411.12174

Thanks to our amazing team for pushing this forward, and to ACL for recognizing this effort!

with @trilokpadhi.bsky.social, Rahul Garg, Hemang Jain, @pkprofgiri.bsky.social

#ACL2025 #NeuroSymbolicAI #CommonsenseAI #LVLMs #LLMs #SocialComputing

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May 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#OnlineToxicity often disguises itself behind sarcasm, dark humor, and cultural nuance. Our approach bridges the gap between implicit signals in neural models and explicit reasoning through symbolic knowledge, improving recall, accuracy, and interpretability.

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May 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our work develops a #NeurosymbolicAI approach, KID-VLM, that combines the #LVLMs and commonsense #KnowledgeGraphs to detect subtle and context-rich cues of #OnlineToxicity.

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May 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
CySoc 2025 - International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats
cy-soc.github.io
April 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
March 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We are looking forward to your submissions! Accepted papers will be published in the ICWSM Companion Proceedings.

📆 Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
🔗 More info: cy-soc.github.io/2025/

Let us know if you have questions and/or are interested in serving as a PC member.

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March 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🛠️ Demo Presentation:

Filipi Nascimento Silva – "Mapping Social Media Networks and their Narratives with OSoMe Tools" @filipinascimento.bsky.social

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March 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
💬 Panel Discussion:

Theme: "Political Conflicts in Online Platforms in the Era of Gen-AI"

Panelists:
Luca Maria Aiello (ITU Copenhagen) @lajello.bsky.social
Kathleen Carley (Carnegie Mellon University)
Adriana Iamnitchi (Maastricht University)

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March 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🎙️ Keynotes:
Preslav Nakov (Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI) @preslavnakov.bsky.social
Debora Nozza (Bocconi University) @deboranozza.bsky.social

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March 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We are preparing a rich program as in the past years. Join us in shaping the conversation around cyber social threats in this exciting times! Please reach out if you have any questions.

Looking forward to your submissions! 🚀
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM