I passed my viva! ๐๐ฅน
Thanks to @bjoernross.bsky.social and Mirella Lapata for pushing me to write a thesis Iโm proud of, to examiners @malvinanissim.bsky.social and Emily Allaway for making the viva such a positive experience, and to everyone who supported me, in person or from afar ๐ฅฐ
Thanks so much for having me and for the warm welcome! My first visit to Wales didn't disappoint ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐
At #EMNLP2025 to present the last chapter of my PhD ๐ผ
Let's talk #HateSpeech detection, generalisation and NLP safety at my poster:
๐tomorrow
๐4.30pm
Look for the circus-themed poster ๐ช๐คธ๐ปโโ๏ธ
Work with @tomsherborne.bsky.social @bjoernross.bsky.social and Mirella Lapata at #EdinburghNLP + @cohere.com
Should WOAH start a mentorship programme? ๐ค
As the workshop grows, reviewer expectations are rising.
We donโt want contributors from adjacent communities penalised by *CL norms.
Senior PhDs and beyond could be mentors.
Share your thoughts:
๐ forms.gle/safif3rU2rs5...
Friendly reminder that tomorrow is the last day to apply! โฐ๏ธ๐ค
Don't forget: the deadline to apply to join our organisation team is September 12th โณ๏ธ
Thanks to those who have applied already ๐ช๐ป
Excited for WOAHโs 10th anniversary? ๐
We're launching an open call for new organisers!
Our goal: diversify the team and bring in fresh perspectives.
๐๏ธ Apply by September 12
๐ forms.gle/aiFs35vwDXnt...
๐ ๐
We're just getting started with lightning talks from the remote attendees โก๏ธโก๏ธ
#ACL2025NLP
As someone who likes to believe that detection technology can eventually protect victims proactively, I feel I need to sit with some hard feelings after this talk.
Thank you @katejsim.bsky.social for bringing such an important and interesting perspective to the table ๐
We always measure F1 scores on held out data, but what is the real cost of moderation errors?
Not yet time for the first coffee break, and #WOAH Q&A is already getting spicy ๐ถ
Congratulations to Dayei Oh for winning the best paper award with her paper on marxist-feminist ethics for content moderation ๐
#ACL2025NLP
"You can't create a product for survivors without having thought about them." - @cordeliamoore.bsky.social
Ever think about survivors scrolling porn sites, searching for images of themselves uploaded without consent? I hadnโt until now.
Come hear from field experts at @woahworkshop.bsky.social
Our first speaker is Cordelia Moore, who works on gender-based violence and sexual violence facilitated in digital spaces.
The 9th edition of the Workshop for Online Abuse and Harms is kicking off in Room 2.17 at #ACL2025NLP! We have a full program today, including 3 invited speakers, a panel discussion and a poster session. This year's workshop theme is Harms Beyond Hate Speech.
Today is the day! #ACL2025NLP
Tomorrow!
At #ACL2025NLP and on the job market (NLP + AI Safety) ๐ผ
It's great to see growing interest in safety/alignment, but we often miss the social context.
Come to our @woahworkshop.bsky.social Friday to dive deeper into safe safety research!
A quiet token from the biggest @aclmeeting.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ
๐ฅ #WOAH2025 Speakers๐ฅ
We are excited to announce an amazing panel of 3 speakers who will discuss our theme "Harms Beyond Hate Speech"
๐ฃ๏ธ @cordeliamoore.bsky.social
๐ฃ๏ธ @fvancesco.bsky.social
๐ฃ๏ธ @katejsim.bsky.social
Full details: www.workshopononlineabuse.com/keynotes.html
๐คฉ See you on August 1!
Huge congratulations to Dr. @vernadankers.bsky.social for passing her viva today! ๐ฅณ๐
It's truly been an honour sharing the PhD journey with you. I wasnโt ready for the void your sudden departure left (in the office and in my life!).
Your new colleagues are lucky to have you! ๐ฅบ๐ฅฐ
๐ข #WOAH2025 invites non-archival submissions of relevant papers accepted to the โจFindings of @aclmeeting.bsky.socialโจ
To present your Findings paper at #WOAH2025, complete the form by ๐June 10, 2025.
๐Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
๐ Reminder! ๐
๐ The #WOAH2025 submission deadline is just over two weeks away! (April 18, 2025, Anywhere on Earth!)
๐ CfP: workshopononlineabuse.com/cfp.html
We're excited to see your submissions! ๐คฉ
#ACL2025 #NLProc
๐จ Deadline Extended! ๐จ
We've extended the submission deadline to Friday, April 18, 2025 (AoE)!
Please share widely!
www.workshopononlineabuse.com/cfp.html
๐๐postdocs/ research scientist roles in ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช๐ Worked across NLP, HCI, ethics, psychology, doing model eval, participant studies and lit reviews. I am passionate about AI harm mitigation 4 marginalised people๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ. More: mxeddie.github.io/about/ + find links to 8 papers published during PhD. Please share๐
Looking for a PhD student to come work with me on the ethical implications of NLP from September!
Please share widely and point any interesting students my way! ๐
๐Reminder๐:
๐ญ The #WOAH2025 submission deadline is March 7, 2025, anywhere on Earth!
See CfP: workshopononlineabuse.com/cfp.html
Looking forward to your submissions! ๐คฉ
#ACL2025 #NLProc
2024 has been a though one. It started at a global minimum of my life, and went up with a positive monotonic trend. I'm extremely grateful to the people in my life. I now look forward to 2025 and life after the PhD (hopefully).
"Anche cosรฌ รจ stato breve il nostro lungo viaggio.
Il mio dura tuttora"
We're hiring a lecturer or reader in embodied NLP at the University of Edinburgh!
Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
Call for applications: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The call for papers for #WOAH2025 is out! ๐ข
Deadline: 7th March
Venue: ACL 2025
#ACL2025NLP #NLProc
Iโve created an Italian #NLProc Researcher Starter Pack ๐ฎ๐น
DM me to join if you're not in yet!
go.bsky.app/LHbWLHp
