Nelly Bencomo

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Cutting-edge AI models ‘collapse’ in face of complex problems, Apple study finds ‘Pretty devastating’ paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which systems match human intelligence Apple researchers have found “fundamental limitations” in cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, in a paper raising doubts about the technology industry’s race to develop ever more powerful systems. Apple claimed in a paper published at the weekend that large reasoning models (LRMs) – an advanced form of AI – faced a “complete accuracy collapse” when presented with highly complex problems. Continue reading...

Cutting-edge AI models ‘collapse’ in face of complex problems, Apple study finds

Exactly!

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Durham UCU members on picket line.

Picketing by Physics., for our #FightingChance to save jobs.

Solidarity with UCU members at Durham Univeristy Striking today.

Staff are standing up against job cuts and defending the future of education! ✊

#ProtectEducationNow #UCU

Jamie speaking to the picketers and supporters at the Durham UCU strike rally, the branch banner in the background.

Rally time! Jamie lays it out!

Great turnout today on @ducu.bsky.social pickets. On strike to protect professional services staff jobs.

An attack on one is an attack on all!

Management tried to pit academics against professional services staff - they've failed!

We are *all* the university!

The Durham UCU pink and blue banner in front of the university library

On strike this week with @ducu.bsky.social, fighting against job losses and further cuts ✊

30% ! We better plan things to develop this year (emphasis on developing this year :-) )

important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

Girls cricket @durhamuniversity.bsky.social today! Getting popular #cricket #femalecricket

Scary I know …

Relevant

Congratulations @amoorelouise.bsky.social, and so happy to be part of the team for Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life !

Congratulations dear @amoorelouise.bsky.social and so happy to be part of the team!

Never been more important and relevant 💪 #Womensday

🚀 Call for Papers: REWBAH'25 – Sixth International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for #Well-Being, #Aging, and #Health – co-located with the 33rd IEEE International #RequirementsEngineering Conference (RE’25)

📅 Date: Sept. 1 or 2, 2025
📍 Valencia, Spain
🌐 sites.google.com/view/rewbah2...

One of the most useful Blueskyer to follow ! WDYT @judithmichael.bsky.social ? ;)

Cannot believe it! 8% of the year gone? Really!

Camera-ready paper will be available soon!

#AI #MachineLearning #Surprise #AutonomousSystems #ResearchInnovation

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A SAS experiences a Surprise when it detects that its assumed impacts don't match what's observed during execution. Instead of sticking to outdated assumptions, the system learns and adapts, enabling better-informed decisions and optimal performance—even in the face of unexpected changes.
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💡 In our paper, "Surprise! Surprise! Learn and Adapt," we keep exploring the relevance of the concept of Surprise in self-adaptive systems.

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Self-adaptive systems are designed to make decisions under uncertainty, balancing trade-offs between quality attributes based on the expected impact of their adaptation actions. But here's the twist: what if those assumptions change over time or deviate from reality? (4/n)

the work was done with my research associate Dylan Walton, and Huma Samin.

What happens when a self-adaptive system (SAS) gets surprised because its assumptions about the impact of adaptation actions no longer hold true?

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💡"What happens when a self-adaptive system (SAS) gets surprised because its assumptions about the impact of adaptation actions no longer hold true?"

Look no further—find out more here! (2/n)

"𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲! 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲! 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁"

Our paper "𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲! 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲! 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁" has been accepted as long paper in the main track of the super cool Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2025) aamas2025.org (Rank: A* Artificial intelligence)
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Nelly Bencomo on LinkedIn: Associate Professor in Computer Science This is a reminder of another fantastic opportunity to work with us! 💡A colleague recently told me that 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴…

We welcome applications related to decision-making inherent to climate, environmental, economic, and policy pathways, supported by Digital Twins (Modelling, Simulations & Infrastructures), applied AI & uncertainty quantification.
See more info at tinyurl.com/muzz4vrk

We are #hiring! #DigitalTwins Associate Professor
💡A colleague recently told me that 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁! Or consolidating grants, I would say!

Apply here ---> lnkd.in/eKZuz4D7 (application link)
Closing Date: 31-Jan-2025
see the next post for more info. (1/2)

I have created a Starter Pack for Software Engineering Research

Software Engineering Researchers, from Academia or Industry
#SEResearch
Some PL people too

bsky.app/starter-pack...