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alessandro

@aliossandro

Data scientist, interested in recommender systems, knowledge graphs, and responsible AI.

Joined December 2009
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Please retweet and share - very concerning to hear about this incident in #Clapham - no arrests have been made yet so any information is vital.
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@LambethMPS31 Jan 2024
A woman and two children were injured in a suspected corrosive substance attack in Lessar Ave #Lambeth #SW4 this evening. An extensive crime scene is in place & the police helicopter is up while we investigate. Can you help us? ☎️ 999 ref 7790/31 Jan. news.met.police.uk/news/inve…
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💡 Join us at #SoundsAmazing23 for an "Insight on Chapterisation". 🎧 Jemily Rime will discuss the automatic labelling of #audio & Tamsin Nooney, @BBCRD Engineer, will talk about #PodcastMetadata. ℹ️ FREE, online, on 7 Dec. Tickets & info: bit.ly/SoundsAmazing23 #SoundTech
A graphical poster promoting the event outlined in the post, with additional information: Insight on Capterisation, 10.15 - 10.45; Tamsin Nooney, BBC R&D Engineer; & Jemily Rime, University of York.

ALT A graphical poster promoting the event outlined in the post, with additional information: Insight on Capterisation, 10.15 - 10.45; Tamsin Nooney, BBC R&D Engineer; & Jemily Rime, University of York.

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@BBCSounds10 Oct 2023
"I wish I could be a normal child living with no rockets, no war" Lyse Doucet discusses the impact on Israeli and Gazan children in the first episode of The Conflict, a new podcast from the BBC focusing on ongoing fighting in Israel and Gaza

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We're recruiting a Senior #DataScientist in the #BBC #personalisation team (#Newcastle). You'll be working in a supportive and collaborative team, using #AI to provide the best experience for all our audiences. If this sounds interesting, do apply at careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Newcas…
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Had a lot of fun moderating this session at #QUARE23 Thanks to @chunhuatsai @navatintarev and @OlfaNasraoui for a stimulating discussion as well as great set of co-organisors in @oana_inel @milda_nor @krisztianbalog @aliossandro @sannevrijenhoek and twitterless Timothée Schmude
Milda Norkute (@milda_nor) profile pictureMilda Norkute@milda_nor11 Sep 2023
Very engaging discussion between @navatintarev @chunhuatsai @OlfaNasraoui on various issues related to explanation evaluation at #QUARE23, @QuareWorkshop, #RecSys2023, @ACMRecSys . Thanks for joining the workshop! And of course great moderation of the panel @MattisNicolas
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VResendez@vresendezg11 Sep 2023
Today’s discussion with @Mo_Naiseh and @CeciliaPanigut was very enlightening! A big thanks to @aliossandro for moderating this panel and to all the organizers 👏🏻 Cc. @MattisNicolas @QuareWorkshop @ACMRecSys
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The second session of #QUARE23 has started! Robin Burke's first challenge for the #explanations community is "let's build explanations which are not a lie!" #RecSys2023, @ACMRecSys
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#RecommenderSystems are like cars: everybody can have one, but not necessarily want to know how that works – @chunhuatsai #QUARE23, @QuareWorkshop, #RecSys2023, @ACMRecSys
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#QUARE23 is kicking off! Looking forward to half day of discussions about Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems @QuareWorkshop, #RecSys2023, @ACMRecSys @oana_inel, @milda_nor, @aliossandro , @MattisNicolas
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How can an explanations boost people’s critical thinking? We should be able the system as needed, not just encourage to trust systems more – @navatintarev #QUARE23, @QuareWorkshop, #RecSys2023, @ACMRecSys
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Interested in #explainable #recommendersystems? Join us at #QUARE23, the 2nd Workshop on Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems lnkd.in/exifTGUj, co-located w ACM RecSys 2023, Sept 11, 2023, online, 2:30PM CEST @QuareWorkshop @oana_inel @aliossandro
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⭐️We are hiring!⭐️ We have a #PhD position on #Explainable #AI for #healthcare: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsit… ⏰Deadline is 8 September. RT=❤️ #jobs #AcademicTwitter #hiring #research #PhDposition #XAI @AugmentHCI @CW_KULeuven
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We have issued new images of a man we want to identify following a homophobic attack outside the Two Brewers in #Clapham. Do you recognise him? If you can help pls call 101 quote CAD7198/13Aug. Read more 👇 ow.ly/4X0F50PzVyj
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Modern TVs have dimming features that can adjust backlight power in specific parts of the screen, sometimes even at the individual pixel level. We wanted to see whether adapting BBC content could make use of these features and reduce energy consumption. bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-08-su…
Introducing the energy saving concept of Lower Carbon Graphics

Introducing the energy saving concept of Lower Carbon Graphics

Developing and implementing a new idea which we believe has already saved energy in homes across the UK.

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What can The Beatles teach us about AI? As headlines report The Beatles used #ArtificialIntelligence to create a new song featuring John Lennon's voice, @verityharding says the international frenzy shows just how unprepared we are for the new tech age. bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/b…
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We're releasing more tickets for the next Open Data Camp, to be held at @wlv_uni's Springfield Campus. Come join us on 1-2 July and let's talk about #data, #opendata, #transparency, #opengov, #ddj, and even #AI. #odcamp eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-data…
Open Data Camp 8: Wolverhampton

Open Data Camp 8: Wolverhampton

We are delighted to announce that Open Data Camp is returning once again on the weekend of Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July.

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We’re glad to announce that we’ll be at @ACMRecSys this September. Stay tuned for further announcements! #XAI #RecSys
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ICYMI we published the next installment in the highly acclaimed Understanding Recommenders series. (Some people told us they liked it. That's what acclaimed means.) medium.com/understanding-rec…
When You Hear “Filter Bubble”, “Echo Chamber”, or “Rabbit Hole” — Think “Feedback Loop”

When You Hear “Filter Bubble”, “Echo Chamber”, or “Rabbit Hole” — Think “Feedback Loop”

— Luke Thorburn, Jonathan Stray, Priyanjana Bengani

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Replying to @knightcolumbia @__lucab @RaviDataIyer @camillefrancois @BrownInstitute @Columbia @random_walker @kjfeng_ @benhkaiser @angelaight @informor
Don't miss our last panel. PANEL 6: Reform Part 2 starts in ~10 mins. @georgieborn, @metaviv, @aliossandro, & @jbakcoleman will ask: How can platforms go beyond engagement optimization? How can they design recommender systems to bridge political divides? And much more.
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🎉 We are organizing #EvalRS2023 on the well-rounded evaluation of RecSys at #KDD, covering fairness, bias, robustness, and trustworthiness of #RecSys. We will be accepting papers and also having a hackathon session with awards and prizes! Read more at: reclist.io/kdd2023-cup/
a card describing the EvalRS workshop event. On the left side of the card, there is text describing the event, which is as follows: Well-rounding the evaluation of recommender systems, covering fairness, robustness and trustworthiness. KDD, August 7th, Long Beach (CA), US We accept papers on RecSys evaluation. We will host a hackathon event with awards. Read more at: https://reclist.io/kdd2023-cup/. Workshop paper submissions: May 23rd, 2023 Workshop paper notifications: June 23rd, 2023 On the right side of the card, there is a pic with some palm trees

ALT a card describing the EvalRS workshop event. On the left side of the card, there is text describing the event, which is as follows: Well-rounding the evaluation of recommender systems, covering fairness, robustness and trustworthiness. KDD, August 7th, Long Beach (CA), US We accept papers on RecSys evaluation. We will host a hackathon event with awards. Read more at: https://reclist.io/kdd2023-cup/. Workshop paper submissions: May 23rd, 2023 Workshop paper notifications: June 23rd, 2023 On the right side of the card, there is a pic with some palm trees

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