We are accepting applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions (deadline: Dec 7) and an Associate Professor with tenure position (deadline: Dec 8). Applicants in systems, data management and data mining are encouraged to apply. cs.ubc.ca/our-department…

Join us on November 11 at UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium for a ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day.

All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.

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Protect yourself from the flu — get your flu shot. UBC is once again offering free flu immunization clinics to students, faculty and staff on Nov. 9 and 10.

To learn more and to book an appointment, visit srs.ubc.ca/flu

Congratulations to Dr. Seltzer, who was honoured by EPFL-WISH Foundation as this year’s most influential woman in science! Read more: cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/11/m…

“What makes this attack concerning is that an attacker doesn’t need to read the messages being exchanged,” said UBC computer scientist Dr. Aastha Mehta. @UBC_CS

bit.ly/48C8PIV science.ubc.ca/news/2026-11/u…

Curious about graduate programs at UBC Computer Science?

Join our virtual Q&A sessions about admissions to our MSc, PhD-track and PhD program on Tues Nov 24!

Register here: cs.ubc.ca/graduate-progr…

The UBC NLP Lab got into the Halloween spirit for our annual pumpkin carving 🎃

If you're on campus, check out our spooky creations outside the ICICS building 👻

In addition to my EMNLP conference papers, I’m excited to share two papers at the REALM 2026 workshop! 🎉

🌟 SEDIMA: Cross-Run Hierarchical Insight Memory for Evolutionary Search Agents (Spotlight paper)

SEDIMA helps evolutionary search agents learn from previous successes and failures, turning them into reusable insights that transfer across runs and problems.

📄 aclanthology.org/2026.realm-1.6…
💻 github.com/AmirAbaskohi/S…

🔄 DeepRewind: Predicting and Repairing Premature Commitments in Deep Research Agents

What happens when a deep research agent commits to a conclusion too early? DeepRewind predicts risky commitments and repairs the affected reasoning when new evidence challenges them.

🌟 DeepRewind marks a new research direction I’ve started exploring for the future of deep research agents: helping them anticipate the consequences of their research decisions, keep alternatives open, and revise conclusions as evidence evolves. I’m excited to develop this direction further and would especially love your thoughts on this paper!

📄 aclanthology.org/2026.realm-1.7…
💻 github.com/AmirAbaskohi/D…

If you’re attending EMNLP, please check out the papers and stop by our posters! My friend @DabiriAghdam will present the works.

📅 Thursday, October 29
📍 Room P1, HUNGEXPO, Budapest
🕥 10:30–11:30 and 15:30–16:30 (Budapest time)

Many thanks to my coauthors and the REALM organizers!

#EMNLP2026 #REALM2026 #LLMAgents #DeepResearch #EvolutionaryAgents

Blog about our ICML paper "Flatland: The Adventures of Gradient Descent with Large Step Sizes".

The folklore is to set the learning rate as large as possible without diverging. For constant step sizes this seems reasonable. But with variable step sizes, stuff gets weird!

mcml.ai/news/2026-10-1…

Congratulations to Dr. Dongwook Yoon, who has been appointed as a new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair! Dr. Yoon is among 25 UBC researchers with a new or renewed appointment in the latest cohort. Read more: cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10/d…

UBC CS researchers will be in Budapest tomorrow for EMNLP2026! With topics ranging from computer-use agents to retrieval-augmented generation frameworks to post-training of large language models, the researchers will be presenting a total of 14 papers: cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10/e…

Congratulations to UBC’s 25 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs, announced today as part of the Government of @Canada's announcement of support for science and research.

These outstanding researchers will advance knowledge and innovation across a remarkable range of fields, lbeing, cancer, aging and chronic disease, artificial intelligence, climate resilience, oceans and fisheries, advanced materials, among many other topics. Their research is helping deepen knowledge, address complex societal challenges and create new possibilities for healthier communities, more resilient environments and future scientific breakthroughs.

Today’s investment also included funding through the New Frontiers in Research Fund – Transformation Program, including two UBC researchers who are Co-PIs on projects led by researchers at other institutions. Collaboration between Canadian research institutions strengthens our national capacity to respond to our most pressing challenges, and we are grateful for these important and ongoing investments by the Government Canada to support the country’s research ecosystem.

@UBC @ubcokanagan @TIPS_SPIIE @melaniejoly @kbardeesy

Congratulations to new Canada Research Chair Dr. Dongwook Yoon of UBC Computer Science, and to renewed chair holders Drs. Rashid Sumaila (@UBCoceans), Jessica McIver (@UBCphas), and Laurel Schafer (@UBCChem).
@UBC_CS

research.ubc.ca/news/october-2…

We’re thrilled to share the list of excellent papers from our lab, which will be presented at EMNLP2026 in Budapest. Come talk to us at the conference, and see you soon.

Congratulations to UBC CS student Pranav Rajesh Krishnan and teammates Olivia Whitelaw, Grace Bertozzi, Jossie Yan, and Leanne Farmer for winning first place in Victoria’s Ocean Hackathon! Read more: timescolonist.com/local-news/ai-…

Join us for a 2-day symposium that explores the possibilities, politics, and practicalities of alternative grading, featuring two keynote events with international experts, alongside panels, presentations, & discussions.
October 22-24 | In-person
Register bit.ly/3VjMe0p

Congratulations to Dr. Peter West, who has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair! Dr. West is among seven newly appointed or renewed Chairs in the latest cohort recognized for their world-leading AI research. Read more: cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10/p…

Two elections. Two opportunities to make your voice heard.

With municipal and provincial elections underway, we encourage every eligible member of our university community to take the time to vote. Whether it’s the issues closest to your neighbourhood or the future direction of e matters.

Municipal Election: General Voting Day is Saturday, October 17
Provincial Election: Final Voting Day is Saturday, October 24

More information for the UBC community on different ways to vote can be found via @ElectionsBC, and here: bit.ly/4rXh2k0

Make a plan, cast your ballot and take part in our democracy. Every vote counts!

Are you a woman or gender-diverse person in computer science at UBC? UBC CS can sponsor you to attend (for free!) the upcoming CAN-CWIC conference on Nov 21! Fill out the application by October 17th to be considered for a sponsored ticket: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00…

Sign up for a day of networking with your community and discussing exciting developments in the field, and more! The conference will include a job fair with university and industry booths as well as a resume clinic with experts to help review your resume. cscan-infocan.ca/women-in-compu…