Devriş İşler

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[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

I🩷this post! I was once told by a PC that they do not accept/consider any appeal from the authors 🤣 when I point out the issues in the reviews I received.

[Peter Richtarik @peter_richtarik]

I am an AC for ICLR 2026. One of the papers in my batch was just withdrawn. The authors wrote a brief response, explaining why the reviewers failed at their job. I agree with most of their comments. The authors gave up. They are fed up. Just like many of us. I understand. We pretend the emperor has clothes, but he is naked.

Here is the final part of their withdrawal notice. I took the liberty to make it public, to highlight that what we are doing with AI conference reviews these last few years is, basically, madness.

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Comment: We thank the reviewers for their time.

However, upon reading the reviews for our paper, it became immediately apparent that the four "reject" ratings are not based on good-faith academic disagreement, but on a critical failure to read the submitted paper.

The reviews are rife with demonstrably false claims that are directly contradicted by the text. The core justifications for rejection rely on asserting that key components are "missing" when they are explicitly detailed in the manuscript. Some specific examples are (and many are even fake claims).

Claim: Harder tasks like GSM8K are missing.

Fact: GSM8K results are in many tables, like Table 2 (Section 4.2) and Appendix G.

Claim: The method does not use per-layer ranks.

Fact: This is the entire point of our method. The reviewer clearly mistook our method for the baselines. (Section 2, Table 1).

Claim: The GP kernel is not specified.

Fact: It is specified in Appendix E (Table 6).

Claim: There is no ablation of the method's three stages.

Fact: Section 4.4 ("Ablation Study") and Appendix J are dedicated to this.

Reviewers have a fundamental responsibility to read and evaluate the work they are assigned. The nature of these errors is so fundamental, so systemic in overlooking explicit content, that it goes far beyond what "limited time" or "oversight" can explain. This work has gone through several rounds of revision over the last year. In earlier submissions, the paper usually received borderline or weak-accept scores.

Numerous signs strongly suggest that some reviewers are relying entirely on AI tools to automatically generate peer reviews, rather than fulfilling their fundamental responsibility of personally reading and evaluating manuscripts.

We strongly protest this.

This is a gross disrespect to the authors. It is a flagrant desecration of the reviewer's sacred duty. It fundamentally undermines the integrity of the entire peer-review process.

Given that the reviews are not based on the actual content of our paper, we have decided to withdraw the submission.

We leave this comment so that future readers of the OpenReview page are aware that the items described as "missing" are already present in the submitted manuscript. These negative reviews for this submission are factually unsound and do not reflect the content of the paper. We cannot and will not accept an assessment that is not based on the work we actually submitted.

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

How can we design a data economy that protects privacy, respects ownership, and stays usable?
My⚡️talk at #SOUPS2025 A Bermuda Triangle? Data Economy, Data Privacy, and Data Ownership will explore the key challenges. I won’t be there in person, but contact me if interested!🫠

[Athina Markopoulou @atmarkopoulou]

The deadline of June 15 is coming up. @proper_data

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

Reviewers should be accountable for their reviews. Sending a guideline for how a review should be done is not working. ECRs should be educated by involving them not only as shadow reviewers but also in the discussion behind the scenes for the final decision.

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

I am very tired of receiving unreasonable, unrealistic, and aggressive reviews! The rebuttal approach seems to be an advantage for authors but made reviewers more aggressive. The saddest part is that the reviewers are our fellow researchers.

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

If you check the acceptance rates, before and after the rebuttal introduced, you'll see what I mean. Check the percentage of direct acceptance w/o revision. Some confs are raising these issues but bad reviews (not reviewers) should be called out not only the best ones!

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

It was a great experience to volunteer at such an amazing conference @ACM_IMC_2024! I met brilliant people, listened to great talks (as much as I could😆), caught up w/ familiar faces, and my dear ProperData crew! Special thanks to @narseo and @gsuareztangil !!

[Narseo Vallina @narseo]

Running successfully a conference like @ACM_IMC_2024 needs a stellar team:

@0xjet, Bea, Srdjan, Antonio, @__aniketh, Vahid, Mariella, Vinuri, Nipuna, Alfonso, @devrishler, Louis, and Alex. [@IMDEA_Networks / @IMDEA_Software / @uc3m ]

Thank you for your dedication and passion!!!

[Ami Dar @AmiDar]

It’s very rare for a celebrity to speak at length about a complicated situation in another country and get it right. Javier Bardem does it here, and I hope you have a few minutes to listen to this. The Spanish is beautiful and the translation is good.

[DataBri-X project @DatabriXp]

🚀 Happening now: DataBri-X Datathon! 🚀We're midway through an exciting day! Teams are deep into their challenges 🔍They are now finalizing their analysis and presentations with last-minute help from mentors . 💻Stay tuned for updates! 🏆 #DataBriX #Datathon #DataScience

[DataBri-X project @DatabriXp]

🚀DataBri-X Datathon 2024 was a day of innovation and collaboration!💡On Sept 17, brilliant minds tackled challenges, guided by mentors from SWC and IMDEA. Kudos to all participants for their creativity and hard work! 🎉Special congrats to the winning teams! 🏆#DataBriX #Datathon

[DataBri-X project @DatabriXp]

🚨 New deadline alert! We have extended the registration for the #DataBriX Datathon to 31 August 2024! Join us on 17 September in Amsterdam for a day of data innovation, real-world challenges, and prizes! 💡Don't miss out! 🔗 Details & registration: https://t.co/3WLrMGSRA7

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

Just putting my smiley photo right here after my presentation at ICDE'24 😆

[DataBri-X project @DatabriXp]

🌟 Exciting News! Our DataBri-X partner IMDEA presented the paper "FreqyWM: Frequency Watermarking for the New Data Economy" at the International Conference on Data Engineering 2024 in May. Full paper link: https://t.co/bizc8JPEki #DataSecurity #Watermarking #DataBriX #IMDEA

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

We're organizing a datathon co-located with SEMANTiCS'24! Join us in Amsterdam for an unforgettable experience! @DatabriXp @IMDEA_Networks

[IMDEA Networks @IMDEA_Networks]

Join the DataBri-X Datathon on Sept 17, 2024, in Amsterdam! 🚀 Solve real-world challenges, compete for prizes, and enhance your data skills.

🌟 Register by Aug 15.

https://t.co/wY5UpYG8og

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

My warmest congrats to the new board of @Eurodoc! 🥳My heart will always be with Eurodoc! Join the working groups and be the voice that Eurodoc values!

[Eurodoc @Eurodoc]

🎉Congratulations to the newly elected Eurodoc President @PilSaugmann, Vice-President @DengoNic , Secretary @hannah_schoch_ , General Board members, Secretariat and WG coordinators and Communication Team!🎈

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend in person 😭

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

If you are attending @IEEESSP, don't miss Johanna's talks at ConPro!!! She will also talk about our joint work on privacy perceptions of Turkish LGBTQ+ folks!! 🏳️‍🌈🇹🇷 Let us know your thoughts/comments🙃

[Miranda Wei @_weimf]

🗣️HAVE YOU HEARD THE HOT GOSS?! 🗣️

i’m co-organizing the first Gender, Online Safety, and Sexuality (GOSS) workshop at SOUPS 2024 w/@kovila_c !

our goal: foster community around the study of online safety through the lens of gender + sexuality.

[Athina Markopoulou @atmarkopoulou]

Our highschool summer program now accepts applications until 4/21 @UCIEngineering @oai_uci #ocstem @proper_data

[VOICES @gender_voices]

Fellowship grants for gender research available!

[Devriş İşler @devrishler]

Dont miss it!!

[VOICES @gender_voices]

🔛We have news!😃 Applications now open for the VOICES Summer Training, 8-11 July, Bilbao 🇪🇸
This year's programme is hosted by @deusto University and focuses on "Inclusive Mentoring"!

Info here: https://t.co/KWEsl51SM7
Deadline: 31 March 2024

@COSTprogramme @COST_Academy