ImyTK

• ALife • HRI •
Embodied (Social) Cognition | Allostasis | Affect | Intelligence •
@eutopia_sif MSCA Fellow, DICE Lab. @gotesburguni
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[ALIFE Conference 2026 @ALifeConf]

Save the date! The annual #Conference on #ArtificialLife - #ALIFE2025 will take place in the heart of Kyoto, Japan, from 6-10 October 2025. The conference logo, official website launch, and more details coming soon!

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

@alife2025 مرحبا ، هل يمكنني مراسلتك؟

[Ricard Solé @ricard_sole]

What are the bounds of complexity in living systems? How can synthetic biology and bioengineering be used to interrogate emergent properties or information processing in cells & organisms? Check my conversation with Michael Levin @drmichaellevin https://t.co/bF32rWefSo

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

MVP comment

[Pradeep Reddy, Raamana @Raamana_]

@ItaiYanai Bigger problem is they prioritize their own fame and prosperity over advancing science or health of the community!

It’s a for-fame industry that pretends to be a for-society not-for-profit while hurting thousands of trainees in the process

[ISAL Artificial Life @alifeofficial]

⭐️We are seeking proposals to host the Conference on Artificial Life in 2026 and 2027. ⭐️

🟢Conferences should be a hybrid format.
🟢No geographical constraints.
🟢Support from ISAL RE: conference infrastructure + submission reviews.

Full details here: https://t.co/aeVuzeETtH

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

@AndrewLBlair Ah! I was at IVA/ACII too - should have messaged you to see if you'd be around!
The talk sounds super interesting: I'd be very curious in hearing your thoughts if you're interested in chatting :)

[Hiroki Sayama @HirokiSayama]

Submit your abstract **today**!
https://t.co/T0hZ4o0eMr

[Brian Hsueh @HsuehBrian]

Excited to present our paper in @Nature, extending noninvasive optogenetics beyond the brain to investigate an age-old question: https://t.co/eK0FV79Tdx
With @Ritchie_Chen, @KarlDeisseroth, the D-lab team and many others!

[Léo Caussan - The Bibites:Digital Life (on Steam!) @TheBibites]

As I'm getting closer to finally being done with this video, I think I owe it to yall to share a page from my acting list for this video

Filming these and editing them in is usually the last step before the actual video release, so we're getting close!

Probably 1-2 week off

[Anna Ciaunica PhD @annaciaunica.bsky.social @AnnaCiaunica]

Wanna have fun and do some science in Lisbon this October ?

Join us for a cool conference on Consciousness and Embodied Selfhood in Humans and Artificial Agents 😎

Full info here : https://t.co/AmGXeksJDx

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

It was a really nice surprise(!) to be nominated for the Best Paper Award at @acii_conf, amongst some excellent contributions!
We stuck our neck out a bit, chartering into some new territories, so it's nice that it was so positively received. Congratulations to the winners! <3

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

It's been a few years (2022??) since I've actually *given* a (research) presentation at a conference, so I'm pretty excited to talk about our paper, "Surprise! Using Physiological Stress for Allostatic Regulation Under the Active Inference Framework", at @acii_conf tomorrow. 😍

[SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems @DynamicsSIAM]

Book: "What is Entropy?" (by John C. Baez): https://t.co/77yfVqaD3S

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

@acii_conf

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

It's been a few years (2022??) since I've actually *given* a (research) presentation at a conference, so I'm pretty excited to talk about our paper, "Surprise! Using Physiological Stress for Allostatic Regulation Under the Active Inference Framework", at @acii_conf tomorrow. 😍

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

@acii_conf okay i made this for a joke but now it's going into my slides

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

@stenichele Phew - almost forgot about this. Thanks for the reminder!

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

Looking forward to attending and presenting at @acii_conf in Glasgow next week!

We have a few papers accepted there, so it's going to be a busy few days.

I'm also looking forward to getting my virtual agents fix at @ACM_IVA which will be co-hosted at Glasgow.

[CrossLabs @crosslabstokyo]

TOMORROW at 10:30am JST!

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

...and that engaging with socio-political actions can look very different for different people. For me, and in light of events here this week, it means helping to defend my community both intellectually & physically, from uneducated fascists who are intent on violence & chaos.

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

I used to think that in order to be taken seriously as a scientist, I had to maintain a sense of impartiality and professionalism irl and online, avoiding controversy.

As I mature, I have come to appreciate that we simply cannot be separated from our lived experiences..

[ImyTK @imy_tk]

+1.
If you choose to identify as a scientist, then my belief is that this comes with a responsibility to enact socio-political change. Your role as a scientist = trying to make the world a slightly better place for future generations, regardless of your domain of expertise.