Shruthi Gowda @ ICML

PhD Candidate at @TUeindhoven. MSc at @UCLouvain_be. Avid AI researcher | Traveler | Dancer | Foodie

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

Thrilled to be delivering two talks at the Enfield AI Summer School - at Budapest University of Technology.

On #Day1 my talk was on high level introduction to #adaptiveAI and why it it is crucial in this ever changing and dynamic environment.

#summerschool #AI #phdlife

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

New age nerd parties ?! 😅

[jenn ☀️ is at icml @jennsun]

what happens when you put a kpop girl group in front of a room of ai researchers? #icml

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

@jennsun What!? Which event was this ?

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

Attending #ICML for the first time.. and also in Seoul for the first time.

Let’s meet up and discuss on continual learning, spatial awareness and representation learning!

#icml2026 #phd #seoul

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

@niketrajdwivedi The shift of GenZ from just clubbing to heath conscious (partying?) is actually impressive! 😁

[✮ راينر براون @dondawastaken]

Never forget that you are the main data center. Drink water, and consume as much literature as possible.

[Manosai @manosaie]

Beautiful essay on adult friendship

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

When you realise that going slow is the secret to a regulated nervous system.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“I lived so carefully, thinking someone was watching. But the stage was empty, the audience never came.”  

— Osamu Dazai

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

Hahaa.. gimme more Math humor 🤣

[Math Files @Math_files]

They say it’s broken — for me it's normal

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

🤣🤣

[Noah @NoahKingJr]

Me to Claude: "Make no errors. DO NOT HALLUCINATE. YOU ARE AN EXPERT SOFTWARE ENGINEER "

[Daniel @danielholkss]

THEY SENT FOUR HUMAN BEINGS 452,000 KILOMETRES BEHIND THE MOON AND BROUGHT THEM BACK TO SPLASH DOWN IN THE EXACT SPOT THEY CALCULATED BEFORE THEY EVER LEFT THE GROUND

THE MATHEMATICS WORKED. THE PHYSICS HELD. THE SILENCE ENDED.

EVERY ENGINEER, MATHEMATICIAN, PHYSICIST, AND PROGRAMMER WHO TOUCHED THIS MISSION IS THE COOLEST PERSON ALIVE AND THEY KNOW IT

WELCOME HOME

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

True that! Such a heart warming book and well executed movie as well.

Amaze amaze amaze!

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

Had to go see Project Hail Mary right away (it's based on the book of Andy Weir, of also The Martian fame). Both very pleased and relieved to say that 1) the movie sticks very close to the book in both content and tone and 2) is really well executed.

The book is one of my favorites when it comes to alien portrayals because a lot of thought was clearly given to the scientific details of an alternate biochemistry, evolutionary history, sensorium, psychology, language, tech tree, etc. It's different enough that it is highly creative and plausible, but also similar enough that you get a compelling story and one of the best bromances in fiction. Not to mention the other (single-cellular) aliens. I can count fictional portrayals of aliens of this depth on one hand. A lot of these aspects are briefly featured - if you read the book you'll spot them but if you haven't, the movie can't spend the time to do them justice.

I'll say that the movie inches a little too much into the superhero movie tropes with the pacing, the quips, the Bathos and such for my taste, and we get a little bit less the grand of Interstellar and a little bit less of the science of The Martian, but I think it's ok considering the tone of the original content. And it does really well where it counts - on Rocky and the bromance. Thank you to the film crew for the gem!

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

@KeruboSk It’s so refreshing to wash off the whole day and do the the night skincare and get into bed 😁

[Growth Labs @growthhub_]

This man literally tells Neuroscience trick to stop negative thought loops.

[Maryam @hell_line0]

Just watched a video where a woman writer shared how her mum came over to help. Her mum did all the housework, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and childcare so she could focus. During her mum’s stay, writer TRIPLED her daily word count.

Then she said something that hit hard.
Most men have this kind of support their entire lives. Next time you call a man productive, consider that.

Damn. Still letting it sink in.

[🦢 @meishato]

i keep a document on my phone called “things that felt like the end of the world but weren’t.”

every time i’m spiraling i add to it.

then i read the old ones.

“didn’t get into first choice college” (met my best friend at second choice).

“thought i’d never get over them” (can barely remember their face now.

it’s becoming proof that i can survive everything. even this.

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

How is this sustainable?!

- conferences still keep same acceptance number.
- reviewers (also authors) have many papers -> low quality reviews.
- rejected papers just go to the next conference -> cycle continues!

Esp stressful for students in academia :(

#phdlife #phdwoes

[ICML Conference @icmlconf]

The #ICML2026 abstract deadline has passed! We're at 33540 active abstracts (and dropping). How many will make it over the finish line? 🏁

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

I am usually a very fast reader and this was so much fun to do! 😃

[Oliur @UltraLinx]

Can you read 900 words per minute? Try it.

[neural nets. @cneuralnetwork]

this is an actual research paper 😭

[Shruthi Gowda @ ICML @shruuuum]

The older I get, the more I value work–life balance and prioritize my mental health.

I feel living and working in the Netherlands has completely spoiled me for other places with rat-race, burnouts and consumerist cultures.

#dutchlife

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside of work.