Can a Poster Presentation at a UK AI Workshop Be Used for OC2 or MC?

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If I have a poster presentation at a prestigious annual AI workshop in the UK based on an accepted abstract, do you think it could be used as evidence for OC2 or even MC? For example, would a presentation certificate from the workshop and a reference letter from the organiser strengthen the application?

Thanks for your assistance.

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A poster presentation sits more naturally under MC than OC2. OC2 is about contributions to the field beyond your day job, so speaking, judging, mentoring, open source. A poster from an accepted abstract reads as recognition of your work, which is the MC framing assessors expect.

The certificate plus an organiser letter helps, but the strength depends on the workshop’s selectivity. If acceptance rates and the calibre of the programme committee are documented, lean on that in the evidence description. A single poster is unlikely to carry MC on its own, so pair it with at least one other distinct recognition piece.

For a proper review of how this slots into the wider structure, reach out to one of the advisers on this forum or to me directly.

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Thanks, @Akash_Joshi.

In fact, I would like to use one of the AI projects that I led as evidence for MC. The poster presents the underlying theory of a project that I led two years ago.

Do you think it would be better to submit the poster presentation at the workshop as a separate piece of evidence, or should it be included as supporting evidence for the project that I previously led?

I would appreciate your thoughts.

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@pourya_jafarzadeh To be honest with you, a poster presentation on its own will not rightly meet OC2 or MC unless you have, and can show, the evidence of the abstract that was accepted. That acceptance is what shows the recognition element. A reference letter can support it, and then you look at the reach for OC2.

Even at that, a poster presentation is not a stage talk. It is not a panel talk. It is not a keynote. From my understanding, it is more like you standing beside your research or project visual poster while attendees walk around, read your work, and ask questions one on one or in small groups. The acceptance shows recognition but you still need to demonstrate what you were recognised to do or did. And that is where the problem lies

The guidance requires that:

Talks or conference speaking that have had a significant viewership. Conferences must be widely regarded as sector-leading events for your field with at least 100 attendees (not registrations). As a speaker you must be speaking on the main stage and the invitation…

Unless your poster presentation meets this standard, it may be dismissed. However, you can still use it to support other evidence.

All the best.

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Please comment on my application for exceptional talent

I have more than 8 years of experience in machine learning and AI. I would like to apply for Exceptional Talent. I have shared my proposed documents and evidence for my submission. It would be great to hear your feedback.

Letters of Recommendation
I will select 3 of those.

  • LOR1: The General Manager of the SBU where I worked as a Senior ML Engineer
  • LOR2: CEO of the company where I worked as an AI Engineer and Senior ML Engineer
  • LOR3: Associate Professor at the university where I taught, and who was the referee for my proposal for my start-up
  • LOR4: The Group Technology Manager of the company where I am working during my PhD

Mandatory Criteria (MC):

  • Explaining my leadership of a project for my employer to improve the features of the product in comparison to competitors (flowchart and image). Adding a reference letter from my manager to prove it. Referencing the paper and workshop presentation of the method at a well-known workshop in London.
  • Runner-up in a national competition in AI and speech processing in Iran (which also has a worldwide version). I also won a reward. I will explain the competition with links to the pages and show the certificate of my rank among 30 teams in Iran.
  • Showing my payslip and explaining my high salary in comparison to other programmers in my country.

Optional Criteria 3:

  • I managed and developed a Persian handwriting project in 2020 and subsequently published a public dataset. I will share the link to the dataset, which has received 470 downloads in one year, along with a reference letter from my colleague on the project.
  • I will explain my contribution and management in adding features to our company’s main product to support more customers in the field of AI and speech processing, along with a reference letter from my manager to demonstrate this.

Optional Criteria 4:

  • I will show my PhD funding award at a Russell Group university in the UK, explain the importance and application of my PhD research in the UK, and share a reference letter from my supervisor.
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Hi @Akash_Joshi
I would appreciate it if you commented on my evidence.

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About mentoring, open source, speaking etc, can we use two of the same kind as 2 separate pieces of evidence in MC? Like if I have done 2 great open source projects, can they count as 2 separate evidences?

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Hi @Raphael
I would appreciate it if you commented on my evidence.

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Workshops are typically ot acceptable. How many people were in attendance?

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It will be next week. But my presentation will be a poster, maybe it is better to add it as a complementary document for one of my pieces of evidence.
Can you tell me your comment about the draft of my evidence, please? I wrote it in this post.

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@Raphael
I would appreciate it if you comment on my evidence.

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If it is a recent evidence, it is not acceptable.

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Okay, maybe I mentioned it in one line for the description of one of the CM, is it fine?