For authors

Your paper, explained by you, to the people who should read it.

If you are an author of a paper accepted at a leading AI venue, Meridian can give it a wider audience: a long-form Conversation, a fifteen-minute Brief with your figures, and a place in the archive organised by venue and theme.

Apply or nominateSelection method

What an appearance involves

  1. Invitation or application

    Editors invite authors through the selection method; you can also apply, or a colleague can nominate you.

  2. Consent and release

    A plain-language agreement: what we record, where it is published, your right to review for accuracy, and your rights to your figures. Nothing is announced before you sign.

  3. Preparation call

    Thirty minutes with the host and an MTRI researcher who has read your paper.

  4. Recording

    In Singapore, at a conference or remotely.

  5. Your review

    You see the edit and correct anything inaccurate about your work.

  6. Release and after

    We link your paper, code and data, and your Impactio profile if you have one. Corrections are logged.

What you can count on

No pay-to-appear, everAnd no appearance fees, so that no one appears for money.
Accuracy reviewYou check the technical accuracy of the edit before release.
Your figures stay yoursYou grant a licence to show them; you keep the rights.
Nothing confidentialWe do not ask about unpublished work, work under review or your employer’s confidential projects.
DisclosureTravel costs we cover, sponsors and any Magellan Global relationship are disclosed in the episode.
Not an endorsementWe say clearly that an interview is not an academic endorsement, of you or of us.

Questions authors ask

Do I have to pay to appear?

No, never. No one can pay to appear on Meridian, and sponsors have no say in who appears. If anyone offers you a paid appearance in Meridian's name, tell us.

Do you pay guests?

We do not pay appearance fees, so that no one appears for the money. For Singapore Sessions we cover return travel, up to three nights' accommodation and local transport, and we say so in the episode notes.

Can I see the episode before it goes out?

Yes. You review the edit for technical accuracy and can correct anything you said about your work. You cannot remove a fair question or the answer you gave to it; if we disagree, we talk it through, and corrections are published.

I am a PhD student. Is that too junior?

No. The first author is usually the person who ran the experiments, and that is who we want. Many guests will be students or early-career researchers.

My co-author is better known. Should they come instead?

We usually ask the first author, and a senior co-author can join if the first author wants. The episode is about the work, not the reputation.

What about my employer's communications policy?

We send a one-page brief you can share with your communications or legal team before you agree, and we do not ask about unpublished work, confidential projects or anything under review.

Can I bring slides or a demo?

Yes. Briefs are built around your own figures, and you keep all rights to them. Live demos are welcome in Singapore Sessions.