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COLLOQUIUM: Graham Neubig, "Is My NLP Model Working? The Answer is Harder Than You Think"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Illinois Computer Science
Location
HYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science OR Zoom https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82659976321?pwd=M09aSW5CYmpyVVZEUUZHUk4xL3EyUT09
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Feb 27, 2023   3:30 pm  
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617
Originating Calendar
Computer Science Colloquium Series

Abstract: 
As natural language processing now permeates many different applications, its practical use is unquestionable. However, at the same time NLP is still imperfect, and errors cause everything from minor inconveniences to major PR disasters. Better understanding when our NLP models work and when they fail is critical to the efficient and reliable use of NLP in real-world scenarios. So how can we do so? In this talk I will discuss two issues: automatic evaluation of generated text, and automatic fine-grained analysis of NLP system results, which are some first steps towards a science of NLP model evaluation.

Bio: 
Graham Neubig is an associate professor at the Language Technologies Institute of Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Inspired Cognition. His research focuses on natural language processing, with a focus on multilingual NLP, natural language interfaces to computers, and machine learning methods for NLP system building and evaluation. His final goal is that every person in the world should able to communicate with each-other, and with computers in their own language. He also contributes to making NLP research more accessible through open publishing of research papers, advanced NLP course materials and video lectures, and open-source software, all of which are available on his web site.

Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Heng Ji

Join us in person in 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science, 201 N. Goodwin Ave. or with Zoom meeting link (meeting ID:826 5997 6321, password: csillinois).

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