Fall 2022 – CS4740/LING4744/COGST4740:
Natural Language Processing

Instructors: Dr. Marten van Schijndel & Dr. Lillian Lee

Key topics:

• Language modeling (neural & non-neural)
• Classification
• Hidden Markov modeling, Maximum Entropy Markov modeling
• Vector semantics
• Neural networks:
  • Feed-forward (FFNN)
  • Recurrent (RNN)
  • Long short-term memory (LSTM)
  • Transformers
• Summarization, classification, coreference
• Probing, interpretability
• Ethical NLP

Responsibilities:

• Developing, testing, and grading homeworks and exams
• Constructing study materials and exam questions
• Leading undergraduate teaching assistants
• Hosting and coordinating exam study sessions
• Holding office hours (3hrs / week)