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Intro to Language Processing with the NLTK

Modeling NLP/Text Analytics NLPposted by Kailen Santos May 8, 2019

Hidden information often lies deep within the boundaries of what we can perceive with our eyes and our ears. Some look to data for that purpose, and most of the time, data can tell us more than we thought was imaginable. But sometimes data might not be clear cut... Read more

Getting to Know Natural Language Understanding

Modeling NLP/Text Analytics NLPposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC May 7, 2019

We like to imagine talking to computers the way Picard spoke to Data in Next Generation, but in reality, natural language processing is more than just teaching a computer to understand words. The subtext of how and why we use the words we do is notoriously difficult for computers... Read more

Deep-Text Analysis for Journalism

NLP/Text Analytics News ODSC Speakerposted by Luke Coughlin April 22, 2019

The challenges faced by traditional media companies in the digital age are well-documented and numerous. Massive layoffs of journalists, shrinking subscription rolls, and termination of the print editions of many smaller newspapers clearly indicate changing consumer preferences. In order to stay relevant, or even solvent, traditional outlets will need... Read more

Using NLP and ML to Analyze Legislative Burdens Upon Businesses

Featured Post Machine Learning NLP/Text Analytics ODSC Speaker East 2019 Machine Learning NLPposted by Serena Peruzzo April 11, 2019

The process of legal reasoning and decision making is heavily reliant on information stored in text. Tasks like due diligence, contract review, and legal discovery, that are traditionally time-consuming, can be automated, saving a huge amount of time. This makes the development of approaches that leverage natural language processing... Read more

Crisis Intervention and Saving Lives with NLP & Predictive Analytics

Modeling NLP/Text Analytics Predictive Analytics NLP Predictive Analyticsposted by Tom O'Neill March 28, 2019

Editor’s note: Tom is a speaker for ODSC East 2019 this April 30-May 3! Be sure to attend his talk, “Crisis Intervention and Saving Lives with Natural Language Processing & Predictive Analytics.” The field of predictive modeling is still young, but one of the most effective trailblazers is Crisis... Read more

The Promise of Retrofitting: Building Better Models for Natural Language Processing

Conferences Featured Post Modeling NLP/Text Analytics ODSC Speaker Machine Learning NLPposted by Catherine Havasi March 15, 2019

Editor’s note: Catherine is a speaker for the upcoming ODSC East 2019 this April 30-May 3! Be sure to check out her talk, “Adding Context and Cognition to Modern NLP Techniques.” OpenAI’s Andrej Karpathy famously said, “I don’t have to actually experience crashing my car into a wall a... Read more

Effective Transfer Learning For NLP

Modeling NLP/Text Analyticsposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC March 11, 2019

Deep learning may not always be the most appropriate application of algorithms for every model problem. Madison May’s primary focus at Indico Solutions is giving businesses the ability to develop machine learning algorithms despite limited training data through a process called Transfer Learning. [Related Article: Deep Learning with Reinforcement... Read more

Linguistics In NLP: Why So Complex?

Conferences Modeling NLP/Text Analytics Conferences Natural Language Processing NLPposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC March 1, 2019

Natural language processing has many applications across both business and software development, but roadblocks in human language have made text challenging to analyze and replicate. Why can’t computers seem to get it exactly right? Mariana Romanyshyn from Grammarly sheds light on why and discusses what you need to know... Read more

Combining Millions of Products Into One Marketplace Using Computer Vision and NLP

Featured Post Modeling NLP/Text Analytics Computer Vision NLPposted by Ali Vanderveld February 27, 2019

Editor’s note: Ali Vanderveld will present on this topic at ODSC East 2019! Check out her talk here. ShopRunner is an e-commerce company that receives feeds of product data from over 140 different retailer partners, including large department stores and retailers that specialize in clothing, electronics, appliances, nutritional products,... Read more

Word Embedding and Natural Language Processing

Modeling NLP/Text Analytics Natural Language Processing word embeddingposted by Mayank Kejriwal February 26, 2019

Editor’s note: Check out Mayank’s talk at ODSC East 2019 this April 30 to May 3 in Boston, “Let’s Embed Everything!“ Researchers who work with the nuts and bolts of deep neural networks (or even shallow neural networks, like skip-gram) know that the success of these methods can be attributed in no... Read more