Natural Language Processing. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: ISC 4023 , or equivalent, with a grade of C- or better. Natural Language Processing (NLP) employs computational tools to process, understand, and communicate using human (natural) language. NLP is a multi-disciplinary subject applicable to computational social science, humanities, biomedical informatics, business, cybersecurity, and a wide range of other fields. In this class, students will (1) gain hands-on experience implementing traditional NLP applications, including, but not limited to, text classification, part-of-speech tagging, parsing, coreference resolution, and machine translation, and (2) practice applying NLP techniques to real-world problems. (Formerly IS 4043. Credit cannot be earned for both IS 4043 and ISC 4043 .) This course has Differential Tuition.