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Breaking into the Natural Language Processing Field & Teaching Computers to Read and Write
Kathryn Evans
Over the past couple of years the field of Natural Language Process (NLP) has seen major advances and become even more of a hot topic in the AI space. As an Engineering Manager at an NLP startup, Primer AI, I work to develop NLP products and grow engineering teams.
You will walk away...
Over the past couple of years the field of Natural Language Process (NLP) has seen major advances and become even more of a hot topic in the AI space. As an Engineering Manager at an NLP startup, Primer AI, I work to develop NLP products and grow engineering teams.
You will walk away from this conversation with:
- A break down of some of the key concepts in this domain
- Major challenges facing this domain
- Actionable steps for ways you can get involved in this space
Meet The Speaker
Kathryn Evans
Senior Data Scientist And Team Lead at Primer.Ai
Experienced Engineering Manager with a background in Machine Learning, Data Science and specifically NLP. Previously led the Machine Learning team at Factual. Currently managing the Analyze Team (the primary product) at Primer AI. I like leading teams to solve ambiguous problems and have passion for working with data, machine learning and natural language processing to make a different at the product level.
Master and Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Q&A
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What are the biggest differences between "starter" NLP projects (Kaggle, course projects, etc) and "industrial" projects like you would find in a company setting?
Posted on 2020-10-08 -
Do you work with Product Managers? How much do you expect Product Managers/Technical Program Managers to know about the intricacies of NLP and underlying infrastructure?
Posted on 2020-10-08 -
Given the engineering complexity of NLP and machine learning architectures, what approach do you and your team use for implementing deployable NLP systems? For instance, how do you decide when and...
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How important is to learn python?
Posted on 2020-10-06 -
What was your path to breaking into the field of NLP?! :D
Posted on 2020-10-06 -
What directions/applications of NLP do you think are the most promising in the next few years?
Posted on 2020-10-05 -
Are there interesting podcasts, journals, or other resources you would recommend to keep informed?
Posted on 2020-10-02 -
What are the code languages and technologies you're using? What should I start learning if I want to join your team in a future?
Posted on 2020-10-02 -
What is the best way to get started in NLP? How should a beginner navigate gaining experience in NLP?
Posted on 2020-10-01 -
How can I pivot into this industry ?
Posted on 2020-09-21
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