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Deep Dive in NLP: from Beginnings to BERT

Abstract

Deep Dive in NLP: from Beginnings to BERT

With the increasing advent of the use of NLP in m multiple fronts it is important for practitioners of Data Science and Machine Learning to deeply understand the origins and the recent developments of more powerful language models such as Transformers and how they can be used to enrich and enhance the use of NLP in various industry scenarios.
 
 
In this workshop you will learn the beginnings of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and what concepts are involved in this process. We will dive deep into the more recent developments and their implications in building better and more performant models.

Profile

Dr. Ali Arsanjani is the Director of Cloud Partner Engineering at Google Cloud, and Head of AI Center of Excellence, where he leads the development of strategic co-innovation partnerships in the fields of Generative AI, Data/Analytics & Predictive AI/ML. His team specializes in co-innovation with ISV and GSI partners as they run, integrate and build on GCP across the ML Lifecycle. Ali also works closely with product management to shape the direction of Google's AI and analytics offerings from a cloud perspective.
 
In addition to his role at Google Cloud, Ali is an Adjunct Professor at San Jose State University and the University of California, San Diego, where he teaches and advises students in the Masters in Data program and the Data Science Institute, respectively.