Crossing over the Atlantic for one more time.
It's really beautiful here. Looks to me even more gorgeous than London where I lived for 4yrs. There is a slight betterment in people too: a bit more open to strangers, a bit more joyful and humorous and lighthearted.
Here's to new beginnings!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
New Google Broswer: Chrome
Released on beta on Sept 2, 2008.
Absolutely fantastic by a quick look at things.
It's not only the detachable tabs, now you can make your gmail and google calendar shortcuts on your desktop! I bet we all are going to use them more often now.
Curious about what could crash it if anything; it seems pretty robust! Well done, Google!
Absolutely fantastic by a quick look at things.
It's not only the detachable tabs, now you can make your gmail and google calendar shortcuts on your desktop! I bet we all are going to use them more often now.
Curious about what could crash it if anything; it seems pretty robust! Well done, Google!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Word Vine (game)
 Word Vine Place word on the vine and link every word to finish the level! |
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If you wonder how ontologies are built, try this game! Very educational.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
What's your favorite language?
Huh? Seriously?
You mean, programming languages are not just tools?
I say, show me the project and I'll tell you which language I prefer for it.
You won't call in a French interpreter to translate an English-Corean dialog, will you. In a similar fashion, specific programming tasks almost require specific type of programming tools. The right language for the job may not be your favorite but then this only means that this programming job is not your favorite thing to do either. Also a French interpreter could possibly re-train and learn to do Korean interpretations. He will still be using a language to do his job and the basic methodology will remain the same; only the language "rules" will have changed. Similarly, regardless of what your current programming expertise is, what counts is that you are familiar with and eventually applying the same intrinsic methologies and principles of programming. So, what's really a "favorite language"?
You mean, programming languages are not just tools?
I say, show me the project and I'll tell you which language I prefer for it.
You won't call in a French interpreter to translate an English-Corean dialog, will you. In a similar fashion, specific programming tasks almost require specific type of programming tools. The right language for the job may not be your favorite but then this only means that this programming job is not your favorite thing to do either. Also a French interpreter could possibly re-train and learn to do Korean interpretations. He will still be using a language to do his job and the basic methodology will remain the same; only the language "rules" will have changed. Similarly, regardless of what your current programming expertise is, what counts is that you are familiar with and eventually applying the same intrinsic methologies and principles of programming. So, what's really a "favorite language"?
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Text Analytics Java development (job post)
Text Analytics Developer - Java - Computational Linguistics
in US-IL-Chicago
Company: CyberCoders Engineering
Location: Chicago, IL
What you need to apply:
# A strong background in Computational Linguistics or Natural Language Processing.
# Proven ability to deliver text mining or information retrieval solutions for real world applications
# Demonstrates and applies thorough understanding of software development methodology and protocols.
# Excellent programming skills in Java
# Expert-level understanding of machine learning and statistical techniques as applied to text analytics, e.g., information extraction, summarization, classification, clustering, tone/sentiment analysis, relevance ranking
# Experience in the creation and exploitation of domain and task ontologies in text analytics are a plus
# A background check will be required; holding an active security clearance is a plus.
What you will be doing:
# Developing and implementing commercial software applications.
# Identifying and modifying existing algorithms, code implementation, testing, and maintenance.
# Development will be done in the Java programming language and will integrate with the D2K analytics development environment unless specified otherwise.
# Work within the Analytics Group in planning and executing the creation and delivery of text analytic features.
What's in it for you:
# An attractive compensation plan including cash, stock and bonus is available to the right candidate.
Required Skills
Text Analytics Developer, Java, Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Text Analytics, Information Extraction, Summarization, Classification, Clustering, Tone Analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Relevance Ranking, D2K
Relevant background includes:
Text Analytics Developer, Java, Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Text Analytics, Information Extraction, Summarization, Classification, Clustering, Tone Analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Relevance Ranking, D2K
The following job types are relevant:
Information Technology, Engineering, Professional Services
How to apply:
Through the company's website.
Recruiter's Name: Reggie Landicho
Job ID: RL-TextAnalyticsDev-IL6
in US-IL-Chicago
Company: CyberCoders Engineering
Location: Chicago, IL
What you need to apply:
# A strong background in Computational Linguistics or Natural Language Processing.
# Proven ability to deliver text mining or information retrieval solutions for real world applications
# Demonstrates and applies thorough understanding of software development methodology and protocols.
# Excellent programming skills in Java
# Expert-level understanding of machine learning and statistical techniques as applied to text analytics, e.g., information extraction, summarization, classification, clustering, tone/sentiment analysis, relevance ranking
# Experience in the creation and exploitation of domain and task ontologies in text analytics are a plus
# A background check will be required; holding an active security clearance is a plus.
What you will be doing:
# Developing and implementing commercial software applications.
# Identifying and modifying existing algorithms, code implementation, testing, and maintenance.
# Development will be done in the Java programming language and will integrate with the D2K analytics development environment unless specified otherwise.
# Work within the Analytics Group in planning and executing the creation and delivery of text analytic features.
What's in it for you:
# An attractive compensation plan including cash, stock and bonus is available to the right candidate.
Required Skills
Text Analytics Developer, Java, Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Text Analytics, Information Extraction, Summarization, Classification, Clustering, Tone Analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Relevance Ranking, D2K
Relevant background includes:
Text Analytics Developer, Java, Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Text Analytics, Information Extraction, Summarization, Classification, Clustering, Tone Analysis, Sentiment Analysis, Relevance Ranking, D2K
The following job types are relevant:
Information Technology, Engineering, Professional Services
How to apply:
Through the company's website.
Recruiter's Name: Reggie Landicho
Job ID: RL-TextAnalyticsDev-IL6
Friday, July 18, 2008
Diigo
A new way to keep track of information you find on the web and share it with friends. Also a new way to connect with people all over the world who share your bookmarks and therefore interests. Visit Diigo and start marking up and sharing the web with your like-minded buddies. Learn more about the Nevada-based start-up at: About Diigo.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
start-up effort in sentiment detection and analysis
"Semantic analysis" or "semantic measurement" or "sentiment detection" are very popular with startup's. Take for instance ScoutLabs and SkyGrid. The former capitalizes on the early warning detection of security-related events in news and the latter is watching negative and positive sentiment in news about business in order to inform stock market trends. In both occasions, the sentiment analysis technology relies heavily on automatically analyzing natural language input in unstructured form and filling records of a database with the extracted/tagged information. One has to wonder about the limitations of database systems for successfully undertaking such task.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
4th Annual Text Analytics Summit in Boston (June 16-17 2008)
An extremely interesting 2-day menu of Text Analytics activities in Boston coming up this Sunday. It includes (the highlights below are my selection from the online menu):
1. Pre-conference workshops (Text Analytics for dummies and MarketPlace Overview),
2. Keynote by Microsoft CompLing Research Labs on sentiment detection,
3. An Industry Panel including a Sr. Product Manager from Business_Objects/SAP (previously Inxight), the CTOs of Attensity and Clarabridge and the VP of SPSS,
4. Text mining and evaluation in blogs,
5. A presentation in Speech Analytics by the SVP of CallMiner, Inc. and
6. A presentation in Visual Analytics in Pharma data by the rep of Merck KGaA.
1. Pre-conference workshops (Text Analytics for dummies and MarketPlace Overview),
2. Keynote by Microsoft CompLing Research Labs on sentiment detection,
3. An Industry Panel including a Sr. Product Manager from Business_Objects/SAP (previously Inxight), the CTOs of Attensity and Clarabridge and the VP of SPSS,
4. Text mining and evaluation in blogs,
5. A presentation in Speech Analytics by the SVP of CallMiner, Inc. and
6. A presentation in Visual Analytics in Pharma data by the rep of Merck KGaA.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Glottopedia
Check out Computational Linguistics in Glottopedia*. Of course you can edit the lemmas just like in Wikipedia. A nice little corner for CompLinguists.
*Apologies if the link to the Glottopedia site doesn't work; I've found that the site is down periodically.
*Apologies if the link to the Glottopedia site doesn't work; I've found that the site is down periodically.
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