Sentiment Analysis Special

Mar 13, 2016 By Huy Nguyen Trieu in

March 14, 2016 - 18:30

Level39, One Canada Square,

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We are pleased to announce another Sentiment Analysis Special with two excellent speakers that are great examples of how to successfully bridge the gap between academia and industry. And if that is not enough, we are equally pleased to have secured the amazing setting of Level39 as a venue.

Our guest speakers are:

(1) Stephen Pulman, Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Oxford, Fellow of the British Academy and Co-Founder and VP Research of TheySay Ltd.

(2) Josef Steinberger, Associate Professor at the University of West Bohemia and Co-Founder and CEO of SentiSquare.

Doors will open at 18:15, and talks will start promptly at 19:00. Level39 is very kindly hosting the event in their offices at One Canada Square. Beer and pizza is sponsored by Signal Media.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot now.

More details to follow. This is bound to be another popular event, so please only RSVP yes if you can definitely come!

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