UT Austin LIN 389C: Research in Computational Linguistics

Course Information

Instructor: Kanishka Misra
Email: kmisra@utexas.edu
Meeting Times: M 9-12
Location: RLP 4.422
Canvas: TBD
Office: RLP 4.428

To teach about, encourage, and give students time for research. Also to establish vertical cohorts among students interested in the same subfield.

The course serves six different student populations with tailored support:

First-year students: need general context and help on first research projects and first-year papers.
Second-year students: need feedback on completed research, prepare for further research, and write second-year papers.
Third-year students: need to write their Qualifying Papers (QP) and write grant proposals.
Post-candidacy pre-proposal students: need to write and present their dissertation proposals.
Post-candidacy dissertation students: need to write dissertations and get feedback.
Students from other departments: needs will vary. This course provides support and necessary foundations to research in Computational Linguistics rather than an overview of research topics. You are expected to carry out one research project throughout the semester.

Research seminar: topics and readings will be given under the schedule.
Discussion of ongoing student research:
- Round-table: short updates or discussion of blockers.
- Longer presentations of ongoing research.
- Practice talks for conference presentations.

First-year students: first semester, submit literature discussion or work towards first-year paper. Second semester, submit first-year paper.
Second-year students: first semester, submit research discussion paper. Second semester, submit second-year paper.
Third-year students: first semester, submit QP progress report. Second semester, submit QP.
Students from other departments: a course project, with a final report (~8 pages).

The schedule will be posted here before the semester begins.

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