Events

Yulia Tsvetkov (University of Washington) “LLMs under the Microscope: Illuminating the Blind Spots and Improving the Reliability of Language Models”

March 29, 2024
When: April 26, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Abstract Large language models (LMs) are pretrained on diverse data sources—news, discussion forums, books, online encyclopedias. A significant portion of this data includes facts and opinions which, on one hand, celebrate democracy and diversity of[…]

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Craig Greenberg (National Institute of Standards and Technology) “Measurement and Evaluation of Human Language Technology”

March 29, 2024
When: April 22, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street

Abstract The successes of speech and language technology research in recent years has led to the deployment of  human language technology (HLT) in an increasing number of high-visibility, high-consequence applications.  Well-established approaches to evaluating HLT[…]

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Shafiq Joty (Salesforce Research) “Unleash the Potential of LLMs through Task and Data Engineering”

March 29, 2024
When: April 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) have become ubiquitous across various domains, transforming the way we interact with information and conduct research. While the proliferation of LLMs has enhanced numerous applications, a significant number of high-performing[…]

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Matthew Wipperman (Regeneron)

March 28, 2024
When: April 15, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Abstract Biomarkers can be used for a variety of purposes in clinical research and drug development, and while molecular and imaging biomarkers have utility in such research, digital biomarkers are increasingly being used to assess[…]

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Sonal Joshi (JHU)

March 28, 2024
When: April 12, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

 

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Berrak Sisman

March 28, 2024
When: April 8, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

 

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Heng Ji (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) “SmartBook: an AI Prophetess for Disaster Reporting and Forecasting”

March 28, 2024
When: April 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Abstract History repeats itself, sometimes in a bad way. Preventing natural or man-made disasters requires being aware of these patterns and taking pre-emptive action to address and reduce them, or ideally, eliminate them. Emerging events,[…]

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Yuan Gong (MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) “From Audio Perception to Understanding: A Path Towards Audio Artificial General Intelligence”

March 11, 2024
When: April 1, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Abstract Our cognitive abilities enable us not only to perceive and identify speech and non-speech sounds but also to comprehend their meaning as a whole. While significant advancements have been achieved in audio recognition in[…]

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Soumi Maiti (CMU) “Towards Robust Speech Generation”

March 11, 2024
When: March 29, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Abstract Over the past decade, the field of Speech Generation has seen significant progress in enhancing speech quality and naturalness. Despite these advancements, persistent challenges such as speech noise, limited high-quality data availability, and the[…]

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Sang Michael Xie

March 11, 2024
When: March 25, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Hackerman Hall B17, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

 

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