The course explores current developments in natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLM), emphasizing emerging research topics and state-of-the-art techniques.

The course will prepare you to conduct cutting-edge research in NLP. The course focuses on conceptual understanding and research rather than engineering or software usage.

In addition, you will learn how to review papers as a researcher. The course also places strong emphasis on research communication and presentation skills. You will engage in substantial reading, ask critical questions and brainstorm new ideas. Discussions and active participation is required for the class.