Introduction to computational linguistics (also known as natural-language processing) including the related mathematics and several programming projects. Particular topics include: language modeling (as used in e.g., speech recognition, machine translation), machine translation, part-of-speech labeling, syntactic parsing, and pronouns resolution. Mathematical techniques include basic probability, noisy channel models, the EM (Expectation-Maximization) algorithm, hidden Markov models, probabilistic context-free grammars, and the forward-backward algorithm. Prerequisites are CSCI1410 or permission of instructor. Permission will be given to all students with a solid background in programming (which programming language is secondary) and either basic probability, or enough mathematical background to quickly absorb the latter.

Note: this course is currently not listed in Mocha.

Covers traditional material as well as recent advances in information retrieval (IR), the study of indexing, processing, and querying of textual data. The focus will be on newer techniques geared to hypertext documents available on the World Wide Web. Topics include efficient text indexing; Boolean and vector space retrieval models; evaluation and interface issues; Web crawling, link-based algorithms, and Web metadata; text/Web clustering, classification; text mining.

This course has no prerequisites, but but some mathematical sophistication and experience with computers would be helpful.

Computational Photography describes the convergence of computer graphics and computer vision with photography. Its goal is to overcome the limitations of traditional photography using computational techniques to enhance the way we capture, manipulate, and interact with visual media.

We will cover topics such as cameras, human visual perception, image processing and manipulation, image based lighting and rendering, high dynamic range, single view reconstruction, photo quality assessment, non photorealistic rendering, the use of Internet-scale data, and many more topics. The course will consist of several programming assignments and a final project. Students are encouraged to capture and process their own data. Students can earn graduate credit for the course but will need to meet higher requirements on all projects throughout the semester and need the instructor's permission.

This course requires programming experience as well as basic linear algebra, calculus, and probability. Previous knowledge of computer graphics or computer vision will be helpful.

This seminar course explores current research topics in statistical machine learning. Focus varies by year, and may include Bayesian nonparametrics; models for spatial, temporal, or structured data; and variational or Monte Carlo approximations. Course meetings combine lectures with presentation and discussion of classical and contemporary research papers. Students will apply some of this material to a project, ideally drawn from their own research interests.

Planar graphs arise in applications such as road map navigation and logistics, graph drawing, and image processing. We will study graph algorithms and data structures that exploit planarity. Our focus will be on recent research results in optimization. Prerequisites: CSCI1570 or the equivalent.

This seminar course covers current research topics related to perceiving and acting in the real world. These topics will be pursued through independent reading, class discussion, and project implementations. Papers covered will be drawn from robotics, computer vision, animation, machine learning, and neuroscience. Special emphasis will be given to developing autonomous control from human performance. No prerequisites.

Sequencing of genomes (human and other) has generated a massive quantity of fundamental data that is revolutionizing the life sciences. The focus of this course is on drawing traditional and Bayesian statistical inferences from these data, including: alignment of biopolymer sequences; prediction of their structures, regulatory signals, and compositional characteristics; significances in database searches; phylogeny; and functional genomics. Emphasis is on inferences of the discrete high dimensional objects that are common in this field. Statistical topics: parameter estimation, hypothesis testing and false discovery rates, statistical decision theory, and Bayesian posterior inference. Recommended: APMA 1650 or MATH 1610 or equivalent; BIOL 0200 or equivalent; and experience with Matlab or another programming language.

A systematic treatment of distribution-free alternatives to classical statistical tests. These nonparametric tests make minimum assumptions about distributions governing the generation of observations, yet are of nearly equal power to the classical alternatives. Prerequisite: APMA 1650 or equivalent. Offered in alternate years.

We examine racial inequality in the United States, focusing on economic, political, social and historical aspects. Topics include urban poverty, employment discrimination, crime and the criminal justice system, affirmative action, immigration, and low wage labor markets. Black/white relations in the US are the principle but not exclusive concern. Recommended prerequisite: ECON 1110 or 1130.

This course is designed to prepare students to undertake empirical research in economics. Students thinking of writing an honors thesis or conducting independent research are especially urged to take it during their junior year. We will answer such questions as what does an empirical research paper look like? How do we formulate a hypothesis to test? How can we use data to test our hypothesis? Students will read and discuss papers published in professional journals and perform data analysis as part of the course requirements. Pre-requisites: ECON1110 and ECON1620, with ECON1630 encouraged.

A study of industry structure and firm conduct and its economic/antitrust implications. Theoretical and empirical examinations of strategic firm interactions in oligopolistic markets, dominant firm behaviors, and entry deterrence by incumbents. Also economics of innovation: research and development activities and government patent policies. Prerequisite: ECON 1110 or 1130. Some knowledge of calculus required.

A corporation's economic success depends on access to human capital and other resources, effective management of these resources, and a governance system that ensures effective decision making. The course offers policy prescriptions in economic incentives and regulatory rules that attempt to align management with investors. Prerequisites: ECON 1110 or 1130; ECON 1620 or 1630; or APMA 1650; ECON 1720; ECON 0710.

A survey of basic techniques in creating computer-based music and video, with a special focus on the ways that sound and image impact one another. We will work to develop critical listening and viewing skills through the study of important historical and contemporary works ranging from experimental audio and video to film soundtracks to MTV. Through ten progressive weekly assignments, you will learn how to create imaginative electronic music and video. The final project will consist of a five-minute audiovisual piece which will be screened, performed, or exhibited at a public event.

Multicellularity has arisen independently about 20 times among living organisms. We will explore the theoretical issues involved in the origin of multicellularity, including multilevel natural selection and the division of labor, and then survey these themes in all known independent origins of multicellularity. Particular attention will be paid to the segregation of reproductive potential, including its evolution within these groups. Expected background: BIOL 0200 or its equivalent (AP,IB) and any two of the following: BIOL 0470, 0480, 0410, 0430, 0320, 0310, 0440, or 1310. Instructor permission required.

This seminar aims at exploring how grammatically determined aspects of sentence meaning are represented and processed in real-time. Topics will include the theory and processing of presupposition, implicature, quantification, event/argument structure, and compositional operations using a variety of experimental techniques including eye movements, functional MRI, event-related potentials, and magnetoencephalography. Pre-requisite: (one of the following): CG0010 CG0410, CG0450 or permission of the instructor.

This course will introduce students to medieval prose and poetry that centralize the problematic nature of violent conflict and its attendant horrors. We will study literature from medieval England, Wales, Ireland, and Iceland, including Beowulf, two Old Icelandic sagas and Eddic poetry, Irish and Welsh texts, and part of Malory's Morte Darthur. Topics will include sacrifice, religion, chivalry, horror, and contemporary critical approaches. Open to undergraduates only.

What happened at the Salem witchcraft trials? How and why did the American Revolution begin? Why were slave narratives so easily forged? This course looks at the role American fiction and historical writing have played in telling the "truth" about the nation's past. Students should register for ENGL 0600K S01 and may be assigned to conference sections by the instructor during the first week of class.

For advanced writers. What is Creative Nonfiction? Writers have flocked to it; scholars have questioned it. Does it harm the truth? Is it narrative with too much "I" and too little "Eye"? What makes it significant? To help us explore persistent questions about form, point of view, method, and ethics, readings will include historical examples, recent practitioners, editors, and critics. Intensive reading responses, research, drafting, and revision. Two critical essays; one piece of creative nonfiction. Prerequisite: ENGL0130, 0160, 0180, 1140, 1160, 1180, or 1190. Class list will be reduced to 17 after writing samples are reviewed during the first week of classes. Preference will be given to English concentrators. Banner registrations after classes begin require instructor approval. S/NC.

Where does American literature begin? Can it be said to have a single point of origin? Can writings by people who did not consider themselves American be the source of our national literary tradition? Does such a tradition even exist and, if so, what are its main characteristics? Authors may include Columbus, de Vaca, Shakespeare, Bradstreet, and Native American tales. Students should register for ENGL 1310H S01 and may be assigned to conference sections by the instructor during the first week of class.

An exploration of literary representations of "empire" and "imperialism" from the 18th century to the present. Readings in Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volney's Ruins of Empire, and a wide range of 19th- and 20th-century texts. Some consideration of theories of imperialism and of visual representations of cultures of empire. Enrollment limited to 20. Prior coursework in 18th- and 19th-century literature advised.

An examination of the formula Western in American fiction, art, and cinema, with a view toward situating the genre within urban middle-class culture in the late 19th- and 20th-century United States. Authors to be considered include Twain, Harte, Crane, Austin, Cather, Doctorow, Reed, Leonard, and L'Amour. Films: Destry Rides Again, Stagecoach, Rio Bravo, The Seven Samurai, Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry, The Man from Laramie, Paint your Wagon, Act of Violence, among others. Enrollment limited to 20.

Explores poverty as a political and aesthetic problem for the American novelist. Examines the ways that writers have imagined the poor as dangerous others, agents of urban decay, bearers of folk culture, and engines of class revolt. Also considers these literary texts in relation to historical debates about economic inequality. Writers may include Crane, Faulkner, Wright, Steinbeck, and Hurston.

The 1920s crystallized much of what we consider modern in 20th-century U. S. culture. This course reads literature of the decade in the context of a broader culture, including film and advertising, to analyze the period's central features: the rise of mass culture and of public relations, changes in women's position, consumerism, car culture, nativism and race relations. Writers include Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Larsen, Toomer, Parker. First-year students and students who have taken ENGL 0650K may not register for this course. Enrollment limited.