Research
My research interests are in computational linguistics and natural language processing. I work
towards deeper understandings of natural language and the human language processing mechanism, as
well as how these insights can inform the design of more efficient, effective, safe, and
trustworthy NLP systems. Among all relevant topics, I am particularly interested in learning
language through grounding, computational multilingualism, and related machine learning aspects.
For more details, check out my publications and the CompLING Lab at the University of Waterloo.
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I cannot respond to every email individually. Please review the information below before
contacting me.
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Internship Program.
Prospective postdocs: please email me directly with your CV and two representative
publications, and apply to the Vector Postdoc
Program.
Prospective graduate students: I will be taking 1-2 students every year. Please apply
through the system and list me as a potential advisor in your application. There is no need
to contact me individually, unless you have a particular research question/idea that you
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