NLP-RR: Schedule for Semester 2

 

WeekDateRoomLecturerSubjectReadingCoursework
1Mon 12 Jan40 George Square - 9.01LaiResearch proposals and IEP catchup

Frank's slides on writing proposals

For in-class exercise:

Responsible Research and Innovation prompt cards

Additional reading:

Rigor in AI: Doing Rigorous AI Work Requires a Broader, Responsible AI-Informed Conception of Rigor (Olteanu et al. 2025)

 
2Mon 19 Jan40 George Square - 9.01LaiData Gaps 

Mind the data gap(s): Investigating power in speech and language datasets (Markl, LTEDI 2022)

The Zeno’s Paradox of ‘Low-Resource’ Languages (Nigatu et al., EMNLP 2024)

 
3Mon 26 Jan40 George Square - 9.01ZellerQualitative analysis 26/01/26 Coursework 2 due (IEP proposal)
4Mon 2 Feb40 George Square - 9.01AllawayError analysis

For in-class exercise:

Analyzing LLM Instruction Optimization for Tabular Fact Verification
(Prompts & Outputs)

02/02/26 Coursework 2 due (IEP proposal)
5Mon 9 FebNo class 

IEP peer feedback and discussion

Office hours

Catherine will hold office hours during the normal class time in her office (DSB 2.11).  You can also contact Emily or Frauke individually if you want to meet.  09/02/25 Coursework 3 issued (IEP progress presentation)
 Flexible Learning WeekNo class    
6Mon 23 FebMedical School, Teviot - G.11 Seminar Room - Doorway 4 

Allaway 

Guest: Inge Paneels

Sustainability  
7Mon 2 Mar40 George Square - 9.01LaiAccessibility and Crip Linguistics 02/03/25 Coursework 3 due (IEP progress presentations)
8Mon 9 Mar40 George Square - 9.01Lai, Allaway, ZellerIEP progress presentations  
9Mon 16 Mar40 George Square - 9.01Lai, Allaway, ZellerIEP progress presentations  
10Mon 23 Mar40 George Square - 9.01Lai, Allaway, ZellerAsk us anything!   
       

 

 

 

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