This 3-part workshop provides an overview of the natural language processing (NLP) domain and its applications. In this session, you will learn about the main steps in an NLP lifecycle and go through some of these steps with a real-world example using the Python programming language.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to
- Understand the steps in the natural language processing life cycle
- Learn specific NLP methodologies, such as TF-IDF and N-grams
- Understand the challenges that can arise in some NLP use-cases

Prerequisites:
- Introductory knowledge of programming in Python, using libraries and packages and how to install them.
- Introductory knowledge of NLP (e.g. from session 1).

* You need to bring your own laptop for this workshop. Google colab will be used for coding exercises. Contact us if you would like to attend but it's impossible for you to bring a laptop.

Location: HYBRID. Online via Zoom, or in-person at SH680 room1041 at 680 Sherbrooke Street West. Please use the escalators to access the elevators that will take you to the 10th floor. 
Instructors: Ines Arous, Postdoctoral researcher.