![Grace Ngai
gyn@cs.jhu.edu
http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~gyn
Work Address: Home Address:
Department of Computer Science 3900 N. Charles St Apt 307
The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218
Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel: (410) 467-8479
Tel: (410) 516-7052 (443) 431-6615
Fax: (410) 516-6134
EDUCATION
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Computer Science Department, School of Engineering Baltimore, MD
1994-now Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science (defended October 2000)
MSE (Master of Science in Engineering) in Computer Science, Dec 1996
Research Area: machine learning, natural language processing and computational linguistics.
Thesis Topic: Maximization of Resources for Natural Language Processing.
BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence, RI
Sc.B. in Electrical Engineering, Honors Degree, May 1994
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics.
PUBLICATIONS
• Grace Ngai and David Yarowsky, Rule Writing or Annotation: Cost-efficient Resource Usage for Base
Noun Phrase Chunking, Proceedings of the 38th ACL Conference, 117-125, Hong Kong, 2000
• Radu Florian, John Henderson and Grace Ngai, Coaxing Confidence from an Old Friend:
Probabilistic Classifications from Transformation Rule Lists, Proceedings of EMNLP2000, 26-34, Hong
Kong, 2000.
• Eric Brill, John Henderson and Grace Ngai, Automatic Grammar Induction: Combining, Reducing
and Doing Nothing, International Workshop on Parsing Technology, 2000
• Eric Brill and Grace Ngai, Man [and Woman] vs. Machine: A Case Study in Base Noun Phrase
Learning, Proceedings of the 37th ACL Conference, 65-72, 1999
• Eugene Santos Jr., Scott M. Brown, Moises Lejter, Grace Ngai, Sheila B. Banks and Martin R.
Stytz, Dynamic User Model Construction with Bayesian Networks for Intelligent Information Queries,
Proceedings of the 11th International FLAIRS Conference, 3-7, Orlando, FL, 1999.
• S. Konstantinidou and G. Ngai, Flow control considerations in network-based architectures,
Departmental Tech Report TR1995-10.
• G. Ngai, A comparison of memory models for multiprocessor systems, Departmental Tech Report
TR1997-15.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore, MD
Sep 1999- Research Assistant. Worked under Dr. David Yarowsky on methods for maximizing minimal resources for
various domains in natural language processing, including base noun phrase chunking, part-of-speech
tagging and prepositional-phrase attachment. Methods investigated include linguistic rule construction and
active learning.
1997-99 Research Assistant. Worked under Dr. Eric Brill on classifier diversification and combination on various
natural language applications, including part-of-speech tagging, word-sense disambiguation and context-
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- 1. Grace Ngai gyn@cs.jhu.edu http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~gyn Work Address: Home Address: Department of Computer Science 3900 N. Charles St Apt 307 The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218 Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel: (410) 467-8479 Tel: (410) 516-7052 (443) 431-6615 Fax: (410) 516-6134 EDUCATION JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Computer Science Department, School of Engineering Baltimore, MD 1994-now Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science (defended October 2000) MSE (Master of Science in Engineering) in Computer Science, Dec 1996 Research Area: machine learning, natural language processing and computational linguistics. Thesis Topic: Maximization of Resources for Natural Language Processing. BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence, RI Sc.B. in Electrical Engineering, Honors Degree, May 1994 RESEARCH INTERESTS Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics. PUBLICATIONS • Grace Ngai and David Yarowsky, Rule Writing or Annotation: Cost-efficient Resource Usage for Base Noun Phrase Chunking, Proceedings of the 38th ACL Conference, 117-125, Hong Kong, 2000 • Radu Florian, John Henderson and Grace Ngai, Coaxing Confidence from an Old Friend: Probabilistic Classifications from Transformation Rule Lists, Proceedings of EMNLP2000, 26-34, Hong Kong, 2000. • Eric Brill, John Henderson and Grace Ngai, Automatic Grammar Induction: Combining, Reducing and Doing Nothing, International Workshop on Parsing Technology, 2000 • Eric Brill and Grace Ngai, Man [and Woman] vs. Machine: A Case Study in Base Noun Phrase Learning, Proceedings of the 37th ACL Conference, 65-72, 1999 • Eugene Santos Jr., Scott M. Brown, Moises Lejter, Grace Ngai, Sheila B. Banks and Martin R. Stytz, Dynamic User Model Construction with Bayesian Networks for Intelligent Information Queries, Proceedings of the 11th International FLAIRS Conference, 3-7, Orlando, FL, 1999. • S. Konstantinidou and G. Ngai, Flow control considerations in network-based architectures, Departmental Tech Report TR1995-10. • G. Ngai, A comparison of memory models for multiprocessor systems, Departmental Tech Report TR1997-15. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore, MD Sep 1999- Research Assistant. Worked under Dr. David Yarowsky on methods for maximizing minimal resources for various domains in natural language processing, including base noun phrase chunking, part-of-speech tagging and prepositional-phrase attachment. Methods investigated include linguistic rule construction and active learning. 1997-99 Research Assistant. Worked under Dr. Eric Brill on classifier diversification and combination on various natural language applications, including part-of-speech tagging, word-sense disambiguation and context- sensitive spelling correction.
- 2. Jan-May UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (in conjunction with Johns Hopkins) Storrs, CT 1998 Graduate Intern. Worked under Dr. Eugene Santos Jr. on a research internship funded by the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Organization. Involved in building an intelligent adaptive information retrieval system. Jan 1994- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore, MD Dec 1996 Research Assistant. Worked under Dr. Smaragda Konstantinidou on protocols for concurrent systems built with off-the-shelf components. BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence, RI 1993-94 Worked under Dr. Leslie Kaelbing and Dr. Ann Nicholson on research and implementation of an intelligent planning system involving a planner and agents interacting with the real world in situations of uncertainty. 1992-93 Worked under Dr. Sumit Ghosh. Studied computer-simulated models for an asynchronous distributed decision-making algorithm, applied to optimizing an intelligent vehicle highway system. WORK AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE Jun-Aug SPEECHWORKS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Boston, MA 1998 Summer Intern. Designed and implemented tools in C, C++ and Perl for analysis of speech recognition data. Sep-Dec BROWN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING Providence, RI 1993 Teaching Assistant for undergraduate level course on mechanics and computation. Assisted students with homeworks and projects. Graded homework sets. SKILLS Programming Languages: Proficient in Perl, C++, C, Java and html/cgi-bin programming. Experienced in LISP, MIPS and 68000 assembler, MATLAB and Pascal. Operating Systems: Experienced with UNIX, X-Windows and Microsoft Windows. Languages: Fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese). AWARDS • The Johns Hopkins University Abel Wolman Fellowship, 1994-95 • NSF-sponsored Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) scholarship, summer 1993 COURSES • Computer Science: Artificial intelligence, natural language processing, algorithms, computational geometry, operating systems, distributed systems, high-performance computer systems, computer architecture, robotics. • Related Fields: cognitive science, combinatorics, probabilities, digital and analog system design, applied mathematics, chemistry, physics • Other: political science, Chinese literature, economics, performing arts, French INTERESTS • Fantasy Soccer League: 1995-97, administrator and co-programmer of the html/cgi-bin perl program serving as the backbone of the game (http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~gyn/ffi) • Mailing list owner and maintainer for the Internet fan club of the Italian soccer team AC Parma. REFERENCES: Dr. David Yarowsky, Dr. Jan Hajic Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science The Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218 Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: (410)516-5297 Phone: (410)516-8438 Fax: (410)516-6134 Fax: (410)516-6134 Email: yarowsky@cs.jhu.edu Email: hajic@cs.jhu.edu (Additional references available on request.)