This course introduces NLP methods and applications including probabilistic models, text classification, linguistic representations, and contextual neural language models to process, understand, and generate text.
This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice of computer and network security. A focus on both fundamentals and practical information will be stressed. The three key topics of this course are cryptography, privacy, and network security. Subtopics include ciphers, hashes, key exchange, security services (integrity, availability, confidentiality, etc.), security attacks, vulnerabilities, anonymous communications, and countermeasures.
The class shows the dynamic interaction between the new logics and affordances of social media and the cultural norms and values that different societies hold regarding gender and sexuality. Taking as a starting point people's everyday life experiences with social media, we explore how digital platforms have created new opportunities and challenges when it comes to expression, performance, and political organization of gender.
Principles of statistics applied to analysis of biological and health data. Continuation of BIOSTATS 540 including analysis of variance, regression, nonparametric statistics, sampling, and categorical data analysis.
An overview of the empirical research on gender and sexuality inequality in the labor market. Draws primarily on empirical research that addresses theoretical predictions from economics and sociology, as well as research on policies designed to reduce inequality.
Analysis of properties of foreign exchange markets, adjustment mechanisms, speculation, capital flows, transfer problems and relationship between balance of payments correctives and domestic policy goals. Prerequisite: ECON 705.
Marxian theory. Topics include historical materialism, class, value and surplus value, the labor process, and accumulation and crisis. Additional topics vary with instructor.