There is ALOT of data available through UCSF Deidentified Clinical Notes! How can you ensure that your text processing pipelines work for millions of documents? One answer: distribution!

In this presentation, I'll present an example of distributed text preprocessing and discuss some practical tips.

• WHEN: Wednesday, September 14th, 11:35 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time

• WHERE: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/99722933877?pwd=OFlIeEFXNjVoYWp3c1V4OXptTlZJQT09

About the Speaker: 

Albert Lee, Instructional Designer and Analyst
UCSF Library, Data Science Initiative (DSI)
UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute (BCHSI)

Albert’s professional interests lie at the intersection of data science and education. Prior to joining UCSF, he developed computer science, machine learning, and game design curricula, and his learners ranged from K-12 students to industry professionals. Albert completed both his bachelor's (Industrial and Operations Engineering) and master's (Applied Data Science) degrees from the University of Michigan.

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