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Who is Karen Spärck Jones?

Karen Spärck Jones (1935-2007) was a pioneering computer scientist and information retrieval (IR) specialist from the United Kingdom who made significant contributions to the field of natural language processing (NLP), which involves the development of algorithms and models that enable...

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International Women’s Day

While Charles Babbage is regarded as the inventor of the computer, we all know hardware is useless without software. Ada Lovelace saw the potential in the mechanical device and is regarded as the first programmer. Grace Hopper was a pioneer...

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It’s Armed Forces Day!

Let’s give thanks to all the active duty and reserves airmen (and women), soldiers, marines, sailors, guards (Coast Guard and National Guard), members of the Space Force, and all those who defend our country. Since next Monday is Memorial Day,...

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It’s World Laughter Day!!!

How can we not laugh on World Laughter Day? I know many of us are so ready for life to get back to “normal” but, I have a feeling we are going to move forward to a whole new “normal.”...