Biomedical Natural Language Processing: Methods and Applications

Graduate / Professional

This course examines current natural language processing (NLP) methods and their applications in the biomedical domain. It provides a systematic introduction to basic knowledge on NLP and AI (e.g., linguistics, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms), advanced NLP tasks (e.g., information extraction, information retrieval, question answering), and corresponding approaches including the recent large language models (LLMs) and hands-on experience in developing biomedical NLP systems for different applications, ranging from biomedical literature mining to clinical decision support. Assessment in this course consists of technical exercises, exams, and projects, to demonstrate the applicability of skills learned during the course. W 10am-12:30pm