3 papers
cs.CL2019
Towards Geocoding Spatial Expressions
Hussein S. Al-Olimat, Valerie L. Shalin, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan +1
Imprecise composite location references formed using ad hoc spatial expressions in English text makes the geocoding task challenging for both inference and evaluation. Typically su…
cs.CL2018
A Practical Incremental Learning Framework For Sparse Entity Extraction
Hussein S. Al-Olimat, Steven Gustafson, Jason Mackay +2
This work addresses challenges arising from extracting entities from textual data, including the high cost of data annotation, model accuracy, selecting appropriate evaluation crit…
cs.CL2017
Semi-Supervised Approach to Monitoring Clinical Depressive Symptoms in Social Media
Amir Hossein Yazdavar, Hussein S. Al-Olimat, Monireh Ebrahimi +5
With the rise of social media, millions of people are routinely expressing their moods, feelings, and daily struggles with mental health issues on social media platforms like Twitt…