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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in computer science intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

In this course, we will explore emerging topics in HCI and NLP research to uncover what it means for language technologies to be human centered. We will start with foundational research on human-centered design and this work has been integrated into model development and evaluation. We will learn how ideas in HCI and NLP are intersecting in new and interesting ways, and try our hands at developing some of our own novel language interactions. Classes will be a mix of lectures and seminars, with many class activities planned. The class is research focused, with two implementation focused assignments. We will spend most classes on lectures and in-person discussions around research papers. Students will be expected to read papers, post reading reflections, share and comment on papers and ideas. There will be no exams. Instead, the class will culminate in a research project focused on an emerging topic in HCI+NLP. Classes will not be recorded.