Leon Derczynski

researcher, natural language processing
Person human Q55265945
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Summary

Leon Derczynski was born in Sussex[1]. He has worked as a researcher[2], computer scientist[3], and university teacher[4]. He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Field of work: natural language processing[7], machine learning[8], artificial intelligence[9], computer science[10], computational linguistics[11], social media[12], spatio-temporal datasets[13]
  • Employer: IT University of Copenhagen[14]
  • Educated at: University of Sheffield[15], Exeter School[16]
  • Doctoral advisor: Robert Gaizauskas[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Given name: Leon[19]
  • Official website: https://www.derczynski.com/[20]
  • Work location: Copenhagen[21], Sheffield[22]
  • Academic thesis: Determining the types of temporal relations in discourse[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Affiliation: Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence[25], NLPnorth[26]
  • Social media followers: 3152[27], 2686[28], 2[29]

FAQs

Where was Leon Derczynski born?

Leon Derczynski was born in Sussex[1].

What did Leon Derczynski do for work?

Leon Derczynski worked as a researcher[2], computer scientist[3], and university teacher[4].

Where did Leon Derczynski go to school?

Leon Derczynski was educated at University of Sheffield[15] and Exeter School[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . aicentre.dk. Retrieved . aicentre.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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