[oclug] Tues. Feb 10: Google in a box with LAMP tools

[Clayton Scott]

Sorry about the last minute announcement.

Date: Feb 10, 2009 7:00 pm

Topic: Scalable techniques for large-text repositories: Google in a
box with LAMP tools

Where: TravelPod Offices
301-377 Dalhousie Ave
Suite 301
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1

Web: http://www.meetup.com/The-Ottawa-LAMP-Perl-and-PHP-Meetup-Group/calendar/9521396/

Speaker: Dr. Shahzad Khan

Topic: "Scalable techniques for large-text repositories: Google in a
box with LAMP tools"
Cost: Free

Come hear Shahzad speak, have a drink, mingle with other LAMP (PHP and
Perl) developers and entrepreneurs and check out the new TravelPod
offices on the ByWard market.

Dr. Shahzad Khan is a senior researcher working at DISTIL Interactive,
Ottawa, Canada. Shahzad studied computational linguistics at Cambridge
University (UK) and has extensive experience in artificial
intelligence, computational linguistics, web technologies and
analytics modelling.

Shahzad is a passionate user of open source tools and has been
involved with FLOSS from the FreeBSD day (predating Linux).

Shahzad's industry experience focuses on computational modeling
approaches to understanding human learning, language, and behavior,
which he continues with his work on creating automated assessment
capabilities for DISTIL's products. Shahzad is also responsible for
DISTIL's research efforts to automate and streamline game content
creation via AI based scalable programmatic methods.

Shahzad regularly posts updates on his work at DISTIL on his blog at
textai.blogspot.com, and would welcome opportunities to collaborate
with individuals or groups working on assessment in serious games or
AI based method for content creation in meaningful games and
simulations. He is also deeply interest in sentiment analysis and user
profiling techniques for online social media.

About TravelPod: TravelPod.com was launched in 1997 as the Web's
Original Travel Blog. The first site to enable members to create
online travel blogs which revolutionized the way people travel and
share their adventures with the world.

Please RSVP if you have intentions to show up, just so that we have an
idea of how many people to expect.

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Clayton Scott
clayton.scott at gmail.com