Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: Public Informatics for a Better Future: Textual Analytics with R and Social Media Data

Informatics Event
November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021
Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein — Public Informatics for a Better Future: Textual Analytics with R and Social Media Data

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In this virtual workshop, Dr. Jim Samuel, Executive Director of the Bloustein School’s Master of Public Informatics, provides an interactive introduction to textual analytics and natural language processing. The session includes a presentation and an approximate 30-minute interactive work-along demonstration for textual analytics using R-Studio. Participants will learn to generate insights from social media data related to current events or issues of public importance.

Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein is a series of interactive informatics seminars and workshops on the use of data science and artificial intelligence for urban, public policy, healthcare, and organizational analytics.

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