A Short Introduction to Arabic Natural Language Processing

Explore the challenges and solutions in Arabic Natural Language Processing through this plenary presentation by Professor Nizar Habash. Delve into the complexities of the Arabic language, including its rich morphology, high ambiguity, and dialectal variations. Discover basic enabling language technologies and resources developed to address these challenges. Learn from an expert in the field as Professor Habash, director of the Computational Approaches to Modeling Language (CAMeL) Lab at New York University Abu Dhabi, shares insights from his extensive research in machine translation, morphological analysis, and computational modeling of Arabic and its dialects. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the unique aspects of Arabic NLP and the innovative approaches being used to overcome linguistic hurdles in this hour-long lecture.