Dr. Chris Biemann

Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Chris Biemann. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Chris Biemann is a Professor in the Language Technology Group at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on unsupervised, knowledge-free methods of natural language processing with an emphasis on structure discovery paradigms, particularly in statistical semantics. He has extensive expertise in semantic modeling of natural language texts and hands-on experience with various NLP technologies. His group aims to make publicly funded research accessible to anyone, striving to provide open access to their publications and software under lenient licenses. Biemann holds a doctorate in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat) and a diploma in computer science from the University of Leipzig. Prior to joining the University of Hamburg, he led the Language Technology group at TU Darmstadt and worked for the Internet startup Powerset in San Francisco before it was acquired by Microsoft. His personal interests include traveling, cooking, art projects, gardening, and playing laser tag.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor Language Technology

2016-10-01 — Present

University of Hamburg • Hamburg

Head of the Language Technology Group in the Department of Computer Science.

Requirements for University of Hamburg

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field At least 60 ECTS in core computer science subjects
Application Checklist
  • Transcript of Records
  • Bachelor's degree certificate (or preliminary transcript)
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Letter of Motivation
  • Module descriptions/table of 60 ECTS in CS
Specialization Notes

Includes tracks like Intelligent Adaptive Systems (IAS).