Dr. Chris Biemann

Professor

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Biography

Chris Biemann is a Professor at the University of Hamburg, where he leads the Language Technology Group within the Department of Informatics. His research specializes in unsupervised, knowledge-free methods for natural language processing (NLP), focusing on structure discovery and statistical semantics. He has a deep expertise in semantic modeling of natural language text and hands-on experience with NLP technologies. Biemann advocates for publicly funded research to be accessible to everyone, making his publications and software available under open access and open source licenses. He holds a Doctorate in natural sciences from the University of Leipzig and has previously worked at the Internet startup Powerset in San Francisco, which was acquired by Microsoft. Prior to his position at the University of Hamburg, he was the head of the Language Technology group at the TU Darmstadt. His personal interests include traveling, cooking, and various artistic projects.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2016-10-01 — Present

University of Hamburg • Hamburg

Head of AG Language Technology, specializing in natural language processing and statistical semantics.

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).