Dr. Christopher Manning

Professor

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Biography

Christopher Manning is the Thomas M. Siebel Professor at Stanford University, where he serves in the Departments of Linguistics and Computer Science. He is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and the Director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL). Manning's research focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP), particularly using deep learning techniques for Natural Language Understanding and Inference. His contributions include the development of the GloVe model for word vectors, attention mechanisms, and advancements in sentiment analysis and neural machine translation. He has authored key textbooks in statistical NLP and has played a significant role in online NLP education through the widely-viewed CS224N course. Additionally, Manning is a founding member of the Stanford NLP group and has been instrumental in creating open-source NLP tools such as Stanford CoreNLP. He has received numerous accolades, including the IEEE John von Neumann Medal and multiple best paper awards from prominent conferences. With a PhD from Stanford University, he has previously held faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Sydney.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Inaugural Thomas M. Siebel Professor, Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Faculty

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University •

Held faculty position prior to Stanford.

Faculty

— Present

University of Sydney •

Held faculty position prior to Stanford.

Awards

#2024

IEEE John von Neumann Medal

2024-01-01
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Honorary Doctorate

2023-01-01

Courses

CS 499 CS 499P BMDS 295 CS 390A CS 390B CS 390C LINGUIST 397 BMDS 299 LINGUIST 398 LINGUIST 399 LINGUIST 198 CS 399 CS 399P LINGUIST 199 CS 199 CS 199P LINGUIST 390 SYMSYS 290 BMDS 370 CS 390D CS 192 LINGUIST 396 CS 191 CS 195 CS 191W

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.