Jackie Chi Kit Cheung
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Jackie Chi Kit Cheung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at McGill University. Her research focuses on Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing, with an emphasis on natural language generation, automatic summarization, and evaluation of NLP systems. She is affiliated with Mila - Quebec AI Institute and the Reasoning and Learning Lab. Her work explores machine learning techniques for language prediction and the development of state-of-the-art NLP systems. She also investigates the broader applications of NLP in education, health, and language revitalization. Cheung's research integrates insights from linguistics and psychology to analyze NLP systems, datasets, and tasks.
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Jackie Chi Kit Cheung is a researcher at McGill University specializing in Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. Her work focuses on advancing natural language processing through innovative methods in summarization, factuality, and coherence modeling. She explores extractive and abstractive summarization techniques, particularly in the context of evaluative and controversial texts. Her research also addresses challenges in coreference resolution, discourse-aware summarization, and the evaluation of large language models. Cheung's contributions include developing models for factual error correction, neural program interpretation, and unsupervised intent discovery. Her work emphasizes the importance of context, controllability, and reproducibility in NLP tasks.