我院邀请胡祥恩教授为学校教师作首期Seminar

2018年12月27日下午，我院邀请到美国孟菲斯大学终身教授胡祥恩为学校研究大数据方向的师生带来《语义表示与分析》的学术讲座。胡教授从一个教学的案例分析开始，系统的介绍了语义空间的概念和创建方法。特别提到一个好的语义空间需要有正确的语料库、正确的编码方法和正确的应用构成。并依次展开介绍了各个环节的关键问题。报告中，学校师生与胡教授积极探讨相关学术研究细节，现场气氛热烈。

胡祥恩简介：Dr. Xiangen Hu is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Memphis (UofM) and senior researcher at the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) at the UofM and visiting professor at Central China Normal University (CCNU). Dr. Hu received his MS in applied mathematics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, MA in social sciences and Ph.D. in Cognitive Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Hu is the Director of Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) center for Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) Research & Development, and senior researcher in the Chinese Ministry of Education’s Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior.

Dr. Hu’s primary research areas include Mathematical Psychology, Research Design and Statistics, and Cognitive Psychology. More specific research interests include General Processing Tree (GPT) models, categorical data analysis, knowledge representation, computerized tutoring, and advanced distributed learning. Dr. Hu receives funding for the above research from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), US Institute for Education Sciences (IES), ADL of the US Department of Defense (DoD), US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), US Army Research Laboratories (ARL), US Office of Naval Research (ONR), UofM, and CCNU.