The company's leading scholars will contribute both
academic and industry perspectives to the annual
gathering
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Arria
NLG today announced its gold-level sponsorship of this
year's International Conference on Natural Language Generation
(INLG). Arria Chief Scientists Ehud
Reiter and Yaji Sripada are
serving as program co-chairs. Arria's Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Ross Turner will also participate in
discussions regarding productization of NLG.
This is a preeminent research event to discuss and disseminate
advancements in the field of natural language generation (NLG). The
conference will be hosted in Aberdeen,
Scotland from 20 to 24 September. Participants will
present their research in virtual meetings.
In addition to world-class research presentations, this year's
conference will include workshops, tutorials, talks by invited
experts, and a discussion panel: What users want from real-world
NLG. The panel discussion will be led by academics currently
working in industry on machine learning, NLG, and cognitive AI
assistants.
While natural language generation has been established for more
than 30 years, the adoption curve for NLG has accelerated. It is
now seen as a foundational technology for business by analyst firms
such as Gartner, who have recently recognized NLG as a core
capability.
The INLG conference, which got its start in the late 1980s, has
grown from being a niche academic group to a much grander scope
academically and commercially.
Arria CEO Sharon Daniels said,
"At Arria, we're fortunate to have our chief scientists who keep us
connected regularly to the global NLG community and its work. But
this annual conference allows us to engage directly with academics
on the forefront of exciting research, exploration, and innovation.
We wouldn't miss the chance to take part in INLG 2021."
Arria and its people have enjoyed being involved in INLG since
the beginning. The company has sponsored the conference numerous
times in the past decade, while Arria's founders have been regular
attendees for much longer.
Arria CPO Ross Turner said: "It's exciting to see the
cutting-edge research at an event such as this, and both an honour
and a privilege to be able to participate. As a company building
NLG products, it's essential to keep in close contact with the
wider research community. There is tremendous insight to be gained
from these gatherings. It's important for us as a company to stay
in touch and keep up with what everyone is working on in order to
help move the field of natural language generation forward."
For the Generation Challenges part of the conference, in
which participants conduct research to answer predetermined
questions regarding evaluation of NLG systems, Professor Reiter
will present a paper he wrote with Craig
Thomson titled Generation Challenges: Results of the
Accuracy Evaluation of Shared Tasks. Reiter and Thomson will
announce the results of their shared task, which took place between
April and July.
You can register for the conference on the conference
website.
About Arria NLG
Arria brings language to data
analytics, helping to improve understanding and accelerate the
ability to action key data insights, in real-time, at scale –
humanizing the way in which we interact with data.
The Arria NLG platform provides the ability to take advantage of
a suite of natural language technology products. The platform
includes no-code NLG Apps, NLG Studio for authoring and publishing
custom NLG projects, out-of-the-box integrations for the top five
business intelligence platforms, as well as natural language query
capabilities and a developer SDK.
Arria has been named as a sample vendor in both Gartner's
2021 Hype Cycle for Analytics & BI and 2021 Hype
Cycle for Natural Language Technologies. As the market adoption
of NLG has been become a critical capability in business
intelligence, clients from industries including banking, financial
services, insurance, pharmaceutical, consumer product goods, news,
and media have been coming to Arria for solutions.
Media Contact: Ross Turner
ross.turner@arria.com
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