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Natural Language Processing (NLP) Aspects of Machine Learning

Posted on 01/02/2019 by pip

This is part three of an eight part brain-dump of things I learned developing the initial version of the Machine Learning (ML) aspect of SYRAS the Systematic Review Assistant. One of the things which seems obvious in retrospect, but hampered … Continue reading →

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Machine Learning tips I learned making SYRAS Systematic Review Assistant

Posted on 30/01/2019 by pip

This is part two of an eight part brain-dump of things I learned developing the initial version of the Machine Learning (ML) aspect of SYRAS the Systematic Review Assistant. A collection of Machine Learning (ML) tips, gotchas and reminders to … Continue reading →

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Machine Learning evaluation study for SYRAS (Systematic Review Assistant)

Posted on 27/01/2019 by pip

My original goal for SYRAS, the Systematic Review Assistant, was to try to automate the laborious process of reviewing thousands of scientific article references while selecting their relevance to a particular topic of study. During the initial development of the software, once … Continue reading →

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The Toast Test

Posted on 25/05/2018 by pip

A long time ago my friend’s mum’s toaster broke, so she sent it back to the manufacturer. They serviced it and returned it back to her with a note saying it was all working, have a great day! She plugged … Continue reading →

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The UI is the system – most people think

Posted on 13/02/2015 by pip

A common developer mistake is to assume clients, stakeholders, mums actually understand the multi-layered, n-tier, decomposed modular architectures they build. I read a piece of wisdom once that has just resonated with me as I came to present a demo … Continue reading →

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Re-learning unit testing with Selenium 2 and phpunit-selenium

Posted on 30/06/2013 by pip

Now that I’ve finished re-building my house (almost) I’ve got two or three years of programming projects to catch up on. One of the most pressing is updating the Motif.org.au site with the new reading tests that have been developed … Continue reading →

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MOTIf – online tests for language impairment

Posted on 27/09/2009 by pip

The first spin off from the SciPilot launch pad was Motif – an online test interface for language impairment studies. This was the brainchild of Dr. Genevieve McArthur and Prof. Anne Castles from the school of MACCS at the Macquarie … Continue reading →

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