Author Archives: Ben

About Ben

Ben Piché is a computational linguist. He lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

ADHD, Idoru, and Information Extraction

Posted on 11/25/2011 by Ben

It’s hard not to be a fan of Gibson, if you’re working among the technorati. Our “sociologist of the near future” has predicted and coined a number of cultural/technological phenomena, and in “Idoru”, it seems to be the rise of … Continue reading →

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New Southeast MA AMC Website

Posted on 11/05/2011 by Ben

My mom is a graphic artist and a webmaster. One of her most recent contracts was a redesign of the Southeast MA Appalachian Mountain Club chapter website. She and I have been members for a few years, and she’s been … Continue reading →

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Linguamatics Gets Healthcare Deal With Selventa

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Ben

Linguamatics is working with Selventa, bringing their impressive NLP text analysis technology to a system that could revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry by automatically identifying relationships between symptoms and proteins in large-scale experimental data. Continue reading →

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2011 IOL – Sunday

Posted on 08/01/2011 by Ben

Just returned from over a week in Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon. Sitting here, back in the comfort of my apartment, only one thing really stands out from that competition: Those kids were really talented. I’m inspired. I can’t tell you how … Continue reading →

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2011 IOL – Tuesday

Posted on 07/26/2011 by Ben

Exhausted after another day doing paperwork, social media, and photography for the IOL. It was the first official day of the event, and between registering new teams and setting up for the opening ceremonies, it’s nice to have some time … Continue reading →

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