Scholar
Kun Lu
Google Scholar ID: hCBWfYYAAAAJ
University of Alabama
Citations & Impact
Citations
757
H-index
12
i10-index
17
Publications
20
Co-authors
4
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- Current research interests: Applied Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, Text Mining; Courses taught: Metadata Fundamentals, Information Retrieval & Text Mining, Database Design, Research Methods and Design in Information Studies, Dynamic Web Development, Information Studies Capstone, Essentials of IT & Informatics, Fundamentals of IT, Information Technology Management, etc.
Background
- Currently the Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs and an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies of the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. Specializing in natural language processing, text mining, and information retrieval. Experienced in various text analytics methods and familiar with their latest development, including rule-based, dictionary-based, machine-learning-based (including deep-learning-based), and the recent development in large language models. Collaborating with domain specialists to apply natural language processing and large language models to a variety of domains, including materials science, health, education, and humanities, etc., in order to help with their information problems and assist scientific discoveries.
