Alex KAMENI

Alex KAMENI

Machine Learning Engineer | Data Scientist | AI Researcher

Fine-Tuning GLiNER for Location Mention Recognition (LMR)

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Named Entity Recognition (NER) is an essential task in natural language processing (NLP) for identifying key information within text, such as locations, organizations, and people. This project focuses on fine-tuning GLiNER, a pre-trained model specifically designed for NER, to enhance its performance in Location Mention Recognition (LMR).

Project Goals

The primary objective is to improve the detection and classification of location entities in user-generated content, such as social media posts. This capability is critical for tasks like disaster response and other location-based applications.

Key Features

  • Fine-Tuning GLiNER: Enhances the model’s ability to recognize and classify location mentions.
  • Focus on User-Generated Content: Optimized for noisy and informal text, such as social media posts.
  • Critical Applications: Supports disaster response and other location-based tasks by improving location entity recognition.

Skills and Technologies

  • Generative AI: Utilized for model fine-tuning and optimization.
  • Named Entity Recognition (NER): Core task for identifying location mentions.
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP): Powers the underlying text analysis.

This project demonstrates the potential of fine-tuning pre-trained models like GLiNER to address specific challenges in NER, particularly for location-based tasks in real-world scenarios.

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