Edward Stabler

Edward Stabler is a prominent figure in computational linguistics and natural language processing. He served as a Principal Scientist at PARC, a Xerox Company, from February 2020 to October 2022.1 His work there focused on natural language processing and deep learning, particularly the interaction of language models with external knowledge sources.1

Stabler's career spans academia and industry:

Academic Career

• Professor Emeritus at UCLA since January 20151
• Professor of Linguistics at UCLA from July 1989 to December 2014, specializing in computational linguistics and language learnability1
• Received his Ph.D. from MIT's Department of Linguistics and Philosophy in 19812

Industry Experience

• Senior Director, AI Research Scientist at Samsung Research America (February 2019 - February 2020)1
• Senior Principal Research Scientist at Nuance Communications (January 2015 - December 2018)1
• Consultant at Cognition (January 2013 - December 2013)1

Research Focus

Stabler's primary areas of research include:

1. Natural Language Processing (NLP)
2. Parsing and formal language theory
3. Philosophy of Logic and Language2

His work has been influential in the field, with over 5,900 citations on Google Scholar.3 Stabler has made significant contributions to minimalist syntax, computational models of language universals, and the development of software for minimalist grammars.2