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+---
+layout: course
+
+title: Symbolic NLP Project
+instructors:
+    - mkohlhase
+    - jfschaefer
+semesters:
+    - WS24/25 
+---
+
+##### Symbolic NLP Project
+
+This 5 ECTS project is a companion to the [LBS course](https://kwarc.info/courses/lbs/)
+which introduces logical models for natural language semantics and inferential processes
+for natural language understading. 
+
+The project will be to implement these in state of the art
+meta-linguistic/logical/computational frameworks developed at the [KWARG
+group]{https://kwarc.info). 
+
+
+**Requirements:** There are no formal requirements, but we strongly recommend
+that you either have taken the LBS course or will take it in parallel. Furthermore, we
+assume that you have a high tolerance for logic and declarative programming.  
+
+##### What happens in the project?
+We will start with an individual warm-up problem, in which you will implement some of the
+components of the NLU waterfall in Prolog as a baseline. 
+
+All students have to "pass" the
+warm-up problem to alone, so that you can judge whether the project works for you.  
+The
+remaining problems are intended to be solved in teams of size 2.  
+
+Furthermore, you will
+have to write a report on one of the problems and have a small presentation (or rather, a
+section of a presentation together with other people).  The details will be discussed in
+the admin meeting.
+
+##### Sign-up
+You can sign up for the AI systems project via
+[StudOn](https://www.studon.fau.de/crs5912728.html).
+
+If you miss some of the early deadlines, we assume that you are not interested in the
+project and will remove you to give other students a chance.**
+
+**Important:**
+You will have to take initiative to finish the project.
+That means actively following the announcements (e.g. about new problems or available presentation slots), making sure that you sign up for problems and reach out if you need anything.
+Simply joining the StudOn course is not enough.
+**As the number of spaces in the project is limited, we will remove students from the project who do not finish the on-boarding procedure in time or who do not submit a preliminary solution to the warm-up problem on time.**
+If you have been removed, you can join the waiting list again.
+
+##### Communication
+We will use  [our public AISysProj matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#SymNLproj:fau.de) for
+most of the data-to-day communication.
+Matrix is a communications platform that is supported by FAU. 
+You can find instructions for joining Matrix at FAU [here](https://www.anleitungen.rrze.fau.de/serverdienste/matrix-an-der-fau/erste-schritte/) (only in German, unfortunately).
+