The DERI Unit for Natural Language Processing (UNLP) has a focus on applied research in ontology-based information extraction, semantic-level text mining and the use of linguistic and semantic methods in information retrieval. In our research projects we develop methods for the efficient application of NLP tools in combination with domain semantics as specified in ontologies, thesauri and other knowledge organisation systems for relevant use cases in:

• eScience and eTechnology for expert community analysis and technology structure analysis from scientific literature
• eBusiness for semantic-level fact extraction from financial and business reporting

Research is carried out in the context of projects within the NLP unit as well as in close cooperation with the DERI Unit for Information Mining and Retrieval (UIMR) in the context of the DERI Semantic Information Mining stream.