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Who am I?

My name is Mike Thelen, and I'm a graduate student in the M.S. program of the computer science department at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. That's me on the right.

My Research

I do research in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) group at the U. My latest project is in the area of reading comprehension. Basically, I'm trying to get a computer to read 2nd grade texts and answer questions about them. But the computer is being a little obstinate.

My Outlook on Life

I am sure I haven't studied enough philosophy to be able to describe my philosophical tendencies concisely or even accurately. I'll just tell you I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and point you to my Personal Page in case I ever find time to write more about my personal journey through life.

Chess

I learned to play chess when I was very little, but only started playing seriously about a year ago. I play whenever I can, which is, unfortunately, not nearly as often as I would like. Check out my Chess Page.

Poetry

I don't remember when I started writing poetry, but I do remember that I've always loved words and finding different ways to use them. I haven't written as much poetry lately as I'd like (grad school and all, you know), but most of what I have written can be seen on my Poetry Page.