Transformative Natural Language Processing

Dr. Akshi Kumar is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) and Director of Post-graduate Research in the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. With over a decade of experience in academia and research, her expertise spans Natural Language Processing (NLP), AI ethics, and explainable AI. Recognized among the Top 2% highly cited scientists globally by Stanford University for four consecutive years (2021–2024), Dr. Kumar has an impressive portfolio of over 110 journal publications and 70 conference papers. Her research focuses on using AI and NLP to address societal challenges, such as online harm detection, mental and physical health interventions, and public trust in generative AI models. Dr. Kumar is a member of Steering Committee for Online Safety under the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit. In this role, she contributes to policy-forming discussions and initiatives aimed at reducing online harm and ensuring safer digital environments. She has also contributed written evidence to UK Parliament inquiries on AI's impact on public trust and digital media. A prolific author, Dr. Kumar actively engages in collaborations with global institutions and is passionate about integrating AI technologies for social good while fostering diversity and ethical innovation in computing.Dr. Saurabh Raj Sangwan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at G L Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his doctorate from Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi in 2022. He did his bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from DCRUST, Murthal, Haryana, India, and obtained the M.Tech. degree in software engineering from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India, in 2018. Dr. Sangwan is also a recipient of the commendable research award from NSUT, Delhi. His works have been referred in various evidence published in the UK Parliament. His research interests include cyber informatics, online behavior, natural language processing and health informatics.

• Preface.- 1. Introduction to Natural Language Processing in High-Stakes Domains.- 2. NLP in Medicine: Enhancing Diagnostics and Patient Care.- 3. NLP in the Legal Domain: Ensuring Precision and Compliance.- 4. Introduction to NLP in Finance: Sentiment Analysis and Risk Management.- 5. Managing Uncertainty in NLP: Advanced Techniques and Approaches.- 6. NLP for Fraud Detection and Security in Financial Documents.- 7. Multilingual and Cross-Linguistic Challenges in NLP.- 8. NLP in Action: Case Studies from Healthcare, Finance, and Industry.- 9. Generative Large Language Models in Clinical, Legal and Financial Domains.- 10. Responsible and Ethical AI in Natural Language Processing.