Dan Jurafsky
Dan Jurafsky’s work connects natural language processing with the study of people and society. His work includes language-model research and teaching through an online textbook. Jurafsky earned his computer science doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1992. His research and teaching address language models and other NLP tools, including their uses in cognitive and social sciences.
- Now at
- Stanford University
- Works
- 576
- Citations
- 50,935
- h-index
- 85
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1992
Doctoral training
Jurafsky earned his computer science doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1992.
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2015
Language beyond computing
Jurafsky published The Language of Food in 2015. It extends his account of language research to food and culture.
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2020
Research recognition
ACL elected Dan Jurafsky as a Fellow in 2020.
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As of October 2026
Language models and society
His research and teaching address language models and other NLP tools, including their uses in cognitive and social sciences.
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As of October 2026
Teaching language technology
His books include the online textbook Speech and Language Processing.
Sources and credits
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