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John Blackmore is a part-time lecturer and PhD candidate in Computer Science with a concentration in Natural Language Processing (NLP). His research focuses on disambiguation of grounded language, with a critical focus on large language models (LLMs). Before devoting himself to his academic interests, John worked as a software engineer and IT architect at Educational Testing Service for 18 years, specializing in NLP Application Development. While at ETS, John contributed to several NLP research publications. He helped pioneer the use of automated scoring to grade student writing, including short answer questions, essays, and mathematical responses, as well as spontaneous speech.