January 4, 2026

Problem Statement

Typing text repeatedly can be slow and inefficient.

Predicting the next word helps: - Speed up typing - Improve user experience - Enable smart text systems

This project builds a next-word prediction app using Natural Language Processing.

Data & Algorithm

  • Text data sourced from:
    • Twitter
    • News articles
    • Blogs
  • Used N-gram language models
    • Unigram
    • Bigram
    • Trigram
  • Prediction strategy:
    • Match last words of input
    • Choose most frequent next word

Application Overview

  • Built using R Shiny
  • User enters a phrase
  • Clicks Predict
  • App returns one predicted word

Features: - Simple UI - Fast response - Deployed online

How the App Works

Conclusion

  • Successfully built a predictive text system
  • Demonstrates NLP + Shiny deployment
  • Can be extended with:
    • Larger datasets
    • Better smoothing
    • Mobile integration

Thank you!