Elisa Ferracane, PhD
About Elisa Ferracane, PhD
Elisa Ferracane, PhD, is a NLP Research Scientist at Abridge, where she has worked since 2020. She has a background in software engineering and computational linguistics, with previous roles at IBM, Salesforce, and The University of Texas at Austin.
Work at Abridge
Elisa Ferracane has been employed at Abridge as an NLP Research Scientist since 2020. In this role, she focuses on developing natural language processing technologies aimed at improving healthcare communication. Her work contributes to the company's mission of enhancing patient-provider interactions through advanced AI solutions.
Education and Expertise
Elisa Ferracane holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computational Linguistics from The University of Texas at Austin, where she studied from 2015 to 2020. Prior to her doctoral studies, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Universidad de Puerto Rico, completing her studies from 1997 to 2001. Her educational background provides a strong foundation in both engineering and linguistic principles.
Background
Before joining Abridge, Elisa Ferracane accumulated extensive experience in the tech industry. She worked at IBM as a Software Engineer for 13 years, from 2002 to 2015. Additionally, she served as a Deep Learning Research Intern at Salesforce for three months in 2018. Her academic career includes a position as a Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin from 2013 to 2020.
Research Contributions
Elisa Ferracane has contributed to significant research in the field of natural language processing and healthcare. She participated in the Trustworthy AI for Healthcare Workshop at the 2021 AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Her research includes contributions to papers such as 'Towards Fairness in Classifying Medical Conversations into SOAP Sections' and 'Generating More Faithful and Consistent SOAP Notes Using Attribute-Specific Parameters.'