Elisa Ferracane, PhD
About Elisa Ferracane, PhD
Elisa Ferracane, PhD, is an NLP Research Scientist with a background in Computer Engineering and Computational Linguistics. She has held positions at IBM, The University of Texas at Austin, and Salesforce, and has been with Abridge since 2020.
Work at Abridge
Elisa Ferracane serves as an NLP Research Scientist at Abridge, a role she has held since 2020. In this position, she focuses on advancing natural language processing technologies to improve healthcare communication. Her expertise contributes to the development of tools that enhance patient-provider interactions and streamline medical documentation.
Education and Expertise
Elisa Ferracane earned her Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Universidad de Puerto Rico, completing her studies from 1997 to 2001. She later pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computational Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin, where she studied from 2015 to 2020. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her work in natural language processing.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Abridge, Elisa Ferracane worked at IBM as a Software Engineer for 13 years, from 2002 to 2015. She also held the position of Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin from 2013 to 2020, where she contributed to various research projects. Additionally, she completed a Deep Learning Research Internship at Salesforce in 2018, further expanding her experience in the field.
Research Contributions
During her academic and professional career, Elisa Ferracane has engaged in significant research activities, particularly in the area of natural language processing. Her work as a Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin involved various projects that enhanced her expertise in computational linguistics, which she applies in her current role at Abridge.