Research

The overarching goal of my research is developing methods for automatic semantic analysis of texts. My work spans such areas of computer science as natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and data mining. Most recently, my research has focused on semantic analysis of clinical texts. I work both on method development and applications.

Prior to to joining Loyola, I was a researcher at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. I received my PhD in computer science from the University of Colorado Boulder, my MS in computer science from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and my BS in computer science from Loyola University Chicago.

I am involved in many active collaborations with major research centers across the US including University of Wisconsin, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, University of Chicago, University of Arizona, Rush University, University of Colorado, and others.

My research is currently funded by the following NIH awards: