LitLinker Members
Wanda Pratt - Founding Member
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Dr. Pratt is an Associate Professor
in both the Information School and the Division of
Biomedical & Health Informatics in the School of Medicine at
the University of Washington. In 1999, she received her
Ph.D. in Medical Informatics from Stanford University. She
received her M.S. in Computer Science from the University of
Texas, and her B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
from the University of Kansas. Her experience in
knowledge-based systems dates back to the late eighties when
she developed a medical expert system for NASA, and in the
early to mid nineties when she worked on CYC project to
represent all of common-sense knowledge. Her recent research
focuses on knowledge-based methods to retrieve, organize,
mine, and present textual medical information. She is also a
recent recipient of an NSF CAREER Award, which funds her
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Meliha Yetisgen-Yildiz - Active Member
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I am a Ph.D. student in the Information
School at the University of Washington. I received my B.S.
degree in Computer Engineering and Information Science from
Bilkent University and M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from
Middle East Technical University. My main research interest is
Text Mining in Medical Literature. Text mining is a way to
examine a collection of documents and discover information not
contained in any individual document in the collection. My focus
in this area is seeking relationships between the content of
multiple medical texts and linking this information together to
form a testable hypothesis about new information. My other
research interests include natural language processing and
machine learning, more specifically automatic classification of
medical documents. I am currently working as part of the
LitLinker project team. |
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Kiera Henning - Former Member
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Kiera is a graduate of UW with a BS
in Computer Science and Engineering. She is also has a BFA
in Painting. Her interests lie in Computer Graphics,
Computer Vision, and Computer Animation. More personally,
she is interested in design and effective communication
through a variety of media. Currently she is working on the
LitLinker front end. |
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Kolbe Kegel - Former Member
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Kolbe is a graduate of the University of
Washington with a BS in Informatics, and a BA in Spanish and
Linguistics. He is interested in databases, network security,
and the application of language in society, both in terms of
human computer and interpersonal interaction. Kolbe was
responsible for designing and implementing the MySQL
implementation of the MEDLINE database used by iMed. |
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Meredith Skeels - Former Member
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I am interested in looking at ways we can
use technology as a tool to help people get and use the
information they need. Within this broad goal I am interested in
studying human-computer interaction and information
visualization, with a focus on assessing and fulfilling
information needs. Currently, I am working on the interface of
LitLinker and am beginning to read Personal Information
Management (PIM) literature. My other interests include
horticulture, baking, and swimming. The best way to contact me
is by email. |
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Brian Stoll - Former Member
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Brian is a graduate of the Master of
Science in Information Management program. He enjoys the
combination of people and technology, specifically with regards
to the development and design of both software and data, project
management, and content management. He is currently the Teaching
Assistant and Lab Administrator for the Content Management
Systems Lab (http://cmslab.ischool.washington.edu). His personal
interests include playing basketball, fantasy basketball (which
he is much better at), laying on the couch, and playing scrabble
with his wife. |
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