Elizabeth Lee
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Contact/Personal
- Location: Waltham, MA
- Email: elgclee@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: elizabeth-g-lee
- Website: elizlee.github.io
Education
- University of Rochester - Rochester, NY (2017-2019)
MS in Computational Linguistics
Thesis: "Towards an Improved Lexicon of
Relational Nouns"
Coursework: Natural Language Processing,
Intro to Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning,
Data Science for Linguistics, Logical Foundations of AI,
Tools for Language Documentation, Intro to Semantic
Analysis, Formal Semantics
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL (2012-2016)
BA in Linguistics, Magna Cum Laude, May 2016
Thesis: "The Effects of Segmentation on the
Processing of Binomial Expressions"
Minor in East Asian Languages and Literatures:
Japanese
Relevant coursework: Applications of Discrete
Structures, Programming for CIS Majors 1, Programming
Fundamentals II, Second Language Acquisition,
Psycholinguistics
Interests
Natural language processing, software development,
artificial intelligence, UX design, semantics,
second-language acquisition
Work Experience
- Research Engineer I (2019-)
- USC Information Sciences Institute, Waltham, MA
Worked with a team to build a web application for
schema curation using the Angular framework
Built a demo application using the Dash framework to
display system output with interactive components
Collaborated on and using third-party tools to build
semantic extraction systems
Wrote scripts to convert system output data between
different formats (including XML, JSON, internal
formats from RDF)
Containerized software via Docker and assembled those
components into scientific workflows
Used Git for version control and CI
Developed web tools for annotation using Flask, Vue.js, and SQL
Wrote and edited scripts in Python, Kotlin, and Bash
to extract and process annotation data
Contributed to quarterly reports and project presentations
Trained and managed linguistic annotators after
interviewing and selecting them for employment
Linguistics Graduate Research Assistant (2018-2019)
Quantitative Semantics Lab, University of Rochester
Wrote and edited scripts primarily in Python
to process large amounts of corpus data
Collaborated with students in linguistics and
computer science
Used results of error analyses to find and fix
issues in code and increase accuracy of generated data
Implemented third-party code to add new features
to datasets
Documented code written by myself and former lab members
Computer Science Graduate Research Assistant (Spring 2019)
TRIPS Lab, University of Rochester
Assisted with NLP research by investigating experimental
designs and results of projects regarding automated question
generation
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2018)
Intro to Semantic Analysis, University of Rochester
Helped students better understand the course and the
material through electronic correspondence or one-on-one
meetings
Gave lectures when professor was away
Graded course assignments
Laboratory Assistant (Summer 2012, 2013)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
Prepared samples for microanalysis
(polishing, ion milling, other miscellaneous tasks)
Stitched together images taken via microscope
Created slideshow presentations to present
research findings
Computer Skills
- Programming/Coding
Coded several small projects for coursework or
personal use in C++, Java, Lisp,
and Python
Practiced Haskell, MATLAB, MIPS, R,
Ruby, and SQL through coursework or self-study
Created this website from scratch with HTML,
CSS, and JavaScript
Made simple apps with Android Studio
Software/Misc.
Annotated and documented natural language data (Praat,
ELAN, FLEx)
Used game engines to create simple games (RPG Maker,
RenPy)
Created and edited videos (WMM, YouTube, Instagram)
Edited audio files (Audacity, Melodyne)
Modeled virtual 3D objects (AutoCAD, SolidWorks,
SketchUp)
Edited images and created digital art (Adobe
Photoshop, PhotoScape, Krita, Paint.NET)
Involvement
- Undergraduate Research Assistant (2015—2016)
- Brain and Language Lab, University of Florida
Researched and gathered materials for linguistics
experiments
Edited scripts in Python and R
Ran a psycholinguistics experiment
- Gathered materials through COCA (Corpus of
Contemporary American English)
- Scheduled appointments with participants
- Recorded and analyzed data using Microsoft
Office, E-Prime, and R Studio
UF Computational Linguistics Club (2015—2016)
Learned how to use Python’s Natural Language Toolkit
(NLTK)
Japanese Club at UF (2012—2016)
Treasurer (2015—2016)
- Kept track of club’s budget and efficiently
used funds
- Organized the Spring Festival Fashion
Show
Creative Director (2014—2015)
- Taught students how to make Japanese-themed
crafts
- Obtained and created decorations for club
events
Co-Dance Team Coordinator (2013—2014)
- Choreographed and taught Japanese dances for
performances
Kakehashi Project (promoted by Japan’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs; December 2015)
Selected to participate in a youth exchange
program from a pool of applicants
Visited several locations in Japan, interacted
with Japanese university students, and participated
in homestay
Prepared slideshows for our school’s
presentations
Projects
- "Positive anymore" project for Data Science for
Linguistics (Spring 2018)
Worked with a team of three on a project regarding
the use of positive anymore across geographic regions
Extracted instances of positive anymore by web scraping
form geographically associated subreddits
"A Study of Modern Spoken Tamil" for Tools for
Language Documentation (Fall 2017)
Teamed up with two classmates and a native speaker
of Tamil on a semester-long language documentation project
Transcribed and annotated language data using Praat,
ELAN, and FLEx
"Class Escape" for Programming Fundamentals II
(Fall 2014)
Collaborated with a team of five to create simple
video game in C++
Compromised on development plans through the
course of several in-person and Skype meetings
Introduced the team to SFML and ultimately used it
in the game's development
Publications
Kametani, F., Lee, E. G., Shen, T., Lee, P. J.,
Jiang, J., Hellstrom, E. E., and Larbalestier, D. C.
"An Explanation of How Split Melt Processing Can Enhance
the Critical Current Density of Bi2212 Round Wires Based on
Examination of Bubble Size and Density Formed in the Melt"
Superconductor Science and Technology 27, no. 5 (2014):
055004.
Foreign Languages
- Japanese
Studied Japanese for six semesters
Member of the Japanese National Honor Society -
College Chapter (2016)
Elementary proficiency
Mandarin Chinese
Studied Chinese for two semesters
Elementary proficiency
Last updated: 3/5/2023
