Liz Liddy | |
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Alma mater |
Syracuse University (PhD) Daemen College (BS) |
Known for | Natural language processing |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | SU School of Information Studies |
Thesis | The discourse-level structure of natural texts : an exploratory study of empirical abstracts (1988) |
Website |
ischool |
Elizabeth DuRoss Liddy is an Emeritus Professor of Information Science and former Dean of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. She is a pioneer in the field of natural language processing.
Liddy grew up in Utica, New York. [1] She was one of five children, all of whom worked in her father's family business. [1] Liddy attended St. Francis DeSalle High School, where she was awarded a Regent's Scholarship, and eventually attended Daemen College. [1] She was literary editor of her high school year book and edited a literary magazine during her time at college. [2] At Daemen College Liddy studied English language and literature. [1] After graduating Liddy remained in New York, where she volunteered in an elementary school library. [1] [2] She joined the Syracuse University School of Information Studies in 1983, where she started a graduate program in library science. [1] She worked as a faculty librarian at Onondaga Community College whilst earning her degree. [2] Here Liddy worked as a Visiting assistant professor, whilst completing her doctorate part-time in information transfer. [3] Her dissertation research involved natural language processing, a computerized approach to analyzing text. [4] [5] She was hired to the faculty at Syracuse University whilst completing her PhD. [1] [6]
In 1994 Liddy was the founding President of TextWise, a semantics-based search engine. [1] [2] [7] The first product she developed was called Document Retrieval Using Linguistic Knowledge (DR-LINK). [2] She left TextWise in 1999, after growing the number of employees to over 50. [8] She started the Syracuse University Center for Natural Language Processing in 1999, [2] and was honored with the university's Outstanding Alumni Award the following year. [9]
Liddy was appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) in 2008, and held the position for over ten years. She temporarily left the role in 2015. [3] The school was transformed under her leadership, increasing the enrollment of students by over 70% and launching a graduate certificate in data science. [3] She raised over $20 million to support research and development at Syracuse University. [3]
She chaired the iSchool Organization, which connects information science schools all over the world, from 2012 to 2014. [3] Liddy worked to increase the representation of women at the iSchool, through initiatives such as the IT Girls Overnight Retreat – an annual weekend to introduce high school girls to Information Technology. [3] She improved the career development programs of students at Syracuse University, increasing student employment to almost 100% post graduation. [3] Liddy retired as Dean of the iSchool in 2019. [3]
Liddy was married shortly after graduating Daemen College in 1966. [1] She has three children. [1]
Liz Liddy | |
---|---|
Alma mater |
Syracuse University (PhD) Daemen College (BS) |
Known for | Natural language processing |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | SU School of Information Studies |
Thesis | The discourse-level structure of natural texts : an exploratory study of empirical abstracts (1988) |
Website |
ischool |
Elizabeth DuRoss Liddy is an Emeritus Professor of Information Science and former Dean of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. She is a pioneer in the field of natural language processing.
Liddy grew up in Utica, New York. [1] She was one of five children, all of whom worked in her father's family business. [1] Liddy attended St. Francis DeSalle High School, where she was awarded a Regent's Scholarship, and eventually attended Daemen College. [1] She was literary editor of her high school year book and edited a literary magazine during her time at college. [2] At Daemen College Liddy studied English language and literature. [1] After graduating Liddy remained in New York, where she volunteered in an elementary school library. [1] [2] She joined the Syracuse University School of Information Studies in 1983, where she started a graduate program in library science. [1] She worked as a faculty librarian at Onondaga Community College whilst earning her degree. [2] Here Liddy worked as a Visiting assistant professor, whilst completing her doctorate part-time in information transfer. [3] Her dissertation research involved natural language processing, a computerized approach to analyzing text. [4] [5] She was hired to the faculty at Syracuse University whilst completing her PhD. [1] [6]
In 1994 Liddy was the founding President of TextWise, a semantics-based search engine. [1] [2] [7] The first product she developed was called Document Retrieval Using Linguistic Knowledge (DR-LINK). [2] She left TextWise in 1999, after growing the number of employees to over 50. [8] She started the Syracuse University Center for Natural Language Processing in 1999, [2] and was honored with the university's Outstanding Alumni Award the following year. [9]
Liddy was appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) in 2008, and held the position for over ten years. She temporarily left the role in 2015. [3] The school was transformed under her leadership, increasing the enrollment of students by over 70% and launching a graduate certificate in data science. [3] She raised over $20 million to support research and development at Syracuse University. [3]
She chaired the iSchool Organization, which connects information science schools all over the world, from 2012 to 2014. [3] Liddy worked to increase the representation of women at the iSchool, through initiatives such as the IT Girls Overnight Retreat – an annual weekend to introduce high school girls to Information Technology. [3] She improved the career development programs of students at Syracuse University, increasing student employment to almost 100% post graduation. [3] Liddy retired as Dean of the iSchool in 2019. [3]
Liddy was married shortly after graduating Daemen College in 1966. [1] She has three children. [1]