Dr. Lucy Wang

Assistant Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Lucy Wang. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Lucy Lu Wang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Information School. Her research focuses on building AI Natural Language Processing (NLP) systems for extracting understanding from scientific texts. A significant part of her work aims to create systems that leverage up-to-date literature to enable data-driven healthcare decisions. She has also designed document understanding models that improve the readability of scientific texts for people who are blind or have low vision. Her contributions to the field include studies on gender trends in academic publishing, interaction detection, and the analysis of COVID-19 datasets. Lucy's research has been featured in prominent media outlets such as GeekWire, Axios, and VentureBeat. Prior to her current position, she was a Young Investigator at the Allen Institute for AI and completed her PhD in Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at the University of Washington in 2019. Lucy's educational background also includes a Master’s degree in Applied Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research Interests

Awards

#1

Institute Medical Data Science Pilot Award

2023-01-01

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • English proficiency scores (for international students)
Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.