Abigail Petulante
Postdoctoral Fellow, Data Science Institute
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Large language models, AI-Based web applications, Advanced deep learning techniques
Abbie Petulante is an Applied Deep Learning Postdoc at Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute. She’s worked on generative-AI based projects across all modalities (text, image, and audio), leveraging cutting-edge AI models and tools, and often building AI-based applications as a product of those projects. Abbie got her Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Vanderbilt in 2022, where her machine learning-focused dissertation first taught her about the interdisciplinary use cases of AI and its ability to transform and streamline how we do research. Now, she’s interested in making AI usable and accessible to all disciplines, and enjoys working on AI-based research projects across Vanderbilt. Abbie is also passionate about extending the reach of AI beyond academia, exploring real-life applications that can benefit society, industry, and every-day life.