Token Classification
Transformers
Safetensors
PyTorch
Italian
longformer
ner
pii
pii-detection
de-identification
privacy
healthcare
medical
clinical
phi
italian
openmed
Eval Results (legacy)
Instructions to use OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-Base-149M-v1 with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-Base-149M-v1 with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("token-classification", model="OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-Base-149M-v1")# Load model directly from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForTokenClassification tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-Base-149M-v1") model = AutoModelForTokenClassification.from_pretrained("OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-Base-149M-v1") - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
Upload Italian PII detection model OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-Base-149M-v1
2c664f6 verified metadata
language:
- it
license: apache-2.0
base_model: yikuan8/Clinical-Longformer
tags:
- token-classification
- ner
- pii
- pii-detection
- de-identification
- privacy
- healthcare
- medical
- clinical
- phi
- italian
- pytorch
- transformers
- openmed
pipeline_tag: token-classification
library_name: transformers
metrics:
- f1
- precision
- recall
model-index:
- name: OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1
results:
- task:
type: token-classification
name: Named Entity Recognition
dataset:
name: AI4Privacy (Italian subset)
type: ai4privacy/pii-masking-400k
split: test
metrics:
- type: f1
value: 0.9514
name: F1 (micro)
- type: precision
value: 0.9489
name: Precision
- type: recall
value: 0.954
name: Recall
widget:
- text: >-
Dr. Marco Rossi (Codice Fiscale: RSSMRC85C15H501Z) può essere contattato a
marco.rossi@ospedale.it o al +39 333 123 4567. Abita in Via Roma 25, 00184
Roma.
example_title: Clinical Note with PII (Italian)
OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1
Italian PII Detection Model | 149M Parameters | Open Source
Model Description
OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1 is a transformer-based token classification model fine-tuned for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) detection in Italian text. This model identifies and classifies 54 types of sensitive information including names, addresses, social security numbers, medical record numbers, and more.
Key Features
- Italian-Optimized: Specifically trained on Italian text for optimal performance
- High Accuracy: Achieves strong F1 scores across diverse PII categories
- Comprehensive Coverage: Detects 55+ entity types spanning personal, financial, medical, and contact information
- Privacy-Focused: Designed for de-identification and compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations
- Production-Ready: Optimized for real-world text processing pipelines
Performance
Evaluated on the Italian subset of AI4Privacy dataset:
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Micro F1 | 0.9514 |
| Precision | 0.9489 |
| Recall | 0.9540 |
| Macro F1 | 0.9344 |
| Weighted F1 | 0.9478 |
| Accuracy | 0.9926 |
Top 10 Italian PII Models
| Rank | Model | F1 | Precision | Recall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-SuperClinical-Large-434M-v1 | 0.9728 | 0.9707 | 0.9750 |
| 2 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-EuroMed-210M-v1 | 0.9685 | 0.9663 | 0.9707 |
| 3 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalBGE-568M-v1 | 0.9678 | 0.9653 | 0.9703 |
| 4 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-SnowflakeMed-Large-568M-v1 | 0.9678 | 0.9653 | 0.9702 |
| 5 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-BigMed-Large-560M-v1 | 0.9671 | 0.9645 | 0.9697 |
| 6 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-SuperMedical-Large-355M-v1 | 0.9663 | 0.9640 | 0.9686 |
| 7 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-mClinicalE5-Large-560M-v1 | 0.9659 | 0.9633 | 0.9684 |
| 8 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-NomicMed-Large-395M-v1 | 0.9656 | 0.9631 | 0.9682 |
| 9 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalBGE-Large-335M-v1 | 0.9605 | 0.9575 | 0.9635 |
| 10 | OpenMed-PII-Italian-SuperClinical-Base-184M-v1 | 0.9596 | 0.9573 | 0.9620 |
Supported Entity Types
This model detects 54 PII entity types organized into categories:
Identifiers (22 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
ACCOUNTNAME |
Accountname |
BANKACCOUNT |
Bankaccount |
BIC |
Bic |
BITCOINADDRESS |
Bitcoinaddress |
CREDITCARD |
Creditcard |
CREDITCARDISSUER |
Creditcardissuer |
CVV |
Cvv |
ETHEREUMADDRESS |
Ethereumaddress |
IBAN |
Iban |
IMEI |
Imei |
| ... | and 12 more |
Personal Info (11 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
AGE |
Age |
DATEOFBIRTH |
Dateofbirth |
EYECOLOR |
Eyecolor |
FIRSTNAME |
Firstname |
GENDER |
Gender |
HEIGHT |
Height |
LASTNAME |
Lastname |
MIDDLENAME |
Middlename |
OCCUPATION |
Occupation |
PREFIX |
Prefix |
| ... | and 1 more |
Contact Info (2 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
EMAIL |
|
PHONE |
Phone |
Location (9 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
BUILDINGNUMBER |
Buildingnumber |
CITY |
City |
COUNTY |
County |
GPSCOORDINATES |
Gpscoordinates |
ORDINALDIRECTION |
Ordinaldirection |
SECONDARYADDRESS |
Secondaryaddress |
STATE |
State |
STREET |
Street |
ZIPCODE |
Zipcode |
Organization (3 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
JOBDEPARTMENT |
Jobdepartment |
JOBTITLE |
Jobtitle |
ORGANIZATION |
Organization |
Financial (5 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
AMOUNT |
Amount |
CURRENCY |
Currency |
CURRENCYCODE |
Currencycode |
CURRENCYNAME |
Currencyname |
CURRENCYSYMBOL |
Currencysymbol |
Temporal (2 types)
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
DATE |
Date |
TIME |
Time |
Usage
Quick Start
from transformers import pipeline
# Load the PII detection pipeline
ner = pipeline("ner", model="OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1", aggregation_strategy="simple")
text = """
Paziente Marco Bianchi (nato il 15/03/1985, CF: BNCMRC85C15H501Z) è stato visitato oggi.
Contatto: marco.bianchi@email.it, Telefono: +39 333 123 4567.
Indirizzo: Via Garibaldi 42, 20121 Milano.
"""
entities = ner(text)
for entity in entities:
print(f"{entity['entity_group']}: {entity['word']} (score: {entity['score']:.3f})")
De-identification Example
def redact_pii(text, entities, placeholder='[REDACTED]'):
"""Replace detected PII with placeholders."""
# Sort entities by start position (descending) to preserve offsets
sorted_entities = sorted(entities, key=lambda x: x['start'], reverse=True)
redacted = text
for ent in sorted_entities:
redacted = redacted[:ent['start']] + f"[{ent['entity_group']}]" + redacted[ent['end']:]
return redacted
# Apply de-identification
redacted_text = redact_pii(text, entities)
print(redacted_text)
Batch Processing
from transformers import AutoModelForTokenClassification, AutoTokenizer
import torch
model_name = "OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1"
model = AutoModelForTokenClassification.from_pretrained(model_name)
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name)
texts = [
"Paziente Marco Bianchi (nato il 15/03/1985, CF: BNCMRC85C15H501Z) è stato visitato oggi.",
"Contatto: marco.bianchi@email.it, Telefono: +39 333 123 4567.",
]
inputs = tokenizer(texts, return_tensors='pt', padding=True, truncation=True)
with torch.no_grad():
outputs = model(**inputs)
predictions = torch.argmax(outputs.logits, dim=-1)
Training Details
Dataset
- Source: AI4Privacy PII Masking 400k (Italian subset)
- Format: BIO-tagged token classification
- Labels: 109 total (54 entity types × 2 BIO tags + O)
Training Configuration
- Max Sequence Length: 512 tokens
- Epochs: 3
- Framework: Hugging Face Transformers + Trainer API
Intended Use & Limitations
Intended Use
- De-identification: Automated redaction of PII in Italian clinical notes, medical records, and documents
- Compliance: Supporting GDPR, and other privacy regulation compliance
- Data Preprocessing: Preparing datasets for research by removing sensitive information
- Audit Support: Identifying PII in document collections
Limitations
Important: This model is intended as an assistive tool, not a replacement for human review.
- False Negatives: Some PII may not be detected; always verify critical applications
- Context Sensitivity: Performance may vary with domain-specific terminology
- Language: Optimized for Italian text; may not perform well on other languages
Citation
@misc{openmed-pii-2026,
title = {OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1: Italian PII Detection Model},
author = {OpenMed Science},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
url = {https://huggingface.co/OpenMed/OpenMed-PII-Italian-ClinicalLongformer-149M-v1}
}
Links
- Organization: OpenMed