Summary
Alexander Ihler is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Irvine with 14 years of faculty experience and a research career grounded in estimation theory, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. He earned his PhD from MIT and a BS in electrical engineering and mathematics from Caltech, and has progressed through postdoctoral and research faculty roles before joining UCI's tenure track. His work blends rigorous theoretical methods with practical algorithm design, informing both foundational inference techniques and applied ML systems. Based in Irvine, California, he is known for mentoring students and translating complex probabilistic ideas into usable tools for AI research.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, PhD, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical engineering & mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical engineering & mathematics at California Institute of Technology