Alon Jacobson
Computational Neuroscience & Deep Learning Research Assistant
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAlon Jacobson is a computational neuroscience and deep learning researcher and Tufts student majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics with eight years of hands-on experience applying ML to real-world problems. He builds neural-network text-prediction models that simulate predictive coding in the brain using PyTorch and has improved preprocessing, visualization, and debugging pipelines for research-grade experiments. His background includes applied NLP work—NER, sentiment analysis, and influencer profiling—using TensorFlow, Keras, GloVe and BERT, and practical data-science product features from his TAMID analyst role. Alon’s academic strengths in probability and measure theory inform a principled approach to model design and evaluation, while his teaching assistant roles sharpen his ability to explain algorithms and computational design clearly. Based in Cambridge, MA, he blends rigorous mathematical thinking with hands-on engineering, and quietly brings visualization and reproducibility into research workflows that often overlook them.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Tufts University
Github Skills (26)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
71c/course_scheduler
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022
Generates the best schedules for given classes to help students at Tufts University sign up for classes easily
Contributions:219 commits, 113 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 2 months
schedulessign-upsign
71c/Thickness-Detector
Nov 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 27 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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