Eric Zhao

Research Scientist at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States
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Summary

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Eric Zhao is a research scientist and PhD candidate in computer science at UC Berkeley with about a decade of experience advancing AI foundations and applications. He has worked across leading labs—Google Research, NVIDIA, Salesforce, Uber—and currently focuses on reasoning research at OpenAI, bringing deep expertise in large language model methods and algorithmic bias mitigation. His background spans reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, computer vision for autonomy, and practical LLM techniques, reflecting a rare blend of theory and production-oriented research. Based in San Francisco, he combines Berkeley AI Research rigor with industry-scale experimentation, often translating academic ideas into deployable systems. Notably, his trajectory shows a pattern of tackling robust decision-making and fairness in models, signaling a long-term interest in trustworthy, high-impact AI.
code10 years of coding experience
job2 years of employment as a software developer
bookDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
bookCalifornia Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (85)

python10
arabic-nlp10
entity-linking10
deep-learning10
fairness-ml10
cython10
optimization10
industrial10
ml10
data-preprocessing10
neural10
ai10
neural-network10
nlp10
corenlp10

Programming languages (3)

OpenEdge ABLC++Python

Github contributions (5)

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Contributions:2 PRs, 172 pushes, 5 branches in 2 months
DaneTheory/Tinder-exploit

Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

Contributions:30 commits in 3 months
apitinder-apispoofnode-jsjavascript
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Eric Zhao - Research Scientist at OpenAI