Gordon Stein
Research Engineer, Engineering Hub at Renaissance Philanthropy
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolGordon Stein is a research engineer and PhD computer scientist with a decade of experience building human-centered AI and educational technology. He blends full-stack development (Rust, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Unity) with hands-on research in educational robotics, computer vision, and VR to create classroom-ready tools and experiences. His work spans building RAG-based and fine-tuned LLMs for safe K–12 use, gesture recognition integrated into block-based languages, and AI assistants that help novices without exposing them to unsafe outputs. Gordon has taught extensively—from senior lecturer duties and undergraduate courses to summer academies—giving him a rare mix of pedagogy and production engineering. Now at Renaissance Philanthropy after a postdoc leading multidisciplinary software for the LIVE Initiative, he focuses on pragmatic, ethically informed AI in education. He often navigates technical, ethical, and regulatory challenges (including IRB processes) to deploy research systems responsibly.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Computer Science, Master's Degree Computer Science at Lawrence Technological UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Vanderbilt University
English
Github Skills (61)
programming-language10
networked10
snap10
visual10
blocks10
visual-programming10
visual-programming-language10
chatgpt9
dataflow-programming9
large-language-models9
box2d9
ai9
generative-ai9
react-flow9
rust8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
gsteinLTU/RoboScapeSimulator
Jan 2020 - May 2023
Simple online simulation of robots for demonstration/education purposes
Contributions:94 PRs, 375 pushes, 79 branches in 3 years 4 months
robotssimulation
NetsBlox/extensions
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
Official repository of NetsBlox extensions
Contributions:1 review, 57 commits, 22 PRs in 1 year
netsbloxextensions
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