Jeff Jacobs
Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolJeff Jacobs is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Data Science and Analytics at Georgetown University with a decade of experience bridging academia, research, and curriculum development across top institutions including Columbia, NYU, Stanford, and UC Berkeley. Trained in computer science, mathematics, economics, and political science (PhD), he blends rigorous quantitative methods with practical data science pedagogy, having designed courses and taught core CS and statistics classes from undergraduate to graduate levels. His background as a research economist and graduate research fellow reflects strong empirical and policy-oriented analysis skills, while long-standing teaching roles show a talent for translating complex technical material to diverse audiences. Based in Washington, D.C., he brings an interdisciplinary perspective that pairs computational rigor with a commitment to social justice, hinted at by his principled personal motto.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster's Degree, Computer Science, Master's Degree, Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (17)
sentence9
roberta8
sentence-similarity8
similarity8
electra8
multilingual7
word-embeddings7
nlp7
natural-language-processing6
sentence-embeddings6
bert5
latex5
transformers5
markdown4
pandoc4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jpowerj/dsua111-sections
Apr 2020 - Aug 2022
Contributions:68 commits, 64 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
jpowerj/dsan-content
Feb 2024 - Apr 2025
Contributions:218 pushes, 33 branches in 1 year 2 months
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