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.
10 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 (14)
sentence8
similarity8
bert7
sentence-similarity7
roberta7
multilingual7
sentence-embeddings6
electra6
natural-language-processing5
nlp5
word-embeddings5
transformers4
pandoc3
python1
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/dsan5450
Nov 2023 - Apr 2026
Contributions:144 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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