Joe Hoover
Principle AI Scientist at IR Labs
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJoe Hoover is a research manager and AI/ML leader with 11 years of experience building systems for evaluation, verification, and exploration of complex models. He currently leads research efforts at Apple after senior engineering and applied science roles at Replicate, S&P Global, and Mantium, blending product-focused engineering with deep academic rigor. With a PhD in Social Psychology from USC and a background in computational social science, he brings a rare combination of human-centered experimental design and scalable ML engineering. Joe specializes in turning ambiguous, high-stakes problems into auditable evaluation pipelines and model verification tools used in production settings. Known for moving fluidly between research and implementation, he’s equally comfortable publishing findings, advising cross-functional teams, and shipping robust infrastructure. Based in Seattle, he often draws on social-science methods to surface latent risks and failure modes that others overlook.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Social Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Social Psychology at University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science - MS Psychology, Master of Science - MS Psychology at University of OregonBachelor of Arts (B.A.) English, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English at Central Connecticut State University
Stackoverflow
33reputation
3kreached
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Github Skills (97)
python10
deep-learning10
compression10
multimodal10
textual10
audio10
transformer10
nlp10
natural-language-processing10
pytorch10
machine-learning10
inference10
llm10
speech-recognition10
tokenizer9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
USC-CSSL/DDR
Feb 2016 - Apr 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 11 pushes in 3 years 2 months
joehoover/joehoover.github.io
Mar 2017 - Feb 2026
Website
Contributions:41 PRs, 99 pushes, 6 branches in 9 years
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