Sam Fraiberger
AI Program Lead at NYU Computer Science
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Fraiberger is an AI program lead and scientist with nine years of experience translating advanced quantitative research into policy-ready artificial intelligence at the World Bank Group. Trained as an applied mathematician (Harvard) and economist (PhD, NYU), he bridges rigorous academic research—postdoctoral and fellowship roles at Northeastern and Harvard—with practical policymaking applications. His work centers on building AI tools that inform and evaluate public policy, combining econometric rigor with machine learning and network science. Sam’s background includes research roles at NYU Stern and the IMF, giving him rare fluency in both macroeconomic policy and technical model development. He currently holds visiting researcher status at NYU Computer Science, signaling ongoing engagement with cutting-edge methods and students. Colleagues would note his ability to turn complex theoretical models into operational decision-support systems that scale across government contexts.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Applied Mathematics at Ecole centrale de ParisPhD, Economics, PhD, Economics at New York UniversityMaster of Science, Applied Mathematics, Master of Science, Applied Mathematics at Harvard University
Chinese, Russian, French, English
Github Skills (13)
stargazer6
classification5
twitter5
multiple-regression5
regression-models4
latex4
python3
regression3
data-science3
machine-learning2
bank2
statistics2
speech1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
spfraib/workshop-reproducible-research-in-python
Jan 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
spfraib/covid
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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