Seth Spielman
Member Of Technical Staff Copilot at Microsoft AI
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolSeth Spielman is a data-driven AI researcher and engineering leader with 12 years of experience operating at the intersection of measurement, social science, and applied AI. Currently a Member of Technical Staff on Microsoft Copilot in Boulder, he previously led principal-scientist level work for Bing and served as Chief Data Officer and associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. His background blends academic rigor—a PhD in Geography—with product-grade data science at Apple and leadership on national scientific advisory boards for the US Census and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He combines expertise in geographic data science and population measurement with hands-on ML and analytics delivery for large-scale consumer and research systems. Known for translating complex social-scientific questions into deployable AI solutions, he also maintains active academic ties as an honorary visiting professor in Liverpool. This mix of institutional, industry, and policy experience gives him a rare perspective on trustworthy measurement and AI deployment at scale.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Bronx High School of SciencePhD Geography, PhD Geography at University at BuffaloMaster’s Degree Urban Planning, Master’s Degree Urban Planning at Columbia UniversityBA Geography, BA Geography at Macalester College
Stackoverflow
86reputation
8kreached
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Github Skills (31)
r-package10
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indices8
prompt-engineering8
survey8
visualization8
chatgpt7
gpt6
cluster-analysis6
som6
consistency6
ai6
indexing6
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geospatial6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
geoss/censumander
Jan 2014 - Mar 2018
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
geoss/CNSTAT_DIFF_PRIVACY
Dec 2019 - Aug 2021
Contributions:3 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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