Summary
Eric Fischer is a Ph.D. candidate in Statistics at UCLA who researches generative models and representation learning for language while also working as a licensed REALTOR serving buyers and sellers across Los Angeles and San Diego. He combines 11 years of technical and client-facing experience—from full-stack engineering roles building Flux/React apps and payment integrations to teaching statistics courses at UCLA. His background spans MS in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, giving him a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving and communication. At UCLA’s Center for Vision, Cognition, Learning, and Autonomy he advances language modeling research under Dr. Ying Nian Wu, while maintaining an active real estate practice with eXp Realty’s cloud-based platform. Eric’s experience also includes fintech and investment advising early in his career, and he keeps an engineer’s toolkit sharp via code and a public GitHub portfolio. Comfortable switching between rigorous research and high-touch client work, he brings analytical rigor and product-minded execution to both ML research and real estate transactions.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at University of California, Los Angeles
English, Spanish, Portuguese