CV
Seattle, WA · (425) 345-1374 · ericleonen@gmail.com · github.com/ericleonen · LinkedIn
research interests
Causal Inference & Econometrics, Macroeconomics & Monetary Policy, LLM Reasoning, Economics of AI
education
University of Washington Seattle, WA
B.S. ACMS (Data Science and Statistics) Sep. 2023 – Exp. June 2027
GPA: 3.99
Relevant Coursework: Causal Inference, Machine Learning, Database Systems, Nonlinear Optimization, Nonparametric Statistics, Continuous Modeling, Macroeconomics, Financial Economics
research experience
Semantic Search over 9 Million Mathematical Theorems
UW Math AI Lab, Seattle, WA Sep. 2025 – Present
- Built a semantic search engine over 9.2 million mathematical theorems using a vector embedding pipeline and AWS infrastructure
- Accepted to the 2026 ICLR Workshop on LLM Reasoning
The Stability of Okun's Law Across Time and Space
University of Washington, Seattle, WA Aug. 2025
- Examined how Okun's Law changed in the U.S. across recession periods and states using 2005–2025 data with R
- Found no evidence of coefficient heterogeneity across recession periods, and only weak evidence across states
So Long Solow? An Empirical Study of the Efficacy of Solow Growth Models
University of Washington, Seattle, WA Dec. 2025
- Analyzed how well the Mankiw-Romer-Weil Solow growth model captures economic dynamics of the U.S., Japan, and Germany from 1950–2023 with Python
- Found that a SINDy-driven model outperformed those with constant or time-varying exogenous parameters
Statistics Directed Reading Program
Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Sep. – Dec. 2025
- Studied econometric causal estimators under faculty mentorship, with emphasis on identification strategies and their theoretical foundations
- Delivered a 15-minute presentation on the instrumental variables estimator applied to a job training program efficacy study
honors & awards
Dean's List Sep. 2023 – Present
University of Washington Every quarter
Abraham Goo Endowed Scholarship Oct. 2025
ACMS, University of Washington Inaugural recipient
teaching experience
Lead Mathematics Tutor May 2024 – Present
UW Math Study Center, Seattle, WA Precalculus, Calculus I–III
skills
Programming: Python, R, SQL, MATLAB, Java, TypeScript
Tools: AWS, Docker, Tableau, Linux, Excel, GitHub