“…a decidedly queer approach can question the very logics of visibility with which algorithmic systems and AI are trained.” — Klipphahn-Karge et al.
My name is Jacob Hobbs! I’m currently working as a Software Engineer for CoStar Group in Arlington, VA just outside of Washington, DC. I graduated with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2025 (read my thesis on Theories of ‘Sexuality’ in NLP Bias Research). Outside of work, I’m currently working on a couple independent and group research projects related to queerness and bias evaluations in NLP!
Research Interests
My current research interests can be categorized into broad fields of Natural Language Processing and the societal implications of artificial intelligence systems with a specific focus on how queer (LGBTQIA+) identities impact/are impacted by these systems. My research goal is to examine & develop new methods of measuring anti-queer biases in LLMs while using queer praxis (actionable queer theory) to implement a more fair and equitable AI future.
Publications
Sabine Weber, Angelina Wang, Ankush Gupta, Arjun Subramonian, Dennis Ulmer, Eshaan Tanwar, Geetanjali Aich, Hannah Devinney, Jacob Hobbs, Jennifer Mickel, Joshua Tint, Mae Sosto, Ray Groshan, Simone Astarita, Vagrant Gautam, Verena Blaschke, William Agnew, Wilson Y Lee, Yanan Long
Submitted to Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics (TACL)Paper
Jacob Hobbs
Submitted to The Spectra: The Virginia Engineering and Science Research Journal, presented at the Queer in AI workshop at NeurIPS (2025).Paper Poster
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Computer Science