About

Hi, I'm Leon Leibmann. I'm a software developer and Computer Science graduate from the University of Washington. You'll find me working on any one of my
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data science projects, exploring gen-AI applications in social media, or hunting for good food after a coding marathon.
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Projects

Publications

Reddit Rules and Rulers: Quantifying the Link Between Rules and Perceptions of Governance Across Thousands of Communities

Leon Leibmann, Galen Weld, Amy X. Zhang, Tim Althoff
ICWSM 2025 — Copenhagen, Denmark

Perceptions of Moderators as a Large-Scale Measure of Online Community Governance

Galen Weld, Leon Leibmann, Amy X. Zhang, Tim Althoff
arXiv Preprint — 2024

Ongoing

More to come...

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Student Projects

Resume

Highlights

  • July 2025

    Began my career at Westbold, a communications-driven startup focused on building privacy-forward solutions.
  • June 2025

    Graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in Computer Science and a Data Science Option. Published my first research paper, Reddit Rules and Rulers, winning Best Paper at ICWSM '25.
  • August 2024

    Promoted to Administrative Coordinator at the McCarty Innovation & Learning Lab, leading onboarding for 36 new staff and collaborating with engineering faculty on curriculum integration.
  • September 2023

    Accepted as a research assistant under Galen Weld, focusing on content use, moderation, and community sentiment across online platforms.
  • June 2023

    Officially hired as a Student Assistant at the McCarty Innovation & Learning Lab, a makerspace on the UW campus. While I would need to wait until September for my first shift, I got a head start on mastering the tools and have now helped over 100 students.
  • October 2022

    Published leibmann.org, the site you're on right now, to showcase my work and provide a platform for my future projects.

Education

University of Washington

BS. Computer Science, Data Science Option

calendar_today September 2021 – June 2025

GPA: 3.74


Languages

C#
Python
Java
SQL
HTML/CSS
JavaScript
TypeScript

Libraries

Blazor/Razor
PyTorch
Pandas
PySpark
SKLearn
TensorFlow
Django
Langchain
DSPy

Toolkits

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Git
CLI
Docker
Linux

Interests

Machine Learning
Data-Driven Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Large-Scale Study of Moderation
Data Crunching

Hobbies

Hiking
Motorcycles
Cooking
Fishing
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