Eric Spencer


News

2026-04-17Presented ChatTLA+ at Loyola's Undergraduate Research & Engagement Symposium. [link]
2026-04-11Co-author on the GSIRS 2026 poster — first systematic eval of LLM→TLA+ synthesis. [link]
2026-04Paper Can LLMs Write Correct TLA+ Specifications? accepted to ICSOFT 2026 (Porto). [link]
2026-03Released chattla-20b on Hugging Face — 4,000+ downloads. [link]
2025Awarded the Mulcahy Scholar stipend for LLM-based TLA+ research. [link]

About

Graduate researcher at Loyola University Chicago, working at the intersection of formal methods and large language models.

At the AI4FM / FMitF group under Prof. Konstantin Läufer: first systematic evaluation of LLM-generated TLA+, the chattla-20b model, and a paper at ICSOFT 2026. Outside the lab: the Resilient compiler, macOS and iOS apps, and FROM AMERICA LLC.

github · huggingface · linkedin · ai4fm.cs.luc.edu · résumé · email

Selected Work

chattla-20bFine-tuned 20B model (SFT+GRPO on gpt-oss-20b) for TLA+ generation.
ResilientStatically-typed compiled language for safety-critical embedded systems.
ChatTLA+ paperFirst systematic evaluation of LLM-generated TLA+ — accepted to ICSOFT 2026.
AuraOSExperimental LLM-driven operating-shell concept.
FormaLLMToolkit for evaluating LLMs on formal-specification synthesis.

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Experience

Chief Executive Officer
May 2026 — present
Founder
Dec 2025 — present
Researcher
Aug 2025 — present
Software Engineer
May 2025 — Aug 2025
Software Engineer
Jan 2025 — May 2025
IT Services Desk Technician
Jul 2024 — May 2026
AI Prompt Engineer
Mar 2024 — Mar 2024
Undergraduate Research Assistant
May 2023 — Aug 2023