Experience & Education
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Principal Engineer, AI for Science
Google DeepMindEngineering for AI for Science: systems, visualization and workflows for scientific research.
- Antigravity for Science
- Science visualization and workflows
- Prototyping in new science domains
AIX: AI Experience Lead
Google DeepMindLed the AIX team, prototyping human-AI experiences.
- Prototypes: Project Astra, Music AI Sandbox
- Tech lead, Google AI Studio starter apps and Build tab (2024–2025)
Head of Visualization
DeepMindBuilt and led the Visualization team, creating tooling for research, safety and interpretability.
- Internal visualization tooling
- Interpretability and evaluation tools
- Published visualizations for AlphaStar and Capture the Flag
Machine Intelligence Tooling
Google ResearchPrototyping and tooling for machine learning (TensorFlow, on-device ML).
- TensorFlow graph visualization (Best Paper, IEEE VAST)
- TensorBoard early development and design
- Google Clips: tooling, model visualization and app UI
- Colab: web components and visualization in notebooks
- DeepDream and VR experiments; exhibiting artist in DeepDream: The Art of Neural Networks (Gray Area, 2016)
Creative Engineer
Google Creative LabData Arts Team: experimental websites, libraries and installations for the web.
- WebGL Globe
- Chrome Experiments
- Team projects including Just a Reflektor, This Exquisite Forest and Unnumbered Sparks
Research Assistant
MIT Media LabFluid Interfaces Group: research in machine learning and data visualization.
- Topic modeling and visualization for exploring large document collections
- SpaceMarks: a zoomable workspace that learned from how people arranged their information
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- PhD program, Media Arts and Sciences (left for Google, 2011)
- SM, Media Arts and Sciences (2010)
Carnegie Mellon University
- BFA, Fine Art (2007), University and College Honors
- BS, Computer Science (2008), University Honors
Skills
Python (ML, JAX, NumPy, Pandas, Plotnine)TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, DenoGo, C++, ML InfrastructureAI Systems & Tooling ArchitectureData Visualization & InterpretabilityHuman-AI InteractionReact, Lit, AngularThree.js, WebGL, GraphicsProduct & Technical LeadershipDesign & UX ResearchRobotics & Physical ComputingFine Arts (Oil Painting, Sculpture)
Awards
- IEEE VAST Best Paper (2017)
- US Patents 10,728,489 (2020) and 11,159,763 (2021), Google Clips image capture
- Phi Beta Kappa, Carnegie Mellon (2007)
- Phi Kappa Phi, Carnegie Mellon (2007)