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Principal Engineer, AI for Science

Google DeepMind
2025–Present

Engineering 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 DeepMind
London, UK 2022–2025

Led 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

DeepMind
London, UK 2017–2022

Built 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 Research
Seattle, WA 2015–2017

Prototyping 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 Lab
San Francisco, CA 2011–2015

Data 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 Lab
Cambridge, MA 2008–2011

Fluid 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

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
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)
  • 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)