News

    Projects I've worked on, talks I've given, publications, and links.

    2026

    1. Launched Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

      The visual presence tech behind the Beam video agents demoed at I/O.

    2. Keynote at the Product AI Micro Summit

      Five lessons from shipping AI products, in San Francisco, CA.

    3. 5 min read

      My Favorite AI Products I Actually Use as a PM: 2026 Edition

      An updated look at my PM toolkit as agentic AI starts retaining context, running on schedules, and handling multi-step work on its own.

    4. Patent published on hybrid meetings

      A system for more natural, eye-level video calls in hybrid meetings.

    5. Project Genie won the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for AI Craft

      The product I lead at Google Labs won the Grand Prix for AI Craft at Cannes Lions.

    6. Launched grounding in Project Genie on real-world imagery at Google I/O

      Grounding world models with real-world imagery and expanding access internationally.

    7. Previewed Beam video agents at Google I/O

      Walk up to a screen and talk to a life-size AI that looks back at you.

    2025

    1. Launched the Portraits pilot on YouTube

      YouTube began testing AI chatbots based on popular creators.

    2. 5 min read

      My Favorite AI Products I Actually Use as a PM: 2025 Edition

      Five AI products that actually made it into my daily PM workflow in 2025.

    3. 6 min read

      The Team You Feel Across the Room

      Spot a great team in minutes: laughter during debugging, problems seen as puzzles, and a palpable sense of "we've got this." Discover what makes them special.

    4. Launched Portraits with Kim Scott

      An experimental way to have a real-time conversation with an AI representation of an expert.

    5. Project Starline evolved into Google Beam

      Google's 3D video communication technology moved toward a new AI-first platform.

    6. Cluster Toolkit featured in Google Cloud's push for scientific discovery

      Infrastructure for large-scale AI and HPC workloads that helps research teams move faster.

    7. Launched dynamic layouts, dynamic tiles, and face match on Google Meet

      AI-powered video layouts that adapt framing and presentation for more natural meetings.

    2023

    1. Launched Studio Look on Google Meet

      An AI-powered effect that improves video quality for more polished meetings.

    2. Introduced a simpler AI-powered prototype for Project Starline

      A more compact prototype made immersive 3D video communication easier to deploy.

    2022

    1. Invited talk at Piedmont Hills

      A talk in San Jose, CA.

    2. Launched Google Meet AI features at Google I/O

      New hybrid-work features included Portrait Restore for clearer video calls.

    2021

    1. Accelerated HPC applications with gVNIC on Google Cloud

      Improving network performance and efficiency for MPI workloads on Google Cloud.

    2. Launched Intel Select Solutions for HPC on Google Cloud

      Validated HPC configurations designed to simplify deployment on Google Cloud.

    3. Launched the HPC VM Image on Google Cloud

      A ready-to-use virtual machine image for building and running HPC workloads.

    2020

    1. Patent granted for video image processing and motion detection

      A Cocoon Cam system for detecting motion across images in a video feed.

    2. Non-Contact Video-Based Neonatal Respiratory Monitoring

      Research on using non-contact video to monitor neonatal respiration, published in Children.

    2019

    1. Keynote at Samsung NEXT's AI Is Changing the World series

      A keynote in San Francisco, CA, on the impact and direction of AI.

    2018

    1. Guest Commencement Speaker at UC San Diego

      Addressed the graduating class at UC San Diego's Graduation Ceremony in La Jolla, CA.

    2016

    1. Named an INK Fellow and gave a talk at INK 2016

      Selected as an INK Fellow and spoke at the INK Conference.

    2015

    1. Presented Cocoon Cam at the first-ever White House Demo Day

      Invited to Washington, DC, to show Cocoon Cam at the first White House Demo Day.