News
Projects I've worked on, talks I've given, publications, and links.
2026
- Launch
Launched Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
The visual presence tech behind the Beam video agents demoed at I/O.
- Talk
Keynote at the Product AI Micro Summit
Five lessons from shipping AI products, in San Francisco, CA.
- Article5 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.
- Publication
Patent published on hybrid meetings
A system for more natural, eye-level video calls in hybrid meetings.
- Launch
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.
- Launch
Launched grounding in Project Genie on real-world imagery at Google I/O
Grounding world models with real-world imagery and expanding access internationally.
- Launch
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
- Launch
Launched the Portraits pilot on YouTube
YouTube began testing AI chatbots based on popular creators.
- Article5 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.
- Article6 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.
- Launch
Launched Portraits with Kim Scott
An experimental way to have a real-time conversation with an AI representation of an expert.
- Launch
Project Starline evolved into Google Beam
Google's 3D video communication technology moved toward a new AI-first platform.
- Launch
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.
- Launch
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
- Launch
Launched Studio Look on Google Meet
An AI-powered effect that improves video quality for more polished meetings.
- Launch
Introduced a simpler AI-powered prototype for Project Starline
A more compact prototype made immersive 3D video communication easier to deploy.
2022
- Talk
Invited talk at Piedmont Hills
A talk in San Jose, CA.
- Launch
Launched Google Meet AI features at Google I/O
New hybrid-work features included Portrait Restore for clearer video calls.
2021
- Launch
Accelerated HPC applications with gVNIC on Google Cloud
Improving network performance and efficiency for MPI workloads on Google Cloud.
- Launch
Launched Intel Select Solutions for HPC on Google Cloud
Validated HPC configurations designed to simplify deployment on Google Cloud.
- Launch
Launched the HPC VM Image on Google Cloud
A ready-to-use virtual machine image for building and running HPC workloads.
2020
- Publication
Patent granted for video image processing and motion detection
A Cocoon Cam system for detecting motion across images in a video feed.
- Publication
Non-Contact Video-Based Neonatal Respiratory Monitoring
Research on using non-contact video to monitor neonatal respiration, published in Children.
2019
- Talk
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
- Talk
Guest Commencement Speaker at UC San Diego
Addressed the graduating class at UC San Diego's Graduation Ceremony in La Jolla, CA.
2016
- Talk
Named an INK Fellow and gave a talk at INK 2016
Selected as an INK Fellow and spoke at the INK Conference.
2015
- Talk
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.
