10 Google Research scientists
These ten current and former Google Research scientists have held research scientist, researcher and chief scientist roles tied to Google Research. A reader can learn what research scientists work at Google Research involves from people who have done it.
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Andrew Smart
LinkedInExperience: Sociotechnical Researcher - Google Research · Google
Andrew Smart lists Sociotechnical Researcher - Google Research at Google since 2018 and Senior Research Scientist at Google since April 2024. Andrew Smart was a User Researcher at Twitter (2016–2017), a Human Factors Engineer at Novartis (2013–2016) and a Human Factors Research Scientist at Honeywell Technologies (2008–2013).
Fotis Iliopoulos
LinkedInExperience: Senior Research Scientist · Google
Fotis Iliopoulos has been a Senior Research Scientist at Google since August 2021, and the profile says Fotis Iliopoulos has been a research scientist at Google Research since that month. Fotis Iliopoulos was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Princeton University (2020–2021) and at the Institute for Advanced Study (2019–2020).
Greg S. Corrado
LinkedInExperience: Distinguished Scientist / Senior Research Director · Google
Greg S. Corrado has been Distinguished Scientist / Senior Research Director at Google since 2010, based in Mountain View, California, and the profile describes Greg S. Corrado as a Distinguished Scientist at Google Research. Greg S. Corrado was a Staff Research Scientist at IBM from 2009 to 2010.
Huanfen (Claire) Yao
LinkedInExperience: AI Research Scientist · Google
Huanfen (Claire) Yao has been an AI Research Scientist at Google since 2018 and also lists AI Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind since 2024; the profile describes research in person-centric AI solutions at Google Research (Google AI). Huanfen (Claire) Yao was a Hardware Engineer, Google Life Sciences at Verily Health (2015–2018).
Jeff Dean
LinkedInExperience: Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research · Google
Jeff Dean is a former Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research at Google, a role the profile dates from 1999 to 2026. Jeff Dean has been Co-founder and CEO of DiscoveryLoop since 2026 and was a Member of Research Staff at Western Research Laboratory, Compaq Computer Corporation from 1996 to 1999.
Jindong Gu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Research Scientist in Google Research & DeepMind · Google
Jindong Gu has been Senior Research Scientist in Google Research & DeepMind at Google since November 2023 and also lists Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford since 2023. Jindong Gu was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford (2022–2023) and lists a responsible AI focus in the profile headline.
Kevin P. Murphy
LinkedInExperience: Former Staff Research Scientist · Google Research
Kevin P. Murphy is a former Staff Research Scientist at Google Research (2011 to 2017). Kevin P. Murphy was a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google Brain from 2018 to 2024 and has been a Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind since May 2024, and was an Associate Professor at The University of British Columbia from 2004 to 2012.
Michał Januszewski
LinkedInExperience: Staff Research Scientist · Google
Michał Januszewski has been a Staff Research Scientist at Google since September 2020, and the profile describes mapping brains at synaptic resolution (connectomics) at Google Research. Michał Januszewski was a Staff Software Engineer at Google (2017–2020) and a Software Engineer at Google (2010–2017).
Partha Pratim Talukdar
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Staff Research Scientist · Google Research
Partha Pratim Talukdar is a former Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google Research (2022 to 2024). Partha Pratim Talukdar was a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind from 2024 to 2025 and has been Principal Research Scientist and Director there since March 2025, and was an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science - IISc from 2019 to 2025.
Si Si
LinkedInExperience: Former Staff Research Scientist · Google Research
Si Si is a former Staff Research Scientist at Google Research (2019 to 2025) and was a Software Engineer there from 2016 to 2019. Si Si has been a Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind since August 2025, and was a Research Intern at Microsoft Research, Mountain View in 2015 and at eBay in 2014.
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- 02How did your research move from a paper or prototype into use elsewhere at Google, if it did?
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