From Whiteboard to Users: Making Research Accessible
Google I/O GDE Summit
May 18, 2025
📍 Mountain View, CA
Abstract
Talk at Google I/O GDE Summit 2025 on making academic research accessible to practitioners.
Key points:
- Translating PhD research into real-world products
- Lessons from building AI systems at PayPal
- Bridging the gap between academia and industry
- The GDE program as a bridge between research and practice
Takeaway: Research impact multiplies when academic findings are translated into accessible products and shared with the practitioner community.

Authors
Staff Agentic AI Researcher