Hi, I'm Liangliang Cao - Principal Engineer/Director at Gemini at Google
I'm driven by a passion for learning, building, and researching the frontiers of AI. I thrive in environments where I can lead groundbreaking research, develop innovative products, and mentor the next generation of tech talent.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Led impactful research initiatives in speech recognition and computer vision at Google.
Driving AI innovation as Principal Engineer/Director at Google's Gemini.
Can help others by providing strategic guidance on AI product development and research roadmaps.
🚀 Career trajectory
Research Foundation
Began career with deep research roles at Yahoo! and Google, focusing on core AI technologies like speech recognition and computer vision.
✦ Research Scientist
✦ Speech Recognition
✦ Computer Vision
Entrepreneurial Venture
Co-founded Switi.Inc, leading technical strategy as CTO and successfully navigating an acquisition.
✦ Co-Founder
✦ CTO
✦ Startup
Advanced Leadership at Google
Returned to Google in senior research and now leading as Principal Engineer/Director for the Gemini project.
✦ Principal Engineer
✦ Director
✦ Gemini AI
💪🏻 Superpowers
Pioneering AI Research
Driving advancements in speech recognition and computer vision.
✦ Led impactful research initiatives at Google.
✦ Specializes in machine learning and large-scale visual recognition.
✦ Published work in core AI domains.
Startup Entrepreneurship
Co-founded and scaled a tech company through acquisition.
✦ Served as Co-Founder & CTO, navigating product development and technical strategy.
✦ Gained firsthand experience in building and exiting a technology venture.
✦ Understands the full lifecycle of a startup.
Strategic Technical Leadership
Guiding AI initiatives at Google's Gemini.
✦ Currently leading engineering and product direction for Gemini.
✦ Applies deep expertise in AI, ML, and big data.
✦ Mentors and develops high-performing engineering teams.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring emerging AI research frontiers and their real-world applications.
✦ Connecting with other innovators and leaders in the AI and tech space.
✦ Discovering and mentoring early-stage AI startups with disruptive potential.
I can help with
✦ Provide strategic guidance on AI/ML product development and research roadmaps.
✦ Share insights from scaling AI technologies from research to production.
✦ Offer mentorship and advice to aspiring AI researchers and engineers.
I would love your help on
✦ Introductions to founders of early-stage AI companies.
✦ Insights into novel applications of AI beyond current industry trends.
✦ Discussions on the future of human-AI interaction and collaboration.