I'm a Technical Lead driven to creating innovative technologies that enhance creativity and visual story-telling. I've led multiple innovative Computational Photography projects in Google Research and recently joined YouTube to work on Video Generation. I am passionate about bringing cutting-edge research to leading products at Google / YouTube. Some of my career highlights include:I'm a Technical Lead, bringing cutting-edge research to leading products at Google / YouTube.- Led (or co-led) multiple innovative Computational Photography projects, resulting in the development of Magic Eraser, Night Sight on the Pixel phone, Sky Platte Transfer, Cinematic Memories and Bokeh Blur in Google Photos.- Worked on the latest tech development, Text-to-Video for Dream Screen- Highly knowledgeable in Gen-AI and Computer Vision- Lead and mentor to multiple successful researchers and engineers to build innovative components- Successfully bridged the gaps from POC to high-quality features, delivering significant value to users- Guided integration and required evaluations for multiple launches- Collaborated with product teams to incubate and prototype transformative features based on user needs and tech capabilities.Previously: Manager.Before Google, I completed a PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, where I developed computational and optical tools for medical imaging at the Stanford School of Medicine.In addition to computer vision and generation, I'm fascinated by physics and hardware and have several years of experience in electro-optics, optical systems, nanotechnology (Master's thesis), embedded programming and RF design.Website: https://sites.google.com/view/orly-liba