Georges Harik was Director
of Googlettes and a Distinguished Engineer at Google. As Director of
Googlettes, his team was responsible for the product management and
strategy efforts surrounding many starting Google initiatives including
Gmail, Google Talk, Google Video, Picasa, Orkut, Google Groups and
Google Mobile. As a Distinguished Engineer, Georges was the
co-developer of the technology behind AdSense, the first engineering
manager of the Google Search Appliance, and the co-author of the
original product plan for the AdWords Online system. Georges has
contributed to numerous patents covering Google's search engine and
advertising networks.
Georges worked previously at SGI, where he was a developer
on MineSet, a data mining product. Prior to his work life, Georges
received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, where he focused on mathematical models of genetic
algorithms, programs that evolve to solve problems, that are inspired
by natural processes.
Georges is currently an advisor to various startups
focusing on the areas of internet applications and biotechnology. He is also a founder of imo.im and starting an open source research lab in the area of artificial intelligence.