MATTHEW STOKES
ROLE: STAFF DESIGNER, LEAD
COMPANY: GOOGLE
CAMBRIDGE, MA
2025

LEADING DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF INTELLIGENCE ACROSS ANDROID. SCREEN CONTEXT, INPUT METHODS, TEXT AND IMAGE UNDERSTANDING. MAKING THE OS ITSELF SMARTER.

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BACKGROUND

Started at Google Zurich in 2012, designing conversational interfaces and smart displays. Led Duplex on the web, using ML to automate web browsing for everyday tasks. Before that, shaped Google Maps personal context features and the original Google Trips.

Now at Google Cambridge, focusing on Android System UI and intelligence. The work spans screen context, input methods, and text/image understanding. Less about individual apps, more about making the entire system aware and adaptive.

13
Years at Google
7
Product Launches
3
Design Patents
Professional Work

Selected Projects

Duplex on the Web
Lead / 2018-2019
Google Assistant / ML Automation
Duplex on the Web

Assistant-mediated fulfillment through automated web browsing. Using ML to reduce friction for everyday tasks.
Android AI Features
Lead / 2019-Present
Android / System Intelligence
Android System Intelligence

Leading design and integration of intelligence across Android OS. Screen context, input methods, text and image understanding.
Android Notification Summaries
Lead / 2024-2025
Android / Gemini Nano
Notification Summaries

On-device AI summarization of messaging threads using Gemini Nano. Privacy-first design with no data sent to cloud.
Google Home Hub Smart Display
Lead / 2016-2018
Google Assistant / Hardware
Smart Displays

Led early conceptual design and established system framework for the first Google Assistant smart displays.
Google Trips App Interface
Lead / 2015-2016
Travel / Mobile
Google Trips

Managed design process and led UX across iPhone and Android. Personalized travel guide pulling Gmail reservations.
Personal Explorations

Side Projects

Framework / 2025
Design Theory / Interface Systems
Adaptive Density

Framework for interfaces that rise and settle based on user context, cognitive load, and task complexity.
System / 2025
Intelligence / Field Operations
Spyglass

Real-time Bayesian inference engine for signals intelligence logging. Camera-first interface with brutal simplicity.
Tool / 2025
iOS / Health Analytics
Apple Health Integration

Claude skill for comprehensive health data import and analysis. Pattern recognition across training and recovery.
App / 2025
iOS / Productivity
Ground

iOS pushup counting app with Apple Health integration. Computer vision tracking with real-time form feedback.