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Google Cloud Research Innovators

Join a global community of researchers driving scientific breakthroughs with Google Cloud. Now, apply to specialized tracks in social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences to fuel innovation. 
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Program overview

Successful applicants to the Research Innovators program get access to Google experts, technical resources, additional Google Cloud credits, speaking opportunities, training and more. Learn more about our expanded programs and solutions available to researchers in our recent blog.

Applications will reopen in Fall 2022.

Expand your network and exposure

Meet potential collaborators, receive 1:1 technical support, get invitations to speak at technical conferences, receive letters of support, and have your work highlighted and amplified.

Access professional development

Take part in special training days at events like Google I/O, NEXT, and Cloud Summits, get complimentary access to Google Cloud Kickstart program, attend monthly office hours, and receive additional Google Cloud academic research credits.

Get exclusive access

Gain early access to new product features, attend Google Cloud events and summits, receive support from Google developers, get program swag, and earn an expert badge.

2022 Research Innovators

Abhishek Dubey

Vanderbilt University

Adam Perzynski

CWRU and MetroHealth

Alona Fyshe

University of Alberta

Amiyal Ilany

Bar Ilan University

Anand A Joshi

University of Southern California

Anshul Jindal

Technical University of Munich

April Khademi

Ryerson University

Axel Bruns

Queensland University of Technology

Benjamin L Deck

Drexel University

Binod Bhattarai

University College London

Bo Zhou

UCLA

Bryan Joseph Neth

Mayo Clinic (Rochester)

Christopher Nguan

University of British Columbia

Edmon Begoli

The University of Tennessee

Eduardo Blanco

Arizona State University

Farnoush Banaei-Kashani

University of Colorado Denver

Fei Chiang

McMaster University

Francisco Martin-Martinez

Swansea University

Gianluca Demartini

The University of Queensland, Australia

Henry Houskeeper

University of California Los Angeles

Hsing-Yin (Iris) Chang

Stanford / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Hu Li

Mayo Clinic

Huw Richards

University of Waikato

Ignacio Carlucho

University of Edinburgh

Jake Emerson

The Jackson Laboratory

James Brinkhoff

University of New England

Jee Choi

University of Oregon

Jeremy Goecks

Oregon Health & Science University

Jian Zhao

University of Waterloo

Jitendra Jonnagaddala

UNSW Sydney

Jonghyun Lee

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kyung Hyun Sung

University of California, Los Angeles

Li Shen

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Marieke van Buchem

Leiden University Medical Center

Martha White

University of Alberta

Maurice Gregory Tweedie

University of Calgary

Mohammad Shahrad

The University of British Columbia (UBC)

Morteza Zihayat Kermani

Ryerson University

Muhammad Abdul-Mageed

The University of British Columbia

Neo Christopher Chung

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); University of Warsaw (UW)

Paolo Ferragina

University of Pisa

Paul Liu

Stanford

R. Michael Alvarez

California Institute of Technology

Rahul Yedida

North Carolina State University

Richard Fernandes

Government of Canada

Ricky R Savjani

UCLA

Sam Maglio

University of Toronto

Santos Fernandez Noguerol

Technological University Dublin

Shahab Asoodeh

McMaster University

Shih-Kang Chao

University of Missouri-Columbia

Siru Liu

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Stefano Zanero

Politecnico di Milano

Susan Alexander

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Thea Sommerschield

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Tian Guo

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Vijay Ramdin Singh

University of Illinois at Chicago

Xiaoxiao Li

University of British Columbia

Yang Song

University Of New South Wales

Yuhong He

University of Toronto

Zhong Wang

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

More Information

Learn more about the requirements for the Research Innovators program.

Disclaimer for government officials: Google is pleased to provide educational institutions whose members participate in the Research Innovators program with attendance at related events and things of value at no cost where appropriate under applicable laws. Google may be required to report things of value provided to government officials, seek approval from your institution, or invoice you to avoid making an impermissible gift. Please contact us-gov-ethics@google.com if you have any questions, or if you’d like to reimburse Google for anything provided.

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