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#WeArePlay | Meet the founders changing women’s lives: Women’s History Month Stories

Posted by Leticia Lago – Developer Marketing

In celebration of Women’s History month, we’re celebrating the founders behind groundbreaking apps and games from around the world - made by women or for women. Let's discover four of my favorites in this latest batch of nine #WeArePlay stories.

Múkami Kinoti Kimotho

Royelles Revolution / Royelles Revolution: Gaming For Girls (USA)

Múkami's journey began when she noticed the lack of representation for girls in the gaming industry. Determined to change this narrative, she created Royelles, a game designed to inspire girls and non-binary people to pursue careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) fields. The game is anchored in fierce female avatars like the real life NASA scientist Mara who voices a character. Royelles is revolutionizing the gaming landscape and empowering the next generation of innovators. Múkami's excited to release more gamified stories and learning modules, and a range of extended reality and AI-powered avatars based on the game’s characters.

"If we're going to effectively educate Gen Z and Gen Alpha, we have to meet them in the metaverse and leverage gamified play as a means of driving education, awareness, inspiration and empowerment.”
- Múkami

Leonika Sari Njoto Boedioetomo

Reblood: Blood Services App (Indonesia)

When her university friend needed an urgent blood transfusion but discovered there was none available in the blood bank, Leonika became aware of the blood donation shortage in Indonesia. Her mission to address this led her to create Reblood, an app connecting blood donors with those in need. With over 140,000 blood donations facilitated to date, Reblood is not only saving lives but also promoting healthier lifestyles with a recently added feature that allows people to find the most affordable medical checkups.

“Our goal is to save more lives by raising awareness of blood donation in Indonesia and promoting healthier lifestyles for blood donors.”
- Leonika

Luciane Antunes dos Santos and Renato Hélio Rauber

CARSUL / Car Sul: Urban Mobility App (Brazil)

Luciane was devastated when she lost her son in a car accident. Her and her husband Renato's loss led them to develop Carsul, an urban mobility app prioritizing safety and security. By providing safe transportation options and partnering with government health programs to chauffeur patients long distances to larger hospitals, Carsul is not only preventing accidents but also saving lives. Luciane and Renato's dedication to protecting others from the pain they've experienced is ongoing and they plan to expand to more cities in Brazil.

“Carsul was born from this story of loss, inspiring me to protect other lives. Redefining myself in this way is very rewarding.”
- Luciane

Diariata (Diata) N'Diaye

Resonantes / App-Elles: Safety App for Women (France)

After hearing the stories of young people who had experienced abuse that was similar to her own, Spoken word artist Diata developed App-Elles – an app that allows women to send alerts when they're in danger. By connecting users with support networks and professional services, App-Elles is empowering women to reclaim their safety and seek help when needed.Diata also runs writing and recording workshops to help victims overcome their experiences with violence and has plans to expand her app with the introduction of a discreet wearable that sends out alerts.

“I realized from my work on the ground that there were victims of violence who needed help and support systems. This was my inspiration to create App-Elles."
- Diata

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Source: Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud

GDE Women’s History Month Feature: Gema Parreño Piqueras, AI/ML GDE

Posted by Justyna Politanska-Pyszko – Program Manager, Google Developer Experts

For Women's History Month, we're shining a spotlight on Gema Parreño Piqueras, an AI/ML Google Developer Expert (GDE) from Madrid, Spain. GDEs are recognized by Google for their outstanding technical expertise and passion for sharing knowledge.

Gema Parreño Piqueras, AI/ML GDE, Madrid, Spain

Gema's dedication to the GDE program makes her a true leader within the Google Developers community, and her work in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning pushes the boundaries of Google's technological capabilities.

Gema is a force to be reckoned with in the world of data science. As a data scientist at Izertis and a GDE, she's not only making significant contributions to the field of AI/ML but also blazing a trail for women in tech. Her unique background in architecture and her passion for problem-solving led her to an impressive career in AI/ML and development of her extraordinary project – helping NASA track asteroids! Learn more about her projects incorporating AI:

NASA Project: Deep Asteroid

Gema's architectural skills proved invaluable when she turned her attention to AI. In 2016, she created the program Deep Asteroid for NASA's International Space Apps Challenge. This innovative program assists scientists in detecting, tracking, and classifying asteroids, potentially protecting our planet from future threats.

Journey to AI/ML

Intrigued by the potential of AI, Gema embarked on a journey that merged her architectural background with cutting-edge technology. Her experience with 3D modeling translated seamlessly into the world of machine learning, giving her a fresh perspective. Over the past seven years, she's overcome challenges and established herself as a true expert.

As a Google Developer Expert, Gema has found a vibrant community that has fueled her growth. She has attended numerous GDE events throughout Europe and had the opportunity to collaborate with Google teams. This experience was instrumental in the development of Deep Asteroid, demonstrating the power of community and access to advanced technology.

Gema’s advice for women aspiring to enter the field is simple and powerful: "Don't be afraid to experiment, fail, and learn from those failures. Persistence and a willingness to dive into the unknown are what will set you apart." Gema encourages women to find supportive communities, like the GDE program, where they can network, learn, and grow.

You can find Gema on LinkedIn, GitHub and X (formerly known as twitter).

The Google Developer Experts (GDE) program is a global network of highly experienced technology experts, influencers, and thought leaders who actively support developers, companies, and tech communities by speaking at events and publishing content.

Source: Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud

Calling all students: Learn how to become a Google Developer Student Club Lead

Posted by Rachel Francois, Global Program Manager, Google Developer Student Clubs

Does the idea of leading a student community at your university appeal to you? Are you enthusiastic about Google technologies or interested in learning more about them? Do you love planning tech-related events and new ways for your campus community to build skills? If so, consider leading a Google Developer Student Club!

What are Google Developer Student Clubs?

Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) are community groups for university students interested in learning and building with Google technologies. There are over 2000 GDSC chapters, represented in over 100 countries around the world where undergraduate and graduate students explore Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Google Cloud, Android development, Flutter, and other innovative technologies together. GDSC chapters host in-person, project-based events, such as hackathons and Solution Challenge with guest speakers and technical experts provided by Google.

Apply to Lead a Google Developer Student Club

You can learn more about the 2024-2025 GDSC Lead application process here.

Leading a GDSC is a great opportunity to learn new programming skills, dive deep into Google technologies and create local impact, while also building your network.

Google Developer Student Club Leads hone their technical and leadership skills as they manage a campus-based community for peers. GDSC Leads:

Receive mentorship from Google

Join a global community of leaders

Train peers to use Google technologies in their developer journey

Use technology to find solutions for real-world challenges

Meet Drashtant Chudasama, Lakehead University Google Developer Student Club lead. Drashtant hosted a 2-day DevFest On Campus event in Canada to help foster technology in his local area. The city's first DevFest included a handful of guest speakers and a hackathon. These are the types of things you will have the opportunity to do as a GDSC Lead.

If this sounds like your skill set or you’d like to explore a new leadership opportunity in technology, we encourage you to apply to become a GDSC Lead. You can check for application deadlines in your region here.

Google Developer Student Clubs Around the World

After a year’s hiatus, GDSC HITS lead, Amitasha Verma and her team defied the odds to bring an interactive event to life. More than 80+ students came together for a 3-hour "Unlocking the Power of Blockchain" event in India. This event demonstrated the unwavering spirit of students eager to explore the world of blockchain.

GDSC Fast National University in Islamabad collaborated with 15 other GDSC chapters to host the exciting "Techbuzz" competition, bringing together a diverse group of tech enthusiasts to showcase their skills through a variety of engaging activities. The event featured intense rapid-fire tech sessions that tested the participants' knowledge and quick thinking, while bringing a game-based learning platform to add an element of fun and excitement.

How to become a GDSC Lead

Learn more about the GDSC Lead role and criteria here. To get started click here.

Note: Google Developer Student Clubs are student-led independent organizations, and their presence does not indicate a relationship between Google and the students' universities.

Source: Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud

Google Summer of Code 2024 Mentor Organization Applications Now Open

We are excited to announce that open source projects and organizations can now apply to participate as mentor organizations in the 2024 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program. Applications for organizations will close on February 6, 2024 at 18:00 UTC.

We are celebrating a big milestone as we head into our 20th year of Google Summer of Code this year! In 2024 we are adding a third project size option which you can read more about in our announcement blog post.

Does your open source project want to learn more about becoming a mentor organization? Visit the program site and read the mentor guide to learn what it means to be a mentor organization and how to prepare your community (hint: have plenty of excited, dedicated mentors and well thought out project ideas!).

We welcome all types of organizations and are very eager to involve first-time mentor orgs in GSoC. We encourage new organizations to get a referral from experienced organizations that think they would be a good fit to participate in GSoC.

The open source projects that participate in GSoC as mentor organizations span many fields including those doing interesting work in AI/ML, security, cloud, development tools, science, medicine, data, media, and more! Projects can range from being relatively new (about 2 years old) to well established projects that started over 20 years ago. We welcome open source projects big, small, and everything in between.

This year we are looking to bring more open source projects in the AI/ML field into GSoC 2024. If your project is in the artificial intelligence or machine learning fields please chat with your community and see if you would be interested in applying to GSoC 2024.

One thing to remember is that open source projects wishing to apply need to have a solid community; the goal of GSoC is to bring new contributors into established and welcoming communities. While you don’t have to have 50+ community members, the project also can’t have as few as three people.

You can apply to be a mentor organization for GSoC starting today on the program site. The deadline to apply is February 6, 2024 at 18:00 UTC. We will publicly announce the organizations chosen for GSoC 2024 on February 21st.

Please visit the program site for more information on how to apply and review the detailed timeline for important deadlines. We also encourage you to check out the Mentor Guide, our ‘Intro to Google Summer of Code’ video, and our short video on why open source projects are excited to be a part of the GSoC program.

Good luck to all open source mentor organization applicants!

By Stephanie Taylor, Program Manager – Google Open Source Programs Office

Source: Google Open Source Blog

Accelerating startup growth through technology, expertise, and community

Posted by Nivedita Kumari – Technical Anchor Mentor, Accelerator Program, and Prabhu Thiagarajan – Accelerator Success Mentor, Accelerator Program

Google for Startups Accelerator: Sustainable Development Goals

This International Mentoring Day, we recognize that mentorship is a critical part of the startup journey. Google for Startups Accelerator programs provide founders and teams with the technology, expertise, and mentorship they need to grow and succeed. As program mentors, we had the opportunity to engage with and empower many early stage startups helping them scale and grow.

The Startup Challenge

Although the startup ecosystem is rapidly expanding, success is rarely a smooth journey. On an average, it takes startups two to three years years to turn a profit, and fewer than 10% of startups that raise a seed round successfully raise a Series A investment. Even those that manage to secure funding, still face other hurdles like driving organic growth, fundraising, building brand and market expansion. Mentorship and access to networks has been proven time and again to make the critical difference for successful founders.

To level the playing field for startup success, Google for Startups connects founders to the people, programs and best practices they need to grow and scale their companies. Google for Startups Accelerator programs provide participants with hands-on mentorship and support from Googlers as well as experienced entrepreneurs and investors. These experts work directly with startups over the course of 10 weeks to provide tailored technology, product development, marketing, sales and fundraising.

Success Story

As Google for Startups Accelerator program mentors, we had the opportunity to partner closely with various founders from around the world through the 2023 accelerator cohorts, including those focused on Cloud and Climate Change. One of these startups for the Cloud cohort was RealKey, an Automated Loan Processing (ALP) SaaS platform.

RealKey automates document collection/review processes and centralizes communication to reduce touch points with underwriting. Through the Google for Startups Cloud Program, RealKey was able to accelerate Google AI based document processing and loan process automation to help create a clean loan submission process. Google for Startups helped RealKey reduce loan processing time and frustration for all parties involved.

"Google's Lending DocAI service enabled our platform to include document processing where we classify documents and run complex validation algorithms to ensure that a loan package meets all lending criteria. This is typically a manual process and our platform saves our clients valuable time and labor.”

– Christopher Hussain, Founder & CEO, RealKey.

Over the course of the 10 week program, the RealKey team worked closely with us to develop and track their program Objectives and Key Results (OKR). Through a series of tailored technical deep dives, mentor-led product and program workshops, and pairing with relevant experts from Google and the industry, RealKey was able to solve several business and technical challenges to accelerate their results. “With Google for Startups mentor support, we accomplished goals that we budgeted would take substantially longer”, says Christopher.

The Google for Startups Accelerator program provides startups with the resources and support they need to thrive in the competitive world. Through its comprehensive program, startups gain access to funding, technical expertise, networking opportunities, and mentorship from Google AI experts, enabling them to overcome technical challenges, develop effective go-to-market strategies, and accelerate their growth. With the guidance and support of Google AI experts, startups can navigate the complexities of developing and commercializing their products, effectively reach their target audience, and establish themselves as leaders in the field of machine learning.

Next Steps for Founders

If you're a startup founder, Google for Startups Accelerator programs are a great way to get the help you need to grow your business and achieve your goals. Applications are now open for Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders and Black Founders cohorts in North America. We encourage applications from U.S. and Canadian headquartered technology startups until February 1, 2024, with the 10-week programs commencing in March. Learn more and register here.

In addition to accelerator programs, Google for Startups offers a wide range of programs and initiatives to help startups at every stage of their journey. Whether you're just starting out or ready to scale, Google for Startups can help you connect with the right technology, expertise, and community to grow your business. Explore the best Google for Startups offerings for you and your team here.

Google for Startups Accelerator Applications open Black Founders and Women Founders programs Go to startup.google.com

Source: Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud

Solution Challenge 2024 – Using Google Technology to Address UN Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Rachel Francois, Global Program Manager, Google Developer Student Clubs

Google Developer Student Clubs celebrates 5 years of innovative solutions built by university students

This year marks the 5-year anniversary of the Google Developer Student Clubs Solution Challenge! For the past five years, the Solution Challenge has invited university students to use Google technologies to develop solutions for real-world problems.

Since 2019:

Over 110+ countries have participated

Over 4,000+ projects have been submitted

Over 1,000+ chapters have participated

The project solutions address one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to end poverty, ensure prosperity, and protect the planet by 2030. The goals were agreed upon by all 193 United Nations Member States in 2015.

If you have an idea for how you could use Android, Firebase, TensorFlow, Google Cloud, Flutter, or another Google product to promote employment for all, economic growth, and climate action, enter the 2024 GDSC Solution Challenge and share your ideas!

Solution Challenge prizes

Check out the many great prizes you can win by participating:

Top 100 teams receive branded swag, a certificate, and personalized mentorship from Google and experts to help further their solution ideas.

Final 10 teams receive a swag box, additional mentorship, and the opportunity to showcase their project solutions to Google teams and developers worldwide during the virtual 2024 Solution Challenge Demo Day, live on YouTube. Additional cash prize of $1,000 per student. Winnings for each qualifying team will not exceed $4,000.

Winning 3 teams receive a swag box, and each individual receives a cash prize of $3,000 and a feature on the Google Developers Blog. Winnings for each qualifying team will not exceed $12,000.

Joining the Solution Challenge

To join the Solution Challenge and get started on your project:

Register at goo.gle/SolutionChallenge and join a Google Developer Student Club at your college or university. If there is no club at your university, visit our event platform to find the nearest one.

Select which of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals you want to address.

Build a solution using Google technology.

Create a demo video and submit your project by February 22, 2024.

Google resources for Solution Challenge participants

Google supports Solution Challenge participants with resources to build strong projects, including:

Create a demo video and submit your project by February 22, 2024

Live online Q&A sessions

Mentorship from Googlers, Google Developer Experts, and the Google Developer Student Club community

Curated codelabs designed by Google for Developers

Access to Design Sprint guidelines developed by Google Ventures

and so much more!

Winner announcement dates

Once all projects are submitted, our panel of judges will evaluate and score each submission using specific criteria. After that, winners will be announced in three rounds:

Round 1 (April): Top 100 teams will be announced.

Round 2 (May): Final 10 teams will be announced.

Round 3 (June): The Winning 3 grand prize teams will be announced live on YouTube during the 2024 Solution Challenge Demo Day.

We're looking forward to seeing the solutions you create when you combine your enthusiasm for building a better world, coding skills, and help from Google technologies.

Learn more and sign up for the 2024 Solution Challenge here.

Source: Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud

Thank you for creating excellent apps, across devices in 2023!

Posted by Anirudh Dewani, Director of Android Developer Relations

Hello Android Developers,

As we approach the end of 2023, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that we've accomplished together as a community, and send a huge *thank you* for all of your work!

It's been an incredible year for Android, with many new features and improvements released as part of the platform as well as many new delightful app experiences crafted and delivered by you, all for the benefit of our users across the world. Here are just a few of the highlights:

The release of feature packed and highly performant Android 14, our most ambitious release to date.
The incredible momentum on large screens and Wear OS, fueled by hardware innovations of device makers and by the great app experiences you build for users
The growth of Compose, from being a mobile developer toolkit to Compose Everywhere, helping you build excellent apps for mobile, tablets, wear and TV,
And the growth of the entire Android Developer community around the world, and the millions of amazing apps you build for users!

I'm so proud of everything we've achieved together this year!

Your hard work and dedication continue to make Android the best mobile platform in the world, and I want to thank you for being a part of this community. Your contributions are invaluable, and I'm grateful for your continued support.

Thanks again for all that you do, and we can’t wait to see what you build next year!

Best,

Anirudh Dewani

Director, Android Developer Relations

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Source: Android Developers Blog

Global developers use Google tools to build solutions in recruiting, mentorship and more

Posted by Lyanne Alfaro, DevRel Program Manager, Google Developer Studio

Developer Journey is a monthly series highlighting diverse and global developers sharing relatable challenges, opportunities, and wins in their journey. Every month, we will spotlight developers around the world, the Google tools they leverage, and the kinds of products they are building.

This month we speak with global developers across Google Developer Experts, and Women Techmakers, to learn more about their favorite Google tools, the applications they’ve built to serve diverse communities and the role of inclusive design in their process.

Miguel Ángel Durán Garcí

Barcelona, Spain

Google Developer Expert, Web Technologies

Content Creator & Software Engineer

Twitter

Twitch

What Google tools have you used to build?

I've been using Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, CrUX Dashboard, and Chrome DevTools for years. As a web developer, I'm always excited about the new features that DevTools brings to us to improve our productivity and the performance of our applications.

Which tool has been your favorite to use? Why?

Lately, I've been trying Project IDX, an entirely web-based workspace for full-stack application development, and I'm really excited about the future of this project. I love the idea of being able to develop and deploy applications from the browser, without having to install anything on my computer.

Please share with us about something you’ve built in the past using Google tools.

Most recently, I've deployed AdventJS, a holiday calendar for developers. For optimizing the images, I've used Squoosh from the GoogleChromeLabs team. To ensure the website was accessible and to tweak performance, I've used Lighthouse from Chrome DevTools. Also, I used Google Bard to translate the content of the website into English and Portuguese.

What will you create with Google Bard?

I'm planning to expand a website I've created for the Spanish-speaking community to teach JavaScript from scratch. With Google Bard, I can check the content, create some code, and make it help me create challenges for the students.

What advice would you give someone starting in their developer journey?

I would tell them to be patient and to enjoy the process. It's a long journey, but it's worth it. Also, I would tell them to be curious and avoid sticking to only a few technologies. And finally, I would tell them to share their knowledge with the community, because it's the best way to learn and meet new people. You don't need to be an expert to share your knowledge; you just need to be one step ahead of the people you're teaching.

Marian Villa

Medellín, Colombia

Google Developer Expert, Web Technologies

Women Techmakers Member

Google for Startups Mentor

Co-founder / Director Pionerasdev

Twitter

LinkedIn

What Google tools have you used to build?

Development and Creativity:

Google Chrome DevTools

Bard

TensorflowJS

Productivity and Communication:

Gmail

Google Calendar

Google Drive

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Google Meet

Marketing and Business:

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Google My Business

Google Workspace

Google Cloud Platform

Google Marketing Platform

Education and Learning:

Google Classroom

Google Forms

Google Sites

YouTube

Which tool has been your favorite to use? Why?

Choosing a favorite tool is quite a task given the unique strengths of Bard, TensorflowJS and Google Chrome DevTools, but I'd have to say that Google Chrome DevTools stands out for me. Its versatility in inspecting and debugging web pages, testing code variations, and providing insights into JavaScript behavior has been crucial in my web development endeavors. That being said, both Bard and TensorFlow.js have incredible capabilities. Bard plays a vital role in generating creative content, answering queries, and even composing code. TensorFlow.js, on the other hand, is a game-changer, enabling machine learning in JavaScript, and making it accessible for a wide range of applications. Each tool has its unique appeal, and the choice will depend on the context and specific requirements of the task at hand.

Please share with us about something you’ve built in the past using Google tools.

On our latest website, we use all the Google technologies at hand to enhance our image as an NGO. Find it here.

What will you create with Google Bard?

We are once again resuming a winning mentorship project to advance our career as developers, so Bard and Duet AI are great allies to inspect our code and once again create an MVP of this product for our community.

What advice would you give someone starting in their developer journey?

First, think about the problem you want to solve, or what you want to contribute to the world, then create and make it come true. This is easier if you rely on communities, and people who help you as mentors, sponsors and guides.

Rubens de Almeida Zimbres

São Paulo - Brazil

Google Developer Expert, Machine Learning and Google Cloud

ML Engineer

Twitter

LinkedIn

Website

What Google tools have you used to build?

I’ve been using the full stack of Google Products. I use Google Workspace daily in my life, my personal website is made on Google Sites, and Google Cloud; I started with Compute Engine and Jupyter Notebooks, customized to my needs.

As I acquired more knowledge through practical experience, Coursera and Google Cloud Skills Boost, I started building end to-end solutions using BigQuery, SQL, lots of Vertex AI (Generative AI Studio, Matching Engine, Speech-to-text, Pipelines, AutoML, Model Fine-Tuning), Cloud Run (and a little GKE - Kubernetes), Cloud Functions, Dialogflow and Document AI.

As the requirements of clients change according to the industry, like recruiting (Virtual Career Center) and contact center (Contact Center AI), I was able to test and deploy in production different Google products to solve the clients’ needs.

Which tool has been your favorite to use? Why?

Vertex AI is my favorite, as it is pure ML and Deep Learning optimized. Using AutoML with NAS (Neural Architecture Search) was a very interesting experience with awesome results. Developing Machine Learning pipelines with Kubeflow is a special pleasure, as this is going into production and the whole MLOps is involved.

Please share with us about something you’ve built in the past using Google tools.

I’ve built a recruiting solution that was implemented in six countries of Latin America, benefiting more than 365,000 people. This solution automatically analyzes resumes using OCR via Document AI.

I delivered a revenue prediction for a hotel chain using Tensorflow, where we increased the accuracy of the client’s model by 0.95%. I also built a Contact Center solution which uses Google Speech-to-Text and analytics to make management easier and also to generate strategic insights.

Lately, I was part of the team that delivered an end-to-end Virtual Career Center solution that matches job candidates to job vacancies using Vertex AI Matching Engine via text embeddings and SCANN. Both the recruiting solution and the contact center solution generated patents in Brazil, in the field of NLP (Natural Language Processing).

What will you create with Google Bard?

Google Bard is part of my daily routine. It helps me while coding, it helps me to plan trips, get to the right public transportation, visit interesting places around the world and it also helps by retrieving the Google search in an organized way, with updated content. My idea is to use Bard along with LangChain to perform optimizations in the finance industry.

What advice would you give someone starting in their developer journey?

Learn the basics first.

The temptation of learning this magnificent field as Machine Learning is gigantic, but coding is a great part of the solution. Learn to code properly, in whatever language you want. This brings efficiency and security if your solution needs to scale, decreasing infrastructure costs and improving user experience.

The same applies to Machine Learning: learn basic disciplines such as Calculus, Computer Science fundamentals and you will understand most of the content is shared today online. Only after learning ML you should dive into Deep Learning and the disciplines associated. Don’t fake it. Make it.

Source: Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud

Google Open Source Peer Bonus program announces second group of 2023 winners

We are excited to announce the second group of winners for the 2023 Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program! This program recognizes external open source contributors who have been nominated by Googlers for their exceptional contributions to open source projects.

The Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program is a key part of Google's ongoing commitment to open source software. By supporting the development and growth of open source projects, Google is fostering a more collaborative and innovative software ecosystem that benefits everyone.

This cycle's Open Source Peer Bonus Program received 163 nominations and winners come from 35 different countries around the world, reflecting the program's global reach and the immense impact of open source software. Community collaboration is a key driver of innovation and progress, and we are honored to be able to support and celebrate the contributions of these talented individuals from around the world through this program.

We would like to extend our congratulations to the winners! Included below are those who have agreed to be named publicly.

Winner	Open Source Project
Tim Dettmers	8-bit CUDA functions for PyTorch
Odin Asbjørnsen	Accompanist
Lazarus Akelo	Android FHIR
Khyati Vyas	Android FHIR
Fikri Milano	Android FHIR
Veyndan Stuart	AndroidX
Alex Van Boxel	Apache Beam
Dezső Biczó	Apigee Edge Drupal module
Felix Yan	Arch Linux
Gerlof Langeveld	atop
Fabian Meumertzheim	Bazel
Keith Smiley	Bazel
Andre Brisco	Bazel Build Rules for Rust
Cecil Curry	beartype
Paul Marcombes	bigfunctions
Lucas Yuji Yoshimine	Camposer
Anita Ihuman	CHAOSS
Jesper van den Ende	Chrome DevTools
Aboobacker MK	CircuitVerse.org
Aaron Ballman	Clang
Alejandra González	Clippy
Catherine Flores	Clippy
Rajasekhar Kategaru	Compose Actors
Olivier Charrez	comprehensive-rust
John O'Reilly	Confetti
James DeFelice	container-storage-interface
Akihiro Suda	containerd, runc, OCI specs, Docker, Kubernetes
Neil Bowers	CPAN
Aleksandr Mikhalitsyn	CRIU
Daniel Stenberg	curl
Ryosuke TOKUAMI	Dataform
Salvatore Bonaccorso	Debian
Moritz Muehlenhoff	Debian
Sylvestre Ledru	Debian, LLVM
Andreas Deininger	Docsy
Róbert Fekete	Docsy
David Sherret	dprint
Justin Grant	ECMAScript Time Zone Canonicalization Proposal
Chris White	EditorConfig
Charles Schlosser	Eigen
Daniel Roe	Elk - Mastodon Client
Christopher Quadflieg	FakerJS
Ostap Taran	Firebase Apple SDK
Frederik Seiffert	Firebase C++ SDK
Juraj Čarnogurský	firebase-tools
Callum Moffat	Flutter
Anton Borries	Flutter
Tomasz Gucio	Flutter
Chinmoy Chakraborty	Flutter
Daniil Lipatkin	Flutter
Tobias Löfstrand	Flutter go_router package
Ole André Vadla Ravnås	Frida
Jaeyoon Choi	Fuchsia
Jeuk Kim	Fuchsia
Dongjin Kim	Fuchsia
Seokhwan Kim	Fuchsia
Marcel Böhme	FuzzBench
Md Awsafur Rahman	GCViT-tf, TransUNet-tf,Kaggle
Qiusheng Wu	GEEMap
Karsten Ohme	GlobalPlatform
Sacha Chua	GNU Emacs
Austen Novis	Goblet
Tiago Temporin	Golang
Josh van Leeuwen	Google Certificate Authority Service Issuer for cert-manager
Dustin Walker	google-cloud-go
Parth Patel	GUAC
Kevin Conner	GUAC
Dejan Bosanac	GUAC
Jendrik Johannes	Guava
Chao Sun	Hive, Spark
Sean Eddy	hmmer
Paulus Schoutsen	Home Assistant
Timo Lassmann	Kalign
Stephen Augustus	Kubernetes
Vyom Yadav	Kubernetes
Meha Bhalodiya	Kubernetes
Madhav Jivrajani	Kubernetes
Priyanka Saggu	Kubernetes
DANIEL FINNERAN	kubeVIP
Junfeng Li	LanguageClient-neovim
Andrea Fioraldi	LibAFL
Dongjia Zhang	LibAFL
Addison Crump	LibAFL
Yuan Tong	libavif
Gustavo A. R. Silva	Linux kernel
Mathieu Desnoyers	Linux kernel
Nathan Chancellor	Linux Kernel, LLVM
Gábor Horváth	LLVM / Clang
Martin Donath	Material for MkDocs
Jussi Pakkanen	Meson Build System
Amos Wenger	Mevi
Anders F Björklund	minikube
Maksim Levental	MLIR
Andrzej Warzynski	MLIR, IREE
Arnaud Ferraris	Mobian
Rui Ueyama	mold
Ryan Lahfa	nixpkgs
Simon Marquis	Now in Android
William Cheng	OpenAPI Generator
Kim O'Sullivan	OpenFIPS201
Yigakpoa Laura Ikpae	Oppia
Aanuoluwapo Adeoti	Oppia
Philippe Antoine	oss-fuzz
Tornike Kurdadze	Pinput
Andrey Sitnik	Postcss (and others: Autoprefixer, postcss, browserslist, logux)
Marc Gravell	protobuf-net
Jean Abou Samra	Pygments
Qiming Sun	PySCF
Trey Hunner	Python
Will Constable	PyTorch/XLA
Jay Berkenbilt	qpdf
Ahmed El-Helw	Quran App for Android
Jan Gorecki	Reproducible benchmark of database-like ops
Ralf Jung	Rust
Frank Steffahn	Rust, ICU4X
Bhaarat Krishnan	Serverless Web APIs Workshop
Maximilian Keppeler	Sheets-Compose-Dialogs
Cory LaViska	Shoelace
Carlos Panato	Sigstore
Keith Zantow	spdx/tools-golang
Hayley Patton	Steel Bank Common Lisp
Qamar Safadi	Sunflower
Victor Julien	Suricata
Eyoel Defare	textfield_tags
Giedrius Statkevičius	Thanos
Michael Park	The Good Docs Project
Douglas Theobald	Theseus
David Blevins	Tomee
Anthony Fu	Vitest
Ryuta Mizuno	Volcago
Nicolò Ribaudo	WHATWG HTML Living Standard; ECMAScript Language Specification
Antoine Martin	xpra
Toru Komatsu	youki

We are incredibly proud of all of the nominees for their outstanding contributions to open source, and we look forward to seeing even more amazing contributions in the years to come. An additional thanks to Maria Tabak who has helped to lay the groundwork and management of this program for the past 5 years!

By Mike Bufano, Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program Lead