Biography

Jeff is an Engineer at Google in Seattle. Before 2011 he was a Senior Research Scientist and the Engineering Manager at Intel Labs Seattle. His technical expertise is in the broad area of mobile computing systems in everyday life including location and mapping technology, sensors, machine learning, and mobile operating systems. He previously co-led the Place Lab project, which established the viability of the radio-beacon location technology that is a core capability in most modern smartphones and mobile devices. He has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado and MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Washington. On his own time, Jeff is a professional ski instructor, whitewater rafter, swiftwater rescue technician, and amateur woodworker.

His CV is available (Hightower-CV.pdf).