Andrew Zaldivar
Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google Research
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Zaldivar is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google Research with 12 years of experience bridging AI research, product integrity, and community enablement. With a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UC Irvine, he combines deep academic expertise in human cognition with hands-on work applying machine learning to Trust & Safety challenges at Google. He now focuses on helping researchers and developers adopt responsible AI practices by sharing tools, research, and guidance across the community. Previously he built scalable abuse-detection systems as a Strategist in Trust & Safety, giving him a rare perspective on both model capabilities and real-world risk mitigation. Based in Los Angeles, he brings an interdisciplinary approach—melding neuroscience, data science, and developer advocacy—to accelerate practical, ethical AI adoption.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Transfer Student Psychology Computer and Information Sciences Chemistry, Transfer Student Psychology Computer and Information Sciences Chemistry at Cerritos CollegeUniversity of California, Irvine
Github Skills (2)
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datasets6
Github contributions (2)
UCI-CARL/ABADV
Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
Contributions:14 commits in 2 months
PAIR-code/datacardsplaybook
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 13 pushes, 5 comments in 7 months
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