Dr. Andrea Colaco is a computer scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur known for her pioneering work in gesture-recognition technology and real-time 3D sensing. She co-founded 3dim Tech, a company dedicated to integrating low-power, real-time depth sensing into consumer electronics, significantly enhancing gesture-based interaction. Google later acquired 3dim Tech, incorporating her technology into its advancements in computer vision and AI-driven user interfaces.
Her research focused on real-time 3D sensing for mobile devices, enabling seamless, touch-free interaction. In 2013, she won the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, one of the most prestigious startup competitions, for her innovative work in mobile 3D gesture recognition.
Andrea Colaco’s work has had a profound impact on computer vision, augmented reality (AR), and AI-driven human-computer interaction.
Andrea works at Google, specializing in computational sensing technologies. She has also been involved in Project Astra, a research prototype exploring future capabilities of a universal AI assistant that can understand the world around users.