Mike Shearn

Mike Shearn is a Staff Hardware Engineer at Google, where they focus on quantum hardware reliability in the Google Quantum AI group. From 2014 to 2021, Mike played significant roles in the Failure Analysis and Materials Lab, contributing to a variety of hardware classes and managing laboratory operations. Prior experience includes positions at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where they led the development of advanced instruments for NASA, and Skybox Imaging, where they coauthored a highly downloaded paper on image processing. Mike holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology and has published multiple research papers and patents throughout their academic and professional career.