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Summary & Bio

Damien Henry is Senior Vice President of Image Research at Jasper.ai. He co-founded Init ML, the company behind Clipdrop and cleanup.pictures, which was acquired by Stability.ai in 2023 and later became part of Jasper.
Earlier, Damien spent six years leading innovation at the Google Arts & Culture Lab, where his team pioneered applications of AI/ML in creativity, including experiments in video generation and text analysis. In 2013, he co-created the prototype that became Google Cardboard, Google’s low-cost VR headset.
Before Google, Damien co-founded AudioGaming and Novelab, building award-winning VR and interactive experiences, and served as the first CTO of Voxler, powering music games with singing voice analysis.
Damien holds an engineering degree in signal analysis, is a co-author of 10 patents, and has won multiple world-class awards throughout his career. A lifelong creator, he continues to explore how technology, AI, and design intersect to open new possibilities

Short bio

Damien Henry is Image Research SVP at Jasper.ai. He co-founded Init ML, creators of Clipdrop and cleanup.pictures, acquired by Stability.ai in 2023.
Previously, he led innovation at the Google Arts & Culture Lab, co-created Google Cardboard, and co-founded AudioGaming and Novelab.
Damien holds 10 patents, has earned multiple global awards, and is passionate about building at the intersection of AI, design, and creativity.

Short short bio

Damien Henry is SVP of Image Research at Jasper.ai, co-founder of Clipdrop, and co-creator of Google Cardboard. He has led innovation at Google Arts & Culture Lab, and builds at the intersection of AI and creativity.

Professional Experiences

  • Senior Vice President Image Research, Jasper.ai

References

Cardboard related video and articles (in French)
  • DailymotionDailymotionGoogle : l'histoire du Cardboard par son inventeur
Art selfie (with Cyril Diagne)
Blog post with Google
  • GoogleGoogleMachine learning meets culture
  • MagentaMagentaA train window
ML & Art Talks
  • YouTubeYouTubeFilm Screening: nimiia cĂ©tiĂŻ, an Art and Machine Learning Project By Jenna Sutela (Google I/O'19)
  • YouTubeYouTubeDamien Henry, Refik Anadol, Ersinhan Ersin, Memo Akten, Pınar YoldaĹź, Liam Young
  • YouTubeYouTubeMachine learning & art - Google I/O 2016
ML & Art press
  • googblogs.comgoogblogs.comDamien Henry - googblogs.com
Virtual reality
Réalité virtuelle par Damien Henry | MOOC Digital Paris
  • Mooc Digital MediaMooc Digital MediaMooc Digital Media | Effet de prĂ©sence
  • RĂ©alitĂ© virtuelle par Damien Henry | MOOC Digital Paris
Startups
  • VoxlerVoxlerVoxler (I was the first CTO)
  • Audiogaming (Co-founder)
  • NovelabNovelabNovelab | Natural Born Interactive (Co-Founder)
ANR Projects
  • Agence nationale de la rechercheAgence nationale de la rechercheModèles de synthèse audio interactifs, physiquement informĂ© et sĂ©mantiquement contrĂ´lables.
Patents
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  • 7 patents related to Google Cardboard and VR
  • 2 patents related to voice processing

Profiles Pictures

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