Hi, I'm Konstantinos Kazakos - Lead Researcher @ Atlassian (ex-Google) | Computational Product Research & AI Alignment | Building Agentic Evals (Gemini/Vertex AI)
I architect frameworks that embed systematic empathy into AI, bridging human intuition and scalable tech. I thrive when engineering AI that remains authentically human-centric, especially when shaping its future at scale.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Worked as a Staff User Experience Researcher at Google, honing user-centered design.
Leads Computational Product Research and AI alignment as a Lead Researcher at Atlassian.
Can help others by advising on building scalable empathy frameworks for AI products.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational UX Research at Google
Grew from Senior UX Researcher in Play to Staff UX Researcher in Payments, honing user-centered design and research methodologies.
✦ User Experience
✦ Qualitative Research
✦ User Research
Transition to Lead Researcher at Atlassian
Moving to a leadership role focused on computational product research and AI alignment.
✦ AI Alignment
✦ Product Strategy
✦ Leadership
Developing Computational Product Research
Pioneering new frameworks that leverage AI for scalable empathy and insight generation.
✦ AI Research
✦ System Design
✦ Innovation
💪🏻 Superpowers
Pioneering Computational Product Research
Systematically embedding empathy into AI development at scale.
✦ Developing frameworks to bridge scale and nuance in AI.
✦ Leveraging Python, Gemini 3 Pro, and DSPy for impactful research.
✦ Ensuring AI systems remain authentically human-centric.
Architecting AI Alignment & Governance
Establishing 'Ground Truth' for model empathy and safety.
✦ Building synthetic user councils for AI evaluation.
✦ Curating 'Golden Datasets' for quantifiable human alignment.
✦ Moving organizations toward measurable AI safety standards.
Driving Insight Velocity with Reasoning
Synthesizing vast user data to preserve customer voice.
✦ Architecting long-context reasoning engines.
✦ Solving the 'Repository Problem' for user insights.
✦ Extending manual coverage of customer feedback at scale.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with peers shaping the future of AI in product development.
✦ Exploring novel approaches to AI alignment and computational research.
✦ Discovering opportunities to collaborate on cutting-edge AI initiatives.
I can help with
✦ Advise on building scalable empathy frameworks for AI products.
✦ Share strategies for creating 'Golden Datasets' for AI evaluation.
✦ Offer insights on integrating human-in-the-loop systems for research.
I would love your help on
✦ Identify thought leaders in agentic AI and AI safety.
✦ Connect with researchers exploring novel LLM evaluation techniques.
✦ Find collaborators interested in scaling human-centered AI.
