Michael Fink’s work bridges media research, machine learning and cognitive science. Michael initiated the YouTube interactive video annotations project, which in the last year became a major driving force in making YouTube videos truly interactive. Previously, Michael worked at Google Research, focusing on various media projects such as the “mass personalization” of broadcast television. His PhD research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem focuses on large scale object recognition in humans and machines, generating publications ranging from machine learning, and artificial intelligence to cognitive science and economics. Recently, Michael originated a new academic program integrating computer science and design studies in Jerusalem, which spawned innovative projects, such as: "GooGoo-Images"  (an environment enabling babies to surf Google Images) and "Make-a-Movie-on-the-Move" (an Android based video editor).