Public Project Page Steven Woods

Steven at Google Canada Archive

Research archive for Steven Woods' Google Canada period from 2008 through 2021, including leadership, Waterloo engineering growth, public talks, interviews, Canadian media coverage, and the transition into Inovia.

Current Phase Seeded era archive
The archive now has a checked-in continuity layer, a startup validator, and a first approved source baseline.
Timeline Span 2008 to 2021
Focused on the Google Canada leadership and Waterloo engineering era.
Current Focus Expanded baseline with original-provenance interview coverage and first-party transition context
This bounded pass added the stronger University Affairs interview provenance and a first-party Inovia transition companion.
Updated May 11, 2026
Summary page synced to the new continuity layer and the initial Google Canada-era source baseline.
Open working repository Project manifest Source manifest Open work plan Open startup check

Current State

Era boundary is now explicit

`steven-woods-research` remains the person-centric layer, while this project is now the canonical era-specific deep archive for the Google Canada period.

First-source baseline is real

The archive now has a nine-source baseline: talks, interviews, official Google-era media, local Waterloo coverage, and both third-party and first-party transition anchors into Inovia.

Local preservation has started

All nine approved baseline sources now resolve to checked-in local archive files inside the Google Canada archive tree.

Continuity is restartable

The working archive now includes a living work plan, workspace-status note, dated recovery audit, and startup validation path so future Google Canada work does not depend on rediscovery.

Research Lanes

Leadership and growth

Waterloo engineering growth, leadership roles, organizational milestones, and ecosystem involvement.

Public appearances

Talks, interviews, event pages, symposium videos, and public-facing Google Canada appearances.

Media and profiles

Coverage featuring Steven Woods during the Google Canada period, including transition sources into Inovia.

Open public handoff Open Steven person-centric layer