Lia

Ada was a guardian of justice and truth. She was always watching for unjust or biased treatment. Not only she would advocate for accessibility but she was a hero for gender equality and the author of one of the most engaged discussions about it at Google (she is the only person I know who was awarded the “I WON MEMEGEN” badge). She would actively call out when she thought someone was misbehaving during a meeting, interrupting a woman or not giving the right credits for an idea. She would help me by giving me specific details about an issue, supporting and empowering me and at the same time keeping it real and letting me know I would have to work a lot harder to successfully fix something I was working on. She was kind, but fierce. I will carry the lessons and duty from her diligent watch forever.
 
 
 
 
Ada was not only a skilled, smart engineer. She was an intellectual with an amazing sense of humor. I would often be surprised by her funny comments about anything. The first time she cut her hair short, she looked exactly like Becky, Juliette Lewis’ character from the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. She told me she read the book in Polish and really liked it and abruptly change the topic to state Johnny Depp was actually a lot cuter when he was younger… I agree.

 
 
Ada was curious, playful and fearless. I remember the day we were testing an eye tracker prototype and she was the first one to volunteer to try it and play a game where she had to fight evil robots to save us all. I know her legacy and hard work will keep saving others, even if she is not around to fight the evil robots anymore.