Summary
Hareesh Ravi is a senior applied research scientist at Adobe specializing in foundational generative image modeling and multimodal AI, with nine years of experience spanning industry and academia. He led the engineering of Adobe Firefly Image Model 3 and co-led Image Model 2, driving features like zero-shot Generative Style Match and fine-grained photographic and content controls that improved realism and controllability. His PhD from Rutgers focused on representation learning and reasoning across text, images, and video, and his prior work produced published advances in story comprehension, illustration, and multimedia authenticity. At Adobe he combines deep research rigor with product-facing delivery, routinely moving novel multimodal models from prototype to shipped capabilities. Based in New Brunswick, NJ, he maintains an active research presence and public portfolio at hareesh-ravi.github.io.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Sri Sairam Engineering College
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Rutgers University
English, Tamil, Hindi