Sergey Tulyakov is a Director of Research at Snap Inc. with a decade of experience advancing generative media—images, video, 3D and 4D—by making large models both efficient enough for near-real-time mobile use and customizable to individual creators. He progressed through research leadership roles at Snap from senior scientist to director, driving features used by hundreds of millions of Snapchatters daily and balancing product impact with cutting-edge research. His background includes a PhD in Computer Science and research internships at NVIDIA and Microsoft, reflecting deep academic roots applied to production-scale systems. Known for squeezing model size and latency without sacrificing personalization, he blends systems thinking with creative AI to enable instant feedback in consumer experiences.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Università di Trento
Master Computer Science Computer Vision Software Development, Master Computer Science Computer Vision Software Development at Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
Contributions:23 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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Sergey Tulyakov - Director Of Research at Snap Inc.