Yantao Zheng

Yantao Zheng is a seasoned professional in the field of artificial intelligence and engineering management, currently serving as a Senior Engineering Manager - AI at Adobe since March 2024. Prior to this role, Yantao held the position of Machine Learning Engineering Manager at Apple from January 2020 to March 2024, overseeing image search products for Siri and Spotlight. Yantao's career includes significant contributions as an Engineering Manager at Snapchat, Inc., and as a Software Engineer and Tech Lead at Google, where Yantao architected the Context Engine for mobile search. Yantao began the professional journey as a Research Scientist and Research Engineer, leading innovative projects in multimedia content indexing and video content analysis. Academically, Yantao holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University Singapore.