Vladislav Shakhrai
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Technical Lead, Generative AI & 3D @ Snap Inc
Vladislav Shakhrai builds technologies that blend the physical and digital worlds. As a Technical Lead for Generative AI and 3D at Snap Inc., he creates systems that power the augmented reality features millions of people use every day.
His journey began with computer vision projects at several tech companies. At Google, he improved YouTube's language recognition. At Meta, he worked on the Workplace platform. Each step built his understanding of how to make computers see and understand visual information.
Vladislav moved from London to Los Angeles with Snap Inc., where he now leads research in neural rendering and 3D technologies. His work helps turn ideas into interactive experiences that appear in the real world through your phone's camera.
His journey began with computer vision projects at several tech companies. At Google, he improved YouTube's language recognition. At Meta, he worked on the Workplace platform. Each step built his understanding of how to make computers see and understand visual information.
Vladislav moved from London to Los Angeles with Snap Inc., where he now leads research in neural rendering and 3D technologies. His work helps turn ideas into interactive experiences that appear in the real world through your phone's camera.
Outside of his main work, Vladislav competes in machine learning challenges. He's ranked as a Kaggle Master in the Top-150 globally, showcasing his problem-solving skills and technical creativity.
When someone opens Snapchat and uses an augmented reality lens that transforms their surroundings, they're experiencing the results of Vladislav's expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and 3D technology.
He continues to develop new patents and research papers that push forward what's possible in the world of visual computing and artificial intelligence.
When someone opens Snapchat and uses an augmented reality lens that transforms their surroundings, they're experiencing the results of Vladislav's expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and 3D technology.
He continues to develop new patents and research papers that push forward what's possible in the world of visual computing and artificial intelligence.