Keren Ye is an accomplished research scientist with a strong background in computer vision and applied research. With a Ph.D. in Computer Vision from the University of Pittsburgh, Keren has experience in various prominent companies. Keren's professional journey includes serving as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a role as a Senior Applied Research Scientist at Cruise, focusing on panoptic segmentation models. Prior to that, Keren was a Senior Software Engineer at Baidu, Inc., specializing in optimizing click-through rates for short video recommendations. Currently, Keren is a Research Scientist at Google, continuing to advance expertise in the field.