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Silvio Savarese

EVP and Chief Scientist, Salesforce AI Research

My background

I serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist at Salesforce Research. In 2026, I was appointed to the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and am committed to responsible AI governance globally. Previously I was a tenured Associate Professor at Stanford, the inaugural Mindtree Faculty Scholar, and Director of the SAIL-Toyota Center for AI Research. I hold a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and was a Beckman Institute Fellow at UIUC.

My expertise

My research has addressed the theoretical foundations and applications of AI, including machine learning, computer vision, generative AI, agentic AI, and robotics. In 2024, I was named to Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI. I have published over 350 articles in top-tier journals, and served as Program Chair for CVPR 2020. I'm the recipient of multiple Best Paper Awards, an NSF Career Award, and the James R. Croes Medal. At Salesforce, my global research team’s focus is continually advancing AI research and system development across the technological shifts that will impact the enterprise in the next 6-18 months.

When I'm not working

Before my research career took center stage, I was a video game designer, co-developing adventure games with my father that were published internationally across the U.S., France, Russia, and Italy.

Expertise areas

Agentic AI Artificial Intelligence AI for Good Data Data Activation Software Development Life Cycle

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

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