Stefano (Stef) Corazza, PhD

Head of AI Research (opinions expressed here are my own)

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Head of AI Research at Canva, formerly Head of Roblox Studio, Gen AI at Roblox, VP/Fellow Head of Augmented Reality at Adobe and Adobe Aero. Very passionate about immersive media, AI, animation. Visual Artist. Angel Investor. Startup Advisor. [Paragliding champion in a previous life]

Experience

  • Head of AI Research at Canva
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Board Member at Nura Studios
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Investor/Advisor (Acquired by Netflix) at Ready Player Me
    Dec 2021 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Head of Roblox Studio at Roblox
    Aug 2022 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Adobe (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Vice President, Fellow
      Jun 2019 - Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Head of Augmented Reality

    • Sr. Director, Engineering
      Oct 2016 - May 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Heading the 3D efforts within Digital Imaging, Enabling the World's Creatives.

    • Sr. Principal Scientist
      Jun 2015 - Oct 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Heading the 3D efforts within Digital Imaging, Enabling the World's Creatives.