AI that connects, adapts, and inspires
At HeyGen, our AI research is driven by a mission to make visual storytelling accessible to everyone.
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Innovating at the intersection of creativity, communication, and technology.
Charly Hong, Hoofd AI-onderzoek
Charly Hong brengt meer dan tien jaar ervaring mee op het gebied van computer vision en AI, met een focus op menselijke modellering, begrip en videogeneratie. Hij heeft meer dan 60 publicaties en patenten op zijn naam staan, wat zijn toewijding aan innovatie en impactvolle oplossingen onderstreept. Bij HeyGen stuurt Charly de ontwikkeling van AI‑technologie aan die onderzoek en product naadloos met elkaar verbindt.
Rong Yan, CTO
Rong Yan is the CTO of HeyGen, dedicated to making visual storytelling accessible to all. Previously, he was VP of Engineering at HubSpot, leading Data and Intelligence products, and held leadership roles at Snapchat, Square, and Facebook. Rong earned his M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2006) from Carnegie Mellon. A prolific researcher, he has over 60 publications, 35 patents, and expertise in AI, data mining, and computer vision.
Joshua Xu, CEO
Joshua Xu is de medeoprichter en CEO van HeyGen en geeft leiding aan de missie om visuele storytelling te transformeren met AI-gestuurde contentcreatie. Eerder was hij lead engineer bij Snapchat (2014–2020), waar hij innovaties op het gebied van advertentieranking, machine learning en computationele fotografie aanvoerde. Met een master in Computer Science van Carnegie Mellon brengt Joshua diepgaande expertise in machine learning, computervisie en generatieve AI mee.
Jun-Yan Zhu, Adviseur
Jun-Yan Zhu is Michael B. Donohue Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Robotics aan Carnegie Mellon University, waar hij het Generative Intelligence Lab leidt. Zijn onderzoek richt zich op generatieve modellen, computervisie en graphics, met als missie makers te versterken met generatieve modellen. Hij heeft onder andere de Samsung AI Researcher of the Year, de Packard Fellowship en de NSF CAREER Award ontvangen.
Onze onderzoekspijlers: de AI van morgen vormgeven
Digitale identiteit opnieuw definiëren met precisie en kwaliteit
Our focus on avatar generation emphasizes controllability, consistency, and unparalleled quality. By advancing AI-driven creation, we enable avatars to mirror human expressions and behaviors seamlessly, bridging the gap between reality and the digital world.
Multimodal language models powering video intelligence
We build multimodal language models that jointly reason over text, audio, and visual signals to better understand intent and context. This foundation powers video translation with improved semantic fidelity, enables avatar modeling that stays consistent across scenes, and unlocks video agents that can interpret goals and generate end-to-end content with higher reliability.
Breaking language barriers with multimodal solutions
Door AI in te zetten voor het ontwikkelen van multimodale videovertalingsoplossingen, willen we wereldwijde communicatie toegankelijker maken. Door tekst, stem en beeld naadloos te integreren, zetten we video’s om in universeel begrijpelijke content en versterken we verbindingen tussen verschillende culturen.
Realtime betrokkenheid door multimodale innovatie
Enabled by real-time rendering and advanced multimodal solutions, our interactive avatars bring conversations to life. These avatars not only respond dynamically but also redefine user interaction, making technology more engaging and human-like.
Emotion AI for expressive, realistic digital humans
Emotion AI helps our systems go beyond “talking” to truly communicating — by aligning what the script means with how it should feel. By coordinating tone and prosody in voice with on-point gestures and facial expressions, we generate avatars that maintain emotional coherence over time, closing the realism gap and pushing the frontier of human-like presence.
Agentic systems enabling video agents at scale
We develop agentic systems that turn video creation into a goal-driven workflow: planning, tool use, iteration, and verification. These capabilities power our video agent, allowing it to break down user intent into steps, make informed decisions along the way, and produce more controllable, consistent outcomes—while supporting safety and quality constraints in real production settings.
Rong Yan, Chief Technology Officer at HeyGen
"We’re engineering AI that is not only powerful but also trustworthy and easy to use. Our goal is to redefine what’s possible with AI video generation, making it indispensable for businesses and delightful for users."
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