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Photoshop at 35: How Adobe Research drives innovation

35 years of Photoshop! From early masking tools to today’s generative AI, Adobe Research has fueled breakthroughs that push the boundaries of creativity—turning bold ideas into everyday magic for creators worldwide.

The Summer Adobe Research Interns Learned, Created, and Belonged

Adobe Research interns took on ambitious projects, worked alongside mentors, and built community— all while shaping the future of tech. Meet six interns who pushed innovation forward this summer.

Our evolving relationship with artificial intelligence

What happens when AI doesn’t just respond—but learns and improves from every human interaction? Principal Research Scientist Branislav Kveton shares his work on reinforcement learning, agentic AI models, and the evolving relationship between humans and AI.

Returning Adobe Research Interns Level Up Their Growth

This summer, returning Adobe Research interns are taking their projects further — deepening collaborations, publishing new research, and building AI tools with real-world impact. Discover how their experiences shaped their path forward.

Adobe Researchers use puzzles to teach an AI model to retouch photo

Editing photos can be tricky, especially if a user isn’t familiar with all their editing tools. Adobe Researchers have developed a new AI model that spots what a user might want to fix, explains each step, and lets users choose which edits to make. Learn more about this new work!

A First Look at Adobe Research’s SIGGRAPH 2025 Papers

Catch a preview of Adobe Research’s publications at SIGGRAPH 2025 in this new trailer, featuring innovations in video editing, 3D reconstruction, image transformation and more. Explore our 25 papers and find us at the conference to see what's next in creative tech.

Adobe Research

An ideal balance of academic discovery and industry impact: that’s what drives our groundbreaking work at Adobe Research. Our collaborative projects advance the state of the art across a range of 12 research areas. Many of Adobe Research’s early-stage technologies become important elements of Adobe’s products, used by millions across the globe.

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Our People

Curious. Creative. Committed. Adobe Research’s world-class research scientists, engineers, artists, and designers shape experimental ideas into innovative technologies. Our quest for new ways to improve our world through digital tools drives the discoveries we share with the research community and the under-the-hood tech we create for Adobe’s products.

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Academic Programs

Adobe Research partners with universities around the world, building relationships with student interns and faculty that result in research breakthroughs. Our programs also include a series of conference presentations and distinguished lectures.

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We are looking for researchers and interns to take our technologies to the next level. Learn about working at Adobe Research.

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