Researcher
C. Lawrence Zitnick
Current role not listed
Zitnick co-created COCO, a dataset that became a standard test for whether AI can recognize and describe objects in everyday scenes. He later launched Open Catalyst, which uses AI to search for materials that could store renewable energy more efficiently.
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Background
Previously
Apr 2017-Mar 2026Research Lead / Research Director, FAIR, 
Meta
Meta2004-2015Researcher -> Research Manager, Microsoft Research
Education
Carnegie Mellon UniversityAbout this data
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Last editorial review: August 28, 2026Citation Trend
6 snapshots143,121citations as of Sep 1, '26-304 since Aug 1, '26
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