Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer Acceleration of AI models

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Senior Research Engineer.

About the team :

The Computing Data Application Acceleration Lab aims to create a leading global data analytics platform organized into three specialized teams using innovative programming technologies. This team focuses on full-stack innovations, including software-hardware co-design and optimizing data efficiency at both the storage and runtime layers. This team also develops next-generation GPU architecture for gaming, cloud rendering, VR / AR, and Metaverse applications.

One of the goals of this lab are to enhance algorithm performance and training efficiency across industries, fostering long-term competitiveness.

About the job :

• Track the trend of AI theory and technology development in the world and generate research report and proposals for promoting Ascend system accordingly.
• Lead or participate in research of algorithms in accelerating the training of the market-driven AI models (CV / NLP / GNN / …), reaching / exceeding the state of the art accuracy, and develop a proof of concept of the algorithms. Those algorithms include but are not limited to the following : optimizers, loss functions, new model architecture, mix precision, model compression, learning technologies (e.g., meta-learning), etc.
• Publish relevant high-quality AI research papers when necessary and approved, and attend conferences for increasing public awareness of Huawei’s Ascend products; file high-value patents on critical algorithms / processes that are of potential business gain.
• Team up with other departments / teams from Huawei’s global research centers for collaboration.
• Assist the team lead on the planning of projects and definition of technology / products development road map.

About the ideal candidate：

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