Overview
Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Researcher.
About the team
The AnShi Lab focuses on developing next-generation gateway software architecture by prioritizing file security and software innovation. The focus is on conducting mid- and long-term research to create high-value patents and guide datacom gateway development. The goal is to establish industry benchmarks through cloud-based, intelligent software engineering. By leveraging local resources and fostering talent, we aim to build a high-performance technical expert team, improving both organizational vitality and personnel capabilities.
About the job
- Partner with malware analysts and security stakeholders to define problem scope, labeling strategy, and evaluation methodology.
- Conduct industry / academic research and produce concise surveys and technical reports.
- Design and implement LLM / GNN / ML approaches for malware / threat classification (e.g., family / behavior classification, malicious vs. benign).
- Build scalable data pipelines for ingestion, preprocessing, deduplication, and dataset management.
- Drive experimentation end-to-end : model training, calibration, benchmarking, error analysis, and iteration.
- Contribute to patents / publications; (Optional) travel / conferences.
The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience and demonstrated expertise.
About the ideal candidate
Ph.D or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field, with a focus on systems, high-performance computing, or databases, or equivalent research experience.Very strong foundation in LLM / AI / ML with solid mathematical understanding (Transformers, representation learning, optimization, evaluation).Strong programming and engineering skills (Python; deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch / JAX; reproducible experimentation).Excellent teamwork and cross-cultural communication; fluent English (written and spoken).Malware analysis / reverse engineering experience; cybersecurity analysis background.Big data processing experience (Spark / Ray, distributed ETL).Knowledge of compilers (e.g., LLVM), operating systems, and low-level programming (C / C++ / embedded C).#J-18808-Ljbffr