Research Engineer - Software Systems Engineering / LLMs

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Research Engineer.

About the team :

The Intelligent Testing Technology Team, part of the Waterloo Research Centre, is at the forefront of integrating large language models (LLMs) with formal methods to advance artificial intelligence. The team explores the synergy between LLMs' natural language processing capabilities and formal verification techniques. As a team member, you will collaborate with industry leaders on innovative projects and contribute to shaping future technologies.

About the job :

• Conduct advanced research applying state-of-the-art LLM and AI techniques to improve software engineering processes, including requirements analysis, system design, modeling, and automated testing.
• Develop frameworks and methodologies for integrating LLMs into software workflows, utilizing prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), self-consistency methods, reflection techniques, search and planning algorithms, and evaluation metrics to enhance system performance.
• Design techniques that combine symbolic reasoning with generative AI models to bridge data-driven and logic-based approaches in software systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into real-world software engineering challenges. Communicate research findings through publications and reports.
• Stay updated on LLM advancements and AI technologies, identifying opportunities for innovation and contributing to next-generation tools and techniques.

About the ideal candidate :

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