Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Senior
Researcher.
About the team:
The Human-Machine Interaction Lab unites global talents to redefine the
relationship between humans and technology. Focused on innovation and
user-centered design, the lab strives to advance human-computer interaction
research. Our team includes researchers, engineers, and designers collaborating
across disciplines to develop novel interactive systems, sensing technologies,
wearable and IoT systems, human factors, computer vision, and multimodal
interfaces. Through high-impact products and cutting-edge research, we aim to
enhance user experiences and interactions with technology.
About the job:
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Design, develop, train, evaluate, and optimize Machine Learning models,
emphasizing on-device performance and efficiency
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Implement Machine Learning algorithms from scratch or leverage existing
libraries and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Keras)
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Choose appropriate algorithms and techniques based on problem requirements,
data characteristics, and business needs
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Enhance model performance through feature engineering, selection, and
transformation
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Manage and process large datasets, including cleaning, pre-processing, and
transformation
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Build and maintain data pipelines for model training and inference
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Work with data engineers to ensure data quality, availability, and
scalability
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Deploy Machine Learning models to production environments and maintain model
retraining and versioning strategies
About the ideal candidate:
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Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, or a
related field with a focus on Machine Learning
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Minimum 3 years of Machine Learning research and development experience, with
a strong portfolio of applied projects or publications
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Proficiency in Machine Learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
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On-device model deployment experience is highly valued
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Experience contributing to relevant open-source projects is an asset
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Experience building commercial agent/conversational systems is an asset