Researcher - Runtime Assurance

4 hours ago

Hagey Boulevard Waterloo Ontario NL A Canada Huawei Technologies Canada Co. Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year
Job description

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

About the team:
The Intelligent Complex Systems Team, currently a part of the Waterloo Research Centre, examines recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to determine its potential for broader applications. This innovative team researches AI challenges such as matching human capabilities and ensuring the safety of collaborative AI systems.

About the job:

  • Conduct research and development on runtime assurance techniques for AI/LLM-enabled systems.

  • Design and implement a runtime assurance framework in Python to monitor, validate, and mitigate AI model uncertainties.

  • Develop and integrate uncertainty quantification, anomaly detection, and robustness evaluation techniques for LLMs and AI models.

  • Explore retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI observability frameworks, and runtime monitoring mechanisms for LLM-based decision-making with a focus on reducing hallucinations and improving factual consistency.

  • Conduct experimental evaluations to improve system robustness, performance, and adaptability.

  • Collaborate with AI/ML researchers and engineers to integrate runtime assurance techniques into AI development pipelines.

Job requirements

About the ideal candidate:

  • PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field.

  • Strong background in AI/ML, deep learning, LLM architectures, and uncertainty quantification.

  • Proficiency in Python programming, with experience in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers).

  • Familiarity with runtime monitoring, model evaluation, RAG, AI observability frameworks, and trustworthy AI research.

  • Experience with statistical analysis, formal methods, or anomaly detection techniques is an asset.

  • Strong research mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, research-driven environment.

  • Passion for AI system reliability, runtime assurance, and advancing trustworthy AI methodologies.

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