Senior Researcher - AI Powered Big Data Platform

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Senior Researcher.

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 emerging technical trends and developments for big data and AI systems in both industry and academia, conduct in-depth insight and survey analysis, and identify the direction of key cutting-edge technologies for AI-powered big data systems.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to comprehend their business needs thoroughly. Translate these requirements into innovative and effective technology solutions that align with organizational objectives.
• Analyze and define key software requirements and features, develop the proof-of-concept (PoC) AI-powered big data system infrastructure (based on our existing infrastructure) and optimize its performance and performance per cost.
• Integrate the PoC system into our existing product and deliver it to the production team.
• Generate intellectual property such as patents and trade-secrets from research findings, and/or publish papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals/conferences.
• Present research findings at conferences and participate in research collaborations with external research institutes and universities.