[Job-offers-cs] AI Security Researcher, Machine Unlearning (Huawei, Helsinki)

[Pekka Orponen]

    About the job

Huawei Consumer Business Group is the leader in the all-scenario AI 
life. It covers smartphones, PC and tablets, wearables, mobile broadband 
devices, family devices, and device cloud services. Huawei Consumer 
Business Group is dedicated to delivering the latest technologies to 
consumers and sharing the happiness of technological advances with more 
people around the world. We believe in creating safe, privacy-friendly, 
and high-quality products with great user experiences for our consumers.

In Cloud Content Security Lab at the Huawei Finland Research Center, our 
mission is to protect the online safety of millions of users. We are 
looking for a*motivated AI Security Researcher specializing in Machine 
Unlearning*to develop robust solution to ensure safety in LLM or 
Multimodal LLM.

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of this mission, responsible 
for designing and implementing cutting-edge neural network 
architectures, algorithms and methods for unlearning. You will 
collaborate with cross-functional teams, external research partner and 
have the opportunity to publish groundbreaking research, making a direct 
impact on a safer digital environment.

*/Location: This position is located at our R&D office in Ruoholahti, 
Helsinki, Finland.

/**/This is a full-time consultant position. The consultant shall be 
employed by Huawei's supplier.

/**Main responsibilities:

*

  * Conduct research in machine unlearning to develop novel architecture
    and methods for effective “forgetting” or “correction” while
    maintaining utility.
  * Design and develop comprehensive evaluation methodology, metrics,
    and benchmark for machine unlearning to measure effectiveness of the
    unlearning methods and side effect in LLM or Multimodal LLM.
  * Provide insights on the latest advancements in the field of machine
    learning and propose research ideas.
  * Collaborate with top research groups in this field.
  * Present complex research findings to both technical and
    non-technical audiences, including legal and product teams and
    design the end to end solution collaboratively.

*Qualifications:

*

  * Excellent experience in deep learning neural network design,
    know-how with a strong background in Explainable and Trustworthy AI.
  * PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence a related field
    with a focus on efficient and robust neural network architecture
    design, machine learning, AI security and safety.
  * Proven experience with machine unlearning research, including a
    strong theoretical understanding of the state-of-the-art algorithms
    and their applications.
  * Proficiency in programming languages like Python and experience with
    deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
  * Track record of publications at top-tier conferences with a focus on
    unlearning, AI Security, Privacy (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, USENIX, ACM
    CCS, S&P, etc)
  * Deep knowledge of common AI architectures (LLMs, VLMs, Transformers,
    CNNs, Diffusion Models).
  * Self-driven, strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication
    skills.
  * A passion for research and a desire to push the boundaries of
    reliable, robust high performance AI system.

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*About Huawei

*Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications 
technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated 
solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, 
and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every 
person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in 
basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive 
the world forward. We have 207,000 employees, and we operate in more 
than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private 
company fully owned by its employees.

Huawei continues to invest in basic research and open innovation, and 
accommodates and addresses customer needs with an open mind, while 
steering these needs with science and technology. We have also built 
flexible business models and encourage numerous industries to adopt a 
vast range of models and applications. Through such initiatives, we are 
bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully 
connected, intelligent world.

We seek and reward talent! At Huawei, if you are dedicated to 
creativity, engagement of technical risks and delivery of target-driven 
results, your efforts will be rewarded with outstanding career prospects.

*About Huawei Finland R&D

*With 28 sites across Europe and over 2000 researchers, Huawei’s 
European Research Institute (ERI) oversees fundamental and applied 
technology research, academic research cooperation projects, and 
strategic technical planning across our network of European R&D 
facilities. Huawei Finland Research Center was established in 2012. At 
our sites in Helsinki and Tampere, you will have an outstanding 
opportunity to be part of the leading research and development of future 
smart devices. We offer a career in a forward-looking industrial 
research team with a solid track record in innovation and publication 
and delivering its result as factual contributions to on-the-market devices
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