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    We have a fantastic opportunity available for a Machine Learning Intern to join us here at Samsung Research UK (SRUK).

    Position summary

    This will be a 6 month contract and an immediate start is required. We politely request that you only apply if you are available straight away. Also please note that due to the urgency of this requirement, visa sponsorship unfortunately cannot be considered.

    The AI team at Samsung Research UK is looking for an exceptional Machine Learning Intern to join the growing team in Staines-upon-Thames. The team undertakes projects involving the application of cutting-edge research into proof-of-concept and commercial products for Samsung devices and services. The prospective candidate will have the opportunity to be part of building next generation mobile devices from Samsung. The candidate will contribute to software development and research of on-device AI tools and methods for their deployment on Samsung’s flagship mobile devices.

    We encourage enthusiastic researchers and engineers with a strong academic background and expertise in development of AI frameworks and tools. You will be poised to grow and expand your programming skills and expertise into a dynamic new set of research problems. This position will require you to work closely with researchers and engineers to enable and accelerate new research efforts for on-device AI.

    Role and responsibilities

    As a Machine Learning Intern , you will:

    • Innovate & develop state-of-the-art solutions to industry relevant problems in the field of privacy preserving on-device machine learning
    • Actively propose and prototype novel research ideas/solutions considering real-world constraints
    • Work on complex systems and develop research ideas into production ready software
    • Incorporate software engineering practices at both research and development stages
    • Have technical responsibility for one or more significant sections of the assigned research project.
    • Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed design

    Skills and qualifications

    Essential skills

    • PhD degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related disciplines (an equivalent period of industrial experience may be substituted).
    • Demonstrated excellent knowledge of fundamentals of machine learning and artificial intelligence: First author publications in top ML/AI conferences/journals (e.g., ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, SysML, IEEE TPAMI, IEEE IoT, IEEE TNNLS, JMLR or similar) on at least one of the following topics:
      • Federated Learning/Analytics.
      • Distributed learning and optimization.
      • AI/ML Security and Privacy.
    • Demonstrated success:
      • Professional software development experience with Python or C/C++ is required.
      • Creating comprehensive and well-written documentation.
      • Familiarity with software engineering practices and tools such as Git, CI, Agile, etc.
    • Experience with programming using machine learning frameworks (e.g., Tensorflow/PyTorch).
    • Excellent communication, teamwork and a results-oriented attitude.
    • Proficiency in problem solving and debugging.

    Desirable skills

    • A proven track record in AI model development and deployment (on embedded or distributed devices is a plus).
    • Performing test-driven development.
    • Contribution to open source software libraries.

    The role is based at the Samsung R&D Institute in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK. We operate a hybrid working policy where up to 2 days a week may be worked from home.