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About Huawei Research And Development UK Limited
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.
Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they're at home, in the office, or on the go.
This spirit of innovation has led Huawei to work in close partnership with leading academic institutions in the UK to develop and refine the latest technologies. With a shared commitment to innovation and progress, both parties have worked together to achieve common goals and establish a strong partnership. The partnership between UK and Huawei help to develop the technologies of the future that will transform the way we all communicate, work and live.
For the past 30 years we have maintained an unwavering focus, rejecting shortcuts and easy opportunities that don't align with our core business. With a practical approach to everything we do, we concentrate our efforts and invest patiently to drive technological breakthroughs.
This strategic focus is a reflection of our core values:
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Huawei Research And Development UK Limited Overview
Huawei's vision is a fully connected, intelligent world. To achieve this, we work to inspire passion for basic research around the world. Our combined passion drives development across the global innovation value chain. Huawei has the largest Research and Development organization in the world with 96,000+ employees in research centers around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centers in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and Ipswich. We continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. We have expanded our collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and drive your career forward.
Job Summary
The Device Vision Team at Huawei UKRD in London is looking for Research Interns with experience in VLMs. The team is committed to solving challenging computer vision problems and developing efficient, ultra-low-power solutions that enable the next generation of smart devices to function as a universal AI assistant.
The research intern will conduct academic research with us for a minimum of six months. They will aim to advance the state-of-the-art in VLMs with top-tier conference publications and will collaboratively work with other team members on related research and applications in the company.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and participating in cutting-edge research projects, focusing on VLMs.
- Devising, prototyping and patenting innovative solutions in collaboration with product teams.
- Build benchmarks/baselines using public datasets.
- Publish research papers at top-tier CV/ML/AI conferences and/or journals.
- External engagement: drafting academic publications and patents.
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This job description is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The jobholder will carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by his/her line manager. The job description and personal specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of Huawei Research and Development UK Limited.
Person Specification
Required
- PhD in Computer Vision or related field (Machine Learning, Computer Graphics)
- Hands-on experience with VLMs
- First-author papers published in top-tier conferences including CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, Siggraph (Asia), etc.
- Strong coding skills: able to quickly prototype in Python
- Excellent communication and writing skills
Desired
- Passionate about building a universal AI assistant
- Experience working in the industry and collaborating with product teams
- Experience with PyTorch profiler, Gradio, etc. Hands on experience with VLMs
- Ninja Programmer; Ninja Executions
What We Offer
- Assign with an industry expert as Mentor
- Fixed term employment contract up to two years
- 33 days annual leave entitlement per year (including UK public holidays)
- Group Personal Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life insurance
- Corporate social events
Department
Computer Vision
Role
Research Intern
Locations
Huawei London Research Center
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