Principal Research Scientist, Vision Intelligence

Lab Summary:

Samsung Research America plays a pivotal role in developing the next generation technology in software user experience and services for future products that can enrich the consumers life. The AI Center (AIC) is dedicated to advancing research in key AI areas such as deep learning generative AI computer vision multi-modal machine learning language AI and on-device AI. Our fundamental research results in top tier conference papers each year and also contributes to Samsung products.

Position Summary:

We are looking for an experienced research leader to drive product-focused research in Computer Vision technology to contribute critical business needs for Samsung Electronics.

Position Responsibilities:

• Spearhead research and development efforts inAI core technology research and development in order to prepare companys future and differentiate current business
• Collaborate closely with Samsung Research teams including product managers research scientists and platform engineers to align cutting-edge AI research with real-world product applications
• Multi-modal tasks such as visual question answering and visual dialog visual captioning vision-and-language representation learning and dialogue-driven image/video search editing and/or summarization
• Ensure that Centers publish at top conferences and journals (CVPR ICCV ECCV TPAMI and similar) satisfy patents & paper goals and organize scientific events (conferences workshops and challenges)

Required Skills:

• PhD in Computer science or equivalent combination of education training and experience
• 11 years industry work experience in Computer Vision and AI related projects
• Deep understanding of state-of-the-art Computer Vision theories techniques optimization strategies (Generative AI Engine & Applications Image Processing/Search/Generation Image/Video related solution)
• Strong communication skills and industry experience leading innovative projects in research environments
• Experience leading projects in CV-related product development problem solving and algorithm with deep learning frameworks
• Strong publications track record in CV-related fields (CVPR ICCV ECCV TPAMI and etc.) (Nice to have)
• Strong background in programming (Python PyTorch/TensorFlow)

Additional Information

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Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone and frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

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