Connectionists: [Jobs] Multiple Openings for Research Scientists and Interns at Upload AI LLC

[Shell Xu Hu]

We still have one scientist/intern position available, who will be joining
the auditory perception project (speech & EEG data). Please don't hesitate
to send us an email (to info at uploadai.com) if you are interested.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 9:17 AM Shell Xu Hu <dom343 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Multiple Openings for Research Scientists and Interns at Upload AI, LLC,
> interested to Upload Neuroscience and Cognitive science knowledge into new
> AI.
>
> Deep learning surpasses humans in many tasks but does not generalize well
> to new situations like humans do, and lacks interpretability. These flaws
> limit the utility of AI systems in interactions with humans. If you are
> interested in how to build less artificial, more intelligent and
> interpretable algorithms by learning from brains and human behavior and
> cognition, join our team! We are hiring at all levels, from interns to
> research scientists and engineers. We are looking for enthusiastic machine
> learning scientists and engineers with an entrepreneurial startup spirit
> with strong backgrounds in math, statistics, and machine learning (no
> experience in neuroscience, psychology or cognitive science is necessary).
> We aim to create the next generation of AI algorithms that will be more
> robust, generalize better, and can cooperate intuitively with humans.
>
>
> POSITIONS:
>
> We have opportunities to work on several AI projects in the US and Europe
> at multiple locations. All team members will interact extensively across
> multiple scientific disciplines and multiple sites. Highest-priority topics
> include:
>
> * Brain-inspired deep networks for vision and auditory perception with an
> emphasis on better generalization and interpretability.
>
> * Meta-learning, continual learning and few-shot learning with
> applications in object detection.
>
> * Efficient optimization algorithms for non-convex, non-smooth functions
> with applications in active learning.
>
>
> THE TEAM:
>
> The projects are led by Andreas Tolias, Xaq Pitkow and Jacob Reimer from
> Baylor College of Medicine, Matthias Bethge from University of Tübingen and
> the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems, and Shell Xu
> Hu from Upload AI LLC.
>
>
> APPLYING: The positions provide highly competitive salary and benefits,
> and outstanding scientific and career development opportunities. Applicants
> should email CV to info at uploadai.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
>
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