Research Engineer (8-month contract), SCIS

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The family-like atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The candidate will be responsible for implementing proposed research methods on a project about LLM-based Fact Checking funded by one of the major funding agencies in Singapore. Successful candidate will be part of an active research team led by PI/Co-PI in the School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University in collaboration with local and international research partners. Candidate's core responsibilities are:

• Conduct routine research and development for the project under the supervision of PI/Co-PI.
• Design and implement core machine learning and optimization algorithms.
• Conduct experimental evaluation of the designed methodology and develop system demonstration.
• Participate in drafting technical reports and research papers.
• Attend regular grouping meeting and discussions.
• Administrate and maintain the hardware/software environment such as development platforms, software packages and toolkits.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in computer science from a reputable institution of higher learning.
• Relevant research experience in Reinforcement Learning, Imitation Learning and Optimization.
• Publications at top AI, Machine Learning, and/or Data Mining venues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong experience with LLMs, reinforcement/imitation learning and optimization algorithms
• Excellent in programming with Python
• Interests in LLM factuality and their applicability in attacking misinformation and hallucination
• Highly self-motivated, being able to work independently and collaboratively with team members

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Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University