Scientifique-chercheur en IA Appliquée /Applied AI Research Scientist in Montréal

Location: Montreal, Canada

Montréal, QC (Hybride/Hybrid) Temps plein/Full-time

Position Summary

• Conduct research in computer vision, focusing on vision-language foundation models (VLMs, Ve-LLMs, and vision foundation models), image/video processing, efficient and training-free learning algorithms, and edge-optimized CV models.
• Design, adapt, and evaluate foundation models, vision-language models, and multimodal perception models for real-world use cases.
• Develop methods for object detection, segmentation, visual reasoning, tracking, and scene understanding.
• Conduct pioneering research in frugal learning methods to adapt large-scale models using fine-tuning, few-shot learning, zero-shot learning, prompt tuning, LoRA, or other parameter-efficient techniques.
• Establish rigorous evaluation protocols for accuracy, robustness, uncertainty, bias, explainability, and generalization.
• Translate state-of-the-art research into prototypes, demonstrators, and deployable AI components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to translate research breakthroughs into deployable prototypes and production-ready systems.
• Work on problems of diverse scope to support the deployment of trustworthy and certifiable AI models in critical systems.
• Publish research findings in relevant/top-tier conferences and journals, in AI and computer vision, and contribute to publishing innovation patents.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining better solutions.
• Develop excellent collaboration skills with academic or research organizations (e.g., NSERC, MITACS, etc.), and with industrial partners.
• Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and contribute to shaping effective research and innovation roadmaps.

Minimum Requirements

• Ph.D. or master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field with focus on computer vision, machine/deep learning and advanced AI models.
• Solid theoretical knowledge and understanding of machine learning fundamentals, supervised/unsupervised learning, self-supervised learning, efficient and few-shot learning.
• Demonstrate experience in developing and deploying computer vision algorithms in either academic or industrial settings.
• Strong understanding of various image sensing modalities, including RGB, RADAR, Infrared, LIDAR, hyperspectral, multispectral, RGB-D, thermal, ultrasonic, sonar, and structured light imaging.
• Strong knowledge of deep learning architectures for computer vision such as CNNs, Transformers, recent foundation models and related techniques used in object detection, segmentation and recognition.
• Solid experience in designing and executing experiments, refining models, optimization and data analysis.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++, and in using ML frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, and Scikit-learn, and OpenCV library.
• A track record of research publications in relevant AI and computer vision conferences and journals, such as NeurIPs, ICCV, ECCV, CVPR, AAAI, and PAMI.
• Critical thinker with ability to communicate scientific work in a clear and effective manner.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to think creatively and strategically.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration and dissemination of research.
• Fluency in French and English (spoken and written).

This position requires a good knowledge of English for writing technical documents, interacting with, supporting and/or providing services to clients, employees and/or international partners as well as foreign government authorities who do not speak French.