PhD Researcher Applied Science

Entrust; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Mentorship by senior scientist

Job summary

Entrust is seeking a PhD CIFRE Researcher to join the Onfido Applied Science team. You will explore Vision Language Models for fraud detection, face matching and document extraction, training on large-scale datasets with multi-GPU clusters.

You will be mentored by a senior scientist and collaborate with 15+ Applied Scientists in Paris and London. The role emphasizes publishing at conferences and advancing biometrics and document understanding while using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and cloud

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Computer Science Master’s or PhD degree or a related field.
• Proficiency with a modern deep learning framework (PyTorch or TensorFlow).
• Ability to write research code in Python.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research on Vision Language Models for fraud detection, face matching and document extraction.
• Work on unique, large-scale image and video datasets and train models on state-of-the-art GPUs.
• Publish at international conferences, pushing the state-of-the-art on biometrics and document understanding.
• Be mentored by a senior machine learning scientist to ensure success in your mission.
• Be part of a vibrant team of 15+ Applied Scientists based in Paris and London.

Skills

PyTorch

Python

Communication

Collaboration

Deep learning

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

TensorFlow

Job description

Join us at Entrust

At Entrust, we're shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible, global workplace, we empower careers, foster collaboration, and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely.

Get to Know Us

Headquartered in Minnesota, Entrust is an industry leader in identity-centric security solutions, serving over 150 countries with cutting-edge, scalable technologies. But our secret weapon? Our people. Its the curiosity, dedication, and innovation that drive our success and help us anticipate the future.

Position Overview:

You will join the Onfido Applied Science team as a PhD CIFRE Researcher. The team consists of 20+ Applied Scientists located in London and Paris. We develop novel and state-of-the art machine learning and computer vision models for the Onfido domain of expertise, in particular fraud detection and data extraction on government IDs and biometrics data. You will work together with a team of scientist who will coach and train you during your PhD.

We use state-of-the art technology (deep learning, Vision and Language), own a large proprietary dataset of images and videos and use a multi-GPU cluster. We use standard frameworks (python, pytorch, tensorflow, dask, AWS). We impact production directly but also the machine learning community. We publish our work [1] [2] [3] and attend international conferences.

[1] FADE: Few-shot/zero-shot Anomaly Detection Engine using Large Vision-Language Model, Yuanwei Li, Lisa Ivanova, Martins Bruveris, accepted at BMVC'2024, arxiv

[2] https://github.com/gietema/clusterfun

[3] https://github.com/martinsbruveris/tensorflow-image-models

Responsibilities:

• You will contribute to research on Vision Language Models for fraud detection, face matching and document extraction
• You will work on unique, large-scale image and video datasets and train models on state-of-the-art GPUs
• You will publish at international conferences, pushing the state-of-the-art on biometrics and document understanding
• You will be mentored by a senior machine learning scientist to make sure you are successful in your mission
• You will be part of a vibrant team of 15+ Applied Scientists based in Paris and London

Basic Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Computer Science Master’s or PhD degree or a related field
• Proficiency with a modern deep learning framework (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
• Ability to write research code in Python
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong willingness to learn

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practical experience in deep learning, especially for computer vision tasks.
• Prototyping ideas from research papers.
• Working knowledge of cloud computing (preferably AWS) and tools such asgit.

About Entrust

Entrust keeps the world moving safely by enabling trusted identities, payments, and data protection around the globe. Today more than ever, people demand seamless, secure experiences, whether they’re crossing borders, making a purchase, or accessing corporate networks. With our unmatched breadth of digital security and credential issuance solutions, it’s no wonder the world’s most entrusted organizations trust us.

For more information, visit www.entrust.com. Follow us on, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Entrust Corporation is an EOE/AA/Veteran/People with Disabilities employer.

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