The posting
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct research on Physical AI, Embodied AI, Multimodal AI, and Foundation Models for real-world applications.
- Develop and fine-tune Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, multimodal models, and action-generation policies for physical systems.
- Design and implement AI algorithms for perception, reasoning, decision-making, and action generation using multimodal sensory inputs.
- Optimise AI models for efficient edge inference, including model compression, quantisation, pruning, knowledge distillation, and computational graph optimisation.
- Deploy and benchmark AI models on edge computing platforms and physical testbeds, integrating camera feeds and other sensor inputs.
- Use simulation environments for synthetic data generation, model pre-training, domain adaptation, and sim-to-real evaluation.
- Work with hardware acceleration engineers to optimise AI workloads for target edge platforms and achieve low-latency, real-time inference.
- Develop AI inference pipelines using frameworks and tools such as PyTorch, ONNX, TensorRT, and related deployment technologies.
- Conduct experiments, benchmark model performance, analyse results, and translate research ideas into working prototypes.
- Publish research findings in leading AI/ML, computer vision, robotics, or related conferences and journals.
- Identify opportunities for technical patents and intellectual property arising from research and engineering work.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline. Exceptional candidates with a research-oriented Master's degree and strong publications may also be considered.
- Strong research background in one or more of the following:
- Physical AI / Embodied AI
- Multimodal AI
- Vision-Language Models (VLMs)
- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models
- Foundation Models
- Computer Vision
- Robotics / Robot Learning
- Edge AI
- Strong understanding of Deep Learning, Transformers, multimodal models, or generative AI.
- Strong publication record in top-tier AI/ML, computer vision, robotics, or related conferences and journals.
- Strong proficiency in Python and PyTorch.
- Familiarity with AI model deployment and optimisation frameworks such as ONNX, TensorRT, or similar inference frameworks.
- Experience with model compression, quantisation, pruning, knowledge distillation, or inference optimisation is highly desirable.
- Experience deploying AI models on edge devices, embedded platforms, robots, or physical testbeds is highly desirable.
- Working knowledge of C/C++ is preferred.
- Strong research, experimentation, analytical, and scientific communication skills.
Preferred Research Experience
Candidates with experience in any of the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply:
Physical AI / Embodied AI | Robotics | VLM / VLA | Multimodal Foundation Models | Computer Vision | Edge AI | Model Optimisation | Sim-to-Real | Robot Learning | Real-Time AI Inference
What You Will Work On
The research pipeline will typically span:
Foundation Models → Multimodal Perception & Reasoning → Action Generation → Model Optimisation → Edge Deployment → Physical Testbed Validation
The role is primarily focused on AI algorithms, model research, optimisation, and edge deployment, rather than semiconductor IC design or hardware architecture development.



