Arithmetic units and data representation for AI – AI4S (RE1)

Context And Mission

Applications are invited for postdoc positions at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS). Research activities will be focused on one or several of the following topics, among others:

1. New numerical formats and way of computing AI related operations.

2. Research on comunication patterns between different accelerators.

3. Software Hardware codesign for emerging LLM and foundational models.

Experience in some of these topics is strongly appreciated.

The funding for these actions/fellowships and contracts comes from the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility - Next Generation, within the framework of the General Invitation by the public business entity Red.es to participate in the talent attraction and retention programs within Investment 4 of Component 19 of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
For more information, please check: https://www.bsc.es/join-us/excellence-career-opportunities/ai4s



Key Duties

Conduct a research the the proposed topics
Write papers, deliverables and patents

Requirements

Education
Master in computer architecture or electrical engineering
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Computer architecture, microarchitecture, memory hierarchy, networks, Numerical formats
Artificial inteligence programming
Python, C++, RTL
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Performance Analysis and Tuning of parallel applications
Competences
Capacity to interact and build strong relations with other research groups
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance
Duration: 4 years
Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
Salary: 30.000,00€
Additional Expenses Grant: Each fellowship will be associated with a grant for additional expenses, such as IT equipment, travel, training, stays, etc.
Starting date: asap - the incorporation for this vacancy must be before the 16th of December 2024