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Research Associate in Brain-inspired Learning Accelerators

King's College London - Engineering

Location: London
Salary: £46,732 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 19th September 2024
Closes: 13th October 2024
Job Ref: 095127
 

About us

Recently re-founded, the Department of Engineering is rapidly expanding into a world-class research and teaching department. Research currently focuses on information processing systems, robotics, telecommunications, and biomedical engineering, but we are looking to establish new research themes.

This post will be affiliated with the newly established Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems within the department.

About the role

The Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems (CIIPS) led by Professor Bipin Rajendran and Professor Osvaldo Simeone brings together interdisciplinary and diverse expertise synergistically to address future challenges in intelligent information systems, encompassing hardware-software co-design, nanoscale information systems, signal processing, information engineering, and quantum information processing.

We are seeking a highly motivated and conscientious post-doctoral researcher to work on a project that involves the design, implementation and validation of accelerators for training large language models (LLMs) based on neuromorphic computing and In-Memory Computing (IMC) principles.

The project will develop a low-power Neuromorphic In-Memory Computing (IMC) ASIC prototype in nano-scale advanced CMOS technology based on spiking neural networks (SNNs) for both training and inference of of LLMs.

You will contribute to the architecture definition, design, tapeout, and measurements of a low-power Neuromorphic In-Memory Computing  ASIC prototype for training LLMs meeting competitive metrics for energy, precision, and latency constraints.

The project will also involve the use of FPGA-based measurement and validation of the processor system for benchmarking its accuracy and energy efficiency performances on various large datasets. You will also have the opportunity to mentor PhD and MSc students working in the group.

This is a full-time role, and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 12 months, with the possibility of extension.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

  1. PhD awarded (or near completion) in Electrical/Electronic or Computer Engineering.
  2. Strong background in Digital/Analog/Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit (IC) design.
  3. Very good skills in HDL (Verilog, VHDL) and scripting languages
  4. Knowledge of commercial EDA tools (such as Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics).
  5. Effective communication (oral and written) skills, ability to write research reports and papers in style accessible to academic audiences.
  6. Track record of high-quality research publications in peer reviewed conferences and/or journals.
  7. Ability to work independently and as part of a team on research programmes.

Desirable criteria

  1. Experience with hardware aware optimization of state-of-the-art machine learning models.
  2. Previous experiences in Tape-outs and Chip Testing.
  3. Experience with Low-power IC design and neuromorphic architectures.
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