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It is home to a diverse community of leading scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and researchers from across the globe, transforming problems and roadblocks into pioneering research and technology prototypes that help move society ahead.\nArtificial Intelligence and Digital Research Centre\nAs part of TII’s Artificial Intelligence Research Center, the Extreme-Scale Language Model team is developing and implementing innovative deep learning technologies with a broad range of applications, from Natural Language Processing to Perception and Vision. Our team has developed the Falcon models and is now planning to continue our journey into cutting-edge applied research in the topic of large language models.\nKey Responsibilities:\nVision Model Ablation Studies: Conduct comprehensive ablation studies on vision models to assess the impact of various components and configurations. Collaborate with researchers to analyze and report on the effectiveness of different model architectures and settings.\nData Ablation Research: Partner with team members to perform data ablation studies, identifying optimal data types and structures for training vision-language models. Also, analyze the impact of different data inputs on model performance, particularly focusing on vision-language alignment.\nModel Evaluation: Develop and implement robust evaluation protocols for vision language models. Assess model performance across diverse benchmarks and real-world scenarios.\nModel Training and Optimization: Engage in model training, with an emphasis on integrating LLMs with vision models like CLIP. Technical\nSkills Required:\nExpertise in machine learning, particularly in vision-language models and LLMs.\nStrong understanding of model architectures like CLIP and their application in vision language tasks.\nProficiency in distributed training techniques and multi-GPU optimization.\nExperience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch).\nStrong analytical skills for conducting ablation studies and evaluating model performance.\nFamiliarity with dataset curation and processing for vision and language tasks.\nQualifications:\nPhD degree in deep learning.\nProven track record of research and development in vision-language models. •\nPublication record in top-tier conferences is highly desirable\nAt TII, we help society to overcome its biggest hurdles through a rigorous approach to scientific discovery and inquiry, using state-of-the-art facilities and collaboration with leading international\ninstitutions. 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