Job Description
The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: AI and Big Data Analytics; Communications; Cybersecurity, Cryptography and Trusted Technologies; Integrated Circuits and Systems; and IoT and Sensors. It is applied across five core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, and Application Specific Integrated Circuits.
Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. To date, ASTRI has transferred over 800 technologies to the industries and been granted more than 900 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.
To support our constant endeavour to position Hong Kong as a world-class smart city and an international hub of innovation and technology, we are seeking qualified professionals to fill the following position(s):
Job Responsibilities
- Assist in ITF R&D project as assigned
- Develop deep learning models for fintech applications
- Develop data analytics systems
Requirements
- A master’s degree or a doctoral degree’s holder in Mathematics, Computational Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, or relevant disciplines
- For master’s degree holders, they will be considered for the position of Engineer (PI)
- For bachelor’s degree holders, they will be considered for the position of Engineer Associate (PI)
- Domain knowledge in machine learning model development for financial applications
- Experience in using tools and environment for developing AI and deep learning models
- Experience in programming using Python
- Knowledge in cryptography is a plus
