Engineering & Technology
AI/ML Researcher
Advances the methods behind machine learning rather than applying existing ones.
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What this career is
AI and machine learning research develops new algorithms, architectures and theory. It is an academic and industrial research career rather than an implementation role.
- Typical education pathway
- Postgraduate degree, commonly followed by doctoral research
What professionals typically do
- Read and critique existing research literature
- Formulate hypotheses and design experiments
- Implement and benchmark new methods
- Publish and present findings
Typical education pathways
- B.E./B.Tech or B.Sc. in a quantitative discipline
- M.Tech/M.Sc. in computer science, mathematics or statistics
- Ph.D. for most dedicated research positions
Important skills
- Advanced mathematics
- Research methods
- Programming
- Technical writing
Suitable student interests
- Mathematics
- Deep research
- Independent study
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