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CPU Performance Energy Internship

Huawei Technologies Research & Development (UK) Ltd
Pay: On application
Internship Type:
Length of Scheme: Unknown
Deadline date: Unknown
Location: Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom
Category: Internship
Available from: Immediately
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor , Daytime Work
Job reference: E05100072
Adventure 2022-06-09 2022-07-06

Job Description

About Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Huawei’s vision is to enhance the lives of humanity and improve the environment by building a fully connected and intelligent world. Huawei has the largest R&D organisation in the world with 80,000 employees in research centres around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centres in Bristol, Cambridge, Ipswich and London. With a further £3bn of investment committed to the UK over the next 5 years we invite you to join us and drive your career forward. Job SummaryKirin is a groundbreaking heterogeneous intelligent chip that powers Huawei mobile phones and other devices. Our chip is designed to accelerate all kinds of smartphone services, such as internet browsing, navigation, games, video/image and AI processing. In order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers, we’re looking for interns with experience and knowledge in computer architecture research. We wish to recruit students who are passionate on the computer architecture and CPU design, with experiences on modelling. As a visiting researcher, you will be responsible for deep profiling of the in-house heterogeneous CPU. You will be responsible for investigating performance and energy bottlenecks of the entire software stack, including OS and system libraries. You will be developing and exploring novel techniques for power and energy software/hardware optimizations. The open position implies a wide range of research activities in collaboration with research centers across UK towards improving the performance and energy efficiency of Kirin. In this role, you will have a chance to prototype the state-of-the-art in-house CPU design with integrated 5G module and participate in the development of a new generation of system software stack for the Edge eco-system. We are welcome candidates who are ready to face all kinds of challenges and has a passion to compete with world-wide companies for the technological leadership.Job Purpose:This is a research-oriented internship for PhD students focusing on various aspects of CPU architecture and micro-Architecture. Responsibilities will include but not limited to the list of items below.Key Responsibilities:1. Performance analysis and profiling of the Kirin in-house CPU architecture.2. Gathering, analysing and presenting the results of the architecture profiling3. Search for the performance and energy bottlenecks in system software, including OS and system libraries.4. Improve DVFS policies for different heterogeneous components.5. Analysis of the state-of-the-art technologies applied for improving performance/energy efficiency.6. Research of new hardware extensions and software modifications to reduce the processor power.Required:You are currently enrolled in PhD in computer science, software engineering, robotics or any related fields at a reputable university.Strong mathematical/algorithmic problem-solving and software development skills (C/C++, Python, etc.).Understanding of CPU instruction set architecture and assembly language.Proactivity and willingness to learn and explore new ideas.Excellent communication and writing skills in English.Desired:Knowledge of the ARM architecture (ARMv7, ARMv8).Knowledge of assembly languages and intrinsics (ARMv8, X86).Strong skills in software performance profiling and optimization.Knowledge of the Linux and Android internal design.Contributing to open-source projects (LLVM, gcc, Linux QEMU/KVM).Understanding of the fundamentals of general purpose Memory Subsystem and Operating System for Virtual Memory SystemsHow to applyIf you wish to apply for this position and believe your experience and skills are suitable, please email a copy of your CV and cover letter to Privacy StatementWe, therefore, committed to protecting your privacy following the local legal data privacy legislation. Please read and understand our West European Recruitment Privacy Notice before submitting your personal data to Huawei so that you fully understand how we process and manage your personal data received.If you have any queries in regards to Huawei WEU Data Privacy: http://career.huawei.com/reccampportal/portal/hrd/weu_rec_all.htmlplease feel free to contact our WEU Data Protection Officer by clickinghttps://www.huawei.com/en/personal-data-request

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