Senior Researcher - Agent Human-Computer Interaction (Agent HCI)

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. • Markham, ON

9d • CA$127,000 - CA$225,000

About The Position

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Senior Researcher. The Huawei Human-Machine Interaction Lab unites global researchers, engineers, and designers to redefine human technology relationships through user-centered, hands-on research. We focus on agentic AI and multimodal interaction (voice, touch, vision, gesture) across smartphones, wearables, and emerging devices—advancing agentic workflows, multi-agent orchestration, and intuitive human-AI interfaces. By tightly integrating sensing, algorithms, and systems, our prototype-driven work ships directly to products, enabling seamless task delegation and human AI collaboration at scale.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Design, Robotics, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of modern AI systems, LLMs, multimodal models, and Agent architectures.
• Familiarity with edge AI, AI operating systems, and intelligent device ecosystems.
• Demonstrated research excellence in HCI, AI, interaction design, or intelligent systems.
• Publications in premier conferences such as CHI, UIST, CSCW, IUI, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting technical insights to executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Experience translating research into shipped products is highly desirable.
• Strong capability to synthesize signals across industry, academia, and emerging technologies.
• Ability to identify disruptive opportunities several years ahead of the market.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor frontier industrial events and leading AI startups to generate strategic insight reports and guide long-term product planning.
• Analyze emerging trends in Agent systems, AI PCs, edge AI, multimodal foundation models, embodied AI, and next-generation computing platforms.
• Research the evolution of interaction paradigms from GUI to Agent-native computing and define novel models for autonomous, proactive, multimodal AI agents.
• Maintain close awareness of top HCI/AI research communities (CHI, NeurIPS, CVPR, etc.), identify high-impact work with commercialization potential, and build collaborations across North America.
• Prototype next-generation experiences for Agent-human interfaces and intelligent devices, including spatial, multimodal, voice-first, and multi-agent workflows.
• Validate concepts through rapid prototyping and user studies to test feasibility and user experience.
• Collaborate across AI research, UX design, system architecture, hardware, and product teams to influence long-term technology strategy and interaction architecture.
• Translate academic breakthroughs and research concepts into platform capabilities and commercial products, driving the transition from ideas to roadmaps.

Benefits

• The total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $127,000 - $225,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.
• Fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process.
• Accommodation during any stage of the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree