Vancouver, Canada
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NeurIPS 2020
December 6 - 12, 2020
Vancouver, Canada

Overview

Amazon is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of NeurIPS 2020, which is a virtual-only conference this year.

About NeurIPS: The Neural Information Processing Systems annual meeting fosters the exchange of research on neural information processing systems in their biological, technological, mathematical, and theoretical aspects. The core focus is peer-reviewed novel research which is presented and discussed in the general session, along with invited talks by leaders in their fields.

Learn more on the official conference website.

Amazon program committee and board members

Accepted publications

Workshops & Tutorials

Orals & Spotlights

Oral: Escaping the Gravitational Pull of Softmax
Spotlight: CoinDICE: Off-Policy Confidence Interval Estimation
Spotlight: BOSS: Bayesian Optimization over String Spaces

NeurIPS 2020 Expo

Expo Talk Panel: Fairness, Explainability, and Privacy in AI/ML Systems | December 6 at 10 a.m. PT
Expo Talk Panel: Challenges in the Adoption of Machine Learning in Health Care | December 6 at 11 a.m. PT
Expo Demonstration: Medical Transcription Analysis | December 6 at 4 p.m. PT

Workshops

Advances and Opportunities: Machine Learning for Education Workshop
Speaker: Candace Marie Thille

Black in AI Workshop (Amazon sponsored)

Causal Discovery & Causality-Inspired Machine Learning
Invited speaker: Dominik Janzing

Deep Reinforcement Learning Workshop
Accepted paper: FactoredRL: Leveraging factored graphs for deep reinforcement learning

Human in the Loop Dialogue Systems Workshop
Invited speaker: Gokhan Tur
Organizing committee members: Behnam Hedayatnia | Shereen Oraby | Dilek Hakkani-Tür
Program committee members: Seokhwan Kiim | Alessandra Cervone | Gagan Aneja | Yang Liu | Karthik Gopalakrishnan
Accepted Papers: Efficient evaluation of task oriented dialogue systems | Dialog simulation with realistic variations for training goal-oriented conversational systems | Large-scale hybrid approach for predicting user satisfaction with conversational agents | Interactive teaching for conversational AI

Interpretable Inductive Biases and Physically Structured Learning Workshop
Accepted Paper: Learning dynamical systems requires rethinking generalization

Indigenous in AI Workshop
Founder & Organizer: Michael Running Wolf

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Meets Machine Learning Workshop (Amazon sponsored)
Invited speaker: Heng Ji, Amazon Scholar
Organizing committee member: Chenwei Zhang
Accepted Papers: LRTA: A transparent neural-symbolic reasoning framework with modular supervision for visual question answering | Towards good practices in self-supervised representation learning

LatinX in AI Workshop (Amazon sponsored)

Machine Learning for Molecules Workshop
Accepted paper: Improving generalizability of protein sequence models with data augmentations

Machine Learning for Systems Workshop
Accepted paper: FirePlace: Placing FireCracker virtual machines with hindsight imitation

Machine Learning in Public Health Workshop
Accepted Paper: AutoODE: Bridging physics-based and data-driven modeling for COVID-19 forecasting - *Best Paper Award winner

Meta-Learning Workshop
Speakers: Aditya Rawal | Aaron Klein | Cedric Archambeau | Matthias Seeger
Accepted papers: Bayesian optimization by density ratio estimation |Multi-objective multi-fidelity hyperparameter optimization with application to fairness | Pareto-efficient acquisition functions for cost-aware Bayesian optimization

Offline Reinforcement Learning Workshop
Organizing committee member: Lihong Li
Accepted Paper: Offline policy evaluation with new arms

Optimization for Machine Learning Workshop
Accepted Paper: Local AdaAlter: Communication-efficient stochastic gradient descent with adaptive learning rates

Preregistration 2020 Workshop
Accepted paper: Keypoints-aware object detection

Privacy Preserving Machine Learning - PRIML and PPML joint edition workshop
Accepted paper: Privacy-preserving XGBoost inference

Scalability, Privacy, and Security in Federated Learning Workshop
Accepted Paper: PAC identifiability in federated personalization

Self-Supervised Learning Workshop
Accepted Paper: Towards good practices in self-supervised representation learning

Self-Supervised Learning for Speech and Audio Processing Workshop
Invited speaker: Katrin Kirchhoff
Organizing committee member: Shang-Wen Li
Program committee members: Annie Dong | Yuzong Liu
Accepted Paper: Towards semi-supervised semantics understanding from speech

The preregistration workshop
Accepted Paper: Keypoints-aware object detection

Women in Machine Learning Workshop (Amazon sponsored)

Video: Amazon panel members discuss fairness in AI
Virtual event: Amazon scientists discuss fairness in AI
Staff writer
November 25, 2020
Five Amazon scientists gathered for a 45-minute virtual event to discuss the subject of fairness in AI during the week of NeurIPS 2020.
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Applied Scientist II
US, NY, New York City
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US, CA, San Diego
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US, CA, Palo Alto
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CA, BC, Vancouver
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US, WA, Seattle
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US, VA, Arlington
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Applied Scientist II
IN, KA, Bangalore
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US, KY, Hebron
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US, CA, Santa Clara
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Data Scientist
US, CA, Sunnyvale
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Machine Learning Scientist
GB, Cambridge
Are you interested in delighting Alexa customers around the world? Come join us and help shape Alexa's future. We have a position in the Alexa AI Knowledge group in Cambridge to solve challenging problems in the knowledge extraction and acquisition space.Our challenge is to ensure Alexa understands and answers every question on any topic at any time, from popular topics such as "How old is Dresden Cathedral?", " "How long till Diwali?" to those where intelligent and common-sense reasoning are needed, such as “If Vettel wins Monaco, can Lewis still win the championship?”, “Who won the football match?”. In the Automated Knowledge Extraction team, we aim to answer these questions by retrieving relevant and up-to-date knowledge to teach Alexa about what is happening in the world every day.We are looking for a Machine Learning Scientist to research, build and test novel techniques (for example, Deep Neural Network architectures) to acquire knowledge across a range of diverse, structured data sources, at web scale. This requires methods that lie beyond the cutting edge academic and industrial research of today. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver, and will have industry and academic experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML).This job will test your skills across the board. You will research the latest knowledge extraction techniques and understand trade-offs between competing approaches to identify the ones that are likely to have real impact on our customers. You will help us continually re-think the problem and improve the state-of-the-art, using data-driven arguments in writing to inspire and influence a range of audiences. You will leverage your programming skills to implement and improve training recipes, model building and production prototypes. In return, you will have the opportunity to access large data sets across Amazon, guide and mentor junior Scientists, and learn from some of the best senior Scientist in the field. You will also work alongside talented Software Development Engineers to deploy advancements in the state-of-the-art in production, and be challenged by the engineering discipline needed to enable Alexa to operate at a global scale and impact millions of customers.And while the challenges are big and the pace fast, we have fun while we’re at it. It’s a high-energy, good-natured, and inclusive environment. If you think you have what it takes to change the world, then apply to join us. We work hard, have fun, and make history at Amazon!We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Data Scientist
US, WA, Seattle
Prime Video is shaping the future of digital video entertainment. Our vision is to provide the most comprehensive global video service that customers choose first and spend the most time engaged with. Our Amazon Prime subscription streaming service provides a broad selection of shows, movies and live sports included with customers’ subscription to Amazon Prime. With TVOD (Rent or Buy) and Channels (subscribe to premium channels such as HBO or Starz), we augment our proposition by giving customers immediate access to the broadest selection of video content available anywhere (nearly 200,000 titles), and we drive monetization opportunities for our business.The Worldwide Marketplace Science Team within Amazon Prime Video builds commercial optimization tools for our TVOD and Channels businesses. In this role, you will invent science and systems for TVOD and Channels, including ML-based pricing, personalized promotions, and subscription bundles, among others. You will work with a team of economists and machine learning scientists to design commercial products, and you will work with technology teams to productize and maintain the associated solutions.We are looking for the next outstanding data scientist to join our interdisciplinary team of analysts, data scientists, economists, and engineers. The ideal candidate combines data-science acumen with strong business judgment. You have versatile modeling skills and are comfortable extracting insights from observational and experimental data. You translate insights into action through proofs-of-concept and partnerships with engineers to productionize. You are excited to learn from and alongside seasoned analysts, scientists, engineers, and business leaders. You are an excellent communicator and effectively translate business ideas and technical findings into business action (and customer delight).Key Responsibilitieso Partner with business, finance, and tech teams to build models and productized science for TVOD and Channels, such as:o Targeting and personalizing promotionso Optimize content lifecycling and pricing across lines of businesso Valuing portfolios of TVOD contento Serve as a science / strategy advisor to global TVOD and Channels businesses
Senior Data Scientist -- Prime Video
US, WA, Seattle
Prime Video is shaping the future of digital video entertainment. Our vision is to provide the most comprehensive global video service that customers choose first and spend the most time engaged with. Our Amazon Prime subscription streaming service provides a broad selection of shows, movies and live sports included with customers’ subscription to Amazon Prime. With TVOD (Rent or Buy) and Channels (subscribe to premium channels such as HBO or Starz), we augment our proposition by giving customers immediate access to the broadest selection of video content available anywhere (nearly 200,000 titles), and we drive monetization opportunities for our business.Worldwide Marketplace Science (within Amazon Prime Video) builds production systems to transform how our TVOD and Channels businesses grow and monetize. In this role, you will invent science and systems for TVOD and Channels, including ML-based pricing, personalized promotions, and customized subscription bundles, among others. You will work with a team of economists and machine learning scientists to design customer-facing products, and you will work with technology teams to productize and maintain the associated solutions.We are looking for the next outstanding data scientist to join our interdisciplinary team of analysts, data scientists, economists, and engineers. The ideal candidate combines data-science acumen with strong business judgment. You have versatile modeling skills and are comfortable extracting insights from observational and experimental data. You translate insights into action through proofs-of-concept and partnerships with engineers to productionize. You are excited to learn from and alongside seasoned analysts, scientists, engineers, and business leaders. You are an excellent communicator and effectively translate business ideas and technical findings into business action (and customer delight).Key Responsibilities· Research, develop, and implement scalable solutions for targeted and personalized promotions, recommended actions for studio partners, and more!· Coordinate with business, finance, and tech teams to expand understanding of what is possible and ensure focus on the right problems· Collaborate with tech and engineering teams to develop and optimize production systems· Work with other scientists to raise the science bar across Prime Video
Machine Learning Scientist - Recruiting Technology
GB, MLN, Edinburgh
About the teamKey job responsibilitiesDo you want to make a real difference to real people's lives? Want to design and build fair and explainable systems which automate recruitment processes across Amazon? Come and be part of a team that develops new machine learning (ML) technologies, which help Amazon scale for its customers by recruiting diverse teams. You will work as an ML scientist in a team of other scientists and software developers. You will primarily be writing solutions in Python and will be using the latest technologies including AWS (e.g. Sagemaker). You will be contributing regularly to the code base as this is an applied role with the expectation of 50% of your time spent on the code. Your solutions will meet remarkably high standards of performance and reliability, and will operate at massive scale. You will work as part of a sustainably paced agile team. You will play a hands on leadership role in your team giving you the responsibility, authority, and autonomy to ensure success. You will be involved in every aspect of the process - from idea generation, customer engagement, business analysis and scientific design through to software development and operations. Join a team full of talented people who come from all over the world. Enjoy the chance to work in a relaxed setting with a good social life. The team, primarily based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is rapidly expanding. We are looking for ML scientists who can delight our customers by continually learning and inventing. Our ideal candidate is an experienced ML scientist who has a track-record of statistical analysis and building models to solve real business problems, who has great leadership and communication skills, and who has a passion for fairness and explainability in ML systems. The role offers an exceptional opportunity for growth and to make a real difference to Amazon recruitment. If you are selected, you have the opportunity to really impact our business by inventing, improving, and building world class systems, delivering results, working on exciting and challenging projects. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Please let us know if you have any special requirements in relation to this recruitment process.A day in the lifeAmazon is looking for an Applied Scientist. As an scientist working at Amazon, you will play a key role in identifying business opportunities, measuring opportunity, inventing and prototyping solutions. You will use a wide range of technologies, programming languages and systems, and work alongside an experienced engineering team. You will have the freedom and encouragement to explore your own ideas and the reward of seeing your contributions benefit millions of customers worldwide.About the hiring groupJoin a team full of talented people who come from all over the world. Enjoy the chance to work in a relaxed setting with a good social life. The team, primarily based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is rapidly expanding.Job responsibilitiesYou will work as an ML scientist in a team of other scientists and software developers. You will primarily be writing solutions in Python and will be using the latest technologies including AWS (e.g. Sagemaker). You will be contributing regularly to the science research and the code base as this is an applied role. Your solutions will meet remarkably high standards of performance and reliability, and will operate at massive scale.You will work as part of a sustainably paced agile team. You will play a hands on role in your team giving you the responsibility, authority, and autonomy to ensure success. You will be involved in every aspect of the process - from idea generation, customer engagement, business analysis and scientific design through to software development and operations.We are looking for ML scientists who can delight our customers by continually learning and inventing and who want to use their expertise to solve real business problems. Our ideal candidate has a strong scientific foundation and experience of statistical analysis and model building and has a passion for fairness and explainability in ML systems.The role offers an exceptional opportunity for growth and to make a real difference to Amazon recruitment. If you are selected, you have the opportunity to really impact our business by inventing, improving, and building world class systems, delivering results, working on exciting and challenging projects.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Applied Scientist
US, WA, Seattle
Come build the future of FinTech with us! The WW Installments team within Consumer Payments (CP) brings together the best of machine learning, econometrics, tech, business, and finance to deliver for customers across the world. We build the foundational systems and products to enable Amazon customers with installment and related payment methods. Our mission is to delight our customers by building payment experiences and financial services that are trusted, valued and easy to use from anywhere in any way. Our products are growing rapidly and we are continuously adding new market-leading features and launching new customer facing ML solutions. Our team of high caliber software developers, statisticians, analysts and product managers use rigorous quantitative approaches to ensure that we target the right product to the right customer at the right moment, managing tradeoffs between click through rate, approval rates, customer friction, economic profit, and loss rates. We leverage the wealth of Amazon’s information to build a wide range of probabilistic models, set up experiments that ensure that we are thriving to reach global optimums and leverage Amazon’s technological infrastructure to display the right offerings in real time. We own our own Science business and work across Amazon to deliver algorithms to partner scenarios and their customers. Our goal is to delight our customers with their purchasing experience and our solutions improve the shopping experience for hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide accordingly. Those of us who love to work with data see this as the pinnacle of opportunities within FinTech and the BNPL/Installment space that you cannot find anywhere else in the world.We are seeking an exceptionally talented individual to improve our analytic capabilities. This is an opportunity to join a group with a broad charter and stakeholders across Amazon. In this role, you will be working in one of the world's largest and most complex data warehouse environments. You should be passionate about working with huge datasets and be someone who loves to bring data together to answer business questions. You should have deep expertise in creation and management of datasets and the proven ability to translate the data into meaningful insights. You will have to work with a group of applied and data scientists and play an integral role in strategic decision-making. The right candidate will possess excellent business and communication skills, define business objectives and prioritize work across the team to support business outcomes, and develop solutions to key business questions. You should have a solid understanding of efficient and scalable data mining and an ability to use the data in financial and statistical modeling.
Sr. Data Scientist
US, VA, Herndon
Are you excited to help the Intelligence Community to leverage massive amounts of data in developing Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) models and adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Eager to learn from many different enterprise’s use cases of AWS ML and DL? Thrilled to be key part of Amazon, who has been investing in Machine Learning for decades, pioneering and shaping the world’s AI technology?At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are helping the federal government build ML and DL models on the AWS Cloud. We are applying predictive technology to large volumes of data and against a wide spectrum of problems. Our Professional Services organization works together with our AWS customers to address their business needs using AI.AWS Professional Services is a unique consulting team. We pride ourselves on being customer obsessed and highly focused on the AI enablement of our customers. If you have experience with AI, including building ML or DL models, we’d love to have you join our team. You will get to work with an innovative company, with great teammates, and have a lot of fun helping our customers.In this role, you will be able to dive deep into data, discovering root causes, and designing long-term solutions. It will be a person who likes to have fun, loves to learn, and wants to innovate in the world of AI.Major responsibilities include:· Understand the customer’s business need and guide them to a solution using our AWS AI Services, AWS AI Platforms, AWS AI Frameworks, and AWS AI EC2 Instances .· Assist customers by being able to deliver a ML / DL project from beginning to end, including understanding the business need, aggregating data, exploring data, building & validating predictive models, and deploying completed models to deliver business impact to the organization.· Use Deep Learning frameworks like MXNet, Caffe 2, Tensorflow, Theano, CNTK, and Keras to help our customers build DL models.· Use SparkML and Amazon Machine Learning (AML) to help our customers build ML models.· Work with our Professional Services Big Data consultants to analyze, extract, normalize, and label relevant data.· Work with our Professional Services DevOps consultants to help our customers operationalize models after they are built.· Assist customers with identifying model drift and retraining models.· Research and implement novel ML and DL approaches, including using FPGAThis position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.**For more information, please contact Renee Taylor at tarenee@amazon.com**Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.
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