Research Scientist – Behavioral Biometrics

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Job date: 2017-11-10
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Company : ZOLOZ 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
As a Research Scientist working on projects related to Behavioral and Human Motion Biometrics you will be a member of an extraordinarily collaborative, motivated and talented global Research & Development team. You will develop new biometric products through your expertise in human motion, motion sensor technology, sensor fusion techniques and artificial intelligence. The work is intellectually challenging and involves working closely with our research team to bring cutting edge biometric recognition algorithms to life. We are looking for visionaries who are passionate about pioneering and forging the next generation of mobile algorithms.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Works closely with Senior Executives, the Chief Scientist, and Product Managers to envision functions and features that will be valued by our customers; you will be envisioning the features and functions that leap-frog the current state of the industry.
  • Works closely with other Research Scientists, Project Managers and Software Engineers to translate future customer requirements into productize-able solutions.
  • Research, define, design, develop, analyze and optimize new and existing sensing and fusing algorithms for current and future products writing software and analyzing data from mobile and/or wearable devices.
  • Researching and prototyping “User behavior and activity pattern analysis and continuous monitoring for risk analysis and identification based on user profile and smart phone/wearable on-device motion sensor data
  • Responsible for biometric device and SDK evaluation in multi-modal biometric mobile identity platform.
  • Provide technical leadership in identifying potential issues, proposing solutions, and troubleshooting mobile motion sensor devices and their associated issues.
  • Leverage relationships with research partners to expand and enhance our motion-based sensing capabilities.
Required Qualifications:
  • PhD in EE, CS, Computer Science, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Biometrics or related fields; or MS with a minimum 3 years of experience in research oriented role.
  • Strong relative experience with mobile MEMS motion sensing devices; particularly as applied to human motion.
  • Advanced knowledge in either mobile device based gait analysis or screen/device touch event analysis or both; MEMS device normalization, feature extraction, and model development as applied to identity authentication.
  • A deep knowledge of mobile device motion sensors and the hardware manufacturer pipeline, with a focus on consumer mobile devices.
  • Experience pattern recognition, signal processing, and intelligent systems as it related to location, localization, gesture detection or tracking and/or device feedback for bioinformatics or biomarker identification.
  • A working understanding of the differences in the way these sensors are deployed, accessed and used in Android versus iOS systems.
Extra Credit For:
  • Experience with wearable sensors
  • Experience fusing motion sensor output with other sensor data (i.e. Bluetooth, wifi, etc.)
  • Experience with deep learning algorithms
Compensation Package:
  • Salary (+ bonuses)
  • Full benefits (health, 401k w/matching)
  • Equity Options
Location: Kansas City


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ZOLOZ ( http://www.zoloz.com/ ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant Financial Services Group, is building and scaling a global Identity Management Platform. We are entering the most exciting time in our history, as we pursue the next phase of our 84-year vision to make trust simple in the complex world of digital identity. Our financial grade biometric technology is currently being used by 200 million users on payment platforms worldwide, and our target is to serve over 2 Billion customers over the next few years.

About ZOLOZ ( http://www.zoloz.com/about ): ZOLOZ™, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, USA, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant Financial ( http://fortune.com/2016/09/13/alibaba-buys-eye-scan-firm-eyeverify/ ) (A part of Alibaba Group), also known as Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese company. With the vision “to turn trust into wealth”, Ant Financial Services Group is dedicated to building a leading data and technology platform to make financial services accessible to consumers and small businesses globally.

ZOLOZ evolved from EyeVerify, a company founded by CEO Toby Rush in Kansas City, MO, USA, in 2012 and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant Financial in 2016. From 2012 to 2016, the EyeVerify team expanded from six to more than forty employees. That team evolved the company’s patented technology, Eyeprint ID™, originally developed at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, from concept to real-world implementation, receiving 17 patents along the way.

Today, ZOLOZ has 120 employees in the United States, China and Singapore. Over 160 million people worldwide use ZOLOZ’s technology, and with the launch of a comprehensive, hosted-identity platform, the company intends to make trust simple for billions of people in generations to come.

About Ant Financial ( https://www.antfin.com/ ):

Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial"), was officially founded in October 2014 and originated from Alipay which is the world's leading third-party payment platform founded in 2004. With its vision of "bringing small and beautiful changes to the world," Ant Financial is dedicated to creating an open ecosystem, enabling financial institutions and partners to make rapid progress towards "Internet+" goals through its "Internet Booster Plan," and providing inclusive financial services to small and micro enterprises and individual consumers.

Ant Financial runs Alipay, Ant Fortune, Ant Financial Cloud and other financial services. Ant Financial's invested companies and affiliates also work with these businesses units and support Ant Financial's ecosystem. The services provided by Ant Financial and its affiliates cover payment, wealth management, credit reporting, private bank and cloud computing.

To all recruitment agencies: ZOLOZ does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ZOLOZ employees or any other company location. ZOLOZ is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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