Internship Openings

We are on the lookout for passionate and skilled interns to join our cutting-edge research team focused on developing efficient machine learning techniques for sustainability. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the field of AI and environmental conservation, with the aim of publishing at leading AI research venues.

What We're Looking For:

• Advanced research experience in generative models and computationally efficient models
• Hands-on skills for large language models (LLM), vision language models (VLM), large multi-modal models (LMM), foundation models (FoMo)
• Deep understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning methods
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
• Familiarity with various deep learning frameworks
• Ph.D. candidates who have completed at least half of their program

Internship Details:

• Duration: approximately 3 months
• Flexible start dates available
• Objective: publish research results at leading AI research venues

If you are a highly motivated individual with a passion for applying AI to sustainability challenges, we want to hear from you! This internship offers a unique chance to work on meaningful projects at the intersection of machine learning and environmental sustainability.

MERL is excited to announce an internship opportunity in the field of Quantum Machine Learning (QML) and Quantum AI (QAI). We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our research team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the field of quantum computing and AI, with the aim of publishing at leading research venues.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct cutting-edge research in quantum machine learning.
• Collaborate with a team of experts in quantum computing, deep learning, and signal processing.
• Develop and implement algorithms using PyTorch and PennyLane.
• Publish research results at leading research venues.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a PhD or a post-graduate researcher in a relevant field.
• Strong background and solid publication records in quantum computing, deep learning, and signal processing.
• Proficient programming skills in PyTorch and PennyLane are highly desirable.

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to work on groundbreaking research in a leading research lab.
• Collaboration with a team of experienced researchers.
• A stimulating and supportive work environment.

If you are passionate about quantum machine learning and meet the above qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter detailing your research experience and interests. Join us at MERL and contribute to the future of quantum machine learning!

MERL is seeking a motivated and qualified intern to conduct research on machine learning based electric motor design and optimization. Ideal candidates should be Ph.D. students with a solid background and publication record in electric machine design, optimization, and machine learning. Hands-on experience with the implementation of optimization algorithms, machine learning and deep learning methods is required. Strong programming skills using Python/PyTorch are expected. Knowledge and experience with electric machine principle, design and finite-element analysis are highly desirable. Start date for this internship is flexible and the duration is about 3 months.

MERL is looking for a self-motivated intern to research on problems at the intersection of multimodal large language models and neural algorithmic reasoning. An ideal intern would be a Ph.D. student with a strong background in machine learning and computer vision. The candidate must have prior experience with training multimodal LLMs for solving vision-and-language tasks. Experience in participating and winning mathematical Olympiads is desired. Publications in theoretical machine learning venues would be a strong plus. The intern is expected to collaborate with researchers in the computer vision team at MERL to develop algorithms and prepare manuscripts for scientific publications.

Required Specific Experience

• Experience with training large vision-and-language models
• Experience with solving mathematical reasoning problems
• Experience with programming in Python using PyTorch
• Enrolled in a PhD program
• Strong track record of publications in top-tier computer vision and machine learning venues (such as CVPR, NeurIPS, etc.).

MERL is looking for a self-motivated intern to work on problems at the intersection of multimodal large language models and embodied AI in dynamic indoor environments. The ideal candidate would be a PhD student with a strong background in machine learning and computer vision, as demonstrated by top-tier publications. The candidate must have prior experience in designing synthetic scenes (e.g., 3D games) using popular graphics software, embodied AI, large language models, reinforcement learning, and the use of simulators such as Habitat/SoundSpaces. Hands on experience in using animated 3D human shape models (e.g., SMPL and variants) is desired. The intern is expected to collaborate with researchers in computer vision at MERL to develop algorithms and prepare manuscripts for scientific publications.

Required Specific Experience

• Experience in designing 3D interactive scenes
• Experience with vision based embodied AI using simulators (implementation on real robotic hardware would be a plus).
• Experience training large language models on multimodal data
• Experience with training reinforcement learning algorithms
• Strong foundations in machine learning and programming
• Strong track record of publications in top-tier computer vision and machine learning venues (such as CVPR, NeurIPS, etc.).

MERL is seeking a motivated and qualified individual to work on fast surrogate models for sound emission and propagation from complex vibrating structures, with applications in HVAC noise reduction. The ideal candidate will be a PhD student in engineering or related fields with a solid background in frequency-domain acoustic modeling and numerical techniques for partial differential equations (PDEs). Preferred skills include knowledge of the boundary element method (BEM), data-driven modeling, and physics-informed machine learning. Publication of the results obtained during the internship is expected. The duration is expected to be at least 3 months with a flexible start date.

MERL is looking for a highly motivated individual to work on whole-body dexterous manipulation. The research will develop robot motor skills for whole-body, dexterous manipulation using optimization and/or learning algorithms. The ideal candidate should have experience in either one or multiple of the following topics: Optimization Algorithms for contact systems, Reinforcement Learning, control through contacts, and Behavioral cloning. Senior PhD students in robotics and engineering with a focus on contact-rich manipulation are encouraged to apply. Prior experience working with physical robotic systems (and vision and tactile sensors) is required as results need to be implemented on a physical hardware. Good coding skills in Python ML libraries like PyTorch etc. and/or relevant Optimization packages is required. A successful internship will result in submission of results to a peer-reviewed robotics journal in collaboration with MERL researchers. The expected duration of internship is 4-5 months with start date in May/June 2025. This internship is preferred to be onsite at MERL.

Required Specific Experience

• Prior experience working with physical hardware system is required.
• Prior publication experience in robotics venues like ICRA,RSS, CoRL.

MERL is looking for a highly motivated and qualified intern to work on deep learning methods for detection and pose estimation of objects using vision and tactile sensing, in manufacturing and assembly environments. This role involves developing, fine-tuning and deploying models on existing hardware. The method will be applied for robotic manipulation where the knowledge of accurate position and orientation of objects within the scene would allow the robot to interact with the objects. The ideal candidate would be a Ph.D. student familiar with the state-of-the-art methods for pose estimation and tracking of objects. The successful candidate will work closely with MERL researchers to develop and implement novel algorithms, conduct experiments, and publish research findings at a top-tier conference. Start date and expected duration of the internship is flexible. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with their updated CV and list of relevant publications.

Required Specific Experience

• Prior experience in Computer Vision and Robotic Manipulation.
• Experience with ROS and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch are essential.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Experience with simulation tools, such as PyBullet, Issac Lab, or MuJoCo.