Research Intern, AI-based Point Cloud Compression

  • Internship
  • Manhattan, NY
  • TBD USD / Year
  • InterDigital, Inc. profile




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InterDigital, Inc.

Research Internship on AI-based Point Cloud Compression

About InterDigital

InterDigital develops fundamental wireless technologies that are at the core of mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical challenges, providing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

Job Summary

InterDigital is looking for self-motivated students to work closely with their talent scientists/engineers on machine vision tasks. The prospective candidates are expected to conduct original research on critical technologies towards VR/AR, autonomous driving, robotic navigation, etc. Scientific publications would be highly encouraged from the internship work. The duration of the internship may vary between 3-6 months. Ph.D. students with a good publication record in signal processing, machine learning / deep learning are encouraged to apply.

As a popular data format for AR/VR, culture heritage and modeling, mapping, and navigation systems, point clouds face challenges in real-time processing, scale of data amount, as well as its sparsity and irregularity. It is an exciting research area to study efficient representation for point clouds. The research intern will focus on point cloud compression related tasks.

You will re-enforce a team of computer vision and image processing researchers and be considered as a full team member with support.

Skills

  • Research background in machine learning, deep learning, or computer vision would be highly appreciated.
  • Research background in signal processing, image processing, graph based data analysis would be appreciated.
  • Experiences in point cloud processing/compression, especially on large scale and sparse point clouds.
  • Python/C++ programming, familiar with prevailing learning frameworks, e.g., PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Ability to wrap up technical reports and/or to prepare draft manuscripts for publications.
  • Capable of independent research while being a great team player.

Keywords: point cloud compression, computer vision, image processing, machine learning, deep learning, neural network

Location: New York, NY

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range specific to New York is $35 – $45/hr and may include other forms of compensation components including benefits depending on the length of the assignment. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

InterDigital is an equal employment opportunity employer. InterDigital will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination with regard to any employment decision, policy or practice based on a person’s sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, assignments, evaluations, coaching, promotion, discipline, discharge and layoff.

To apply for this job please visit interdigital.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com.


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