Research Intern on Generative AI for Content Creation

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Effective communication skills, Generative AI, Presentation skills, PyTorch

Job Description

Sony AI is looking for research interns who are passionate about ML-based technologies useful in movie/game/music creation. Our mission is to research and develop technologies for various Sony Group products and for scientific publication. The technologies developed in the internship will have the potential to be applied to film/game/music production in entertainment studios around the world.

Responsibilities

As a research intern, you will investigate and apply novel algorithms related to the generation/editing/restoration of video, sound, and/or 3D visual geometry (including 3D human motion), targeting a publication in a top-tier conference/journal. You are expected to be self-motivated and to implement innovative ideas with your research, coding, and problem-solving skills. You will be supported in your efforts by internal scientists and engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related fields.

• Proven knowledge/expertise related to generative AI applications such as deep generative modeling, computer vision, audio signal processing.

• Analytical and programming skills in deep learning with machine learning tools (PyTorch, etc.).

• Experience in research communities, including having published papers at conferences, e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, etc.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Enrolled in a relevant Ph.D. program.

The target hourly rate for this internship is $50.00 per hour. The individual will be paid hourly and eligible for overtime.

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