Drimva

Applied Intuition

Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving

Sunnyvale · On-site · Internship · Posted Sep 21, 2024

Experience
1+ year of research experience in autonomy, self-driving, or related field.
Education
Current PhD (or MSc) studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, robotics.

About the job

Conduct reinforcement learning research for next-generation autonomy, with a focus on autonomous driving, and collaborate on research publications.

What you'll do

  • Research reinforcement learning topics, including self-play, VLA post-training, and closed-loop RL for autonomous driving.
  • Investigate foundational RL topics, imitation behavior learning, and reward learning.
  • Work with research scientists and engineers on publications for top-tier conferences.

What they ask for

  • Current PhD or MSc studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, or robotics.
  • At least 1 year of research experience in autonomy, self-driving, or a related field.
  • Strong relevant research background and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Nice to have

  • Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics.

Pay

$65 per hour

Tools

reinforcement learning (RL), VLA

AI focus

Research on reinforcement learning for autonomous driving, including large-scale self-play, VLA post-training, and closed-loop RL using neural simulation.

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