Research Intern - Multimodal Foundation Model for Vision

Please note that we are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship for this internship. Only apply if you have the right to work in Europe, i.e. you are an EU Citizen or an International Student currently studying a MSc or PhD in Europe.

Sony AI is seeking research interns to join us. Our team mainly focuses on fundamental and applied research, with a focus on building next-generation foundation models for vision in a responsible manner.

The role of a research intern is to develop efficient and effective methodologies and prototype solutions. You will work with a productive team of world-class scientists and engineers to tackle the most challenging problems in foundation models and generative AI, including low-cost yet powerful vision foundation models (VFM), vision-language models (VLM), unified models, automatic model compression, optimization and deployment on cloud and edge.

You will see your ideas not only published in papers, but also improve the experience of billions of customers.

You Will:

• Conduct fundamental and innovative development in low-cost yet powerful vision-language models (VLM), unified models, automatic model compression, optimization and deployment on cloud and edge.
• Design or implement state-of-the-art techs on model compression, inference speedup, deployment on hardwares, tool automation.
• PoC for various vision+text, generation relevant tasks (VQA, captioning, understanding, etc) and hardwares.
• Contribute to library and tool development to support business; or Publish influential research in top-tier conferences and journals.

You Will Bring:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a master/PhD degree in computer science or related field.
• Be very self-motivated and capable of proposing and implementing innovative ideas.
• Solid presentation and communication skills to internal and external audiences.
• Publications or expertise in compact foundation model development and deployment. Influential open-source projects or paper publication at top conferences, e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, etc.
• Better to have front-end development experience.
• Solid coding skills in Python, Pytorch, etc.

Your New Office:

Surrounded by Swiss Alps, the Schlieren office is at the doorstep of Zurich, which is consistently voted in top three best cities to live. The city benefits from a very rich ecosystem where prestigious universities, research institutes, companies and organizations collaborate for the development and design of next generation technologies. Our office is very well connected with public transports (train, tram, bus) and located in a very modern and bright building. We have several enjoyable break rooms as well as a terrace which we use for regular social team events or as a casual working area. Our team is unique and international, representing engineering and sales/marketing functions, which creates this unique and passionate Sony Swiss DNA.

Life At Sony Ai:

Our work environment is diverse and motivated with an innovative open mindset. Sony AI is committed to building a diverse team of people with different characters, stories and skillsets because we know this drives innovation and creativity. Our commitment to nurturing a friendly and supportive place of work where everyone has a sense of belonging and inclusion creates an atmosphere of learning and personal growth. We focus on achieving healthy work-life balance for our teams, supported by hybrid and flexible working.

You will work on exciting projects at the cutting edge of AI that are in the realms of entertainment or for the betterment of society, and you will have access to the most innovative technologies from across the Sony universe and the opportunity to partner with Sony’s leading companies.

When projects are finished, we publish our work, and all our contributors are recognised on research pieces, at top-tier conferences, and in journals. You will also have access to workshops and development programs to expand your knowledge and skills. We want you to drive your career, find your direction and take authorship of your personal story at Sony AI, while enjoying the security and the resource-rich environment that comes with being part of a global corporation that has R&D in its DNA.

Bring Your Uniqueness To Sony:

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

Equal Opportunity

Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at AccommodationRequest@eu.sony.com or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.

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