MERL is looking for a self-motivated intern to work on problems at the intersection of video understanding and graph representation learning for solving few-shot action recognition problems. The ideal candidate would be a PhD student with a strong mathematical background in machine learning and computer vision and who has published at least one paper in a top-tier machine learning or computer vision venue (NIPS/CVPR/ECCV/ICCV/ICML/PAMI etc.). The candidate must have prior experience in using deep learning methods for video understanding (such as using Transformers) and self-supervised/unsupervised methods. Experience in approaches using skeleton/pose-based action recognition will be a plus. Proficiency in PyTorch is expected and familiarity with neural language models will be useful. The intern will conduct original research with MERL researchers towards scientific publications.

MERL is looking for a self-motivated intern to work on problems at the intersection of visual understanding, audio processing, language models, and embodied navigation AI (see our recent NeurIPS 2022 paper for the context). The ideal candidate would be a senior 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 developing deep learning methods for audio-visual-language data. Expertise in popular embodied AI simulation environments as well as a strong background in reinforcement learning will be beneficial. The intern is expected to collaborate with researchers in computer vision and speech teams at MERL to develop algorithms and prepare manuscripts for scientific publications.

MERL is seeking an intern to conduct research in the areas of learning symmetries from data and equivariant neural networks for applications in computer vision. The ideal candidate is a PhD student with experience in deep learning and computer vision and a good publication record at top-tier venues. Prior knowledge and experience with group theory/geometry and equivariant neural networks are a big plus. Good Python and Pytorch/Tensorflow skills are required. Publication of results in conference proceedings and journals is expected. The expected duration of the internship is 3 months and the start date is flexible.

MERL is looking for a self-motivated intern to work on roadway maintenance using computer vision. The relevant topics include (but not limited to): road defect localization and classification, detection of key objects in road scenes, and pavement surface evaluation. Candidates with experience in road defect detection and object detection in road scenes are strongly preferred. The ideal candidate would be a PhD student with a strong background in computer vision and machine learning, and the candidate is expected to have published at least one paper in a top-tier computer vision, machine learning, or artificial intelligence venues, such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, or AAAI. Proficiency in Python programming and familiarity in at least one deep learning framework are necessary. The ideal candidate is required to collaborate with MERL researchers to develop algorithms and prepare manuscripts for scientific publications. The duration of the internship is ideally to be at least 3 months with a flexible start date.

MERL is seeking a highly motivated intern to conduct original research in high precision pose estimation of deformable objects. Applicants are required to have a strong background in image processing, machine vision and point cloud processing using depth cameras. The internship is open to PhD students, preferably specializing in Computer Vision, with a strong publication record, solid programming skills in Python and/or C/C++, and preferably some experience using tactile sensors. Internship duration and start date are flexible.

We seek a highly motivated intern to conduct original research in conditional diffusion models for computer vision tasks. We are interested in applications to various tasks including image editing, multimodal generation, and image-to-image translation. The successful candidate will collaborate with MERL researchers to design and implement new models, conduct experiments, and prepare results for publication. The candidate should be a PhD student (or postdoc) in computer vision and machine learning with a strong publication record. Strong programming skills, experience developing and implementing new models in deep learning platforms such as PyTorch, and broad knowledge of machine learning and deep learning methods are expected. Previous experience in diffusion models is required.

MERL is seeking a highly motivated intern to conduct original research in estimating vital signs such as heart rate, heart rate variability, and blood pressure from video of a person. The successful candidate will use the latest methods in deep learning, computer vision, and signal processing to derive and implement new models, collect data, conduct experiments, and prepare results for publication, all in collaboration with MERL researchers. The candidate should be a PhD student in computer vision with a strong publication record and experience in computer vision, signal processing, machine learning, and health monitoring. Strong programming skills (Python, Pytorch, Matlab, etc.) are required.

MERL is looking for a highly motivated and qualified intern to work on human-robot interaction (HRI) research. The ideal candidate would be a Ph.D. student with a strong background in HRI, focusing on robotic manipulation, deep learning, probabilistic modeling, or reinforcement learning. Several topics are available for consideration, including Intent Recognition, Shared Autonomy, Human-Robot Teaming for Automation /Manufacturing, Human-Robot Handover, Computer Vision for HRI, and Learning for Robot Programming. Experience working with robotics hardware and physics engine simulators like PyBullet, Issac Gym, Mujoco, or Gazebo is preferred. Proficiency in Python programming is necessary, and experience with ROS is a plus. The successful candidate will collaborate with MERL researchers, and publication of the relevant results is expected. The start date is flexible, and the expected duration of the internship is 3-4 months. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with their recent CV and list of publications in related topics.

MERL is looking for a self-motivated intern to work on multimodal reasoning problems for robotic manipulation using vision and large-language models. The ideal candidate would be a PhD student with strong mathematical background and peer-reviewed publications in machine learning/reinforcement learning/imitation learning, robotic manipulation, and experience in working with training deep models on large scale computer vision and language models.
Proficiency in PyTorch, robotic simulators and working with physical robots is expected. The intern will conduct original research with MERL researchers towards scientific publications. The expected duration of internship is 3-4 months with start date in May/June 2023. This internship is preferred to be onsite at MERL.

MERL is looking for a highly motivated and qualified PhD student in the areas of machine learning and robotics, to participate in research on advanced algorithms for learning control of robots and other mechanisms. Solid background and hands-on experience with various machine learning algorithms is expected, and in particular with deep learning algorithms for image processing and object detection. Exposure to deep reinforcement learning and/or learning from demonstration is highly desirable. Familiarity with the use of machine learning algorithms for system identification of mechanical systems would be a plus, along with background in other areas of automatic control. Solid experimental skills and hands-on experience in coding in Python and PyTorch are required for the position. Some familiarity with classical mechanics and computational physics engines would be helpful, but is not required. The position will provide opportunities for exploring fundamental problems in incremental learning in humans and machines, leading to publishable results. The starting date of the internship is flexible, and applications outside of the peak summer season are encouraged, too.