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Applied IntuitionApplied IntuitionSunnyvale, CA

Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving

Research intern focused on reinforcement learning for autonomous driving and robotics. Current PhD or MSc student in ML, CV, or robotics conducting novel RL research and publishing at top-tier conferences.

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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research on reinforcement learning (RL) related topics including large-scale self-play RL, VLA post-training, large-scale closed-loop RL based on neural simulation with applications to autonomous driving
  • Dive into fundamental topics on RL with broader applications and potential imitative behavior learning incorporation, and relevant topics such as reward learning
  • Work closely with Research Scientists and Engineers on high quality research publications for submission to top-tier conferences

Requirements

  • Strong research background and skills on relevant topics, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
  • Current PhD (or MSc) studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, robotics
  • Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics

Nice-to-Haves

  • None specified

Skills

Reinforcement LearningMachine LearningComputer VisionRoboticsSelf-Play RlVla Post-TrainingNeural SimulationReward LearningResearch Publications

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