World Modeling Intern, Waymo

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study
• Research experience in computer vision and machine learning
• Strong programming skills in Python

Desirable

• The mission of the Waymo AI Foundations team is to develop machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving, towards the goal of safely operating Waymo vehicles in dozens of cities and under all driving conditions
• As part of our work, we also initiate and foster collaborations with other research teams in Alphabet
• AI Foundations areas that we are currently focusing on include reinforcement learning, learning from demonstration, generative modeling, Bayesian inference, hierarchical learning, and robust evaluation
• Solve research problems in world modeling and reasoning in autonomous driving systems
• Prototype and iterate research ideas
• Present research findings to a wide audience within Waymo, with the goal of publishing results to the research community

• We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled