Research Intern, Waymo

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study
• Experience solving problems using cutting-edge AI tech stacks
• Ability to collaborate within and across teams
• Strong experience programming in Python and deep learning frameworks such as JAX and/or PyTorch

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
• Frame open-ended, real-world problems into well-defined AI problems
• Develop and apply cutting-edge ML approaches to these problems
• Scale your methods to Alphabet-sized data and potentially streamline them to run in real-time on cars
• Aim to publish findings in academic conferences and journals

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