Future Product Innovation Research Intern, Human-AI Computational Design at Toyota Research Institute

At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We’re developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this transformative shift in mobility, we’ve built a world-class team advancing the state of the art in AI, robotics, driving, and material sciences.

This is a paid 12-week internship opportunity and is a hybrid, in-office role.

Here’s a glimpse into the Internship experience from some of our TRI interns!

Responsibilities

In collaboration with your mentor and the other researchers in the department, you will:

• Scope the project to align to the core research efforts;
• Be the primary driver of the technical plan (e.g., model development, analysis plan) with regular feedback from mentors;
• Execute the project using TRI resources; and
• Present the project’s approach and findings in research meetings.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience with 3D parametric design, deep generative models, and relevant tools (e.g., build123d, Blender, pythonocc-core).
• Experience developing subjective evaluation methods for generative and predictive models.
• Track record of executing research projects including publications at top venues including but not limited to NeurIPS, EMNLP, ACL, ICML.
• Desire to work on challenging open-ended research projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while soliciting feedback.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience adapting models to specific tasks through post-training techniques.
• Strong engineering skills, with the ability to independently prototype research solutions.