Research Scientist Intern, Machine Perception for Input and Interaction (phd)

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Redmond, WA +1

Research Scientist Intern at Meta's Reality Labs focusing on machine perception for virtual and augmented reality. The role involves developing algorithms for computer vision, machine learning, and sensor fusion for tracking, action recognition, and 3D representation, with a focus on efficient deep learning and real-time applications.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and execution of algorithms in the domain of computer vision, machine learning, computer graphics, sensor fusion, or HCI software and hardware prototyping
  2. Design of user studies and experiments
  3. Collaboration with other researchers across various disciplines
  4. Communication of research agenda, progress, and results

Skills

Required

  • PhD candidate in EE/CS, Applied Math or related STEM field
  • Experience in computer vision, computer graphics, robotics, machine learning, NLP, or HCI
  • C++ or Python
  • ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow)
  • Work authorization
  • Proven track record of achieving significant results (grants, fellowships, patents, publications)
  • Software engineering experience
  • Experience with high volume multi-sensor streaming data processing and real-time multi-sensor fusion
  • Experience optimizing and deploying deep learning models on SoC for real-time applications
  • Experience with Machine Learning for 3D data
  • Experience with Machine Learning for Visual Synthesis

Nice to have

  • tracking
  • pose estimation
  • action/emotion recognition
  • appearance modeling
  • geometry modeling
  • physically-based modeling
  • state estimation
  • optimal control
  • efficient deep learning
  • domain adaptation
  • transfer learning
  • natural language processing
  • human-computer interaction
  • deep generative models
  • physical simulation
  • quantized networks
  • interaction design
  • sensor fusion (pressure, RF, EXG, IMU)
  • detectors for keypoints, segmentations, normals, depth
  • 3D representations of deformable shapes
  • clothing and hair modeling
  • gaussian splatting
  • voxels

What the JD emphasized

  • PhD degree
  • first-authored publications at leading journals or conferences
  • work authorization

Other signals

  • research
  • computer vision
  • machine learning
  • deep generative models
  • efficient deep learning
  • real-time applications