IBM Research Europe (UK) is seeking outstanding MSc and PhD students for its summer internship program. Our lab focuses on using cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to advance scientific discovery in the high-impact themes of Climate and Sustainability, Sustainable Materials, and core mechanisms for generative AI.During the internship you will work under the mentorship of experienced researchers, addressing problems at the forefront of AI. Potential research topics include, but are not limited to:- Developing advanced AI architectures and algorithms to train, fine-tune, and apply generative models for multi-modal tasks, directly influencing high-impact sectors.
- Enhancing foundation models for applications in climate science, materials discovery, and chemistry, with the goal of solving real sustainability challenges.
- Designing and testing single or multi-agent AI systems using cutting-edge benchmarks, or developing solutions tailored to business-critical use cases.
As part of the role, you will need to be comfortable with identifying and defining research challenges, prototyping solutions, designing experimental setups to test certain hypotheses, refining solutions, and communicating findings through patent applications and publications in top-tier conferences.We seek creative, driven individuals who are comfortable tackling ambiguous challenges, eager to push the limits of what’s possible, and committed to shaping the future of AI and sustainability. Applicants should submit a CV and a one-page cover letter that highlights your experience and passion for the research themes outlined above.Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
- Candidates must be enrolled in a Masters or a PhD program in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or related disciplines.
- Strong programming skills in one or more widely used languages such as Python.
- Demonstrated experience in solving analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches.
- Demonstrated experience in developing, training, and testing deep neural networks.
- Experience with machine learning tools and frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Demonstrated experience in developing, training, and testing generative models, such as LLMs or multi-modal foundation models.
- Being able to clearly and effectively communicate research ideas as demonstrated by publications and presentations at top-tier AI conferences such as NeurIPs, ICLR, ICML, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR etc.
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