Machine Learning and NLP Research Intern
Samsung Research America (SRA)
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Job Description
Machine Learning and NLP Research Intern at Samsung Research America
Lab Summary
AI Research Center (AIC) located in Mountain View, California focuses on research and development which directly impacts future Samsung products reaching hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We are focused on pushing the state-of-the-art and practice in natural language and knowledge intelligence.
Position Summary
Samsung Research AI center, located in Mountain View, CA, is currently recruiting world-class students who can thrive in a fast-pace, cross team, results-driven environment, with focus on highly visible, challenging, and cross discipline projects. As a Machine Learning and NLP Research Intern, you will be part of an exciting project to build an adaptive, personalized, contextual and secure AI model and system to enable fast, accurate and safe interactions tailored to users’ needs on Samsung devices.
Position Responsibilities
- Develop and implement novel deep learning/reinforcement learning algorithms for natural language processing (text, speech) in various applications
- Contribute to the research activities of our team
- Generate creative solutions (patents) and publish in top conferences (papers)
Required Skills
- Current Ph.D. student in CS, EE, or related field
- Teamwork and communication skills
- Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Expertise in LLM including model architecture, training/finetuning techniques, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), reasoning and action planning, etc.
- Experience in planning, tool use, agent AI, and agent memory to develop autonomous systems for decision-making, problem-solving, and adaptability.
- Experience in knowledge augmented AI technologies (e.g., language prompt, knowledge graph, neuro-symbolic learning)
- Experience in conversational AI technologies: natural language processing (e.g., language models, semantic parsing, natural language generation etc.), dialogue (e.g., state tracking, policy learning), and representation learning (embedding, conceptualization, etc.)
- Experience in multimodal AI technologies for various multimodal applications
- Experience in on-device AI technologies such as lightweight model architecture design
- Proficiency in a neural network library (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Track record of research/publications on machine learning and artificial intelligence field (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, CVPR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, TACL, etc.)
Key skills/competency
- Deep Learning
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Large Language Models (LLM)
- Reinforcement Learning
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Conversational AI
- Knowledge Graph
- Multimodal AI
- On-device AI
How to Get Hired at Samsung Research America (SRA)
- Research Samsung Research America's AI focus: Deeply understand their current research in ML/NLP, knowledge intelligence, and natural language processing to align your application.
- Tailor your resume for ML/NLP: Highlight specific projects, publications, and experience with LLMs, deep learning, and reinforcement learning relevant to the Machine Learning and NLP Research Intern role.
- Showcase advanced technical skills: Emphasize proficiency in PyTorch or TensorFlow, along with experience in areas like RAG, agent AI, conversational AI, or multimodal AI.
- Prepare for in-depth technical interviews: Expect rigorous discussions on algorithms, model architectures, and problem-solving, demonstrating your academic and practical expertise.
- Demonstrate research impact and collaboration: Be ready to discuss your track record of publications, patent generation, and how you effectively collaborate within research teams at Samsung Research America.
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