We are working on projects that draw on disciplines as varied as robotics, A.I., digital twins, design, human computer interface, social networks, behavioral psychology and technology in general to improve the human condition. We usually find our projects to be aligned with one or more of the United Nations sustainable development goals. To learn more about our active projects, click here. To explore some of the open positions in our projects, read on.
We are always looking for motivated and talented people, even if we do not have an open position currently listed. We are interested in engaging with you in a conversation about your technical background and goals for your future career (in academia, industry, or other ventures). We strive to provide excellent training across a wide range of computational techniques and management principles. If interested please send your CV/Resume to Dr. Ajit Sharma. Specify the specific position you are interested in and list three projects in order of preference. To see currently active projects go here.
Research interns focus on conducting literature reviews, writing research papers and developing ideas.
Industrial design interns design systems. The systems to be designed depend upon the specific project they choose to work on.
Human computer interface interns work on projects for designing HCI interfaces.
AI interns develop algorithms and AI enabled processes using both off the shelf algorithms and tools as well as developing algorithms from scratch.
Robtics interns work on projects designing, simulating and validating robotic systems.
Full stack developer interns have experience working across the complete technology stack.
Database development interns design and develop database systems.
Datascience interns develop data products and data science applications focused on systems.
Digital Presence interns focus on the public facing digital presence of the lab. They also manage the social media presence of the lab.
We also hire and train students that are interested in pursuing a PhD program. Our internship for such students is focused on developing their skills and portfolio to prepare them for some of the most competitive PhD programs globally. We draw upon our academic connections to help place our interns into some of the most competitive PhD programs globally. We are especially interested in candidates who are interested in pusuing PhD programs in AI, Computer Science, Robotics and Business schools.
In the past, our lab has enjoyed having foreign exchange students, interns, sabbatical visitors from academia and industry, and post-doc research specialists in the lab. We are open to other arrangements as well. Note: we take high school students exclusively in a remote, work from home model.
Because of the global nature of our enterprise as well as the travel challenges related to the COVID-19, we have currently shifted to a fully remote execution model. The primary medium of collaboration is a set of digital collaboration platforms and tools. Teams working on specific projects meet at least once in a week. On an as needed basis we may meet physically in some cities including but not limited to, San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Detroit, London, New York, Paris, Munich, Bengaluru, and Delhi.
We are looking for a few highly motivated, positive individuals. We look at passion, commitment, humility, work ethic, a willingness to learn, positive orientation and alignment of values with our lab. Identities, including academic pedigree are not a consideration. If you are a late-bloomer who wants a second chance at pushing your limits, we will not hold that against you.
For most positions, we have more applicants than available positions. We may have initial round of tests and interviews depending upon the specific project and position. We encourage all prospective interns to apply for projects that they feel passionate about.
Because we have multiple projects being executed with different policies and timings for final lab decision making, we cannot make any commitments on assigning interns to their first choice projects. We give equal consideration to all applicants and attempt to accommodate the widest possible share of our applicant pool in our projects.
The initial induction of an intern will be for one month, with the option to continue based on contribution and work ethic. The goal here is to maintain project momentum and high octane fun environment for the benefit of the project and its team members. Team members who detract from these goals may be asked to leave, though such instances have been very rare.
During their first month, interns may be rotated through a variety of tasks prior to assigning them to a primary focus area. Interns are appointed to positions of higher responsibility based on their performance and work ethic. Our project leadership positions are usually open for rotation among students every quarter. We encourage students to keep talking to the PI and lab members about what kind of project they might want to shape. We consider project fit, work ethic, skills, and alignment with lab values.
If positions open up for the core team in the lab, we will offer them first to our interns who have worked with us for over six months, before looking outside the lab.
Our pace of work is fast and the learning curve steep. We want this to be a fun and high value learning experience for our interns. Keeping this high energy and positive energy in the lab is something we take seriously as we believe that it ensures a fun , active and high learning environment for our interns. Here you can see what some of our intern alumni are doing right now.