Online applications are invited for the Research Intern in Systems and ML 2024 at IISc in December. The last date for the application is nearing.
About IISc
The Indian Institute of Science is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management. It is located in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, Karnataka. The institute was established in 1909 with active support from Jamsetji Tata and thus is also locally known as the “Tata Institute”. It is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India and has the highest citation-per-faculty among all the universities in the world. It was granted a deemed university status in 1958 and recognized as an Institute of Eminence in 2018.
Research Intern 2024 Details
- Note: This is a paid internship.
- Multiple paid research intern positions are available in the DREAM: Lab, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
- This is a fast-paced technical position which involves research and development into Systems for Machine Learning in Edge and Cloud computing.
- Candidates will have the opportunity to learn state-of-the-art topics on distributed systems and data science, and apply them to projects of national importance such as autonomous vehicles, genomics, COVID-19 management and National Supercomputing Mission.
- Some of the topic areas include:
- Platforms and systems for deep learning on edge devices
- Scheduling and orchestration of deep learning workloads
- Data and analytics platforms for IoT/Edge computing
- Successful candidates will work closely with post-graduate students to architect new algorithms and distributed platforms, develop software prototypes, run large-scale systems experiments, and publish research papers at leading venues. Past staff members have gone on to do higher studies abroad at top universities.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Participate in hands-on research projects
- Attend workshops and seminars
- Contribute to research publications
Qualification
- Candidates should be in their final or pre-final year of B.E./B.Tech/MTech. degree in Computer Science or EECS, without other concurrent internships or academic commitments.
- Candidates should have strong programming skills in Python with experience in working with large code-bases. Additional knowledge of C and/or C++ is welcome. Familiarity with Linux, scripting, automation, debugging and plotting is expected. Participation in competitive coding or knowledge of GPU architecture is a plus.
- Those with working knowledge of machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow/PyTorch, virtualization technologies such as Docker, edge/accelerator platforms such as Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson and Nvidia GPUs are preferred.
Application Process
- The positions are open with a join date of Dec 2024/Jan 2025 and will be for a duration of 6 months (in-person).
- Interested candidates send their detailed resume to prashanthis[at]iisc.ac.in with the subject “Research Internship Application”. Multiple positions are available, and appointments will be made on a rolling basis, as and when suitable candidates are identified. More details of the research done in the lab are available here and in our GitHub repo.
Salary
Selected candidates will benefit from the exposure level at a premier institute like IISc. Stipend will be provided.
Location
Bengaluru, India
How to Apply?
Interested candidates can directly apply through this link.
