Human Interactive Driving Intern, Platform Research
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is focused on improving the quality of human life through innovative technologies. They are seeking a summer research intern to work on generative AI and human-factors research in the Human Interactive Driving group, where the intern will create and validate driving simulations and contribute to research publications.
Responsibilities
- Procedural track generation using generative AI, involving the design and implementation of new or extended generative methods to create novel driving environments
- Dynamic content creation for our CARLA-based driving simulator, integrating AI-driven or algorithmic content into interactive simulation systems such as CARLA, Unreal, or similar platforms
- Driver skill assessment, contributing to the development and validation of models that characterize driver behavior, measure performance, and support human-centered evaluation
Skills
- Currently at-least second year pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, or related fields
- Experience in generative AI, whether LLMs with non-language tokens or diffusion models
- Game development experience: Unreal, Unity, Godot, etc. and/or simulation development experience: CARLA, Sumo, Gazebo, AirSim, etc
- Strong software engineering skills (C++/Python preferred) and analysis/debugging robotic systems
- Experience working in a shared codebase with multiple collaborators and reviewing others' code
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience in working in multi-disciplinary teams. You will be working cross-functionally with UX/UI designers, human-factors researchers, and cognitive scientists
- Must have a high level of self-initiative to prioritize and manage workload and meet project deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Prior experience in ROS / ROS2
- Prior experience with human subjects or human-centric research
- Prior experience in scientific Python, R, or similar statistical analysis tools
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off benefits (including holiday pay and sick time)
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