About the role#
This internship position within the Software Innovation Lab at IBM focuses on advancing artificial intelligence research. You will work within a group dedicated to end-to-end research that delivers real-world impact. The role involves contributing to the development of agent architectures and domain-specific models for business processes, IT automation, and software engineering. You will work in small, mentored teams to shepherd projects from initial ideation through to completion.
What you'll do#
- Engage in the full research lifecycle by identifying core challenges, designing novel prototypes, and validating them through experimentation.
- Advance research in areas such as foundation models, multimodal AI, enterprise knowledge graphs, and reliable agentic systems.
- Develop responsible AI systems and enterprise-grade benchmarks to help automate operations and optimize workflows.
- Disseminate research results through patent applications and publications in leading conferences.
- Build high-impact technical demonstrations to communicate complex research findings.
What you'll need#
- Theoretical foundations and hands-on experience in areas such as foundation models, agentic systems, AI for software engineering, knowledge graphs, or distributed systems.
- Proficiency in Python for rapid prototyping and implementing large-scale machine learning systems.
- Advanced expertise in PyTorch and full-cycle development of algorithms.
- Experience with generative AI and multimodal models, covering tasks from training to testing.
- A strong record of innovation, demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications or preprints in top-tier conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, or AAAI.
- Ability to deconstruct complex research problems and articulate technical concepts clearly.
- Commitment to rigorous, reproducible, and well-documented research practices.
- Enrollment in a Computer Science or Computer Engineering program.
Location & details#
- Locations: Yorktown Heights, New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: This is a paid position.
About IBM
IBM provides IT services and consulting to a global client base. The company develops technology solutions across areas such as cloud computing, security, analytics, and infrastructure. It operates as a public organization with more than 10,001 employees. The corporate headquarters are located in Armonk, New York.
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