About the role#
The Computational Sensing team is looking for an intern to conduct research on multi-modal sensing and understanding algorithms. You will work on systems that interpret, explain, and act on data from sensors like RF, infrared, LiDAR, and event cameras. The role focuses on connecting perception tasks like detection and tracking with higher-level semantic reasoning. You will work directly with researchers to develop new algorithms and test them using in-house testbeds. The internship lasts 3 months with a flexible start date.
What you'll do#
- Conduct fundamental research on multi-modal sensing and understanding algorithms.
- Develop novel algorithms.
- Design experiments using in-house testbeds.
- Prepare research results for patents and academic publication.
What you'll need#
- Expertise in physical sensing across RF (radar, UWB, Wi-Fi), infrared, LiDAR, and event-camera modalities.
- Experience with radar systems including FMCW and MIMO configurations, Doppler signature interpretation, radar point cloud representations, and raw ADC waveforms.
- Understanding of transformer-based (e.g., DETR) and diffusion-based (e.g., DiffusionDet) frameworks.
- Demonstrated work in text, visual, and multimodal semantic understanding and reasoning.
- Hands-on experience with large-scale multi-sensor datasets like nuScenes, Waymo Open Dataset, or Argoverse.
- Experience with open radar datasets such as MMVR, HIBER, RT-Pose, or K-Radar.
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or JAX.
- Experience with GPU cluster job scheduling and scalable data pipelines.
- A publication record in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, or ICML.
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Location & details#
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Modality: On-site.
- Status: Full-time and paid.
- Term: Rolling.
- Sponsorship: Available.
About Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories is the United States subsidiary of the corporate research and development division of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Founded in 1991 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the organization employs between 51 and 200 people. It conducts basic and applied research in fields such as artificial intelligence, signal processing, and multi-physical modeling. The laboratory publishes its findings to support collaboration with the global research community.
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