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Toyota Research Institute · 6 hours ago

Research Scientist - Robotics, Learning From Videos (LFV)

Los Altos, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$176K/yr - $264K/yr

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is dedicated to improving the quality of human life through innovative technology. They are seeking a Research Scientist in the Learning From Videos (LFV) team to develop foundation models that enhance robot capabilities in complex environments, focusing on areas like video generation and multi-modal learning.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveConsumer ResearchMachine LearningProduct Research

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct high-reaching research that solves problems of high value and validates them in well established benchmarks and systems

Push the boundaries of knowledge and the state of the art in ML areas, including simulation, perception, prediction, and planning for autonomous driving and robotics

Partner with a multidisciplinary team including other research scientists and engineers across the CV team, TRI, Toyota, and our university partners

Present results in verbal and written communications, internally, at top international venues, and via open-source contributions to the community

Work closely with robotics and machine learning researchers and engineers to understand theoretical and practical needs

Lead collaborations with our external research partners and mentor research interns

Follow best practices producing maintainable code, both for internal use as well as for open-sourcing to the scientific community

Qualification

Machine LearningComputer VisionMulti-Modal LearningLarge-Scale Pre-Training4D ReconstructionScientific PythonPyTorchUnixDistributed LearningResearch CollaborationOpen-source Contributions

Required

PhD or equivalent years of experience in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Vision, or a related field

Deep expertise in at least one key ML area among Computer Vision, Large-Scale Pre-Training, Multi-Modal Learning, World Models, 4D Reconstruction

Consistent record of publishing at high-impact conferences/journals (CVPR, ICLR, NeurIPS, RSS, ICRA, ICCV, ECCV, PAMI, IJCV, etc.) on the aforementioned topics

Proficient at scientific Python, Unix, and a common DL framework (preferably PyTorch). Experience with distributed learning (especially on AWS) for large-scale training of foundation models is a plus

You can identify, propose, and lead new research efforts, working in collaboration with other researchers and engineers to complete it from initial idea to working solution

You are intrigued by large-scale challenges in ML, especially in the space of Robotics, Automated Driving, and for societal good in general

You are a reliable teammate. You like to think big and go deeper. You care about openness and delivering with integrity

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off benefits (including vacation, sick time, and parental leave)

Annual cash bonus structure

Company

Toyota Research Institute

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Toyota Research Institute is an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics.

Founded in 2016

Palo Alto, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.tri.global

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