Palona AI ยท 16 hours ago
Real-World AI Research Intern (PhD)
Palo Alto, CA
Internship
Hybrid
InternPalona AI is focused on building real-world AI systems that operate continuously in production, particularly in the restaurant domain. They are seeking a Real-World AI Research Intern (PhD) to work on applied research problems related to live AI agents, where the focus is on understanding system behavior over time in real-world environments.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Designing world state representations that persist across time, entities, and events
Modeling cause and effect in real operational workflows
Building reasoning systems that operate with partial observability and delayed outcomes
Developing evaluation methods for agents running in production
Translating research ideas into systems that are deployed and iterated on
Qualification
Required
Current PhD student in CS, AI, ML, Robotics, or a closely related field
Strong research record (publications or equivalent contributions)
Hands-on experience implementing research ideas in code
Solid foundations in machine learning and statistical reasoning
Preferred
Experience with deployed or real-world ML systems
Prior industry or applied research experience
Strong Python and ML systems skills
Company
Palona AI
We are building a new, completely proprietary AI system with multi-agents, multimodal-to-action models, combined with unrivaled emotional intelligence language models to empower businesses to scale by delivering a high-touch customer experience, automation and efficiency.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase