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Zendar · 8 hours ago

Machine Learning Research Intern (for PhDs) - World Modeling / Scene Understanding

positionBerkeley, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$55/hr - $55/hr

Zendar is a company that develops advanced radar-based vehicular perception systems for automotive applications. They are seeking a Machine Learning Research Intern to contribute to the development of scene-level world models that enhance understanding of occupancy and dynamics in various environments.

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Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and implementation of scene-level world models for autonomy
Develop and experiment with occupancy, free-space, and dynamic occupancy / flow representations
Train and evaluate spatiotemporal deep learning models
Work with real-world sensor data from radar, camera, and lidar
Help define evaluation metrics and analyze model behavior over time and across edge cases

Qualification

Scene-level world modelingSpatiotemporal deep learningReal-world sensor dataPythonDeep learning frameworksUnsupervised learningSemi-supervised learningPhD in relevant field

Required

Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Strong interest or prior experience in scene-level world modeling (occupancy, free space, motion, dynamics) and unsupervised or semi-supervised learning techniques
Experience (projects, publications, or thesis work) with spatio-temporal modeling
Experience working with any real-world sensor data (camera, lidar, radar, or multi-sensor)
Proficiency with Python and a major deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)

Benefits

Daily catered lunch
A stocked fridge in the Berkeley office

Company

Zendar

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Zendar develops high-definition radar for autonomous vehicles.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Berkeley, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://www.zendar.io/

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$22.55M
Key Investors
NXP SemiconductorsHyundai MobisKhosla Ventures
2023-11-02Series Unknown
2022-01-27Series B· $4M
2021-06-18Series Unknown· $8M

Leadership Team

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Jimmy Wang
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder
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