ValkaAI · 3 weeks ago
Intern Research Scientist
United States
Internship
Remote
InternValkaAI is a visionary spin-off from the Realms Group, on a mission to revolutionize digital content creation. They are seeking an Intern Research Scientist to explore World Models for simulations and generation of sport matches, while also designing and optimizing AI video generation models.
Information TechnologyMedia and EntertainmentVideo
Hiring Manager
Ondrej Texler
Responsibilities
Explore how to use World Models for understanding, simulations, and ultimately generation of sport or eSport matches (e.g., soccer, DOTA)
Design, develop, and optimize AI video generation models, with a particular focus on World Models; experiment with cutting-edge autoregressive architectures
Develop and implement state-of-the-art algorithms for synthesizing sport matches
Shovel horse shit every morning to support our stables where we record data for AI horse video models (just kidding, but you indeed have to be very hands-on, versatile, and have an exquisite sense of humor)
Work closely with other teams on large-scale video-action datasets, design and implement a complex data-cleaning and data pre-processing pipeline
Define robust validation strategies and implement custom evaluation metrics comparing synthetic vs. real gameplay
Stay on the bleeding edge of the relevant literature, e.g., CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICCV, and help to align it with our roadmap
Qualification
Required
Pursuing PhD!
Published at top Computer Vision, AI, or Graphics venues (e.g., CVPR, ICML, ICCV, Siggraph, NeurIPS)
Demonstrated hands-on experience with building and running generative CV models (e.g., GANs, DiT, VAE)
Solid understanding of neural architectures and paradigms (e.g., Transformers, Denoising Diffusion Models, RNNs, Sequence Models, CNNs)
Solid understanding of VAEs (e.g., ELBO)
Basic understanding of Reinforcement Learning
Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
Preferred
Preferred location California
Company
ValkaAI
ValkaAI is a B2B platform for digital human tech and generative content across industries.
Founded in 2025
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$14.15MKey Investors
Rockaway Ventures
2026-02-24Pre Seed· $14.15M
Leadership Team
Vlastimil Venclik
CEO
Milos Lokajicek
Co-Founder, COO
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