The computer science research section of Honda Research Institute USA (HRI-US), located in Mountain View, California has several openings for internships this summer. We solicit applications from graduate students with a strong background in CS or related areas and implementation skills.

The HRI-US internship program is designed to give students hands-on experience in developing new research ideas. Each intern works with HRI-US researchers and is expected to generate prototypes and scientific publications as a result of the internship. The time frame for these positions overlap with typical academic summer months; depending on the project involved an intern may have longer or shorter stay.

Our areas of interest include the following.

• Computer Vision (object recognition, object detection, visual tracking, action recognition, high performance visual processing)
• Machine Learning and Reasoning ( online learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic inference, recommendation systems, spoken dialog management, adaptation, logic/knowledge bases)
• Robotics (human-robot interaction, grasping, robot control, multi-modal communication, motion planning, motion synthesis)

HRI-US pays interns competitive salaries with benefits (e.g., paid company holidays) and provides for a comfortable yet competitive research environment with regular opportunities of learning. Interns from outside of the local area are eligible for relocation assistance. However, we do not accept any international students except those currently studying in Canada and Mexico (North America).

The application deadline is March 31st, 2010. To apply send an e-mail to

interns2010@honda-ri.com

including a cover letter stating your research interests and a CV. The subject line of your email should be your area of interest, selected from one of the areas listed above. You can apply for multiple areas, but each area needs a separate application. Name your attachments as "john.smith.UniversityName.cv.pdf" - not as "honda.pdf". Failure to follow these instructions may result in delay in processing your application.