PhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in generative AI, multimodal foundation models, world models, and embodied AI.
• Develop algorithms for video understanding/generation, action-conditioned simulation, multimodal reasoning, and policy learning.
• Train and evaluate large-scale models using video, image, language, and robotics or autonomous driving data.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers across AI, robotics, simulation, and graphics teams.
• Publish research at top conferences and transfer innovations into NVIDIA products.
• What we need to see
• Currently pursuing a PhD in CS, EE, Robotics, or related fields.
• Strong background in generative AI, computer vision, multimodal learning, robotics, or reinforcement learning.
• Prior publication record and research experience.
• Strong Python and PyTorch skills.

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