Meta Reality Labs is looking for PhD-level interns to join our world-class team advancing imaging and computer vision technology for the next generation of AR/VR systems. In this role, you will work on cutting-edge research and development of novel algorithms, architectures, and tools to solve real-world problems in imaging and computer vision that integrate with specialized hardware.As a Research Scientist Intern, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams of researchers, engineers, and hardware specialists to design, prototype, and optimize innovative computer vision models and algorithms. You will play a key role in evaluating image and video quality, pushing the boundaries of machine learning models, and developing techniques that interact seamlessly with custom hardware to drive state-of-the-art performance.Our internships are twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) weeks long, and we have various start dates throughout the year.

• Develop novel algorithms for image processing, computer vision, and multimodal data fusion.
• Design and prototype new architectures for real-time image and video processing in AR/VR systems.
• Develop machine learning models that interact efficiently with specialized imaging hardware, optimizing for performance, energy efficiency, and scalability.
• Perform image and video quality evaluations using both objective and subjective methods.
• Build new tools and workflows for evaluating and improving visual quality and computational efficiency of vision systems.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to co-design algorithms that leverage specialized accelerators or custom silicon for optimized performance.
• Conduct cutting-edge research to publish at top-tier conferences and workshops in imaging, computer vision, and machine learning.
• Communicate results and progress to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, machine learning, computer vision or related field.
• Experience in developing and implementing advanced algorithms for imaging, computer vision, or machine learning applications.
• Experience in Python and/or MATLAB, and C++.
• Familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or other related tools.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op.
• Proven track record of achieving significant results, as demonstrated by first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences in imaging, computer vision, or machine learning (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML).
• Experience with designing computer vision algorithms optimized for specialized hardware such as GPUs, DSPs, or custom ASICs.
• Strong understanding of image and video quality metrics and evaluation methodologies.
• Experience with software-hardware co-design and developing models that interact with low-level system components
• Ability to design new tools for data processing, visualization, and performance evaluation.
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art techniques in computational imaging, video compression, 3D reconstruction, or AR/VR applications.
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment