Machine Learning and Computer Vision Engineer, Video Understanding, Woven City (Internship)

ABOUT WOVEN PLANET GROUPWoven Planet Group (Woven Planet) represents a carefully curated blend of expertise and resources dedicated to bringing the vision of “Mobility to Love, Safety to Live” to life. Through innovations and investments in automated driving, robotics, smart cities, and more, we are transforming how humankind lives, works, and moves. We exist to design, build, and deliver secure, connected, and sustainable mobility solutions that benefit all people worldwide. Founded in 2018 as Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development (TRI-AD), Woven Planet is composed of four complementary companies: Woven Planet Holdings, Woven Core, Woven Alpha, and Woven Capital.
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TEAMThe R & D team in Woven City Management is developing innovative products and services using technologies developed by Toyota Motor Corporation.Our missions: 　1. Develop services and products for Woven City　2. Expand capabilities through long-term R&D Toyota Motor Corporation has been involved in a variety of technological development such as robotics and energy technologies, as well as automobile technologies. Toyota is already particularly strong in hardware and we will create additional value by developing new software on top of it. As a first party developer, we will not only develop innovative services essential to the city, but also a foundation upon which third party partners can participate. Not only are we developing applications but also more core basic software and capabilities. Our team consists of many mid-career members and members with international work experience. We strive to be open minded as we cultivate a new culture. We work closely with Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Research Institute in North America and Toyota Motor Europe to develop technologies and products. Our team consists of many members who are from foreign countries. We provide a global work environment. We are seeking talented interns to join us to take on new challenges on creating new products and services.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?We are seeking highly self-motivated interns with expertise in machine learning and computer vision  to join our Tokyo-based team for building next generation technology in video analysis products used in the city, e.g. New tools and systems for surveillance; or human-centric service with video perception about human identification, scene understanding and human activities recognition; Real2sim environment building and relevant visualization UI for the identified results.
RESPONSIBILITIES・Develop machine learning models using video streams・Evaluation and benchmark of state-of-the-art technologies in computer vision and AI ・User interface or visualizing the perception results (object, person, pose, etc.) into 2D/3D space・Build and optimize MLOps pipeline including data curation  ・Develop computer vision algorithm for our applications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS・Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar major・Must be available for 3-months on-site internship in the summer of 2022・Experienced in machine learning / computer vision hands on ML frameworks such as PyTorch or  TensorFlow, etc.・Experience with software development with one or more general programming languages (Python, C++, C#)・Strong communication skills, both verbal and written in English
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSThe followings experiences are preferable:・Experience in implementing algorithms for video understanding such as human ReID, pose estimation, action or scene recognition or related fields ・Software development on AWS (EC2, S3, EKS, etc.)・Software development using git・Knowledge of docker and kubernetes・Knowledge of computer graphics and 3D computer visions・Experience with ML frameworks such as Kube Flow etc.  ・CI/CD experience using GITHub Actions・System design using communication protocol (Kafka or gRPC, etc.)・Data visualization with 3D simulation environments such as Unity or Unreal engine etc.  ・Experience on processing large-scale dataset・Experience in publishing papers at major conferences・Knowledge of camera specificationsWORKING CONDITIONSStart Date: You can choose to start from several start dates, July 15, August 1, August 8 or 22, or September 1, 2022 Internship Duration: 3 months Timing: 3-5 days on weekdaysSalary: Hourly wage *The salary will be varied depending on individual experience and skills.Work Location: Nihonbashi (Head office), Higashifuji*Travel/Accommodation support will be provided for those students who are outside of the Tokyo region. 
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