2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Learning-Based Behavior for Special Vehicles
PhD Research
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What stands out
- Pay is stated up front — $85 / hour. Most postings never say.
- Posted in the last 24 hours.
The gist
This PhD internship focuses on developing learning-based behavior policies for specialized vehicles. You'll work on integrating perception data, building simulation benchmarks, and analyzing driving trajectories. Ideal for PhD students in CS, Robotics, or ML with experience in reinforcement learning and Python frameworks.
What you would actually do
- Prototype learning-based behavior policies for special vehicles
- Work with RL/imitation learning/trajectory forecasting frameworks
- Build simulation benchmarks for autonomous driving scenarios
Skills mentioned
How to apply
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