Intern – AI Research Scientist

Position Overview

As an Intern in Autodesk Research’s AI Lab you’ll apply advanced machine learning techniques to help our customers design and create a better, safer, more sustainable world. We are a team of researchers, engineers, and industry domain experts working on projects that range from learning-based design systems, computer vision, graphics, robotics, human-computer interaction, sustainability, simulation, manufacturing, architectural design and construction.

We are looking for an intern to work on generative research for content creation applied in the media and entertainment space. Your role is to explore new generative models that can map and project images and textures to 3D shapes. Our objective with this work is to simplify the UV mapping pipeline as we know it.

Autodesk’s AI Lab is active in the wider research community, targeting publications at CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, SIGGRAPH, ICLR, and other top-tier conferences. We collaborate with top academic & industry labs, combining the best of an academic environment with product-driven research.

Minimum Qualifications

• Full-time student pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Machine Learning or a discipline in an accredited program with at least one academic term to complete post-internship

• Broad understanding of machine learning and deep learning

• Excellent Programming and software development skills, with experience in Python, or C++

• Proficient with ML & DL platforms & libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, ONNX/Runtime, scikit-learn, etc.)

• Experience conducting research and publishing results

• An excellent communicator and team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in an area such as computer vision, 2D/3D geometry representation learning, generative models, and unsupervised/self-supervised learning.

• Experience with Transformer, and Diffusion Models

• Bonus: experience with modeling tools (such as Maya, Houdini, or Blender)

About the Canada Intern Program

The 2025 Canada Internship program runs for 16 weeks (May 5th – August 22nd). All internships are paid. As an intern, you will contribute to meaningful projects, be mentored by industry leaders, and participate in tech talks and other activities designed to support your personal and professional development. Our internships align with Autodesk’s Flexible Workplace approach, which is designed to meet the needs of our business while providing flexibility in support of office, remote and hybrid work preferences

About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience, educational level, and geographic location.

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