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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Neuro-Symbolic AI PhD Candidate Intern

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InternshipPalaiseau, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac+5 degree from an engineering school or equivalent in computer science, artificial intelligence, robotics, cognitive engineering, or a related field.
  • Skills in artificial intelligence, including machine learning, symbolic reasoning, ontologies, and knowledge graphs.
  • Knowledge of multi-agent systems and human-machine collaboration.
  • Knowledge of semantic modeling and heterogeneous data fusion.
  • Programming skills in Python, C++, Java, or other languages relevant to AI and simulation.
  • Fluent French and English at C1 level across reading, speaking, and writing.

Responsibilities

  • Design ontology-based semantic fusion architectures to integrate heterogeneous data, including sensor data, platform states, mission objectives, and environmental context, into a coherent and interpretable representation of the environment.
  • Combine symbolic reasoning, including ontologies, knowledge graphs, and logic, with data-driven AI methods, including machine learning and probabilistic reasoning, to create a hybrid neuro-symbolic architecture.
  • Develop shared situational-awareness models and adaptive human-machine interaction mechanisms that adjust dynamically to operators' operational and cognitive constraints.
  • Study semantic interoperability between heterogeneous autonomous systems to support unified understanding of tasks, intentions, and environmental states for effective cooperation.
  • Contribute to the design, modeling, and validation of the framework and integrate it into functional demonstrators using different technologies.
  • Design and simulate semantic models, including ontologies and knowledge graphs, and neuro-symbolic reasoning mechanisms.
  • Integrate heterogeneous data from sensors, system states, and human interactions into a unified and explainable representation of the operational environment.
  • Develop demonstrators to validate the framework in real scenarios, such as adaptive task allocation and traceable decision-making under uncertainty.
  • Evaluate performance for reliability, interpretability, and adaptability in dynamic multi-agent contexts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Interpersonal skills, teamwork, dynamism, autonomy, curiosity, adaptability, and practical judgment are considered assets.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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