Research Intern
Microsoft
About the Role
Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers. This position is for a research internship with the EPIC (Extended Perception, Interaction & Cognition) research group in Microsoft Research’s Redmond Lab. Research Internships will be focused on creating new interactive experiences that “blend artificial and human intelligence”.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with mentors, other Research Interns, and researchers.
- Present findings.
- Contribute to the community.
- Advance research and development strides.
Requirements & Tech Stack
Key Skills Sought
- Generative AI: LLMs, VLMs, Stable Diffusion, video/world/action models, real-time models, multi-agent development, and related technologies.
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) system building and agentic development: Experience building interactive prototypes with TypeScript, Node.js, and React, using coding agents and agentic workflows to accelerate development.
- Demonstrated programming and software architecture fundamentals.
Additional Relevant Skills (depending on projects)
- Interaction design: experience with devising multimodal interactions (touch, pen, speech), context sensing, responsive & adaptive UIs.
- Experience design: storyboarding, envisioning video techniques.
- User Experience (UX) research: conducting qualitative and quantitative user studies.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in Computer Science or related STEM field.
Other Requirements
- Expected to be physically located in your manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of the internship.
- Submission of contact information for references.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ year(s) experience conducting original research in (or closely related to) Human-Computer Interaction.
- Ability to document research contributions with publicly available resources (e.g., linking to papers, pre-prints, videos, demonstrations, repositories, articles, press coverage, or research proposals in CV).