Facebook

Research Intern, Real Time Simulation

Posted on: 10 Jan 2021

Redmond, WA

Job Description

Facebook Reality Labs is looking for an intern to help us invent technologies for interacting with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices. In particular, we are seeking candidates who can (1) investigate high fidelity simulation tools (MPM, FEM) for visual and haptic rendering, and (2) apply state-of-the-art projection-based model order reduction (MOR) to enable such simulations to execute in real time.

Research Intern, Real Time Simulation Responsibilities

* Investigate the viability of high fidelity simulation tools (MPM, FEM) for visual and haptic rendering

* Investigate the application of projection-based model order reduction (MOR) (likely developed with convolutional neural networks) to enable such simulations to execute in real time

* Implement methods in a manner that is compatible with Unity VR (no experience necessary)

* Make use of Facebooks large infrastructure to scale and speed up experimentation.

* Write modular research code that can be reused in other contexts.

* The work should result in publishable research to appear in a top-tier conference (e.g., SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR).

Minimum Qualifications

* Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

* Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in computational mechanics, computer graphics, machine learning, or a related field.

* Excellent research skills involving defining problems, exploring solutions, and analyzing and presenting results.

* Proficiency in implementing computational-mechanics methods in a large-scale code, as well as experience with machine-learning libraries (numpy, scikit-learn, scipy, pandas, matplotlib, tensorflow, pytorch).

* Interpersonal skills: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

* Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op

* Published at least one paper in a top conference (SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc).

* Experience with deep metric learning / neural net embedding methods.

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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Facebook

Menlo Park, CA

Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.