Princeton University

Overview

Graduate Student Summer Intern - Technical HCI

At Ψ lab, as part of the Princeton Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) group, we build and study novel interactions and intelligent interfaces that are situated in the physical world, extend our abilities, and augment our cognition. As part of our research agenda, we are interested in developing multimodal input techniques (combining eye gaze, hand gestures, voice input) for Augmented Reality (AR) interfaces.

We are seeking a motivated graduate student intern for summer 2024, who will lead the design, development, and evaluation of a new real-time, multimodal interaction paradigm for AR using recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and vision-language models. This project is in collaboration with researchers at Microsoft Research.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in both AI and HCI, and is eager to lead the project towards a research publication by the end of summer.

This position is temporary.

Responsibilities

• Developing a multimodal interaction paradigm that combines eye gaze, hand guestures, and voice input for AR.
• Conducting user evaluation of the multimodal interface.
• Analyzing the quantitative data that is collected during the user studies.
• Writing a research paper summarizing related work, implementation approach, user evaluation, and findings.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

Eligibility:

• Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in computer science (in rare cases, we may consider senior undergraduate students with extensive prior research experience)
• Work authorization in the US (US citizen, permanent resident, or F1-OPT)
• Living in Princeton, NJ over the summer for the in-person internship

Required Skills:

• Experience working with LLMs and vision-language models
• Familiarity with AR development tools and platforms (e.g., Unity, MRTK)
• Experience running user studies
• Quantitative data analysis methods
• Academic writing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing multimodal input techniques
• Experience developing AI systems for real-time interactions
• Prior publications in AI and HCI venues
• Effective communication and teamwork

Be advised that you will be contacted only if there is further interest in your application. Your candidate dashboard may not display status updates for this requisition.

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Standard Weekly Hours

0.00

Eligible for Overtime

Yes

Benefits Eligible

No

Probationary Period

N/A

Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail)

No

Physical Capacity Exam Required

No

Valid Driver’s License Required

No

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