Thesis: Development of a smart embedded device for multimodal AI interaction

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft; Paderborn; Hybrid; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ein innovatives Unternehmen in Paderborn sucht einen motivierten Praktikanten für die Entwicklung eines intelligenten, eingebetteten Geräts. In Zusammenarbeit mit einem Start-up werden Sie an einem spannenden Projekt arbeiten, das sich auf die Erfassung von Bild- und Audiodaten konzentriert. Diese Position bietet die Möglichkeit, praktische Erfahrungen in der embedded AI zu sammeln und an der Schnittstelle zwischen Technologie und Benutzerinteraktion zu arbeiten. Flexible Arbeitszeiten und ein unterstützendes Team erwarten Sie, während Sie Ihre akademischen und beruflichen Ziele verfolgen.

Leistungen

Flexibles Arbeiten von zu Hause

Professionelle Betreuung und Unterstützung

Starkes Teamkultur

Praktische Anwendungserfahrung

Qualifikationen

• Studium der Informatik oder vergleichbarer Studiengang erforderlich.
• Erfahrung in der Programmierung von Mikrocontrollern von Vorteil.

Aufgaben

• Entwicklung eines kompakten, displayfreien, intelligenten eingebetteten Geräts.
• Erfassung von Bild- und Audiodaten zur Übertragung an cloudbasierte KI-Dienste.

Kenntnisse

Programmierung von Mikrocontrollern

Sensor-Technologie

Interesse an eingebetteten KI-Anwendungen

Ausbildung

Studium der Informatik

Studium der eingebetteten Systeme

Jobbeschreibung

Welcome to the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design IEM!
At the »Zukunftsmeile« in Paderborn, Germany, we conduct practical research to develop innovative solutions for mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive industry and related sectors. The focus is on intelligent products, production systems, services and software applications.

Smart embedded devices are becoming increasingly important as they act as intelligent, networked interfaces between the physical world and cloud-based AI services. The challenge and at the same time the attraction lies in using limited resources (computing power, energy, space) to develop systems that reliably capture and process input data such as images and speech and provide comprehensible feedback. This topic opens a wide range of possible applications - from barrier-free assistance systems and smart educational devices to applications in industry or everyday life

What you will do

In cooperation with the start-up around the AI companion Lexie, the aim of this thesis is to develop a compact, screen-free smart embedded device that can capture several types of input - in particular image and audio data - and transmit them to cloud-based AI services for processing. Feedback to the user is provided exclusively via acoustic feedback (e.g. voice output). By dispensing with a display, the focus shifts to multimodal processing (image and voice) and intuitive interaction with the device. Various hardware constellations will be tested in order to analyse their influence on recognition quality, system latency and other parameters.

What you bring to the table

• You are studying computer science, embedded systems or a comparable study programme
• You are interested in embedded AI applications and have some experience in programming microcontrollers and sensor technology
• You are motivated and like to work independently

What you can expect

• A strong team culture with flat hierarchies is a matter of course for us. This means: high esteem and trust
• Professional supervision and specialist support in the preparation of the student research project/thesis
• Exciting and practical application example from a young start-up
• Flexible working from home to combine studies and work in the best possible way

We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity.Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.

Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you!

Additional questions will be answered gladly by:
Mr. Tobias Seidenberg
Fraunhofer-Institut für Entwurfstechnik Mechatronik IEM
Zukunftsmeile 1 | 33102 Paderborn

Web:https://www.iem.fraunhofer.de/

Requisition Number: 79578