Avatar Interop Intern: ARF & 3D Formats

InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS; Rennes; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

InterDigital’s Immersive Video Lab in Rennes is offering a Master-level internship to advance avatar interoperability using MPEG ARF. You will study avatar formats, design a prototype interop platform, and build a demonstrator to assess ARF interoperability, addressing geometry, materials, skeletons, animation, and metadata.

The role emphasizes implementation across formats, data encapsulation, and preserving data during conversion, with mentorship from active researchers in ARF interoperability.

Qualifications

• Master level with strong programming, software architecture and interoperability skills.
• Knowledge of 3D computer vision, graphics, modeling, rendering or tools like Maya/Houdini/Blender is a plus.

Responsibilities

• State-of-the-art review of avatar representation formats (ARF, DNA, USD, VRM, FBX, etc.).
• Develop a prototype platform for interop.
• Create a demonstrator to evaluate ARF interoperability.

Skills

Programming

Code architecture

Interoperability

3D vision

Graphics software

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Maya

Houdini

Blender

Job description

InterDigital’s Immersive Video Lab in Rennes is offering a Master-level internship to advance avatar interoperability using MPEG ARF. You will study avatar formats, design a prototype interop platform, and build a demonstrator to assess ARF interoperability, addressing geometry, materials, skeletons, animation, and metadata.

The role emphasizes implementation across formats, data encapsulation, and preserving data during conversion, with mentorship from active researchers in ARF interoperability.