Research Intern: Context & Knowledge Systems for AI (Graph)

Autodesk, Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk Research in the United Kingdom is seeking a Research Intern for Context and Knowledge Systems for AI within the Intelligent Construction team. The 12-week internship will focus on building and evaluating context representations to support reliable AI reasoning in complex project environments.

You will collaborate with Autodesk researchers across AI, data systems, and software engineering, delivering a working prototype and rigorous experimental evidence, with potential publication

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program with at least one term remaining.
• Research experience in knowledge representation or information systems for AI.
• Strong programming skills and experience developing experimental research software.
• Ability to formulate research questions and design empirical evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research in context and knowledge systems for AI.
• Investigate methods for representing and retrieving information to support contextual inference.
• Develop research prototypes using graph-based or hybrid approaches.
• Design and conduct rigorous experiments with baselines and evaluation methods.
• Collaborate with Autodesk researchers and engineers to refine ideas and translate them into prototypes.
• Communicate research findings and contribute to reports and demonstrations.

Skills

Strong programming skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Knowledge of AI systems

Education

PhD program in Computer Science/AI or related field

Tools

Graph databases

Experimentation tools

Job description

Autodesk Research in the United Kingdom is seeking a Research Intern for Context and Knowledge Systems for AI within the Intelligent Construction team. The 12-week internship will focus on building and evaluating context representations to support reliable AI reasoning in complex project environments.

You will collaborate with Autodesk researchers across AI, data systems, and software engineering, delivering a working prototype and rigorous experimental evidence, with potential publication