Research Research Intern 2027 (3 months) - Security & Privacy Dublin, IE
IBM
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Job summary
IBM Research in Dublin offers a Research Intern 2027 (3 months) in Security & Privacy, focusing on GenAI security and publications. Interns will explore model hardening, prompt inspection, and output analysis, with opportunities to contribute to NeurIPS/ICML style work.
Requires a Master's degree, with Doctorate preferred, and hands-on experience in deep learning, NLP, and libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, NLTK, Transformers, and spaCy. Hybrid work arrangement in Ireland.
Qualifications
- Master's degree required in a relevant field.
- PhD preferred.
- Strong grounding in deep learning and NLP concepts.
Responsibilities
- Model hardening approaches through curated data sets and advanced fine-tuning approaches, via differential privacy.
- Prompt inspection for security threats.
- Model output analysis to ascertain levels of sensitive information leakage.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
At IBM Research, we are the innovation engine of IBM. Exploring what’s next in computing and shaping the technologies the world will rely on tomorrow. From advancing AI and hybrid cloud to pioneering practical quantum computing, we anticipate challenges and unlock new opportunities for clients, partners, and society. Working in Research means joining a team that accelerates discovery at the intersection of high-performance computing, AI, quantum, and cloud. You’ll collaborate with leading scientists, engineers, and visionaries to push boundaries and turn ideas into reality. With a culture built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, IBM Research offers the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to breakthroughs that transform industries and change the world.
At the Dublin Research Lab, in the Security team we focus primarily on the Security and Privacy of GenAI. From research to product, we are interested in scientific contributions to the field, as well as real world innovative solutions. Currently we have varied internship opportunities across the area.
We would like to talk to people with a general interest in the security of generative AI. This includes
- model hardening approaches through curated data sets and advanced fine-tuning approaches, via e.g. differential privacy
- prompt inspection for security threats.
- model output analysis to ascertain levels of sensitive information leakage etc.
The internship will aim for publications in top-tier conferences, NeurIPS, AAAI, ICML,
Master's Degree
Doctorate Degree
- Working knowledge in deep learning and familiarity with NLP
- Experience of working with deep learning libraries, e.g. TensorFlow, Pytorch, Keras and NLP tools, e.g. NLTK, Transformers, spaCy
- Solid understanding of mathematical concepts such as probabilities, statistics and linear algebra
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IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.
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Research Intern 2027 (3 months) - Security & Privacy
134827
Dublin
Dublin
Ireland
Hybrid
Research
Intern (Fixed Term)
Internship
Some travel may be required based on business demand
(0066) IBM Ireland Limited
General (daytime)
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?
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