Generative AI Product Innovation Intern (PhD)

ResumeXrays LLC; Los Altos (CA); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is seeking a highly motivated PhD intern to join the Future Product Innovation team within the Human-Centered AI Division. The role focuses on advancing Generative AI for product design, analyzing multimodal behavioral signals to personalize AI-driven artifacts, and collaborating across divisions and stakeholders at TRI.

The internship is 12 weeks long, paid, and hybrid in-office in California.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience analyzing behavioral signals (eye gaze, mouse, verbal utterances, interaction logs) to infer user preferences.
• Experience designing interactive research prototypes to investigate human–AI interaction.
• Experience conducting human-subject studies with quantitative and/or qualitative methods.

Responsibilities

• Scope the project to align to the core research efforts.
• Be the primary driver of the technical plan (model development, analysis plan) with regular feedback from mentors.
• Execute the project using TRI resources; and
• Present the project’s approach and findings in research meetings.

Skills

Behavioral signals analysis

Interactive research prototypes

Human-subject studies

Autonomous work

Publications

Education

PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is seeking a highly motivated PhD intern to join the Future Product Innovation team within the Human-Centered AI Division. The role focuses on advancing Generative AI for product design, analyzing multimodal behavioral signals to personalize AI-driven artifacts, and collaborating across divisions and stakeholders at TRI.

The internship is 12 weeks long, paid, and hybrid in-office in California.