SAP · 6 hours ago
SAP iXp Intern - PhD Research Associate
Palo Alto, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$15/hr - $62/hrSAP is a global leader in business application software, and they are seeking a PhD Intern to contribute to innovative research in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. The role involves collaborating with experienced researchers, addressing real-world challenges, and publishing impactful research results.
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Responsibilities
As a PhD Intern you will work with a team of experienced researchers and data scientists taking on challenges posed by the SAP customers and product units and providing smart services across and beyond the SAP portfolio
Perform state of the art research to advance Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Choose from different focus topics: Foundation Models on Structured, Tabular Data; Scalable access to business data using LLMs and Knowledge Graphs
Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to SAP product development
Collaborate with academic researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results
Qualification
Required
PhD student at least in your second year or PostDocs, specializing in our research area: Generative Foundation Models on Structured Data
Experience with a strong foundation in machine learning, including building systems utilizing deep learning, natural language processing, LLMs, Foundation Models, or Knowledge Graphs
A strong publication record in recognized ML/NLP conferences or journals such as ACL, EMNLP, ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS
Proficient in PyTorch, Python, and HuggingFace Transformers, with a good understanding of statistical analysis and shell programming
Must be fluent in English
Benefits
Personalized mentoring
Coaching
Career development support
Hands-on learning experience
Endless learning resources
Company
SAP
SAP provides enterprise application software to various industries, including consumer, discrete manufacturing, public services.
Founded in 1972
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.3BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2019-04-24Post Ipo Equity· $1.3B
2015-06-01Grant· $1.37M
1998-08-03IPO
Leadership Team
Christian Klein
CEO & Member of the Executive Board
FILIPPO Murroni
CTO at PLAT.ONE, An SAP Company
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