Intern, Wireless Systems and Networking

About InterDigital

InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.

For more information, visit: https://www.interdigital.com/

Job Summary:

The Wireless Research group within InterDigital’s Research and Innovation (R&I) organization is responsible for leading InterDigital’s next generation wireless research projects. Our charter is to identify future technology needs, develop and learn from proof-of-concept prototypes, and innovate around a system focus. Today, our team is at the leading edge of 6G research.

We are seeking a highly motivated research & engineering intern to work in our team to analyze, design, and implement next generation 6G mobile networks and devices. These intelligent networks self-optimize to deliver advanced services to users and devices that are tailored to content, context, and connectivity. The selected candidate will research and prototype an innovation topic, including designing, implementing, and verifying a proof-of-concept prototype.  Potential research topics include areas, such as:  Distributed Generative AI/ML, Mobile & Device Edge Computing, Trustworthy Networking & Computing, Decentralized and User-centric Networking, Distributed Ledger Technology in wireless networks, Converged Computing and Communications, and AI-enabled Networking & Services.  The selected candidate will be fully integrated into our research team, with potential opportunity to contribute to open-source software projects, serve as an inventor on patent filings, contribute to global networking standards (3GPP, ETSI, IETF, IEEE), etc.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a team to develop innovative 6G networking protocols, services, and solutions to enable application verticals such as immersive communications and generative AI.

• Review and analyze research publications and networking standards.

• Responsible for researching selected innovation topics, which are discussed and agreed in the team.  Documenting work which may include design & protocol descriptions, block diagrams, sequence diagrams, source code, test procedures, and simulation results.

• Design, implement, and test novel 6G wireless network solutions, AI/ML techniques, protocol software, user-interfaces, and applications, including utilizing InterDigital’s AdvantEDGE, open edge networking emulator:  https://github.com/InterDigitalInc/AdvantEDGE 

• Help the team in writing external publications, such as a conference paper, standard contributions, etc.

Qualifications:

• PhD/MS Graduate Student, studying in Telecommunications / Network Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.

• Knowledge or course work in wireless protocols (3GPP, IEEE 802.11, etc.)

• Knowledge or course work in networking concepts and protocols (e.g., IP, TCP, HTTP, VLAN, etc.)

• Programming experience in one or more of the following: 

  • Proficient in Go and/or Java and web-programming (JavaScript, REST, JSON, etc.). 

  • Proficient in C or C , a plus. 

  • Database experience (SQL, no SQL, etc.), a plus.

  • Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Python, bash), a plus.

  • Knowledge in Virtualization, including Kubernetes and Docker is a plus.

• Research experience in 5G/6G, Distributed Systems, AI/ML, Generative AI / LLMs, Cloud / Edge Computing, Network or Systems Security, or Trusted Computing or Networking is a plus.

• Experience with AI/ML algorithms is a plus, including Python based ML modules such as Keras, Tensor flow.

• Publications in relevant top conferences and journals is a plus.

Location: Conshohocken, PA USA; Montreal, QC Canada

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