Video and Machine Learning Apprentice

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.

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Job Description:

• As part of the InterDigital Research & Innovation Video Laboratory, the Media Services group aims to develop groundbreaking innovations for the media production and distribution industry. 

• For over a decade, the group has built strong expertise in Video High Dynamic Range (HDR) creation and production tools. Video HDR is increasingly deployed in the industry, and the upcoming challenge will involve conversion tools to ensure live HDR compositing throughout the video chain, maintaining HDR content consistency across different sources.

• The current apprentice mission proposal includes the following for the first year:

• A ramp-up period to understand the key video processing techniques used to create and convert HDR video content and the core technologies developed by the team.

• A state-of-the-art analysis of live video compositing workflows, focusing on local live advertising insertion. This step will specify the target use case and test content database.

• A state-of-the-art review of conventional and AI-based tools ensuring tone and inverse tone mapping functions, along with evaluation tests of the most relevant techniques.

• In the second year, the apprentice will develop a new solution for HDR content compositing, including implementation, testing, benchmarking, and publication. The apprentice will benefit from the team's expertise and co-development of tools within the team.

• At the end of the two-year apprenticeship period, the candidate will gain a strong understanding of an applied research team's activities, including technology development, patent applications, and publication processes.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (first year) in computer science

• Skills in video and signal processing

• Proficiency in C/C++ coding

• Expertise in Python/JavaScript

• Experience with machine learning/deep learning frameworks

• Fluency in English

• Good teamwork and communication abilities

Location: Rennes, France

Duration: 2 Years

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