Behavior Modeling Intern - (HCAI and E&M)Toyota Research Institute

At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We’re developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this transformative shift in mobility, we’ve built a world-class team in human-centered AI, energy and materials, machine learning, and robotics.

This is a Summer 2024 paid 12-week internship opportunity. Please note that this internship will be a hybrid in-office role.

This internship is a joint opportunity between TRI’s Human-Centered AI (HCAI) and Energy & Materials (E&M) divisions. HCAI is an integrated team of ML researchers, behavioral scientists, and human-computer interaction experts who aim to support people to make better decisions by using the best of big data, technology, and insights about why we do what we do. E&M is an interdisciplinary team of materials scientists and ML researchers striving to accelerate the discovery of advanced materials for future mobility.

This specific internship is co-hosted between HCAI’s Carbon Neutrality and E&M’s AMDD departments. HCAI’s Carbon Neutrality department is an interdisciplinary team of researchers working on tools and methods to enable consumers to contribute to carbon neutrality through Toyota products. E&M’s AMDD department is focused on advancing Toyota’s transition to carbon neutrality through accelerated materials design and discovery.

Our HCAI and E&M teams are committed to using innovative modeling and simulation tools to discover and develop technologies that help reduce our impact on the environment. We are looking for an intern to help develop integrated models of human behavior that assess and simulate the potential impact of different technologies on carbon emissions. As part of this project, you will have the opportunity to help build accurate and explainable models of different vehicle-related behaviors (e.g., driving, charging) and integrate these models with existing models of different technologies (e.g., batteries) and external data sources (e.g., grid emissions). The ultimate goal of these integrated models will be to perform simulation studies to assess the emission-reducing potential of different behaviors and future technologies, which could have real-world social and business impacts.

As a joint intern between HCAI and E&M, you will gain exposure to research in industry settings and have the opportunity to interact with a large group of researchers from a variety of backgrounds (e.g., behavioral science, materials science, ML, HCI). Over the course of the project, you will also have the opportunity to participate in broader TRI events and activities and network with researchers from other teams. We welcome you to join a positive, friendly, and enthusiastic team of researchers, where your research will help contribute to a cleaner, more environmentally friendly future.

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