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Zurich, Switzerland
2026-09-07
Huawei
Prestige
English
Western Europe
Multimodal AI & AI Systems Research Intern
Role Description
**About The Team**
We are a research team based in Europe, working at the intersection of
**Generative AI, Video, Efficient AI, and Distributed Systems**
.
We collaborate closely with leading universities and research institutions, as well as engineering teams, to explore and build the
**next generation of efficient multimodal AI systems**
.
We are looking for highly motivated
**Master’s and PhD students**
who are excited about multimodal intelligence and interested in working on challenging research problems with real-world, large-scale AI systems.
**What You Will Work On**
Depending on your background, research interests, and experience, you may contribute to one or more of the following areas:
**Multimodal & Generative AI**
* Vision-Language Models (VLMs)
* Video generation and understanding
* World Models
* Multimodal agents
* Diffusion and generative models
**Efficient AI**
* Model compression and quantization
* Sparsity and efficient attention mechanisms
* Inference optimization and acceleration
* Efficient execution of large multimodal models
**Long-Context & Memory**
* Long-context modeling
* KV Cache optimization
* Memory systems for large AI models
* Efficient information retrieval and context management
**AI Systems & Infrastructure**
* Distributed inference and parallel computing
* Scheduling and resource optimization
* GPU/NPU memory optimization
* Hardware-software co-design
* Scalable AI infrastructure
**AI for Real-World Applications**
* Explore how large multimodal and generative models can be efficiently deployed in practical, large-scale scenarios
* Develop and evaluate solutions that improve model performance, scalability, and efficiency
You will have the opportunity to
**identify interesting research problems, prototype new ideas, design and conduct experiments, and evaluate solutions at scale**
. Depending on the project and research outcomes, there may also be opportunities to
**publish research papers or contribute to open-source projects**
.
**What We Are Looking For**
* Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field
* Strong interest in Multimodal AI, Generative AI, LLMs, Computer Vision, Video, or AI Systems
* Solid programming skills in Python and/or C++
* Familiarity with PyTorch and modern deep learning frameworks
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and research skills
* Ability and motivation to independently explore and prototype new ideas
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be an advantage:
* Vision-Language Models, Video Generation, or Diffusion Models
* LLM inference and optimization
* CUDA, GPU, or NPU programming
* Distributed training or inference
* Quantization, sparsity, or efficient attention
* Large-scale AI systems
* Open-source AI projects
* Academic research and publications
**What We Offer**
* The opportunity to work on cutting-edge Multimodal AI, Video Generation, World Models, and AI Systems research
* Close collaboration with researchers and engineers from leading universities, research institutions, and industry teams
* Access to large-scale AI models and advanced AI computing platforms
* Opportunities to publish research and contribute to open-source projects
* A highly international research environment in Europe
* Potential opportunities for continued collaboration, thesis projects, or future positions
**Who We Are Looking For**
We are particularly interested in students who are not only excited about
**making AI models smarter**
, but who also want to explore:
**How can we make large multimodal models faster, more scalable, and more efficient?**
If you are excited about the future of
**Multimodal AI, Video Generation, World Models, and large-scale AI Systems**
, we would love to hear from you.