Internship in the field of “Machine learning for multitemporal space exploration”

The Bruno Kessler Foundation is a research and innovation institution based in Trento. The Foundation operates in a plurality of disciplinary fields and aims to achieve excellence in science and technology through 2 science clusters, one dedicated to technology and innovation and one to humanities and social sciences, organized in 12 Research Centers, and with more than 450 researchers. For more information visit https://www.fbk.eu/it/chi-siamo/ .

In this context, the Remote Sensing for Digital Earth (RSDE) Research Unit of the Digital Society Center deals with the analysis of remote sensing images for Erath observation and space exploration, consistent with the Foundation's objectives.
More information about the RSDE Research Unit can be found at https://rsde.fbk.eu/.

Planned activities
The RSDE Research Unit of the Digital Society Center is looking for a young recent graduate interested in pursuing an internship experience in the analysis of multitemporal data acquired by sub-surface radar sounder instruments. The ideal candidate is a proactive and dynamic young person with good organizational and interpersonal skills, with a propensity for teamwork, motivated to undertake a training experience in an international context.

The intern, working alongside the Research Unit staff, will mainly contribute to the development of the following activities:

Development of a novel method for the analysis of multitemporal radar sounder data of the subsurface;
Definition of a novel strategy for co-registering radar sounder data;
Definition of a novel method based on deep learning to perform the analysis of multitemporal data;
Definition of an experimental strategy and validation of the proposed methods.

The opportunity to join the team in other active and developing projects during the internship period and to gain experience in a dynamic and challenging environment such as FBK will also be offered.

Requirements

Being enrolled in or holding a Master on telecommunication engineering, computer science, data science, artificial intelligence;
Knowledge of major subjects related to computer science, data science, remote sensing
Fluent knowledge of written and spoken English (min. level B2),
Relational and teamwork skills,
Good adaptability, flexibility and initiative skills,
Programming skills in the use of python and/or Matlab.

Internship information

Internship start date June
Internship experience duration: 6 months for extra-curricular internships.
Opportunity reserved to students enrolled in Master's degree or recently graduated (for extra-curricular internships, the degree must not have been obtained more than 12 months ago).
The internship experience will take place at the Science and Technology Cluster at the Povo location.
We offer support in finding accommodation at affiliated facilities, in the case of off-site candidates
We offer the possibility to use the internal canteen service.
Possible recognition of participation allowance.

How to Apply
All interested parties are asked to fill out the online form by clicking on "Apply Online" in the "Internship opportunities" section, attaching the following documents in .pdf format:

curriculum vitae;
motivational letter.

For any details about the internship activity, please contact: Francesca Bovolo (bovolo@fbk.eu).

Recruitment Type	Standard
Business Unit	Centro Digital Society/RSDE
Locations	Science and Technology Hub - Trento