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Call for Internship (Winter 2025-2026)

Application Deadline: November 15, 2025 (Saturday), 23:59 KST.

Internship Period: December 22, 2025 - February 27, 2026 (Break: December 26–30, 2025)

Application Form

We’re looking for undergraduate interns who are interested in building cutting-edge machine learning technologies for visual data!

Research Topics

  • Generative Models
    • Continuous/Discrete diffusion/flow models
    • Generative models across diverse data modalities
    • Inference-time scaling
  • Multimodal Foundation Models
    • Spatial Intelligence
    • RL techniques for fine-tuning

What You'll Do

As an intern, you'll have the opportunity to cultivate hands-on experience in research while participating in the following activities:

  • Tutorials: Curated coding assignments covering recent research topics.
  • Project: A small-scale research project based on an idea provided by our group. Interns are also welcome to pitch their own ideas for the project.
  • Weekly Meetings: In-depth discussions on technical papers led by two student presenters (including both graduate and undergraduate students) every week.
  • Paper Digest Meetings: Lightweight meetings for briefly skimming through recent papers.

Resources

To find more information about our group, visit the followings:

Requirements

Conditions

  • Interns will be expected to commit to the internship for full-time at least 8 weeks.
  • Interns will be paid, and computing resources will be provided.
    Students enrolled in a university outside of Korea cannot be paid due to administrative restrictions.

How to Apply

Click the ''Application Form'' button at the top. You'll need to prepare the following files:

  • a copy of your transcript, and
  • your CV/resume (including your previous experience in research, internship, or course projects, and your programming skills. Not required but recommended).

Contact

mhsung (at) kaist.ac.kr

FAQ

  • Q. Can non-KAIST students apply?
    A. Yes. But we cannot provide financial support for students enrolled in international institutions. (International students enrolled in universities in Korea are eligible.)

  • Q. Can non-KAIST students stay in a KAIST dormitory during the internship?
    A. Yes.

  • Q. Is it possible to take a break during the internship?
    A. Yes, a break of up to one week is allowed with prior discussion and approval.


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