Recruitment Talk of 2024 Summer Student Research Assistant(s)

Date: April 9, 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:45-5:45pm
Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU

About the Recruitment Talk

Innovation Academy is looking for a new batch of Full-time Temporary Student Research Assistant(s) (SRA) for Summer 2024 in the following fields:

1. Robotics
2. Generative
3. Internet of Things

The Students Research Assistant(s) will participate in the application development projects in the respective areas with other academic disciplines or industry partners, as coordinated by the Innovation Academy.  They will also involve in designing and delivering workshops.

In this recruitment talk, supervisors and the current SRAs of each stream will share about the internship experience, as well as their existing and upcoming projects.

Details

Innovation Academy is looking for a new group of Full-time Temporary Student Research Assistant(s) (SRAs) for Summer 2024 in the following fields:

1. Robotics
2. Generative AI
3. Internet of Things

The SRA(s) will participate in the application development projects in the respective areas with other academic disciplines or industry partners, as coordinated by the Innovation Academy.  They will also involve in designing and delivering workshops.

During this recruitment talk, you will learn about the existing and upcoming projects, as well as the internship experience of the SRAs. Details of the talk are as follows:

Date: April 9, 2024 (Tuesday)

Time: 4:45-5:45pm

Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU

All HKU students are welcome to join!

The appointment will commence from June to August 2024, with the possibility of part-time appointment in the next academic year, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Project Directions

There are three main projects areas for our student research assistants:

  1. Robotics:
    motion planning and control, computer vision for robotics, and human-robot interface
  2. Generative Artificial Intelligence:
    LLM fine-tuning, AI agents, AI and robotics, computer vision, and story generation
  3. Internet of Things:
    wearable devices and devices for smart living, sensor networks, database, machine learning
To Apply for Student Research Assistants (SRAs)

Applicants must be current members of the Innovation Wing, with a strong background in coding, excellent written and spoken English skills, strong interpersonal and communication abilities, and exceptional presentation skills. They should demonstrate high levels of motivation, responsibility, and the ability to work independently, under pressure, and within tight deadlines. The role may require work outside of regular office hours.

The appointment will commence from June to August 2024, with the possibility of part-time appointment in the next academic year, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
We welcome undergraduates from all Faculties and MSc students to apply for this job. Interested students can submit your application via https://forms.gle/8FXtDJyk1C2BESQTA with:

1. The latest CV (including the project(s) you have participated)
2. Purpose statement for this internship (within 300 words)
3. Preference on the projects – Robotics, Generative Artificial Intelligence and/or Internet of Things
4. The latest academic transcripts
5. The earliest available date

on or before April 12, 2024 (Monday). A confirmation email will be sent to you and an interview will be scheduled for shortlisted applicants.

Rundown
Session Details
Overview
Introduction to current and upcoming projects of all 3 project areas
SRA sharings
Sharing by existing SRAs
Q&A
Q&A session
Useful Links

HKU AI for Smart Robotics Team