Intern in AI Applied to Architecture and Engineering

Swiss Data Science Center

The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is a National Research Infrastructure jointly founded by EPFL and ETH Zurich, and part of the ETH Domain. Its mandate is to support academic labs, hospitals, and industry, as well as public sector stakeholders, including cantonal and federal administrations, throughout their entire data science journey—from data collection and management to machine learning, AI, and industrialization.

With a large multidisciplinary team of professionals across three locations (Lausanne, Zurich, Villigen), the SDSC provides expertise and services to various domains, such as health and biomedical sciences, energy and sustainability, climate and environment, and large-scale scientific infrastructures.

In collaboration with experts in architecture and engineering, we have developed a tool known as AIXD for AI-assisted forward and inverse design. We are currently enhancing this tool with a plugin that enables Virtual Reality (VR) exploration of the design space. This aims to improve both the interpretability and understanding of the possibilities and limitations within the design problem. This also includes implementing additional embedding models in the AIXD Python core to better capture the structure and organization of the geometries within the design space.

We are offering an internship within the Research Team at SDSC to further investigate embedding models, implement and evaluate them, and develop new features for the AIXD toolbox. You will collaborate with domain experts and other data scientists to ensure the successful development of these new features. As part of the SDSC, you will engage with a dynamic team focused on applying machine learning methods across various fields—ranging from environmental sciences to political sciences. This opportunity will provide you with a richer understanding of how these methods are applied across different domains, as well as the skills necessary for interdisciplinary research.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct software development of the AIXD toolbox by implementing new features.
• Investigate new embedding methods to capture the structure and organization of the design space.
• Implement new visualization approaches to enhance the understanding of data and AIXD results.
• Perform standard tasks such as debugging and documentation of the AIXD toolbox.

Qualifications

• You are a developer with a BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related fields, with proven experience in software development.
• You have experience with Python, PyTorch, and UI frameworks such as Flask.
• You possess expertise in machine learning and data science.
• You know how to present complex results as appealing and informative plots.

Internship Details

• This is a 5-month internship at the SDSC Zürich office, conveniently located in Oerlikon, with a start date as soon as possible.
• A stimulating, collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment in a world-class research institution where you will be part of a team of 40 data scientists from over 15 different countries.
• We value work-life balance.
• We encourage experimentation and creativity by actively promoting the learning of new technologies and approaches on the job.

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Additional Information

For further information about SDSC, please visit our website, where you can find examples of projects carried out by the Research Team.

Questions regarding the position may be directed to An Jacobs at hr@datascience.ch (no applications).

Please be aware that the pre-selection process is conducted by responsible recruiters and not by artificial intelligence. For recruitment services, the GTC of ETH Zurich apply.