Research Intern

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. The Dolby U internship program offers impactful, project-based work experience in a collaborative, creative environment where you work side by side with industry leaders. Amplify your insatiable curiosity by implementing real-world solutions that revolutionize how people communicate and how entertainment is created, delivered, and enjoyed worldwide. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work. For any student seeking to gain invaluable expertise through meaningful, personal contributions, we invite you to join us in continuing to design a future where technology meets entertainment!

The Advanced Technology Group (ATG) is the research division of the company. ATG’s mission is to look ahead, deliver insights, and innovate technological solutions that will fuel Dolby’s continued growth. Our researchers have a broad range of expertise related to computer science and electrical engineering, such as AI/ML, algorithms, digital signal processing, audio engineering, image processing, computer vision, data science & analytics, distributed systems, cloud, edge & mobile computing, computer networking, and IoT.

Job Summary
At Dolby Laboratories, we investigate perceptual aspects of the human visual system and turn what we
learn into technologies and products for improving perceived video/image quality. Understanding the
relationship between science, art, and engineering is fundamental to doing this well. This internship
aims to advance our understanding of the human visual system and visual processing in regard to the
latest development of generative AI image and video synthesis techniques.
We are looking for a motivated and energetic researcher to join our team and design and implement
psycho-visual experiments covering various aspects related to generative AI technologies, color science
and human perception.
Responsibilities
• Design psycho-visual experiments to study aspects of visual perception
• Write software that is efficient, bug free, understandable to others and well documented.
• Run subjective experiments to quantify and/or validate human perception attributes
• Analyze results and run statistical analysis
• Document and present findings
Qualifications
• Working towards a PhD degree in Imaging or Color Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer
Science or a related field
• Ability to prototype quickly, with adept critical thinking skills
• Understanding of human perception
• Experience designing psycho-visual experiments
• Understanding of display calibration
• Proficient in Matlab and/or Python (Tensorflow/Pytorch) programming applied to image/video
processing
• Experience with visual quality metrics, data analysis and statistics modeling is a plus
• Knowledge of generative AI methods such as Midjourney, Sora, Dall.E is a plus
• Proven track record of writing technical reports and published papers is a plus
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented work ethic
We recognize that applying to internships can be a daunting process, especially if you have not had any
previous internships, or if this is a new field of interest to you. Even if you do not have previous
professional experience to meet the listed qualifications, we will consider relevant project, volunteer,
and extracurricular experiences, and we encourage you to include them on your resume and apply.
Eligibility:
Working towards a PhD in Imaging or Color Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a
related field; recent grads who are within 6 months of graduation are also eligible to apply. Must be
available to work full-time Monday – Friday for 3 months between September 2024 – December 2024.
Start date for the internship is as follows: (*note* this date is not flexible)
• Monday, September 23, 2024

The San Francisco/Bay Area base hourly range for this internship position is $44-57/hr and can vary if outside of this location. Our hourly ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific hourly range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Dolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.