Computer Vision Co-Op Internship

Team Description: Kitware, Inc. is actively seeking Computer Vision Co-Op Interns to join our Computer Vision Team at our Clifton Park, NY headquarters. This is a 6 month internship but has the potential to extend to 8 months. Kitware’s Computer Vision team is a leader in the creation of cutting-edge algorithms and software for automated image and video analysis. Our solutions embrace deep learning and add measurable value to government agencies, commercial organizations, and academic institutions worldwide. We understand the difficulties in extracting, interpreting, and utilizing information across images, video, metadata, and text, and we recognize the need for robust, affordable solutions. We seek to advance the fields of computer vision and deep learning through research and development and through collaborative projects that build on our open source software platforms, such as  Kitware Image and Video Exploitation and Retrieval (KWIVER) toolkit. About the Projects: The Computer Vision Group is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of world class experts in computer vision, deep learning, machine learning and software engineering. We do a lot of development in C and Python with some Javascript for web clients. We use OpenCV, ROS, Boost, Postgres, Caffe, Theano, VXL and many other open source tools. Kitware develops CMake, VTK, ParaView, ITK, KWIVER and a number of other open-source toolkits.    This is an opportunity to gain experience while contributing to high level complex problems related to Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. Company Description Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others. Kitware is proud to be 100% employee owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™.  Additional Information Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. To be in compliance with the requirements for federal government contractors, all Kitware new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date. Kitware will consider exceptions for religious and medical reasons, where appropriate. “Fully vaccinated” means you must have both doses of a 2-dose vaccine and two weeks have elapsed since the second dose, or have received 1 dose of a 1-dose vaccine and two weeks have elapsed since the dose. Proof of your vaccination status in the form of a copy of a CDC vaccine card, or notice of approval of a religious or medical exemption by Kitware human resources, must be submitted prior to your start date. *The resume you submit should highlight technical projects you’ve undertaken either academically or during an internship. We want to know about challenges you faced, how you overcame them and what you learned.