Thesis Work - Federated Intelligence on the Edge i Göteborg

Thesis Worker at Volvo Cars

Welcome to explore the world of Volvo Cars by writing your thesis with us! As a thesis worker in our organization you are supported by a supervisor who follows you during your project. All thesis projects are arranged in business critical areas and therefore you will be able to contribute to our company purpose – providing freedom to move in a safe, sustainable and personal way – from day one! 

Background 
Providing advanced safety features and the development of autonomous drive have triggered the collection of increasing amounts of camera images or LiDAR data from modern vehicles. Today, this data is collected at the edge (meaning, on the cars) and sent wirelessly to our data centers. Tomorrow, cars will help us answering questions in a more distributed way: by finding preliminary answers on-board the vehicle already and sending aggregated insights to us using Federated Intelligence – thus reducing the data amounts that must be transmitted and protecting users’ privacy. This can be a crucial first step to trigger later phases of supervised learning, e.g., Federated Learning, without needing to centrally gather data first.
 
Scope 
We would like you to join and enrich our team for the duration of the thesis and experience life at Volvo Cars with us. You will learn about our research, what we work with and how we work, and in turn we would like you to contribute with your knowledge and skills towards a better understanding of how we can gather data insights even smarter than today. Some of the aspects we would like you to work with are:
•    Help us learn about existing and novel techniques and develop an understanding of unsupervised learning on cars at the edge 
•    How can Federated Intelligence be utilized? Find and develop a use case for Federated Intelligence and prepare necessary datasets to run an experiment
•    Implement test scenarios in a simulated vehicular environment

Do you fit the profile 
You are currently enrolled as a student in the final year of a master’s degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, data science, or related field, and have experience with edge and distributed computing. You need to have some skills in programming and preferably in Python (e.g., packages like PyTorch or Tensorflow), and an interest in machine learning from the edge perspective. And most of all, you are eager to perform research with us at Volvo Cars!

Duration 
The thesis work will start in January 2022 for 20 weeks, conducted by a pair of two students (see next subsection). In agreement with your university supervisor the project should be 30 ECTS (academic credits). 

How to learn more and apply
Selection will be ongoing during the application period, so do not hesitate to send in your application. Attach your resume and a short cover letter. You can provide a reference if you would like. You apply individually, but if you have a preferred partner to collaborate with you can let us know. This will not be your guaranteed partner, but we will take it into consideration as much as possible. We want your application at the latest October 31, 2021. Please note that applications via email cannot be accepted. For questions about the thesis work, please contact Bastian Havers-Zulka at bastian.havers@volvocars.com
 

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.