Summer internships at Nokia Research Palo Alto 2011

The Context, Content, and Community (C3) team is looking for highly qualified
students to work with us on research related to our Simple Context service.
Interns would spend 3 to 6 months at our Palo Alto lab working on projects in
key areas of interest. This is an opportunity to conduct exciting, original
research in a stimulating environment at the heart of Silicon Valley.
Competitive compensation and a generous relocation/living allowance are
included. Brief descriptions of potential project areas follow an overview of
the Simple Context service below:
Nokia Simple Context
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Nokia Simple Context is an end-to-end system for collection, storage, retrieval,
and sharing of mobile, social, and sensor data (with especially strong support
for spatio-temporal data). It provides three major services: (1) data collection
with a customizable mobile client, (2) data storage and retrieval with flexible,
efficient, web-based tools, and (3) data sharing interfaces that facilitate the
flow of data between users and applications. Simple Context has been used by
research groups around the world to collect millions of hours of mobile context
and sensor data.

Project Area: Context Data Analysis
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Developing techniques that use mobile context (e.g., social, spatial, temporal,
physical sensors) to build user profiles which enhance search and recommendation
services. Includes design and implementation of scalable algorithms for analysis
and/or mining of context data.

* Required: Experience in design, implementation, and evaluation of scalable
algorithms and systems
* Nice to have: Background in data mining, machine learning, or statistics

Project Area: Software for Mobile Devices and Sensors
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Advanced design and development of Simple Context clients that extend the
platform beyond Symbian and WP7 smart phones. May include support for other
smart phone platforms (e.g., Android, iPhone) as well as other wireless devices
and sensors that interface with a phone.

* Required: Experience with mobile development in a relevant programming system
(e.g., C# + WP7, Java + Android)
* Nice to have: Experience with wireless technologies (e.g., 802.11, Bluetooth,
NFC)

Project Area: Enhanced UI and Application Verticals
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Design, development, and evaluation of an application vertical that leverages
the Simple Context service. Possible domains include pervasive health and
fitness, analytics for advertisers, or a recommendation app.

* Required: UI/UX design skills, HCI experience
* Nice to have: Experience designing and running user studies

A successful candidate for this internship will be a currently-enrolled Ph.D.
student with excellent coding skills and a background in one of the project
areas (please indicate which one). Ability to quickly pick up new technologies
and systems is essential. Projects will be adapted to match the successful
candidate’s skillset and strengths and will hopefully lead to a submission for
CHI, MobiSys, Pervasive, or a related conference/workshop.

Please send a CV and references to evan.welbourne@nokia.com

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C3 is a small, tightly knit team with a focus on prototyping real systems and
core expertise in scalable systems, databases, machine learning, Ubicomp, and
UI/UX design.

Nokia Research Center Palo Alto is located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The
work of NRC Palo Alto consists of mobile Internet services systems, mobile
business solutions, context-specific content, visual computing and ubiquitous
imaging and other user experience enhancing technologies. For more about Nokia
Research, see: http://research.nokia.com/