We're looking for a Research Assistant (Embedded AI Systems) at Language Technologies Research Center, IIITH.
This role is focused on building and optimizing real-world on-device AI systems. The work involves developing embedded Linux pipelines (Buildroot-based devices), handling real-time audio/video data transfer, and running AI models directly on edge hardware. On the mobile side, you'll work with on-device models (Gemma with LiteRT, MLKit, speech systems), and upcoming work includes optimizing inference using Qualcomm's QNN stack on NPUs/GPUs.
This is hands-on systems work. You should be interested in low-level programming (C/C ), comfortable exploring Linux/embedded systems, and curious about performance optimization and hardware-accelerated AI. Prior experience helps, but willingness to learn and build matters more.
The work is tied to building AI-enabled accessibility systems for visually and speech-impaired users, so there is a clear real-world impact alongside the technical depth.
Duration is 2 months (on-campus), with possible extension. Stipend is ₹10,000/month.
If this aligns with what you want to work on, reach out.