PhD Research Intern

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits.

Advanced Technology Group (ATG) is the research and technology arm of Dolby Labs. It has multiple competencies that innovate technologies in audio, video, AR/VR, gaming, music, and movies. Many areas of expertise related to computer science and electrical engineering, such as AI/ML, computer vision, image processing, algorithms, digital signal processing, audio engineering, data science & analytics, distributed systems, cloud, edge & mobile computing, natural language processing, knowledge engineering and management, social network analysis, computer graphics, image & signal compression, computer networking, IoT are highly relevant to our research.

ATG Bangalore is a fast-growing R&D operation focusing on the next generation of sound, sight, and multi-modal experiences using perceptual sciences, foundational systems, and AI. In this internship, you will spend three months with our researchers to investigate a cutting-edge topic. We will work with you to define the problem statement and research plan that leverages your competencies and results in top-tier novel research that is fun and exciting.

We are accepting applications for two internship cohorts

• Winter 2027 (Jan-Mar 2027) - Limited Intake
• Summer 2027 (May-Jul 2027) - Primary Intake

Internship Location: Bangalore, India

The intern projects will explore the application of emerging and existing technologies within an innovation zone, connecting real-world needs with cutting-edge disruptive technologies. Below are the research innovation themes where we are broadly looking for applications.

• Future of Automotive
• Future of Smart Glasses
• Future of Live Sports
• Future of Consumer Devices
• Future of Human - Machine Interfaces
• Future of Media Personalization

To learn more about research and innovation at Dolby, explore our page: Innovation that moves you

What the internship is about

• Work closely with Dolby research teams to better understand industry-based research.
• Hone your skills in AI/Machine learning or the appropriate creative tools.
• Drive cutting-edge research resulting in top-tier publications.

Skills and specialty areas

PhD scholars for at least 2 years into the program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Communications Engineering, and relevant fields.

Top tier publications is a big plus (e.g. CVPR, ICML, ICCV, ECCV, ICIP, WACV, ACL, ACM, AAAI, ICASSP, T-Pami, IJCNN, JMLR, BMVC, EMVC, INTERSPEECH, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CHI, SIGGRAPH etc)

How to apply

• In your CV, please include a brief summary of your PhD research topic and highlight any relevant publications, patents, or research contributions.
• A Letter of Recommendation from your PhD supervisor, specifically supporting your application for a Dolby internship, is strongly encouraged and will strengthen your application.