Internship—Penten (Project 3)

This position is offered through the ANU Computing Internship (COMP3820 / COMP4820 / COMP8830)

Penten is an Australian-based cyber technology company focused on innovation in secure mobility, applied AI (artificial intelligence) and tactical communications security.

Project - Offline Models to Generate Text and Images
The primary objective of this project is to understand the capabilities and limitations of offline text and image generation models and to provide actionable implementation recommendations.

There is a requirement to generate realistic fake artifacts in a way that is scalable and efficient. In some circumstances, using online text and image generation is not feasible and offline models are required. Offline models face several challenges, primarily related to limited computational resources, data access, and real-time constraints.

This project focuses on comparing various AI offline models and providing recommendations on the optimisation of each model across diverse scenarios.

Research considerations:

The capabilities and trade-offs of each model (eg. realism, performance, response time & cost).
The local processing resources (e,g CPU or GPU) and storage requirements.
The prompt engineering required to generate realistic text and images.

Student Outcomes

Hands on experience with a broad range of generative models to generate realistic content.
Understanding of how to evaluate and make engineering tradeoffs in a commercial environment

Required technical skills
Coding, network administration

Required/preferred professional and other skills
N/A

Delivery Mode
In-Person Internship

Student location
Student must be located in Canberra only

Project’s Special Requirements/ Conditions

Intern requires Australian citizenship
Applicants are expected to be eligible for an NV2 security clearance (to be arranged by Penten after starting)

Type of internship
Paid (intern/s will be engaged as a casual employee)

How to apply
Applications are invited from eligible students to apply for the Computing Internship courses COMP3820 or COMP4820 or COMP8830. Eligibility details of COMP3820 / COMP4820 / COMP8830 and further information about the Computing Internship can be found on the Computing Internship page.

Eligible students can apply through the Computing Internship application form which will be available via the Computing Internship page between Friday 15th September to Sunday 1st October.

You can nominate multiple preferred Internship projects and host organisations through the one online application form.

Eligibility and Room Available in degree to undertake COMP3820/COMP4820/COMP8830 will be assessed at the time of application. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria or do not have room in your degree to fit COMP3820/COMP4820/COMP8830, your application will not be progressed.

Your application will require you to upload the following documents:

an updated copy of your Resume, and
an Expression of Interest (limit 350 words) for each organisation you wish to apply to (for organisations with multiple projects only submit one Expression of Interest but state clearly which project/s you wish to be considered for).

Semester 1 2024 applications open on Friday 15th September to Sunday 1st October.

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