Research Intern: Meta-Cognitive Agentic AI Systems - Honda Research Institute USA

Research Intern: Meta-Cognitive Agentic AI Systems

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Research Intern: Meta-Cognitive Agentic AI Systems

Job Number: P25INT-05
Honda Research Institute USA (HRI-US) is seeking a self-motivated research intern to join our Cooperative Cognition Team in advancing the next generation of adaptive AI systems that can thrive in complex, human-AI collaborative environments. As a Summer intern, you will help design and implement AI agents with metacognitive capabilities, focusing on areas such as multi-agent systems for long-horizon tasks, test-time scaling, and rapid adaptation to individual preferences. This work will contribute to developing robust, self-adapting AI partners that can quickly learn new tasks, adjust to dynamic teams, and cooperate effectively with humans.
San Jose, CA

 

Key Responsibilities

 
  • Over the course of the internship, the intern will contribute to the development of metacognitive algorithms (assessment and intervention strategies) that enhance the efficiency, adaptability, and reliability of agentic AI systems. Potential research directions include (but are not limited to):
  • Test-time scaling of multimodal (vision–language–action) models.
  • Improving the robustness and generalization of LLMs in long-horizon, multi-agent tasks.
  • Designing and curating a benchmark suite for evaluating multimodal agentic systems in collaborative settings.

 

Minimum Qualifications

 
  • Currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field at a reputed university (exceptional M.S. candidates with a minimum of 1 year of research experience may also be considered.
  • Strong familiarity with agentic AI systems and modern foundation model training techniques.
  • Experience in open-source deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, etc.)

 

Bonus Qualifications​

  • ​Experience with neural network representation analysis, interpretability, and/or uncertainty quantification.

 

Years of Work Experience Required  0
Desired Start Date 5/18/2026
Internship Duration 3 Months
Position Keywords ​Agentic AI, Meta-Cognitive AI

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