NVIDIA
AI
PhDResearchIntern,SecurityandPrivacyFall2026
“PhD Research Intern, Security and Privacy - Fall 2026 at NVIDIA. Skills: Security, Privacy, AI/ML algorithms, Computer architecture, Programming languages, Software systems, Applied cryptography. Understand and analyze the potential vulnerabilities and risks in future systems for AI and AI-based systems. Develop creative hardware, software, and algorithms to enable trustworthy AI systems with and verifiable security, privacy, and safety guarantees”
What You'll Achieve.
Contribute to the development of secure, private, and safe systems; Enable trustworthy AI systems in the future; Provide strong, verifiable protection while still maximizing performance and energy efficiency; Have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company
Industry & Context.
Analyze potential vulnerabilities and risks
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Pursuing a Ph. D. in CE/CS/EE with a background in computer architecture, operating systems, programming languages/compilers, applied cryptography, and/or AI/ML, Demonstrated expertise in at least one specific security area (applied cryptography, programming languages, software systems, AI/ML algorithms, computer architecture, etc), Publication and research collaboration records, Experience with experimental research and development, Experience with C, C++, Python, and/or scripting languages
Nice to Have
Ability to become the go-to resource within a team having varied backgrounds
What You'll Do.
Understand and analyze the potential vulnerabilities and risks in future systems for AI and AI-based systems
Develop creative hardware
and algorithms to enable trustworthy AI systems with and verifiable security
and safety guarantees
Publish original research and speak at conferences and events
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with a diverse set of teams across the company, spanning software, hardware, research, and product groups
Communication Scope
Speak at conferences and events
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