OIP: Engineering and Computer Science

IIP Placements in Engineering and Computer Science

Acci�n Emprendedora
Acci�n Emprendedora (AE) seeks two entrepreneurial individuals interested in Latin American development to assist in strategic and operational needs for a fast-growing Chilean non-profit organization dedicated to breaking the chains of poverty through promoting and improving entrepreneurship. AE functions on a proven three-step development model for training and enabling microentrepreneurs-- teaching business fundamentals, supporting and consulting businesses, facilitating access to credit--and interns will work on projects that touch on one or more of these processes. AE’s interns have made a strong impact at AE over the past few years. From strengthening alumni networks, to interviewing micro-entrepreneurs for pilot programs, to microfinance research, all summer associates will work with Chilean entrepreneurs and produce valuable deliverables towards AE and/or AE’s business units. The position will require collaboration with the Chilean employees of AE, other undergraduate and MBA interns, our micro-entrepreneurs, and others. Interns must be self-motivated, independent workers who are proficient in Spanish and able to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment. The majority of internships are carried out in Santiago, Chile but there may be opportunities to work in Valpara�so or Concepci�n, as well. This placement is ideal for students with interest in entrepreneurship; Latin America and Latin American development, economic development, microfinance, finance, economics, engineering, business, and management. Good knowledge of Spanish is required.

American Farm School and Perrotis College
Perrotis College, the American Farm School’s higher education division, operates a small international residential program (know as the Summer International Program or SIP) for college-aged students each summer in Thessaloniki, Greece. Princeton interns would participate in one of two projects: 1) Fly Control Research, in conjunction with the European Biological Control Lab and the University of Florida. The intern would collect data and study and document populations of the species in color traps distributed around the campus and farm. The intern would integrate this research into the overall longterm objectives of the project. 2) Wastewater Management: The intern would examine regular data from independent chemical analysis labs of microorganism and other levels of the livestock (dairy cows and poultry) wastewater throughout the 12-month cycle and make recommendations. The intern would also monitor the everyday functioning of the reed beds and propose improvements to the system. A background in chemistry and/or engineering is preferred for this intern. An ancillary assignment for this intern would be examination of the AFS system of recycling household waste. Princeton interns would be encouraged to share housing in the college dormitories used by SIP participants and take part in SIP activities, such as evening cultural and social events, language lessons, and weekend trips--including a climb of the legendary Mt. Olympus. (For these activities, the Princeton interns would pay the actual costs of travel, food, and accommodation, etc.)

Archipelagos: Institute of Marine and Environmental Research of the Aegean Sea
Archipelagos is a Greek non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the conservation of the marine and terrestrial environments of the Greek seas and islands. Archipelagos has research bases on the islands of Ikaria and Samos in Greece and is also active in various other parts of the Aegean Sea. Conservation strategies and campaigns are based on research carried out by Archipelagos’ staff and volunteer researchers and students. Their scientific research includes projects related to the studies of the marine environment such as ecology of coastal ecosystems and productive marine habitats, fisheries, marine mammal populations, and assessments of pollution sources, as well as of the terrestrial environment such as assessing biodiversity of flora and fauna as well as factors of impact. In addition, Archipelagos runs the Aegean Seed Bank project for the collection and preservation of local island varieties of agricultural plants. Interns are welcome to participate in any of Archipelagos' activities that align with their studies, interests, and skills. Students with a general interest in environmental studies and conversation are encouraged to apply. All relevant science majors welcome. Also, there are internships for students studying computer programming, web design and multimedia, photography, film making, or art.

Association of Financial Institutions for Rural Development (Finrural)
Located in La Paz, Bolivia, this organization assists small regional agencies with management and evaluation of their microfinance programs. It has a strong emphasis on accountability and on developing methods of measurement of the programs' impact in their respective areas. Projects in which interns participate are different each year but generally include training, technical assistance to small local business, and web page development. Good knowledge of Spanish is highly recommended.

DeNA
DeNA Co., Ltd. operates in three main areas: mobile portal, e-commerce, and internet advertising. DeNA manages Japan’s top mobile portal site “Mobage-Town” (mbga.jp), which provides users with access to games, social media, and community networking tools. In the e-commerce area, DeNA manages shopping mall and auctioning sites such as “Bidders” (bidders.co.jp) and “Mobaoku” (mbok.jp). In the internet advertising area, DeNA has capitalized upon the monetizing capability of its services through "Pocket Affiliate" (smaf.jp), one of the top affiliate networks in Japan. In addition DeNA continues to invest heavily in the development of new business. Recently, global expansion, especially in the U.S. and China, has been a strong focal point. DeNA Co., Ltd. was founded in 1999 by a former partner of McKinsey & Co., Tomoko Namba. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan, and has more than 600 employees. Juniors interested in the global mobile industry, especially those pursuing concentrations/certificates in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, and Mathematics, are encouraged to apply. Interns will be placed in Design and Development (open to both programmers and non programmers), Engineering (programming experience required), and Marketing and Strategy. Japanese language skills are required.

�cole Nationale des Ponts et Chauss�es
ENPC was founded in 1747 and has since been the institution that trains the country’s foremost engineers. It is the oldest engineering school in France and one of the most prestigious Grandes �coles. Two internships are available, one in Lyon and one in Paris, in either biological analysis or mechanical fields. MATLAB skills are preferred.

Energy for Opportunity
Energy For Opportunity (EFO) is a not-for-profit organization working to improve livelihoods in West Africa through the provision and installation of clean, sustainable, photovoltaic, electricity-generating infrastructure. Their strategy is to develop innovative ways to promote the use of renewable energy across the region with an emphasis on both solar installation and solar training projects.This placement is in Sierra Leone. EFO’s work addresses the need that comes with a large proportion of the world’s population lacking access to modern forms of electricity, a problem that is particularly acute in West Africa, home to some of the least developed regions in the world. Successful applicants will be involved in one of three programs: 1) research (data gathering and socio-economic analysis of an issue), 2) monitoring and evaluation (critical analysis/evaluation of previous EFO projects), or 3) design (design and development of a specific renewable energy project; may involve some teaching at Government Technical Institute). All interns will work in close partnership with a student from a local Sierra Leonean higher education institute, culminating in the preparation of a final internship report to be posted on the EFO website. Note: This placement is 10 weeks long.

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Infosys Technologies Ltd. is one of the top IT and consulting firms in India. Infosys designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions and provides a complete range of services by leveraging domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers. Infosys' offerings span business and technology consulting, application services, systems integration, product engineering, custom software development, maintenance, re-engineering, independent testing and validation services, IT infrastructure services and business process outsourcing. Students with a technical background will be offered the opportunity to work on projects involving cutting edge technologies in areas such as Application QoS, Business Process Management, Collaboration Platforms, CRM, Enterprise Mobility, Environmental Engineering, Grid Computing, Information Management, Knowledge Engineering, Legacy Modernization, Mobile Computing, P2P, Pervasive Computing, Performance Engineering, QoS, Security, SOA, Web Services, Wireless, and Web 2.0 with different units which include the Green Team, Product Lifecycle and Engineering Solutions (PLES), Software Engineering & Technology Labs (SETLabs), and System Integration. To view Infosys’ projects in detail, please see http://www.infosys.com/InStepWeb/projects/default.asp. This placement is part of the Preparing to Lead Program of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education and is reserved for engineering students only. Click here for more information about the Preparing to Lead Program.

International Trade Center (ITC)
ITC is the technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) for operational, enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development. ITC supports developing and transition economies, particularly their business sectors, in their efforts to realize their full potential for developing exports and improving import operations. ITC’s technical assistance concentrates on helping businesses understand WTO rules, strengthening enterprise competitiveness, and developing new trade promotion strategies. An internship position is available at the Geneva office for a student interested in international trade with a background in economics, trade promotion, and trade information systems. Interns will work on research and data analysis for specific projects and the development of website content. Interns should have an interest in business administration, international management, economics with a focus on developing countries, trade law, or international studies. If you are interested in applying for this internship, please contact Luisa Duarte-Silva, director of the IIP, to start the application process. Applicants must also fill out the ITC application (.pdf). Note: the director of IIP must sign Part II of the ITC application before you submit it to ITC.

International Water Association (IWA)
IWA is one of the largest global networks of water professionals operating internationally, spanning research and practice disciplines and covering all facets of the water cycle. IWA collaborates with a range of organizations, including, amongst others: The World Bank, the World Health Organization, and the main UN agencies (UNHABITAT, UNESCO, UNICEF), dealing with water and sanitation on projects of common interest. The selected intern will work primarily in the development of the regional programs for IWA, doing a mix of strategy, research, and marketing, Additionally, he/she will assist the development director on specific projects. This placement is for eight weeks at IWA's headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Additional placements in other countries are currently under negotiation and may include Singapore and Peru. French or Spanish competence is an advantage (though not essential). Candidates will work on a range of projects related to disaster recovery, water quality monitoring, climate change, sustainable sanitation, or young water professionals. Click here to view an IWA brochure (.pdf). This internship is made possible thanks to a grant from the Princeton Environmental Institute.

MMD/Matizar Filmes
MMD is the digital media arm of Brazilian award-winning film production company Matizar Filmes. While Matizar Filmes works on developing and producing documentaries, feature scripts, and television programs, MMD aims at constructing multimedia platforms and formats for internet and portable devices. Projects currently under development include a Twitter-like social network geared towards nighttime entertainment, an innovative Web 2.0 task management system for accomplishing long-term goals, and a highly interactive sitcom for pre-adolescents. MMD is accepting interns in the following three areas: 1) Innovation and Project Development: Interns will be responsible for conducting research and participating in activities related to the modeling of product development. Such activities are related to designing and specifying the user experience in interactive products and platforms, defining internet wireframes and describing functionalities and working with a multitask team and third party companies. Skills in research, programming, design, writing, and editing would be an asset. 2) Technology: Interns will be responsible for conducting research and participating in activities related to web based and mobile software development. Such activities involve programming in both client and server side languages, such as html, javascript, flash, php, and asp. Skills in computer programming and design would be an asset. 3) Production: Interns will be responsible for conducting research and production in activities related to documentaries and television programs. Skills in photography, design, research, script-writing, and editing would be an asset. For all areas, a knowledge of written and spoken Portuguese would be helpful but is not required. Also, students with interests in film, computer science, communications, digital media and journalism are encouraged to apply. All MMD placements are in Rio de Janeiro.

Meiloo, Inc.
Meiloo is an e-commerce portal that helps people find lifestyle/elective health care services in China. Currently they offer dental, physicals, cosmetic treatments, and other elective health care services at 330 clinics in Beijing and Shanghai. Meiloo provides its customers with the information they need before choosing a health care provider, including reviews, pricing, and details on procedures. Meiloo was founded in 2007. They are venture-funded and have been featured in Forbes, CNN, China Business International, as well as in a number of domestic publications in China. The intern would assist in developing, launching, and marketing an English-language version of the website, aimed at expatriates living in China. Candidates with strong programming backgrounds would serve as integrated members of the IT team to improve the website. Candidates without a technical background would help the CEO develop new business initiatives to take advantage of China’s changing health care landscape. This role would involve a lot of writing, research and data analysis. Requirements: A good command of spoken and written Chinese and fluency in English. Experience with web programming, social media, and/or medicine is a plus.

Mexican Institute of Family and Population Research (IMIFAP)
IMIFAP is a Mexico City-based NGO, founded by a small group of professors and students of the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1985 as a center for teaching, research, and consulting in the fields of public health, population, and individual and community welfare. Its activities focus on the areas of sexuality and nutrition education; micro-enterprise development; addictions, domestic violence, and HIV/AIDS prevention. For pre-med students, internships are available in the research and evaluation departments; for other students, internships are available in resource development and microenterprise development departments. Specific work responsibilities and suggested skills include: (1) Evaluation: Applicants must have strong statistical analysis and writing skills to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data; and (2) Resource Development: Applicants must have excellent writing and communication skills. IMIFAP will assist interns in finding accommodations. This internship is offered in partnership with the Program in Global Health and Health Policy and can be used for completion of the GHP Summer Research Requirement (please check the appropriate box on your application).

National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics
The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics is a public-sector scientific institution in Sgonico, Italy that promotes, develops and coordinates, in cooperation with national and international institutions, research on the Earth and its resources, with a particular emphasis on the development of new analytical tools and applied technologies in the fields of marine science, seismology,mineral exploration, and environmental management. In geophysical and environmental fields: development of applied methodologies for productive areas; individuation and valuation of mineral resources and energetic sources in soil and oceans, In sea sciences: interactions between the seas and the atmosphere and litosphere. For seismicity: geodynamic and hydrodynamic phenomena and their impact on environment and civil protection aims. This internship provides a great opportunity for students with interests in physics, engineering, oceanography, geophysics, marine biology, and earth sciences. The particular project can be tailored to the student’s particular background/interest in the aforementioned areas. View a Powerpoint presentation (.pdf) by a past intern.

Ruhr University Bochum, Research Internship with the Chair for Embedded Security in the ECE Department
The Chair for Embedded Security in the ECE Department of Ruhr University Bochum in Germany is one of the leading groups in the area of applied cryptography and security in embedded devices. Its research typically incorporates advanced hardware and software implementation techniques with cryptography and algorithms. In the summer of 2010, the ECE Department will be offering undergraduate internships in the areas listed below. They are especially interested in students with a background in EE/ECE, computer science, or mathematics.

Security analysis (including "hacking") of RFID tokens and wireless devices such as the ePassport or access tokens for buildings and cars.
High-performance FPGA-based computers for code breaking
Analysis of password choices by humans and improved password-search strategies
Embedded forensics for Blackberry-like devices
Computer architectures for novel cryptographic schemes
Lightweight cryptographic implementation in software on embedded processors

This placement is part of the Princeton-Con Ruhr International Research Fellowship Program (Reach) of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education and is reserved for engineering students only. This is an opportunity for select Princeton University engineering Fellows to participate in an eight-week research internship in their field of study that will provide them with hands-on experience with new technology and with international approaches to engineering sciences. Fellows will also receive onsite opportunities to improve cultural competence by taking German language course, attending lectures in European economics, policy and culture, and making site visits to German corporations, and participating in the international science conference.

Ruhr University Bochum, Research Internship with the Chair for System Security in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Sciences
Research at the Chair for System Security in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Sciences at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany covers a broad range of aspects concerning the security of modern computer systems. It includes aspects such as hardware, operating systems and applications and tackles the design and development of security architectures and trustworthy infrastructures. The chair is one of the leading groups in the area of Trusted Computing, an emerging technology that is intended to increase trust in IT systems by augmenting conventional computer platforms with secure hardware and software components--for instance with an additional cryptographic chip, the so-called Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Their chair has decisively shaped the research in this area at an international level. Furthermore, their research will develop and analyze cryptographic algorithms that range from simple encryption algorithms to realizations of practical protocols, in particular for so-called Privacy Enhancing. Moreover, the chair is active in the high-tech field of the development of security solutions based on the physical attributes of hardware--for instance through so-called Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs). For the summer of 2010, they will provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to perform in-depth research under the guidance of faculty members and researchers in the following areas:

Trusted Computing
Operating Systems Security
Hardware-based Cryptography
Lightweight cryptographic protocols (e.g., for RFIDs or Sensor Networks)

They especially welcome students with a background in EE/ECE, computer science or mathematics, and encourage every interested and motivated student to apply. This placement is part of the Princeton-Con Ruhr International Research Fellowship Program (Reach) of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education and is reserved for engineering students only. This is an opportunity for select Princeton University engineering Fellows to participate in an eight-week research internship in their field of study that will provide them with hands-on experience with new technology and with international approaches to engineering sciences. Fellows will also receive onsite opportunities to improve cultural competence by taking German language course, attending lectures in European economics, policy and culture, and making site visits to German corporations, and participating in the international science conference.

Ruhr University, Research Internship on Digital Speech and Audio Processing for Hearing Aids and Mobile Communications
The Institute of Communication Acoustics at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany performs research in speech and audio processing with emphasis on statistical signal processing for single and multi-channel speech and audio enhancement, sound reproduction, and virtual acoustics. Typical applications are hearing aids, voice front-ends for mobile communications, and man-machine interfaces. In the summer of 2010, undergraduate internships in the areas listed below will be offered. They are especially interested in students with a background in EE/ECE and signal processing. Topics for undergraduate internships:

Single channel noise reduction
Source localization with microphone arrays
(Blind) Source separation
Hands-free voice communication in adverse conditions
Audio signal analysis and classification
Models of hearing and (computational) auditory scene analysis
Real-time interactive virtual acoustics

Ruhr University Bochum, Research Internship with the Institute of Mechanics
The Institute of Mechanics at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany is working on various problems of modern solid mechanics. This concerns fundamental research as well numerical simulations and experiments. A strong focus is put on the development of continuum mechanical and micro-mechanical models for different materials and their implementation into effective numerical environments. Specific applications of these models come, among others, from mechanical engineering and material science, geosciences, and biomechanics. The Institute offers a lively, international research environment. There are always several Ph.D. students and postdocs from around the world working at the Institute. Students are integrated within the running research projects. Many courses are taught in English, which is also the language of the Institute’s seminars. They are specifically interested in students with a background in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, material science, physics, or mathematics. Some experience in numerical algorithms, e.g. the finite element method is of advantage, but can also be acquired while staying at the Institute. This placement is part of the Princeton-Con Ruhr International Research Fellowship Program (Reach) of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education and is reserved for engineering students only. This is an opportunity for select Princeton University engineering Fellows to participate in an eight-week research internship in their field of study that will provide them with hands-on experience with new technology and with international approaches to engineering sciences. Fellows will also receive onsite opportunities to improve cultural competence by taking German language course, attending lectures in European economics, policy and culture, and making site visits to German corporations, and participating in the international science conference.

Ruhr University Bochum, Research Internship with the Institute for Building Materials
As part of the Civil Engineering Department, the Institute for Building Materials at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany focuses in its research work on concrete technology and concrete repair engineering. Especially durability aspects of concrete structures (e.g. chemical resistance due to acid and sulfate attack, deterioration mechanisms due to alkali-silica-reaction etc.) and the development of new cementitious materials are the Institute's main fields of research. The Institute's scientific assistants and laboratory technicians profit from the extensive and high-technological equipment of the associated research center. Interested students are warmly welcomed to apply for an internship in for the summer 2010 and may choose one of the following research subjects:

Minimum air content in concrete pavements made of washed-out concrete
Influence of airflow and agitation during the fabrication of concrete pavements on the microstructure of the concrete
Design of construction joints in water engineering structures
Effectiveness of waterglass for the improvement of the abrasion resistance of industrial floors

Ruhr University Bochum, Research Internship with the Institute for Materials
The Institute for Materials has existed since the Ruhr-Universit�t Bochum in Germany was founded and is well known nationally and internationally. Today, the Institute for Materials consists of the Research Group (Lehrstuhl) for Materials Science and Engineering, the Research Group (Lehrstuhl) for Materials Technology, and the Research Group (Lehrgebiet) for Materials Testing. Directors from the Forschungszentrum J�lich and the Max-Planck-Institute D�sseldorf are associated adjunct professors who cover the areas of Materials Processing and Interfaces, while an adjunct assistant professor affiliated with the Research Institute Caesar covers the area of Materials for Micro Devices. The Institute for Materials is therefore large enough to perform high level materials research and teaching. In addition to the traditional fields of expertise (alloy steels, light metals, hard alloys, high temperature materials), research at the Institute for Materials focuses on new biomaterials, functional materials (especially shape memory alloys), and materials for micro devices. During the summer of 2010, undergraduate research internships in the areas listed below will be offered. Students should have a background in materials science.

Shape memory alloys
Superalloys
Combinatorial materials science

Seureca
Seureca is Veolia Water's international consulting engineering subsidiary. The company focuses on international water development projects, targeting all stages of the water project development cycle (master planning, feasibility studies, financial feasibility, tendering, and construction supervision) and all disciplines within the water sector (institutional, technical, managerial/operational). Seureca has clients and colleagues worldwide, and the intern should be prepared to work on any aspect of projects on an as-needed basis. Seureca's offices work all over the world and are headquartered in Paris. This placement is for an engineering student to intern in the Paris offices and work on a variety of water-related projects. The intern will work under the supervision of an engineer in the execution of one of many on-going projects in the water sector: drinking water and sanitation. Typical activities could include report/document reading and preparation, network or treatment plant modeling, technical/financial modeling, assistance with bids, translation, etc. MS Excel and basic programming, and engineering skills are helpful. Intermediate to advanced French is preferred; however, all language skills are useful (Portuguese, Russian, Kiswahili, Chinese, Hindi, Bulgarian, Arabic [ME/Algerian/Moroccan], etc.), and would therefore be an asset.