Motorola Labs - Center for Human Interaction Research (CHIR) located in Schaumburg Illinois, USA, 
is offering summer intern positions in 2008 (12 weeks each). 
 
CHIR’s mission
 
Our research lab develops technologies that provide access to rich communication, media and 
information services effortless, based on natural, intelligent interaction. Our research 
aims on systems that adapt automatically and proactively to changing environments, device 
capabilities and to continually evolving knowledge about the user.
 
Intern profiles
 
1) Acoustic environment/event detection and classification. 
Successful candidate will be a PhD student near the end of his/her PhD study and is skilled 
in signal processing and/or pattern recognition; he/she knows Linux and C/C++ programming. 
Candidates with knowledge of acoustic environment/event classification are preferred. 
 
2) Speaker adaptation for applications on speech recognition and spoken document retrieval
The successful candidate must currently be pursuing a Ph.D. degree in EE or CS with complete 
understanding and hand-on experience on automatic speech recognition related research. Proficiency 
in Linux/Unix working environment and C/C++ programming. Strong GPA. A strong background in speaker 
adaptation is highly preferred.
 
3) Development of voice search-based web applications on a smartphone 
We are looking for an intern candidate to help create an “experience” prototype based on our 
voice search technology. The app will be deployed on a smartphone and demonstrate intuitive and 
rich interaction with web resources. This intern project is oriented more towards software engineering 
than research. We target an intern with a master’s degree and strong software engineering background. 
Mastery of C++ and experience with web programming (AJAX and web services) is required. 
Development experience on Windows CE/Mobile desired.
 
4) Integrated Voice Search Technology For Mobile Devices
Candidate should be proficient in information retrieval, pattern recognition and speech recognition. 
Candidate should program in C++ and script languages such as Python or Perl in Linux environment. 
Also, he/she should have knowledge on information retrieval or search engines.
 
We offer competitive compensation, fun-to-work environment and Chicago-style pizza.
 
If you are interested, please send your resume to:
 
Dusan Macho, CHIR-Motorola Labs
Email: dusan [dot] macho [at] motorola [dot] com
Tel: +1-847-576-6762