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Duration
3 months
Duration
3 months
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Campus location
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Campus location
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

The Pollux - Autoregressive Video Generation as a World Model (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) aims to build a video generation model with three key advancements.

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Overview

The advancements available:

  • Next-frame prediction – Rather than generating full clips, the model will synthesize videos frame by frame for finer temporal control and better aligned with physical principles.
  • Interactive conditioning – The model will integrate additional signals such as text, camera motion, and actions to enable dynamic generation.
  • Efficiency – The design will emphasize computational efficiency, ensuring feasibility for downstream applications like simulators or AI-driven creativity.

Training an all-purpose robot requires a world model that captures and predicts the complex dynamics of the physical world. Recent advancements in video generation offer a promising approach, but existing models primarily generate entire video clips from text, often with fixed durations. Find out more with this  Pollux - Autoregressive Video Generation as a World Model (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) .

Programme Structure

  • For this internship project, the primary deliverable is a high-impact publication in top-tier conferences or journals. 
  • The research focus may include but is not limited to improving the efficiency/performance of generative models, optimizing inference strategies, or introducing novel technical contributions to world/video/image generative models

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 3 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
  • Application deadline: All year around

Language

English
PTE Academic
62
IELTS
6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
3.5

English requirements

PTE Academic
62
IELTS
6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • Undergraduate students in 3rd year or above and master’s students.
    • Minimum GPA: 3.5/4
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • Statement of purpose
    • Contact details of 3 referees
    • Official English language test score

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Tuition Fees

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  • International

    Non-residents
    Free
  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    Free

Additional Details

  • This is a fully-funded internship; it includes tuition, airfare, housing, medical insurance, visa reimbursement and a monthly stipend of $1,000. 

Living costs

Thuwal

Saudi Arabia
2270 - 3445 SAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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