DeepLabCut (DLC) AI Residents 2024🚀: Applications Open

DeepLabCut Blog
3 min readNov 15, 2023

🚀 Embark on an AI Adventure with DeepLabCut at EPFL, Geneva!

Hey👋 there, brilliant minds! We are thrilled to announce that the doors for applications for our third cohort of DLC AI Residents are open! This is your chance to immerse yourself in deep learning and pose estimation analysis with the support of mentors and peers🏋️‍♀️.

The DeepLabCut Ecosystem 🚨

đź‘€ A Glimpse into the Vision:

At DeepLabCut, we’re not just developing code; we’re building a community. A community where every line of code strengthens our aim towards empowerment, education, and retention within the robust framework of AI and behavioral analysis. Now, we’re inviting you to be part of this adventure, working closely with the core development team, and infusing your unique expertise into our dynamic project.

Campus Biotech, The Headquarters of Innovation in Geneva, Switzerland (Photograph by Mackenzie Mathis personal files).

🌟 What’s In Store for You?

  • 6 Weeks at EPFL, Geneva: Engage in intensive collaborations, deep learning, and code development in the innovative landscape of Campus Biotech.
  • Fully Funded Residency: A wholesome $5k/month scholarship.
  • Holistic Empowerment: Dive into a wide variety of projects, from creating educational modules and contributing to animal conservation, to generating materials that enable local communities to join the behavioral analysis revolution.
  • Pose & Post-Pose Behavioral Analysis: Although our main focus is on pose estimation, together we’ll explore and contribute to a plethora of “post-pose” behavioral analysis tools.

We aim to equip you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to become the future leaders in open-source science 🎯!

🚀 Elevate Together: Your Career and Community

Your journey with us is not just about personal growth. It’s about using the skills and knowledge you gain from the DeepLabCut community to uplift those around you — be it through leading local workshops or fostering a spirit of sharing and learning within your professional circles. Let’s grow together, enriching both your local and our global community🪄!

✨ Inclusive, Diverse, and Revolutionary:

With >60 code contributors and an expanding global user base, DeepLabCut is dedicated to enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion amongst our contributors and users. Representation isn’t just crucial; it’s fundamental to progressive development. That’s why we seek to build and nurture a diverse community, where every member not only sees themselves represented but contributes, and leads in an open, inclusive environment.

Still Thinking đź’­ ?
Dive into testimonials and immerse yourself in the experiences of our past residents. Check out their journey in this YouTube video and delve deeper with this blog post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcn4GubXew0&t=6s

Your aspiration to be a change-maker in the AI world starts here. Join us and let’s build the future, one line of code at a time!

Application window closes Dec 1st.

Your Future Team,
DeepLabCut
🚀👩‍💻🌍

Questionsâť” Email admin@deeplabcut.org

Raising a toast with our fantastic 2023 residency team ❤️🍻

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