[UG/MS] ICAROS Lab Volunteer Recruitment

The following announcement is from [Saeed Hedayatian – saeedhed@usc.edu]. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.

The ICAROS lab is seeking motivated undergraduate and master’s students to join our research team. We have open positions for the upcoming spring and summer semesters to work on quality-diversity optimization. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in machine learning research.

To apply, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/xEDn9TXuvLNMD2n69
For more information on our lab, please visit our website: https://icaros.usc.edu

Quality-Diversity Optimization Researcher
We are looking for one or two students to contribute to a research project in Quality Diversity (QD) optimization. This project is a great opportunity to build a strong, practical foundation in machine learning and QD optimization by implementing and experimenting with core algorithms to understand how they work from the ground up.
The ideal candidate will have a good grasp of the math behind machine learning (linear algebra, probability, optimization) and is comfortable with programming in Python. Prior experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and JAX is a plus.

Point of Contact: Saeed Hedayatian (saeedhed@usc.edu)

Published on January 13th, 2026Last updated on January 13th, 2026