Company: Hello Lamp Post
Role: Natural Language Processing, platform prototyping

Hello Lamp Post is a playful, human-centric engagement platform, inviting people to strike up conversations with familiar street furniture and city infrastructure through their mobile devices.

The future of user interaction in the ever evolving ‘internet of things’ will be a world where artefacts and the physical environment are connected to the network. Hello Lamp Post is the first step towards this.

Hello Lamp Post has been used in cities around the world for community consultation, brand activation, consumer research, playful engagement and storytelling. We are changing the way we live in cities for the better, forever. Allowing people to take back ownership of their cities.

Hello Lamp Post are looking for an intern to work on Natural Language Processing, text-to-speech/speech-to-text and the potential to prototype our platform within hardware.

Specifically, we are looking for computer science graduates (masters or otherwise) and undergraduate interns. Ideally students with experience or interest in working with machine learning.

Bonus experience with tech such as tensorflow, alexa etc APIs, and/or someone who has a keen interest in smart city technologies and data analytics is welcomed.

Basic programming skills (object orientated languages e.g. C, C++, Java or Python and data analysis skills are required.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter to Hello Lamp Post via contact@hlp.city.