PhD :”Automatic Generation of Immersive and Interactive Content for Augmented Technicians”

Job title:

PhD :”Automatic Generation of Immersive and Interactive Content for Augmented Technicians”

Company:

Orange

Job description

about the roleYour Role is to a PhD thesis on “Automatic Generation of Immersive, Interactive, and Scripted Content for the Augmented Technician”Global Context and Problem Statement
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality have proven effective in training intervention technicians and assisting them in the field. These technologies can, for example, display step-by-step guides to technicians during their interventions, describing assembly or maintenance scenarios. A concrete example is the development of an augmented reality application to guide a technician during the installation of equipment in a data center. Such an application can guide the technician to the location of the equipment to be installed, then to the targeted rack, indicate the position of the new equipment, detail the cabling to be carried out, while displaying safety instructions.The objective of the PhD thesis is to simplify the creation of this type of 3D content to allow users without development skills to define immersive assistance and training scenarios.Scientific Objective – Results and Challenges to Address
The objective of the PhD thesis is to design a system for the automatic generation of augmented reality training and assistance content for technologies, relying on generative AI models. In particular, this system will need to leverage information from the real environment where the intervention takes place, business knowledge bases (technical documentation, training content), and the tasks to be performed (work orders). The main scientific challenges to address are:

• Extraction and organization of knowledge from a documentary base in a highly technical business context and linking it to the situation encountered by the technician: real environment and task to be performed.
• Selection and filtering of information to achieve the appropriate level of precision according to the needs and skills of the end user.
• Structuring this knowledge in the form of a pedagogical assistance or training scenario.
• Transition from a scenario to an anchored interactive immersive experience (spatial understanding) in the user’s real environment: selection and placement of 3D content, scenario progression based on user interactions.
• Establishment of metrics to estimate the relevance of the created content (validation).

The proposed approaches include the use of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for knowledge base utilization, large language models (LLMs) for content generation, and immersive interactions (AR, VR) to customize and validate the produced results. The expected outcomes include validated demonstrators in real environments, scientific publications, and patent filings.about youRequired Scientific and Technical Skills and Personal Qualities

• Proficiency in AI and generative models (LLM)
• Mastery of Python and C# programming languages
• Knowledge in AR, VR, and Unity engine
• Driven by constant curiosity
• Proactive and innovative mindset
• Ability to take initiative with strong analytical and synthesis skills
• Capable of working independently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Required Education

• Engineer or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Desired Experience

• Final-year internship or relevant projects in generative AI, VR, or AR

additional informationThis PhD thesis, at the intersection of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and virtual reality, will allow you to fully integrate into a dynamic and multidisciplinary research team. You will work on concrete challenges of creating immersive content for the group’s technicians, with the unique opportunity to see your innovations directly tested in the field.
This experience will enable you to gain advanced expertise in future-oriented fields: generative artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality. You will develop highly valued technical skills while exploring the world of applied research within a major corporation.
You will benefit from a stimulating environment, combining the excellence of our academic partners and Orange’s industrial expertise. You will have the opportunity to test your solutions on the latest market equipment, such as Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro, or Magic Leap headsets.departmentThe ambition of the Innovation Division is to take Orange’s innovation further and strengthen its technological leadership by leveraging our research capabilities to foster responsible innovation serving humanity, guide the Group’s long-term strategic choices, and influence the global digital ecosystem.
We train experts in today’s and tomorrow’s technologies and ensure continuous improvement in the performance of our services and efficiency. The Innovation Division brings together 6,000 employees worldwide dedicated to research and innovation, including 740 researchers. With a global vision and a wide diversity of profiles (researchers, engineers, designers, developers, data scientists, sociologists, graphic designers, marketers, cybersecurity experts, etc.), the men and women of Innovation are attentive and serve countries, regions, and business units to make Orange a trusted multi-service operator.The eXperience Design Lab (xdlab) of Orange Innovation aims to place human understanding at the heart of innovation. Its missions include:

• Creating experience elements for projects and products in collaboration with Marketing and Technical teams
• Developing the Design vision and the fundamentals of the Orange experience
• Enhancing the understanding of human behaviors and motivations in the digital space and applying it to research and production projects

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Location

Cesson-Sévigné, Ille-et-Vilaine

Job date

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:33:05 GMT

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