Summer Internships
The 2025 summer intenship program is now open and accepting applications.
Through the Summer Internship Program, The Cyprus Institute Graduate School aims to expose young talented students and scholars to an international research experience and to encourage and inspire them in the pursuit of a scientific career. Interns will have a unique opportunity to carry out research at the institute's state-of-the-art facilities supervised by a mentor and to be introduced to the use of the latest methods and techniques.
During the application process, students will have the option to either:
(1) suggest a project of interest* or
*students who propose their own suggested project must note that this will be considered, provided that the institute has the capacity in terms of supervision and facilities
(2) select one project from the table below (additional projects may be added to the list)
Applications are welcome from candidates worldwide with a keen interest and a relevant scientific background.
Students who are accepted to the program will be assigned to one project.
All applicants will be asked to justify their selection in a 300-word statement on the online application form.
Summer Internship Projects
| Thematic Domain | AI for Medical Image Processing |
| Project Title | Automatic Organ Segmentation from Medical Images |
| Start Date | 20/05/2025 |
| End Date | 18/07/2025 |
| Date Flexibility | Yes |
| Learning Objectives of the Internship | This internship project aims to explore and evaluate different methodologies for the automatic segmentation of prostate and urethra from medical images. Focus will be placed on existing AI foundation models for automatic segmentation, and how to fine-tune them to best-suit the medical application under consideration. |
| Expected Outcomes | Interns are expected to explore and familiarize themselves with popular methods for automatic segmentation of medical images, focusing on AI foundation models (e.g., SAM, MedSAM). Additionally, this project will provide hands-on experience with medical images, with interns anticipated to engage in necessary image pre-processing. |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply |
- Final year undergraduate students or postgraduate students in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics or related fields - Proficient in python and basic knowledge of machine learning algorithms |
| Project Mentor | Prof Constantine Dovrolis and Dr Myrianthi Hadjicharalambous |
| Other CyI people involved | N/A |
| Remote Option | This project will be offered on site and remotely (a combination to as agreed upon with Mentors) |
| Financial Aid Available | No |
| Thematic Domain | Materials and mechanics |
| Project Title | Implementation of non-destructive tools for mechanical analysis |
| Start Date | June 2nd 2025 |
| End Date | August 29th 2025 |
| Date Flexibility | Yes |
| Learning Objectives of the internship | Contribute to the improvement of our mechanical drone systems. During the design and assembly phase |
| Expected Outcomes | Improvement of our mechanical drone systems. During the design and assembly phase |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | Materials and mechanics Non-destructive analytical technique aeronautical knowledge appreciated part of an engineering or masters school |
| Project Mentor | Pierre-Yves Quéhé |
| Other CyI people involved | USRL team |
| Remote option | This project is offered on-site |
| Financial Aid Available | A stipend may be offered |
| Thematic Domain | Atmospheric science under CAO and CARE-C |
| Project Title | Development of instrumentation and analysis tools for greenhouse gases analysis |
| Start Date | June 2nd 2025 |
| End Date | August 29th 2025 |
| Date Flexibility | No |
| Learning Objectives of the internship | This internship will provide practical experience in the field of environmental monitoring and greenhouse gases. |
| Expected Outcomes | The intern will have the opportunity to work on in-situ measurement platforms, contribute to the improvement of data collection devices and take part in the analysis of the data collected (mainly GHG). |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | - Programming: C/C++, Python, Matlab
- Part of an engineering or masters school with a technical component - Basic knowledge of physics, electronics and optics |
| Project Mentor | Pierre-Yves Quéhé |
| Other CyI people involved | N/A |
| Remote option | This project is offered on-site |
| Financial Aid Available | A stipend may be available |
| Thematic Domain | Machine Learning |
| Project Title | State of the art topics in machine learning and generative AI |
| Start Date | 01/06/2025 |
| End Date | 31/07/2025 |
| Date Flexibility | Yes |
| Learning Objectives of the Internship | The main objective of this internship is to engage undergraduate students that are interested in ML/AI in new or ongoing state of the art research projects. |
| Expected Outcomes | By the end of the internship, participants will have gained experience in all the steps of the research process, from the initial stages of “brainstorming”, to literature review, to development of ideas and algorithms, evaluation with experiments or mathematical analysis, and finally writing a research paper. |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | - Undergraduate students or postgraduate students in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics or related fields.
- Experienced in python and basic knowledge of machine learning algorithms
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| Project Mentor | Prof Constantine Dovrolis |
| Other CyI People Involved | N/A |
| Remote Option | A combination of on-site and remote |
| Financial Aid Available | No |
| Thematic Domain | AI Agents |
| Project Title | Use of AI Agents to enhance productivity |
| Start Date | 1/6/2025 |
| End Date | 31/7/2025 |
| Date Flexibility | Yes |
| Learning Objectives of the Internship | This internship project focuses on the research, design, and development of AI agents capable of automating complex tasks and interacting with users. Interns will explore different frameworks and architectures for AI agents, focusing on areas such as automation, decision-making, and user interaction. |
| Expected Outcomes | By the end of the internship, participants will have developed functional AI agents capable of automating tasks, making intelligent decisions, and interacting effectively with users. The AI agents will be evaluated based on their performance, accuracy, and adaptability to real-world applications. Interns will gain hands-on experience with different AI agent frameworks, improving their skills in development, testing, and deployment. Additionally, the project will produce documentation and insights on best practices for building scalable and efficient AI-driven systems. |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | Undergraduate students or postgraduate students in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics or related fields. Proficient in python and basic knowledge of machine learning algorithms |
| Project Mentor | Dr Valeria Filippou and Prof. Constantine Dovrolis |
| Other CyI people involved | N/A |
| Remote Option | A combination of both on-site and remote- as per instructions of Mentor |
| Financial Aid Availble | No |
| This project is now closed | |
| Thematic Domain | Computational Physics – lattice QCD |
| Project Title | Development of algorithms and analysis of large-scale simulations of lattice QCD |
| Start Date | 1st July 2025 |
| End Date | 31st August 2025 |
| Date Flexibility | Flexible, e.g. can be 4-6 weeks on either end of the period noted above |
| Learning Objectives of the Internship | - Evaluate new simulation methods in lattice QCD such as tempering and gradient flow - Evaluate solver algorithms related to multi-grid methods, such as multiple right-hand-side solvers - Analyse nucleon structure data obtained from such large-scale simulations |
| Expected Outcomes |
- Obtain experience on state-of-the-art European Supercomputers - Ability to identify new simulation methods in lattice QCD suitable for these systems - Experience in statistical analysis, such as evaluating statistical and systematic errors in observables obtained from Monte Carlo simulations |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | - Background in physics (e.g. carrying out BSc) - Experience programming (e.g. in python, C, C++) |
| Project Mentor | Dr. Simone Bacchio, Dr. Giannis Koutsou |
| Other CyI people involved | Dr. Constantia Alexandrou, Dr. Ferenc Pittler |
| Remote Option | On site |
| Financial Aid Available | A stipend may be offered |
| Thematic Domain | X-ray Micro-computed Tomography (microCT) |
| Project Title | High Resolution MicroCT of Porous Material using Micro-focus X-ray Source |
| Start Date | July 15, 2025 |
| End Date | September 15, 2025 |
| Date Flexibility | Yes |
| Learning Objectives of the Internship | The intern will develop the understanding of three dimensional imaging for porous material characterization using the X-ray microCT technique |
| Expected Outcomes | Quantitative information about the pores in the material of interest from the domain such as geology, life sciences, civil engineering, additive manufacturing will provide the understanding of the properties of the material which are influenced by the porosity |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | Masters in Physics/ Chemistry/Life Sciences/ Geology, Civil/ Mechanical Engineering or any other relevant field |
| Project Mentor | Dr. Anis Fatima, Dr Kirsi Lorentz |
| Other CyI people involved | - |
| Remote Option | This project will be offered both on-site and remotely (as per instructions of Mentors) |
| Financial Aid Availalbe | No |
| Thematic Domain | Human Bioarchaeology; Synchrotron Radiation and microCT enabled approaches |
| Project Title | Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke Human Bioarchaeological Excavations and Science and Technology in archaeological human remains research |
| Start Date | May 5, 2025 |
| End Date | 5 June (excavation period only); 27 Jun 2025 (for Science and Technology/microCT/Synchrotron Radiation approaches internship component) |
| Date Flexibility | Flexible (e.g. an intern may wish to participate during active human bioarchaeological excavation season only, i.e. 5 May – 5 June 2025 at the Late Bronze Age site of Hala Sultan Tekke; others may wish to take part in the full 8-week internship programme including sci & tech) |
| Learning objectives of internship | Advanced Human Bioarchaeological excavation and field documentation, recovery, analysis; advanced scientific and technological approaches to human bioarchaeological remains, e.g. synchrotron radiation enabled approaches (SR-FTIR, SR-XRF, XAFS, SXCT), laboratory microCT, 3D documentation, etc |
| Expected Outcomes | 1) Advanced (postgraduate) level understanding and skills in Human Bioarchaeological research, both in the field and in the laboratory 2) Understanding of use of science and technology in Human Bioarchaeology: microCT and synchrotron radiation enabled approaches 3) For those who wish: PhD research topics available in the domains covered by the internship/on archaeological human remains from Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke/science & technology in Human Bioarchaeology |
| Requirements to be eligible to apply | Required: Familiarity with human skeletal anatomy (ability to identify human skeletal elements) Preferred (but not necessary): plans to undertake (or ongoing) studies in Human Bioarchaeology at graduate level (Masters/PhD) NB. mature students and domain professionals (familiar with human skeletal anatomy) also accepted |
| Project Mentor | Dr. Kirsi Lorentz |
| Other CyI people involved | Dr. Anis Fatima, BioMERA Platform microCT Senior Research Technical Specialist |
| Remote Option | On site; in the field |
| Financial Aid Available | No |
Additional projects may be added to the above table periodically
Program Length
The internships will be of approximately 8 weeks duration. Students may have the option to change the duration of the program in consultation with the project mentor.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
| Be undergraduate or graduate students or recent graduates with an excellent academic background and a strong interest in research (prior lab or modelling experience is considered an advantage) |
| Have strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to a multicultural/multinational environment |
| Have good knowledge of oral and written English |
| See possible additional requirements under each project |
Application Process
Applications should be submitted through the online internship application. The following supporting documents must be uploaded when filling out the online application:| Copy of national ID or passport |
| Curriculum Vitae |
| University transcripts. All transcripts to date should be included. |
| English Language Proficiency Certificate. This may either be a letter from the student’s university verifying that their degree program is offered in English, or if the degree is not offered at an English- medium institution, students should provide a certificate verifying English language proficiency (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, GCSE/IGCSE etc.). If applicants have not taken any tests demonstrating English language proficiency and have not studied/ are not studying at an English- medium institution, they may state it on the application. |
Students will need to write a 300- word statement in the online application justifying their choice of project selected by stating why their background and qualifications are a good match for the project they are applying for. Students will be assigned to one project.
If, for any serious reason, the applicant needs to attend a shorter or longer program, they should explain why in the justification.
Application Deadline
Applications for the summer internship program closed on May 30th (with the exception of some projects which may close earlier- please see each project individually for details). Projects will be listed as closed once spaces are filled. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible to secure the position of their interest as the applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
Application Form
Click here to access the Internship Application Form
Financial Aid
The Cyprus Institute Graduate School Summer Internship program focuses on providing students a unique training experience through bespoke projects related to applicant’s field of study and research interests thus are not considered to be job placements and do not come with compensation.
A limited number of the projects may provide a small stipend based on merit and availability of funds. This information is available under each project listing.
Contact
For more information, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies at tel: +357 22 208614 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
