Intern Computer Vision – Automated plant registration
Join the innovation team at Ridder! Are you passionate about computer vision technology and eager to apply your skills in a real-world horticulture case? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! 

ABOUT Ridder

Ridder aims to be the leading provider of Connected Smart Solutions in protected horticulture. In this way, we contribute to sustainable food and flower production worldwide and support growers in optimizing their yields. With the knowledge and expertise of our 350 employees in 7 offices, we aim to serve all our customers, anywhere in the world. We are an innovative and dynamic company, down-to-earth and passionate, and we are looking for entrepreneurial talents who dare to think and act differently and who want to join us!

In the innovation team at Ridder, we work on developing new smart sensing devices, model-based tomato growing and computer vision. Our newest innovation Ridder CropView AI, recently nominated for the Greentech Concept Award, has the goal to be the first camera system that can automatically detect and collect important plant characteristics.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Collaborate with our colleagues in the innovation team, to develop new algorithms and models.
• Work on the development of one of our three computer vision models:
• Detecting and measuring the stem diameter of a tomato plant
  Detecting and measuring flowering truss of a tomato plant
  Detecting and measuring plant growth of a tomato plant
• Conduct validation experiments and analyze data to optimize the performance and accuracy of our computer vision algorithms.
• Participate in weekly brainstorming and co-development sessions to share your innovative ideas and insights with the team!

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor/master’s degree in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering and/or robotics
• Understanding of computer vision fundamentals and deep learning techniques
• Proficiency in Python, familiarity with computer vision libraries is a pre (PyTorch)
• Strong problem-solving skills

OUR OFFER

• Working in an innovative young team.
• Daily guidance of experienced computer vision engineer
• Visit the greenhouses of our pilot customers frequently and learn about vegetable production.
• A lot of space for your vision and initiative
• Paid internship

Location Maasdijk, remote working is possible

Interested? Apply immediately by sending your CV and motivation to jobs@ridder.com

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