Thesis Internship - starting autumn 2026

Are you a master's student looking to carry out your thesis research on real AI problems? Do you want to base your graduation project on questions that make an impact in an organisation actively building and deploying AI? We may have a place for you to do your thesis research with us at TKH AI.

About Us

TKH Group is a set of technology companies focused on client-centric technology systems in high-growth markets. TKH AI Technology, the group’s AI hub, addresses AI challenges faced by around 60 companies across the group. In building AI products and running AI projects with/for our sister companies, we come across many questions that are worth examining more closely from a research perspective; these form the starting point for thesis projects.

About the Role

As a graduation intern at TKH AI Technology, you will shape the direction of your research project together with our AI engineers and researchers, and then carry out the work as the basis for your master's thesis. We are looking for someone we can think with, so you will have people to spar with and draw on for support throughout. You will have the space to investigate a genuine problem in depth and develop findings that can take different forms — a working prototype, or knowledge and insight that others can build on. Possible research directions include (but are not limited to):

• Cache-aware smart routing for LLMs

• Adaptive long-term memory for RAG systems

• Selective memory and context-focusing for LLM coding agents

• Class discovery using vision-language models (VLMs)

• Generative data augmentation for few-shot tasks

• Designing and evaluating agentic skills and model optimisation

• Benchmarking LLM-Wiki for question answering

• A hybrid semantic–visual interface for LLM interaction with graphical user interfaces

• Trust, disclosure, and channel choice in AI-mediated workplace communication

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related field, preferably at a Dutch university

• Able to think, understand, and build: you can reason through a problem, you have the theoretical grounding to understand why an approach works, and you can turn that into working code

• Comfortable with Python and Git, and able to pick up the tools and frameworks relevant to your research topic

• Experience working with AI tools to get things done

• Strong problem-solving skills; self-motivated and independent

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

What We Offer

• A working environment where the focus is on solving real problems

• Support and guidance from AI engineers and researchers who will engage with your work and think alongside you

• Access to the tools and infrastructure you need to do your research

• The chance to present your research and results to the team and engage with people who take it seriously

• A pleasant office with good views, fresh lunch daily, and the occasional vrijmibo