[Imageworld] Computer Vision PhD and Postdoc position available, IDIAP, CH

[Jean-Marc Odobez]

The IDIAP  Research Institute (www.idiap.ch),  a laboratory associated
with  EPFL  (Swiss Federal  Insitute  of  Technology, Lausanne)  seeks
qualified candidates for
-  a doctoral position
-  a postdoctoral position
in the  field of computer vision and machine learning on

Event Recognition in large Multimedia Collections

Context :
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The  research  will be  conducted  in  the  context of  the  CARETAKER
project, a new multi-site project  funded by the European Community (8
partners in  7 countries).  The project aims  at extracting structured
knowledge   (events  defined   through  ontologies)   from  multimedia
collections  recorded over a  network of  cameras and  microphones (in
real  public  transportation  sites).   In this  project,  IDIAP  will
investigate  and develop  principled methods  based on  generative and
margin-based  modeling  to  address  various  issues  in  multi-person
tracking,  event recognition,  and  visual data  mining (data  fusion,
uncertainty handling,  lack or small amount of  labeled training data,
multi-person  complex  events,  unusual  event detection,  etc).   The
conducted  research will  also involve  a thorough  evaluation  of the
methods on caretaker data.

Requirements for PhD student:
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The successful Ph.D student, who will be enrolled in the EPFL doctoral
program,  should  have  a   good  background  in  statistics,  applied
mathematics  and   computer  science.  Background   or  experience  in
statistical learning theory, image processing or computer vision would
be a  plus. The  applicant should be  familiar with  C/C++ programming
under a Unix/Linux environment.

Appointment for the PhD student position  is for a maximum of 4 years,
provided  successful   progress,  and   should  lead  to   a  doctoral
dissertation.  Starting date is 1st semester of 2006.

Requirement for post-doctoral researcher:
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The postdoctoral  researcher will be closely involved  in the research
and management of the CARETAKER project on IDIAP's side. She/he should
have  a  strong background  in  statistics,  applied mathematics,  and
computer vision.  Experience in one  or several of the following areas
is required:
- computer vision and tracking
- multiple camera analysis
- statistical learning
- event recognition and discovery
The applicant  should be familiar with C/C++ programming under a
Unix/Linux environment.

Starting date: 1st quarter of  2006 Contract duration: 24 to 30 months

About IDIAP:
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IDIAP  is a  research institute  associated with  EPFL  (Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, Lausanne) active in the fields of information
retrieval, speech, machine  learning and vision (www.idiap.ch).  IDIAP
is located in  the town of Martigny in Valais, a  scenic region in the
south of  Switzerland, surrounded by the highest  mountains of Europe,
and  offering  exciting  recreational  activities,  including  hiking,
climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities.

IDIAP is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive salaries
and conditions  at all levels  in a young, dynamic,  and multicultural
environment.

Although IDIAP is  located in the French part  of Switzerland, English
is the  main working language at  IDIAP. Free French  courses are also
provided.

Application:
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Interested candidates should submit their application
(motivation letter, detailed CV, name of three references)
by email to jobs at idiap.ch. For further details please contact:

Jean-Marc Odobez    (Jean-Marc.Odobez at idiap.ch)
Tel : +41 (0)27 721 77 26
or
Daniel Gatica-Perez  (gatica at idiap.ch)
Tel : +41 (0)27 721 77 33