PhD Scholarships in Visual Computing

The Visual Computing Research and Innovation Center (VCRIC) was founded by Fraunhofer IGD and the University of Rostock to support a successful chain from basic research to industrial application. Research is focusing on two core areas Interactive Document Engineering and Maritime Graphic. In this context we are offering with immediate effect

12 PhD Scholarships

in Computer Science or Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Research proposals can be submitted with respect to the following list of research topics:

Research topics of Maritime Graphics

· Image-based 3D-Reconstruction underwater

· Optical wave measurement

· Robust position tracking aboard a ship

· Robust Mixed Reality

Research topics of Interactive Document Engineering

· Annotation management

· Contextualization of information and task recognition

· Semantics and semantic references

· User Interface Adaptation and distributed displays

What we are offering

Scholarship with attractive conditions
Integration in a highly motivated team
Access to the postgraduate academy at the University of Rostock and the seminars of Fraunhofer IGD
A pleasing surrounding in the Hanseatic City of Rostock at the Baltic Sea

How to apply

Identify a fitting research topic and develop your idea as a research proposal.

Submit the following documents to vcric(at)igd-r.fraunhofer.de

Draft research proposal of approx. 1.500 words
M.Sc. certificates or equivalent
Your CV
Two letters of reference

Contact the principal researchers for further information and/or discussion of the research proposal: Prof. Bodo Urban (bodo.urban(at)igd-r.fraunhofer.de) for IDE and Prof. Uwe Freiherr von Lukas (uwe.von.lukas(at)igd-r.fraunhofer.de) for MAG.

Please refer to http://vcric.igd-r.fraunhofer.de/en for more details.