PhD Position "Optimising 3D Light Transport" at Delft University of Technology

Job description

Controlling light in an environment is a difficult task, since many aspects such as materials, light sources, and arrangement have to be considered. The main objective of our work is to produce novel, interactive solutions for high-performance light transport computations and accompanying visual analysis. We will investigate practical aspects, such as efficient ray-tracing solutions, and search for a theoretical understanding of the underlying methodologies to derive controllable tradeoffs between accuracy and performance. To this extent, we will address the problem from various angles. First, we opt for new hierarchical approaches and alternative representations for visibility and transport queries. We recently presented compact and compressed scene representations and intend to adapt their use to light transport. Here, we will also focus on alternative representations of material properties, which are a key ingredient for an efficient and accurate multi-scale light transport. Secondly, we intend to explore efficient use of multi-core environments and progressive rendering solutions. The candidate will have access to a dedicated computer cluster environment. Third, we want to build upon recent signal reconstruction techniques to minimise the computational cost of the overall process. Finally, we will develop specialised techniques to support light transport analysis and facilitate scene setups.

Requirements

We are looking for a candidate who meets the following requirements:
• You are a talented and enthusiastic researcher.
• You have experience with or a strong background in computer graphics, high-performance computing, and image processing.
• Preferably you have a Master degree in Computer Science, (Applied) Mathematics, (Applied) Physics or Electrical Engineering.
• You have excellent programming skills and experience (e.g. C++, OpenGL).
• You have good communication skills and the attitude to participate successfully in the work of a multidisciplinary research team.
• You are creative, ambitious, hardworking and persistent.
• You have a good command of the English language (knowledge of Dutch is not required).

Application

In all correspondences, please refer to the vacancy number EWI2016.20. For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Elmar Eisemann, e-mail: E.Eisemann@TUDelft.nl cc:P.Bauszat@tudelft.nl. To apply, please send a detailed CV together with a letter of motivation, list of grades and (if applicable) published material in English, and two references to the above contact emails. The application deadline is the 20th of July, starting date is end of the year/beginning of next year based on the availability of the candidate.

For more information on the Computer Graphics Group at Delft University of Technology, please visit graphics.tudelft.nl

INGENIERO DE SOFTWARE. PIC Barcelona

Número de referencia: PIC-2016-COSMOSURVEYS-1
Buscamos a una persona a quien:
• le apasione explorar tecnologías nuevas,
• no le de miedo trabajar con petabytes en lugar de gigabytes,
• le interese la astronomía, la cosmología, o la física en general,
• le motive compartir sus conocimientos y experiencia con los compañeros,
• le guste aprender codo a codo con nuestros expertos.
Buscamos a alguien como tú, una persona despierta, intrépida y proactiva a la que no le asuste el reto de trabajar con volúmenes masivos de datos y aprender toda la tecnología que hay detrás. Te integrarás en un grupo multidisciplinar, formado por ingenieros y científicos, dando apoyo a diversos proyectos de investigación.

Quiénes somos:
El Port d'Informació Científica (PIC) es un centro innovador de apoyo a la investigación. Usando tecnologías de computación distribuida que incluyen clústers, Grid, Cloud y Big Data, ofrece servicios para gestionar grandes cantidades de datos a colaboraciones científicas, cuyos investigadores están repartidos por todo el mundo.
En el PIC, los servicios ofrecidos a los proyectos de cosmología incluyen, entre otros, el desarrollo de simulaciones para la misión espacial Euclid, el tratamiento integral de los datos del proyecto Physics of the Accelerating Universe (PAU), el análisis de calidad de datos del proyecto Dark Energy Survey (DES) y la explotación y distribución de las simulaciones del proyecto Marenostrum Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (MICE).

Áreas de trabajo:
• Ingeniero de software en el grupo de soporte a los proyectos de cosmología
• Desarrollo y mantenimiento de servicios auxiliares de esos proyectos
• Administración y mantenimiento de la infrastructura del departamento
• Elaboración de la documentación asociada
• Presentación de resultados de los trabajos realizados

Qué te ofrecemos:
• Entorno laboral atractivo
• Ambiente de trabajo estimulante
• Contrato por 1 año, prorrogable según continuidad del proyecto
• Salario a partir de 27.000€ brutos anuales, según capacidades y experiencia

Qué te pedimos:
• Licenciatura o Grado en Ingeniería Informática, Informática o Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones
• Experiencia en entornos GNU/Linux
• Buen dominio de Python
• Conocimientos sólidos de SQL
• Capacidad de comunicarse en inglés (hablado y escrito)

Qué valoramos:
• Programación orientada a objetos y calidad del código
• Tecnologías Big Data (Hive, Spark, entre otras)
• Diseño de modelos de datos y optimización de consultas
• Arquitectura Web REST
• Usabilidad y experiencia de usuario
• Visualización de datos
• Experiencia en Git

Información legal:
Los aspirantes deberán tener la nacionalidad europea, de un estado de la comunidad económica europea, Suiza, o estar en posesión de un permiso de trabajo español. La entidad contratante será el Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE). El lugar de trabajo será la sede del PIC, situado en el campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona en Bellaterra. La duración será de 1 año con posibilidad de prórroga y el período de prueba de tres meses. Toda la documentación se gestionará electrónicamente y exclusivamente en formato PDF. Las solicitudes se enviarán por correo electrónico dirigido a pic.jobs@pic.es citando el número de referencia, adjuntando un curriculum vitae y cualquier otra documentación relevante. El proceso de selección será continuo hasta cubrir la plaza.

Contacto para información adicional:
Mari Carmen Porto
mporto@pic.es
Port d'Informació Científica
Campus UAB. Edifici D
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)
Tel. +34 935814109
Fax. +34 935814110

Professor of Visual Computing at University of Bath

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath seeks a Professor of Visual Computing. The successful candidate will be an internationally leading academic who will contribute to leading and enhancing the Department. The Department is structured in four groups:

Visual Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Intelligent Systems and Mathematical Foundations.

Currently including seven academic staff and associated researchers, the Visual Computing group has broad interests bound together by the contemporary movement of vision and graphics convergence. Research includes body and face tracking, motion capture, acquisition of natural phenomena and buildings, 3D geometry, 2D shape, and object recognition. The group regularly publishes in leading conferences and journals. It currently holds over £12M in research funding, including the new EPSRC Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications (CAMERA). In addition, the group hosts the £20M Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE), in which research students are co-supervised by world-leading industrial researchers.

Partners include The Imaginarium, The Foundry, the BBC, Double Negative, and many others. The group enjoys collaborations with academics including Cardiff, Loughborough, UCL, Tsinghua, Zhejiang and KAUST. The group also contributes to the international community through its work on steering committees, editing journals and other activities.

This opportunity arises following the retirement of Professor Phil Willis, Director of the CDE. The successful candidate may assume the Directorship of the CDE, subject to negotiation with the University and EPSRC. The successful candidate will also be expected to conduct excellent research, with the ability and desire to collaborate effectively and productively with colleagues across the University and beyond.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to engage with our existing research activities. The post holder will also be expected to take the lead in developing his or her own research funding portfolio from appropriate national and international sources, and to carry out and supervise research in line with the Department’s strategy and targets.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and should be able to demonstrate a continuing commitment to maintaining the University’s high standards in teaching and learning, with the ability to educate and inspire some of the brightest students in the country.

The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the leadership and management of the Department and group.

The Department and University are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment. We are working to improve the gender balance within the Department and particularly welcome applications from women.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date for applications.

For information and to apply see:

https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=FY3876

For an informal discussion please contact the Head of Department, Professor Eamonn O’Neill: E.ONeill@bath.ac.uk or +44 (0)1225 383216.