Post-Doctoral position in Computer Graphics / Web 3D -- University of Lyon

A postdoctoral position is available in the LIRIS lab, University of Lyon, France -- 10 months.

The focus of the project will be on development of novel techniques for progressive compression of textured 3D meshes, within the context of our Web platform for 3D streaming.

This work will lean upon our recent algorithms [1][2].

Net income: about 2000 euros per month (according to experience)

Requirements:

A MSc degree (with research experience) is required; applicants with PhD degree are preferred.

The applicants should have skills in computer graphics and 3D mesh processing. Previous experiences in compression and / or textured mesh are welcomed.

Autonomy and Entrepreneurial spirit will be appreciated.

Most programming will be done in C++ ; WebGL/JavaScript experience is welcomed.

To apply, please send a CV, links to relevant peer-reviewed publications, and reference letters to Guillaume Lavoué

(glavoue@liris.cnrs.fr) and Florent Dupont (fdupont@liris.cnrs.fr).

[1] Lee, H., Lavoué, G., Dupont, F., Rate-distortion optimization for progressive compression of 3D mesh with color attributes, The Visual Computer, vol. 28, No. 3, pp.137-153, 2012.

[2] Maglo, A., Lavoué, C., Hudelot, C., Lee, H., Mouton, C., Dupont, F., Remote scientific visualization of progressive 3D meshes with X3D, International Conference on 3D Web Technology (Web3D), Los Angeles, USA, July 2010.

Professor Positions at TU Delft

Two Assoc./Asst. Professors in Computer Graphics & Visualization at TU Delft

The Computer Graphics and Visualization Group (graphics.tudelft.nl) at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is looking for two new professors.

Job description

The Assistant/Associate Professor will carry out research in one of the following areas:
• Geometry processing, modelling, geometric analysis, or computational geometry
• Massive data analysis, and data-based algorithms
• Virtual reality, augmented reality, or 3D interaction
• Medical visualization, data visualization, scientific visualization
• Vision, computational photography, or image manipulation.
The Assistant/Associate Professor will supervise PhD students, interns, Bachelor’s and Master’s students, and will teach at the BSc and MSc level. The appointee will be responsible for management tasks, acquisition of research projects, and valorisation. The Assistant/Associate Professor will become part of the Computer Graphics and Visualization section, currently comprising three full-time faculty members, two post-docs, and seven PhD students. The section takes part in the INSYGHT Lab and investigates new interaction and visualization metaphors.

Requirements

The candidate we seek is an internationally well-positioned, excellent researcher. The candidate holds a PhD degree in a relevant discipline (computer science, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering). Besides demonstrating excellence in research the candidate should
• be an enthusiastic team player. Experience in initiating and participating in (international) research programmes and in collaborative projects with scientific and industrial partners is a strong advantage.
• have a proven record of attracting substantial research funding.
• preferably have experience with different application domains and a keen eye for technical and scientific solutions.
• have an excellent command of the English language.

Conditions of employment

TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home (with a contract of two years or longer), and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
TU Delft sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. TU Delft offers training to improve English competency.

For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Elmar Eisemann, phone: +31 (0)15-2782528, e-mail: e.eisemann@tudelft.nl.To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV, three publications, three referencies, and a research statement along with a letter of application by 31 January 2013 to Ms. W. M. Dicke, Hr-eemcs@tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2012-37.

Contract type: Temporary, Permanent or tenure track (depending on the experience of the candidate)

Organisation

Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a multifaceted institution offering education and carrying out research in the technical sciences at an internationally recognised level. Education, research and design are strongly oriented towards applicability. TU Delft develops technologies for future generations, focusing on sustainability, safety and economic vitality. At TU Delft you will work in an environment where technical sciences and society converge. TU Delft comprises eight faculties, unique laboratories, research institutes and schools.

Department

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science

The Department of Intelligent Systems (INSY) conceptualises computer science methodologies to sense, abstract, learn, reason, elicit and adapt data and their meaning in ways that respect human values in order to increase effectiveness, well-being and social innovation. At the heart of the department is its research and teaching in computer science theory, algorithms and solutions for information processing systems that support humans (e.g. robotics), new products (e.g. internet services), and science (e.g. biology).


The Computer Graphics and Visualization Group has a strong research record and is known for its expertise in visualization, modelling, game technology, and rendering. Besides these major topics, interaction techniques, virtual/augmented reality, vision, perception, computational photography, and simulations play an important role. The group also participates strongly in the Delft Research Initiatives “Environment” and “Health”, thus aiming to find solutions for tomorrow’s problems. The group maintains a strong network of partners from academia and the industry world-wide.

Post doc position available at IRIT Toulouse, France

Postdoc MAPSTYLE

Working condition

The recruited person will be involved in the MAPSTYLE project (ANR French founding agency program CONTINT). This project is led by Sidonie Christophe from COGIT lab of the national institute for geographical and forest information (IGN). The project joins researchers in computer graphics and researchers in geographical information science, cartography in particular. The focus of the project is maps stylization and automation of stylized maps creations. Apart IGN, three research labs participate to the project:

• INRIA Rhône-Alpes/Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann, with Joëlle Thollot
• université Paris 5/LIPADE, with Thomas Hurtut
• université Paul Sabatier/IRIT, with David Vanderhaeghe

One of the objective is to define formally what is a map's legend, and how to control it to allow user to give their own style to a map. This work will be done at IRIT in direct interaction with David Vanderhaeghe and with a strong link with the other partners (regular meetings are planned along the project).

Job description

The recruited person will be in interaction with cartographers, the researchers in geographic science of the IGN and also with computer graphics researchers. The first step is to evaluate existing legend models and improve them for semi-automatic legend creation. The focus of the second step is automatic information extraction to define legends from examples. These examples could be maps or other images and feature extraction could be extract a color palette or some drawing's features from artistic pieces, comics or photographs. It is a research work which will be validated by scientific publications. This research work is linked with the implementation of demos to allow the evaluation by final user. The demos will be implemented with the free software GeOxygene from the IGN.

Profile

Ph. D in computer science in the field of computer graphics or GIS with computer science.

Desired Skills

Java, 2D computer graphics, expressive rendering, cartography, GIS.

Other Informations

We can also adapt the offer to an engineer's work depending on candidate profile.
Contact David Vanderhaeghe (vdh@irit.fr) for further details.

PhD Position in Visualization at University of Konstanz

The Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB) and the Computer and Information Science (CS) department at the University of Konstanz in Germany offer a PhD position in the area of information visualization for biology. 

We are searching for excellent candidates either in bioinformatics or in computer science with knowledge relevant to (biological) data visualization.
In the project we will develop new data-analysis and visualization methods for high-throughput screening in Chemical Biology. Hit selection and sub-structure determination through clustering will be optimized with regards to chemical relevance.
Results will be visualized by different parallel views that allow coherent interaction. An important aspect in visualization will be to reduce the cognitive load of the viewer.
A successful candidate will be offered a full three years TVL 13 position and associated with KoRS-CB and CS.

contact & links:

Prof. Dr. Oliver Deussen (od@uni.kn)
http://graphics.uni.kn

Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology:

http://www.chembiol.uni-konstanz.de/

 

Junior Research Groups Leaders at the Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication

Max Planck Institute for Informatics

The Max Planck Institute for Informatics, as the coordinator of the Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication (MPC-VCC), invites applications for

Junior Research Groups Leaders

in the Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication

The Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communications offers young scientists in information technology the opportunity to develop their own research program addressing 

-          important problems in areas such as

-          image communication

-          computer graphics

-          geometric computing

-          imaging systems

-          computer vision

-          human machine interface

-          distributed multimedia architectures

-          multimedia networking

-          visual media security

The center includes an outstanding group of faculty members at Stanford's Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Departments, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, and Saarland University.

The program begins with a preparatory 1-2 year postdoc phase (Phase P) at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, followed by a two-year appointment at Stanford University (Phase I) as a visiting assistant professor, and then a position at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics as a junior research group leader (Phase II). However, the program can be entered flexibly at each phase, commensurate with the experience of the applicant.

Applicants to the program must have completed an outstanding PhD. Exact duration of the preparatory postdoc phase is flexible, but we typically expect this to be about 1-2 years. Applicants who completed their PhD in Germany may enter Phase I of the program directly. Applicants for Phase II are expected to have completed a postdoc stay abroad and must have demonstrated their outstanding research potential and ability to successfully lead a research group.

Reviewing of applications will commence on 01 Jan 2013. The final deadline is 31 Jan 2013. Applicants should submit their CV, copies of their school and university reports, list of publications, reprints of five selected publications, names of references, a brief description of their previous research and a detailed description of the proposed research project (including possible opportunities for collaboration with existing research groups at Saarbrücken and Stanford) to:

               

                Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Seidel

                Max Planck Institute for Informatics,

                Campus E 1 4, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany;

                Email: mpc-vcc@mpi-inf.mpg.de

The Max Planck Center is an equal opportunity employer and women are encouraged to apply.

Additional information is available on the website http://www.mpc-vcc.de

Professor Mixed/Augmented Reality - TU Graz

Graz University of Technology is seeking applications for a professor
of Mixed and Augmented Reality. The professor will be employed on a
tenure track position with a five-year evaluation period. After a
positive evaluation, the employment will be converted to a permanent
position.

We are encouraging applications of candidates with demonstrated
scientific excellence in the area of Mixed and Augmented Reality,
working on topics such as computer vision methods for Augmented Reality
or mobile 3D user interfaces. The candidate's research interests should
match and complement the existing research areas in computer graphics
and computer vision.

The candidate is expected to collaborate interdisciplinary within the
faculty and to reach out to other universities and industry. Teaching
on bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels as well as active
participation  in academic administration is required.

We expect:
* A doctoral degree and a habilitation or equivalent qualification in a
relevant area
* Scientific excellence documented by publications in first-rate
conferences and journals
* An outstanding teaching experience
* Experience in acquiring, managing and supervision of externally
funded projects
* Active participation in the international research community
Graz University of Technology is committed to increasing the percentage
of female scientists in teaching and research. Given applicants with
equal qualifications, we give priority to women.
Applications should include diplomas, a resume, a list of publications,
an overview of current and planned research and teaching activities,
copies of the 5 most important publications and references.

Applications should be sent by post or electronically by 15 February
2013 to the Dean of Computer Science, Prof Franz Wotawa, Inffeldgasse
10/II, A-8010 Graz, E-Mail: dekanat.informatik@tugraz.at.

For details and application, see the official announcement:

http://www.icg.tugraz.at/openings

Postdocs in the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic)

Currently we offer 27 post-doctoral (postdoc) research positions on the following five themes (project modules), supported by the EU Operational Program Education for Competitiveness and the Czech state budget:
A. IT for solving crisis situations
(5 postdoc positions; contact: Assoc. Professor Vondrak, vit.vondrak@vsb.cz)
B. Numerical methods and libraries for parallel computing
(5 postdoc positions; contact: Assoc. Professor Kozubek, tomas.kozubek@vsb.cz)
C. Modelling in nanotechnologies
(6 postdoc positions; contact: Professor Pistora, jaromir.pistora@vsb.cz)
D. IT for knowledge processing
(2 postdoc positions; contact: Professor Snasel, vaclav.snasel@vsb.cz)
E. Smart systems in energetics
(9 postdoc positions; contact: Professor Cermak, tomas.cermak@vsb.cz)

See more details @ http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/aktuality/info/VSB_postdoci2012.pdf