PhD - Visión por computador

Grupo de investigación en visión por computador, Universidad de Alcalá

Alcalá de Henares, Spain

 

Descripción

 

El grupo de investigación en visión por computador, GRAM, de la Universidad de Alcalá, abre un proceso de selección de candidatos interesados en solicitar una beca FPU de la Universidad de Alcalá. La línea de investigación de la tesis doctoral a desarrollar será:

 

Detección y estimación robusta de la pose de clases de objetos.

El trabajo será realizado bajo la dirección del Dr. Roberto J. López-Sastre y del Dr. Saturnino Maldonado-Bascón. Las personas interesadas deben enviar su CV a la siguiente dirección de correo gram@uah.es antes del 9 de Enero de 2013.

PhD & PostDoc - Ultrafast charge dynamics

University of the Basque Country

San Sebastián, Spain

 

Description

 

Several postdoctoral researcher and PhD positions are available from June the 1st 2012 with the EU-FP7-sponsored CRONOS consortium. CRONOS is a large European project aiming at constructing a quantitative theory for charge and spin-dynamics in real materials, with applications in the areas of solar energy and magnetic recording. The consortium also includes two experimental groups, who will validate the theoretical work with experiments in the field of ultra-fast spectroscopy. The main theoretical tool for the project will be time-dependent density functional theory, in particular in the spirit of real time simulations. The consortium aims at both developing fundamental theoretical aspects (including the development/extension of new exchange and correlation functional to the time-dependent case, time-dependent non adiabatic electron-ion dynamics and quantum optimal control theory) and applying such development to real charge and spin dynamics problems. The experimental activity will be concentrated on using advanced methods of ultra-fast laser spectroscopy for probing charge and spin dynamics.

 

Image processing in microscopy

I2PC, CNB-CSIC

Madrid, Spain

 

Description:

 

We are looking for a technically oriented candidate (engineer, physicist, mathematician, computer scientist….) to work in the development of a java-based platform for image processing in microscopy.

 

Requirements:

 

Master Degree  on Computer Science, Technology or equivalent

Java, J2EE, Java swing

Experience in Python, Shell scripting or similar languages.

Experience in GNU Linux OS

Experience in XML-based technologies, including XML Schema and XSD.

Experience working on WS (REST and SOAP)

Medium level of proficiency in written and spoken English

 

The following skills are considered a “plus”, but are not essential:

 

Experience in JPA, Hibernate or Ibatis

Ontologies and the semantic Web

Workflow engines Technical experience (BPMN, BPEL, etc.)

General background on electron microscopy

 

More information and applications:

 

i2pc@cnb.csic.es

http://i2pc.cnb.csic.es

Biomedical Engineer

IDIBAPS

Barcelona, Spain

 

Description:

 

The main task will particularly focus in implementing advanced imaging technologies in a rigid endoscope to improve the current state of a patented technology (US 2011/0295062) and evaluate whether it is possible to bring it closer to market. The status of the technology is: (1) two working prototypes, (2) preliminary proofs of concepts of independent technological needs, (3) the need to build a prototype that simultaneously integrates all the technological needs and (4) explore further applications according to an ongoing european project. The candidate will be responsible for organising his/her time and tasks, reporting to direction of the company, work with strategic partners, executive responsibility of the milestones and achievements, outsource specific tasks of the project, work with tissue phantoms and animal models to test the technology, and representing the company in the relations with scientific and commercial partners at the technological level. The position searched will be responsible of building a working prototype to be connected to a commercial endoscope and achieve the transition from preliminary results in tissue phantoms to an effective pre-clinical stage to build and provide sound proofs that the technology can work robustly in a pre-defined surgical context in animals. This will enable to bring the company closer to market and, if successful, the candidate might have the option to go to the next step and go from the pre-clinical stage to clinical stage. The company posses the IP rights of a patented technology (US 2011/0295062, EQUIPMENT FOR INFRARED VISION OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS THEREOF) and two prototypes to capture images through an endoscope, contacts with companies that produce tissue phantoms and clinical partners that provide animal models and personel for experimentation. We are expecting a 2-3 year project with high chances of remaining in the company in the long run.

 

32 Internships in Earth Sciences

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Toulouse, France

The following Internships are offered at CNES on the Earth Sciences domain:

+ A free tool for the processing of images adapted to suit the "Universal Access" context of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
+ Analysis of the representation of fine oceanic scales in altimetric measurements in preparation for the SWOT mission – Application to the Gulf of Lions region.
+ Analysis of the variability in sunflower growth and yield, using remote sensing.
+ Analysis of variations in the continental water stocks in the large tropical basins, by means of multi-satellite observation.
+ Auto-classification using the auto-organisational Kohonen maps of the RFI signatures (radio interference) present in the SMOS measurements
+ Classification into multi-temporal image series
+ Contribution to the improvement of the radiometric calibration on the moon.
+ Earth observation image processing application for mobile devices
+ Estimation of the quantity of aerosols in high-resolution image time series
+ Evaluation and calibration of the accelerometers of the SWARM mission at the ESA.
+ Ground humidity in a root zone by ssimilating SMOS surface pressure
+ Implementation of DISPATCH within an operational chain

PhD + PostDoc - Several positions

University of Twente

Enschede, The Netherlands

 

Several positions open:

 

PhD research position on "Modelling of the African Lithosphere Combining GOCE and Seismology"

PhD Medical Robotics

PhD Researcher (Promovendus) project RECONASS

PhD Position in ‘Boiling Flow-Regime Maps’

PhD position Photonic and RF integration of Optical Beamforming Modules in SMART antennas for Today

PhD position Active Layered Tribo-mechanical Skin Equivalent

PhD student (4 years) on "Oxygen separation membranes for zero-emission fossil power plants"

PhD position Ultrafast optical switching on waveguide chips

 

Postdoc Position as Bioinformatician/Biomedical Engineer in high-throughput screening of cell-material interactions

Post-Doc position Modeling and Simulation of Aerosols

Postdoctoral Scientist for Reflexive management and scalability of the human sensor web

More information and applications

http://www.utwente.nl/en/ 

Optical Networking

Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya

Barcelona

 

The Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, an advanced research center established in Barcelona (Spain), is devoted to fundamental and applied R&D related to the physical and lower layers of communications systems. Currently, the CTTC is interested in filling a Research Associate position in Optical Networking.

 

Optical Networking (Ref. 4/2012-3, 1 position): The candidate must hold a Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications Engineering, with research experience in the areas of coherent optical communication systems and optical OFDM.

 

Applicants should have research experience in: optoelectronic devices and optical subsystems, coherent detection, carrier/phase recovery, digital signal processing, optical access networks, advanced modulation formats and multicarrier modulation, specifically, optical OFDM. Specialization areas of interest are the design, modelling and development of coherent (OFDM) transmission schemes for high-speed, flexible and spectral efficient optical networks, and systems and techniques for the convergence of optical and wireless networks. Laboratory skills and experience are required.

 

PostDoc - 14 vacancies

The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Barcelona, Spain

 

The ICFO Nest International Post-doctoral Program (http://nestpostdocs.icfo.es), partially supported by the Marie Curie Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programme (COFUND) action of the European Commission, aims at providing high-level training and support for outstanding international researchers in the early stages of their careers, working in the field of Photonics. ICFO will provide cutting edge facilities as well as a stimulating, international and interdisciplinary environment to help Fellows become successful independent researchers.

 

ICFO offers up to 14 post-doctoral INCOMING fellowships of 24 month duration to top-class postdoctoral international researchers, with ambitious research projects at the forefront of optics and photonics, who will perform his/her duties within an existing ICFO research group.

 

Research lines at ICFO include but are not limited to: biophotonics and photo-medicine / nanophotonics and nanotechnology / nonlinear optics and frequency conversion / quantum optics and quantum information / atto-science and ultrafast laser science / optical sensing and optoelectronics / green photonics and photovoltaics / nanoscopy and super-resolution imaging.

 

PostDoc - Femtosecond photonics

The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Barcelona, Spain

 

ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, a centre based in Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain), devoted to research and education of the optical and photonic sciences at the highest international level, is offering a post-doctoral position to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientist who wishes to enhance his/her scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. The successful candidate will be part of an emerging project carried out by Dr Simon Wall’s newly established Ultrafast Optical Dynamics of Solids group. The group focuses on measuring and manipulating the structural, magnetic and electronic properties of solids on femtosecond timescales and nanometre length scales, with short pulses of light. The candidate will play a key role in establishing and building new experimental optical techniques to study and manipulate magnetic and electronic states of materials with high temporal and spatial resolution. This work will be performed mainly at ICFO, but will involve the use of various user facilities in the USA and elsewhere in Europe.

 

Eligibility and Conditions:

 

- Candidates must hold an internationally-recognized Ph.D.-equivalent degree (or evidence of its completion in the nearest future), preferably in physics.

- Experience with either: ultrafast lasers and non-linear optics, microscopy and spectroscopy of solids, or highly correlated/magnetic materials are highly desired.

- No restrictions of citizenship apply to the ICFO post-doctoral contracts.

- The contract is offered for periods of one year, renewable for a total of up to 3 years.

 

PhD studentship: image processing for digital cinema applications

Universidad Pompeu Fabra

Barcelona

The Information and Communication Technology department at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, invites applications for a PhD studentship position associated with the ERC Starting Grant "Image processing for enhanced cinematography”, led by Marcelo Bertalmío, http://www.dtic.upf.edu/~mbertalmio/, and which is described below. Candidates should hold a M.Sc. with a solid background in mathematics and be proficient in spoken and written English. Experience in image processing, computer vision, neuroscience or visual perception would be highly valuable.

Description:

The objective of this ERC Starting Grant project is to develop image processing algorithms for cinema that allow people watching a movie on a screen to see the same details and colors as people at the shooting location can. It is due to camera and display limitations that the shooting location and the images on the screen are perceived very differently. We want to be able to use common cameras and displays (as opposed to highly expensive hardware systems) and work solely on processing the video so that our perception of the scene and of the images on the screen match, without having to add artificial lights when shooting (other than for artistic purposes) or to manually correct the colors to adapt to a particular display device. In terms of sensing capabilities cameras are in many regards better than human photoreceptors, but human vision performs better processing, carried out in the retina and visual cortex. Therefore, rather than working on the hardware, improving lenses and sensors, we will instead use, whenever possible, existing knowledge on visual neuroscience and models on visual perception to develop software methods mimicking neural processes in the human visual system, and apply these methods to images captured with a regular camera. We will also use variational methods coupled with perceptual metrics to optimize the final outputs. From a technological standpoint, reaching our goal will be a remarkable achievement which will impact how movies are made (in less time, with less equipment, with smaller crews, with more artistic freedom) but also which movies are made (since good-visual-quality productions will become more affordable.) We also anticipate a considerable technological impact in the realm of consumer video. From a scientific standpoint, this will imply finding solutions for several challenging open problems in image processing and computer vision, but it also has a strong potential to bring methodological advances to other domains like experimental psychology and visual neuroscience.

PostDoc - Entanglement in Quantum Optical Systems

Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa

Postdoctoral Research Fellow on Generation and Detection of Entanglement in Quantum Optical Systems (GEDENTQOPT ERC project)

Applications are invited for postdoctoral position linked to a five year project on the topic of Generation and detection of quantum entanglement as part of an European Research Council Starting grant (GEDENTQOPT project). The project is conducted at the Department of Theoretical Physics of the University of the Basque Country at Leioa. The aim of the research project is to develop new concepts for understanding, identifying, and quantifying quantum entanglement in quantum optical systems, connected to recent experiments.

Description:

We are looking for highly qualified candidates from Physics both at the postdoctoral level. Post-docs must hold a Ph.D. degree in physics, preferably in Mathematical Physics, and are offered a position for 1 up to 3 years, dependent on qualification. A strong background in quantum information science is expected. Previous experience in the statistical physics of spin systems, entanglement entropy in spin systems, and the theory of cold gases are highly desirable. Morover, experinece with Quantum Cellular Autumata can be very useful for the project.