(23/11/2009)

De : "Juan P. Wachs" juan.wachs [ à ] gmail.com
Phd opening in machine vision and robotics at Purdue University, USA

The Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies Laboratory (ISAT)
at the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University has an
opening for one PhD student. Projects at the laboratory are affiliated
with the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and offer a
rich international environment. The Intelligent Systems and HCI group
is interested in the use of human-machine interaction channels, such
as vision, audio and physiological signals for healthcare purposes.
Research Topics are:
- Facial and body gestures for HCI handicapped populations.
- Intelligent wheelchair navigation.
- Smart environments for assisted living facilities.
- Collaborative gesture sketching in the operating room

The PhD student will work in a multi-disciplinary framework involving
Machine Vision, Pattern Recognition and Signal Processing disciplines.
The final outcome is to develop real-time unencumbered non-invasive
technologies for disabled populations relying mostly on physiological
signals and body language to manage themselves, autonomously.
Algorithm-wise this research includes object and body parts
recognition and autonomous navigation novel approaches.
Interested persons will find more details in this website: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jpwachs/
See research and publications sections. Candidates should have a
master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering,
industrial engineering or a closely related field with thesis. They
should have excellent programming skills (MS VC++ and Matlab) as well
as communication skills in English. Good written and spoken knowledge
of English is therefore mandatory. Knowledge of machine-vision, multi
modal interaction and robotics will be an advantage.
The PhD Student, will:
- Implement real-time prototypes.
- Design and validate experiments.
- Present results in international conferences;
- Publish results in top scientific journals;
- Participate in activities of the group and of the department.
- Apply for local and external grants to support his funding.
Funding duration: 1 year guaranteed, up to 3 more years contingent on
funding.
Deadline for Fall semester 2010: January 1, 2010.

Application:
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (listing
all publications), a pdf of your most representative publications, and
the names of two references.
Please send all these material applications by e-mail only to Prof.
Juan Wachs before December 15:
Prof. Juan P. Wachs
jpwachs (at) purdue (dot) edu
Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies Laboratory
School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA.

The screening process will begin immediately and finish when a
suitable candidate is selected.
After passing the first screening round, the candidates will need to
apply for the Phd program at School of Engineering, at Purdue
University before January 1, 2010. See the website guidelines to see
all the documents required for this (including transcripts, GRE and
TOEFL), http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/
The Phd position and scholarship is contingent on acceptance to the
graduate studies program at the School of Industrial Engineering.

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