Employment type:Fixed-term (from 01/12/2014 until 30/11/2015) Post-doc Reseach Fellow.
Interview date:29/10/2014.
The project is funded by EU FP7 Framework and lasts for 4 years.The main objective of this post is to develop and implement novel computer vision and learning algorithms for human activity analysis (gesture, gaze and facial expression) especially tempo-spatial gaze pattern analysis and behaviour patterns analysis of ASD children. More specifically, the primary duties include:
Developing mechanisms identifying and extracting the most relevant components of the available sensory data, mainly from RGB-D and image data
Tracking features of human activities of ASD child, especially gaze and gestures
Extracting emotional cues of human activities of the ASD child
Investigating fusion methods for robust human activity recognition
Writing timely reports, publish research papers and documenting software
Presenting work to internal and external project partners and carry collaborative research
Assisting in supervision of research students of the group
For this post you will have:
A Doctorate or be close to being awarded in Computer Vision or Machine Learning
A strong publication record at principal computer vision conferences or journals
The ability to work independently and as a team member
Strong software development and computer programing in C++ and Matlab employing computer vision and image processing techniques
A brief statement of research interests describing your and future plans experience related to the advertised position
You will be required to provide a CV and a cover letter with a brief statement stating how your research experience and research interests fit with the post