VisionScienceList: Postdoc/RA positions at the University of Nevada, USA

From: George Bebis (bebis@cs.unr.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2001 - 01:51:39 PDT

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    The Computer Vision Laboratory (CVL) (http://www.cs.unr.edu/CVL) at the
    University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for postdoc and research
    assistant positions starting in Fall 2001/Spring 2001. Preference will be
    given to students who want to pursue a PhD degree in Computer Vision.
    Active research areas within CVL include object recognition, face
    detection, face recognition, human tracking, head tracking and pose
    estimation, hand tracking and pose estimation, eye-gaze estimation, human
    activity recognition, surveillance, and biometrics. CVL is currently
    funded by NSF, NASA, and DOD. It is also collaborating with several
    government and industrial laboratories including Los Alamos National Lab,
    Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Ford, IGT, and Honeywell. CVL is well
    equipped with Sun Ultra Workstations, PCs, Sony EVI-D30 cameras, frame
    grabbers, mobile robots, printers etc. Computer Vision is a major research
    area within the CS Department.

    Requirements: You must have a first degree in either an Engineering
    subject, in Mathematics, in Physics, or in Computer Science. A good
    Mathematical background, programming skills in C or C++, and familiarity
    with Unix/Linux are necessary. Prior familiarity with Image Processing,
    Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Artificial Neural Networks is
    desirable.

    Interested students should send their CV by regular mail, e-mail, or fax
    to:

    Dr. George (Giorgos) Bebis fax: (775) 784-1877
    Department of Computer Science phone: (775) 784-6463
    University of Nevada email: bebis@cs.unr.edu
    Reno, NV 89557 http://www.cs.unr.edu/~bebis
    USA
    Some information about UNR

    The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) (http://www.unr.edu) is a land grant
    institution, established in 1874 (see next page for information about the
    Reno metropolitan area). It has 11 schools and colleges and offers 70
    majors for an undergraduate degree; 70 master's degree programs; and 34
    doctoral programs including a four-year medical school. The University of
    UNR's 14,000 students come from all 17 Nevada counties, from all 50 states
    and from more than 80 countries. The university conducts more than $70
    million in research grants and contracts each year. UNR is fully
    accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. The
    Department of Computer Science (http://www.cs.unr.edu) is one of the four
    departments within the College of Engineering. It has 9 full-time faculty
    and 8 adjunct faculty and offers degrees in Computer Science (BS, MS) and
    Computer Engineering (BS, MS, and PhD). CS has about 260 undergraduates,
    60 MS, and 12 PhD students.

    Some information about the Reno metropolitan area

    UNR is an integral part of the Reno metropolitan area, home to
    approximately 300,000 people. The 255-acre main campus, located minutes
    from downtown Reno, features both contemporary and historic architecture,
    and the university's tree-lined Quadrangle is listed on the National
    Register of Historic Places. The academic atmosphere is filled with rich
    surroundings for the cultural and intellectual development of the
    students. Reno is bounded on the west by the majestic Sierra Nevada
    mountain range and on the east by the rolling basin and range province,
    Reno benefits from a comfortable climate. There are four distinct seasons
    in this cool, dry climate where the sun shines nearly 290 days a year. The
    area is noted for its variety of recreational opportunities, which include
    sailing, camping, hiking, fishing, and sightseeing. Within an hour's drive
    of the campus, for example, are Lake Tahoe in the High Sierra, and Pyramid
    Lake, a unique prehistoric desert sea. Also within an hour's drive are a
    number of nationally known ski areas, including Squaw Valley, site of the
    1960 Winter Olympics. Other scenic attractions include Virginia City,
    setting of one of the West's richest mining bonanzas; Genoa, the state's
    first pioneer settlement; and Carson City, the Nevada state capital. Reno
    is within 2 hours' drive from Sacramento and 3.5 hours' drive from San
    Francisco.

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    Dr. George Bebis (775) 784-6463 (office)
    Assistant Professor (775) 784-1877 (FAX)
    Department Computer Science bebis@cs.unr.edu
    University of Nevada http://www.cs.unr.edu/~bebis/
    Reno, NV 89557
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