[visionlist] PhD studentship on perceptual image difference metrics

[Jon Y. Hardeberg]

The Norwegian Color Research Laboratory has recently received 
significant funding from The Norwegian Research Council to carry out a 
research project entitled "Perceptual image difference metrics - a 
unifying approach to image representation and reproduction." The 
principal objective of the project is to improve the state of the art of 
colour image representation and reproduction, by developing new 
perceptual image difference metrics and using them in new ways. We will 
develop new metrics based on improved colour difference formulae, 
perceptual predictors, saliency maps, and multilevel methods. We will 
improve the state of the art techniques for image compression, high 
dynamic range tone mapping, colour gamut mapping, and halftoning, by 
using these metrics in a novel optimisation framework.

The project will be carried out by existing faculty, postdoctoral 
researchers, and PhD students. At this point, we seek a PhD candidate, 
for whom knowledge and experience in the following areas would be helpful:
. Signal and image processing
. Colour vision and colour science
. Perceptual modelling of imaging processes
. Optimisation techniques
. Cross media colour reproduction
. Image and video compression

Gjøvik University College, a campus of 1700 students and 130 faculty 
members, consists of three faculties, Faculty of Health Care and 
Nursing, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Computer Science and 
Media Technology. Faculty members, researchers and graduate students are 
from a diverse and international background with an excellent faculty to 
student ratio. For more information about Gjøvik University College 
please refer to http://www.hig.no.

The research activity in Faculty of Computer Science and Media 
Technology is mainly focused in three areas; information security, media 
technology, and colour imaging, with The Norwegian Information Security 
Laboratory (http://www.nislab.no) and The Norwegian Color Research 
Laboratory (http://www.colorlab.no) as the two main research groups.

Applicants should hold a Diploma, MSc, or equivalent academic degree, in 
Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline, with 
previous experience in image processing. Fluency in spoken and written 
English is also required.

Successful applicants will be prepared to make novel contributions to 
the field of and are expected to present and publish in peer-reviewed 
conferences and journals. Internships at international universities or 
research institutions can be arranged in the course of the PhD research 
project.

The positions can be awarded for a period of up to four years, and will 
include 25% teaching/administrative duties. The positions are 
remunerated according to salary level 43 in the national salary scheme, 
gross NOK 325 600 (appx EUR 40 700) per annum, of which 2% is deducted 
for the State Pension scheme.

Applicants are encouraged to submit a research project description of 
2-3 pages. Please send application letter, resume, statement of 
research, copies of transcripts, as well as name and email addresses of 
three references before August 10, 2007 to:

Gjøvik University College
Director of personnel Jan Kåre Testad
P. O. Box 191,
N-2802 Gjøvik,
Norway.

For general questions concerning this announcement, please contact Jan 
Kåre Testad, Director of Personnel (jan.testad at hig.no), or Professor 
Rune Hjelsvold, Faculty Vice Dean (rune.hjelsvold at hig.no). For more 
information about the project and the PhD studentship, please contact 
Prof. Jon Y. Hardeberg (jon.hardeberg at hig.no).

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Jon Y Hardeberg,  Ph.D.,   Professor of Color Imaging
Director,     The Norwegian Color Research Laboratory
Department of  Computer Science and  Media Technology
Gjøvik University College,  PO Box 191, N-2802 Gjøvik
www.colorlab.no <http://www.colorlab.no>, www.hig.no/imt <http://www.hig.no/imt>, jon.hardeberg at hig.no <mailto:jon.hardeberg at hig.no>
Phone: +47-61135215 / +47-98216899, Fax: +47-61135240

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