[visionlist] Phd opening in machine vision and robotics at Purdue University, USA

[Juan P. Wachs]

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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