[visionlist] Postdoc on crowdsourced fresco reassembly (Tim Weyrich)

[Tim Weyrich]

A postdoc position is available in the computer graphics group at University College London. Funding is available for nine months, in the first instance, for carrying out research in Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction and Machine Learning generally, and in mobile crowdsourcing applications and the data mining of respective user output specifically. More information at http://tinyurl.com/cmcqlyv .

We seek an excellent candidate with a track record of expertise in some combination of computer graphics, machine learning, computer vision and human-computer interaction. The post is for someone who is interested in computer graphics and crowdsourcing applications, with primary focus on and responsibility for the funded project "Laymen To The Help Of Experts: Crowdsourcing To Aid The Reassembly Of Ancient Frescoes" (EPSRC EP/J014338/1). The project aims at developing a game-like, mobile-phone-based crowdsourcing application that will enable unskilled volunteers to contribute to the reassembly of the shattered Late-Bronze-Age wallpaintings of Akrotiri, Greece. The post involves the design and implementation of an (iOS-based) client-server infrastructure to collect and analyse data from users’ mobile devices, as they playfully engage with the "Akrotiri Jigsaw". The research associate will also conduct a field study, closely interacting with the site on Santorini, Greece. Everyone from all nations that matches the Person Specification criteria is encouraged to apply, to start before March 2013.

Tim Weyrich's group, based at UCL in the centre of vibrant London, performs research in computer graphics and vision. Amongst other fields, his group specialises in cultural heritage applications and digital humanities. This project combines aspects from systems engineering, user interaction design and machine learning with a unique archaeological problem domain. The project is integrated in a larger international collaboration that aims at developing computer-aided methods to help reassembling shattered frescoes. If you have questions regarding the application procedure, please read the Job Description PDF first and direct remaining questions to Lynette Hothi <lynette.hothi at ucl.ac.uk>; for all other enquiries please contact Tim Weyrich <t.weyrich at ucl.ac.uk>.

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Tim Weyrich
Senior Lecturer (Assoc. Prof.), Department of Computer Science
Associate Director, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK
http://tim.weyri.ch/