[visionlist] PhD position offer: The Multiple-View Geometry of Deformable Surfaces

[Adrien Bartoli]

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to work on 3D reconstruction in
the field of computer vision. 3D reconstruction is here the process of
computing the 3D shape of the observed environment from images. 3D
reconstruction from image motion is an effective technique that has been
researched for decades. The so-called Shape-from-Motion paradigm is mature
in rigid environments (man-made environments are typically rigid: buildings,
rooms, etc), but the case of deformable environments still lags behind. 

The goal of this PhD is to research a novel theory for Shape-from-Motion in
deformable environments. Concretely, given several images, we want to model
the geometrical relationship that exists between the positions of
corresponding points. From this relationship, we will then study algorithms
to infer the 3D shape. The results of this fundamental research may be
applied to laparoscopic image sequences, for which there is a high need of
3D vision from monocular images. Tools from differential geometry,
projective and Euclidean geometry, PDE and optimization will be used and
researched, in particular the concept of differentiable projective
manifolds.
The PhD will be supported by the EU through the excellence ERC grant
FLEXABLE. It will take place in the ALCoV group under the supervision of
Prof Adrien Bartoli (http://isit.u-clermont1.fr/~ab). ALCoV is a young and
extremely dynamical research group, which has been pioneering the field of
3D computer vision in deformable environments and optical 3D reconstruction
in laparoscopy. Publications at an excellent level will be expected during
the PhD.

The ideal candidate has a Master degree in the field of computer science
and/or mathematics. Required skills include coding, linear algebra,
numerical optimization, geometry. 

Send your CV with 2 recommendation letters and any other relevant documents
by email to Ms Julia Allirot (Julia.Allirot at udamail.fr). The recruitment
will be done as soon as an excellent candidate is found. The PhD duration
will be 3 years.