[vslist] PhD studentship - Bristol, UK
Chris Benton
chris.benton@bristol.ac.uk
Mon Nov 24 11:29:01 2003
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PhD Studentship
Departments of Experimental Psychology and Electrical and Electronic =
Engineering=20
University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
(the details can also be found at http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/PI511.html =
)
The Departments of Experimental Psychology and Electrical and Electronic =
Engineering at the University of Bristol are offering a PhD studentship =
to commence in March 2004. The successful applicant will be based in the =
Department of Experimental Psychology and will work on a project =
entitled "Fusing motion information with spatial structure for =
surveillance applications" under the joint supervision of Dr Chris =
Benton (Experimental Psychology), Dr Stavri Nikolov (Electrical and =
Electronic Engineering) and Dr Nick Scott-Samuel (Experimental =
Psychology).
The project is funded by the newly established Data and Information =
Fusion Defence Technology Centre (DIF-DTC). The PhD student will receive =
=A310,000 per annum for three years, and his/her fees will be paid. =
Further funds are available for travel and equipment. Please note that =
the studentship is restricted to UK or EU citizens.
The aim of the PhD is to develop algorithms to fuse motion information =
into static images, with the aim of constructing a representation of =
dynamic information which can be displayed in a single (or several) key =
image(s). The main application area for this work will be visual =
surveillance. The project will initially concentrate on the assessment =
and development of algorithms for the extraction of motion signals from =
video sequences. Once a suitable approach has been established, it will =
be implemented on available technology, and ways of compressing its =
output will be investigated. At this stage, the validity of the output =
will be tested using behavioural techniques in order to guide the =
subsequent choice of information compression algorithm. This algorithm =
will combine the motion output with static background features in a form =
from which it is easy for human observers to extract relevant dynamic =
information. The ease of extraction will be quantified via behavioural =
testing. This project will build upon previous work in the two =
departments in the areas of image fusion, motion analysis and motion =
perception. Available systems for visualisation and analysis of image =
sequences as spatio-temporal volumes (based on VTK and utilising a =
VolumePro real-time volume rendering card) will be used. Dedicated =
graphics equipment (Cambridge Research Systems VSG 2/5 board) is also =
available for the presentation of calibrated images in the behavioural =
phase of the project.
Applicants will ideally have a background in either computer science, =
engineering or the behavioural sciences, although promising candidates =
from other fields will also be considered. Strong programming skills =
(Matlab and/or C++) are essential for the project. Previous knowledge of =
image/video processing and motion analysis techniques is desirable.=20
Potential applicants can contact Dr Chris Benton ( =
Chris.Benton@bristol.ac.uk ), Dr Stavri Nikolov ( =
Stavri.Nikolov@bristol.ac.uk ) or Dr Nick Scott-Samuel ( =
n.e.scott-samuel@bris.ac.uk) for further information.=20
Application forms are available from:=20
Lara Heard,=20
Department of Experimental Psychology,=20
University of Bristol,=20
8 Woodland Road,=20
Bristol BS8 1TN,=20
U.K.=20
Email: Lara.Heard@bristol.ac.uk. Tel: 0117 928 8452, Fax: 0117 928 8588.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 16th January 2003.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PhD Studentship</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Departments of Experimental Psychology =
and=20
Electrical and Electronic Engineering </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>University of Bristol, Bristol, =
U.K.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(the details can also be found=20
at </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/PI511.html">http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles=
/PI511.html</A> </FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Departments of Experimental =
Psychology and=20
Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bristol are =
offering=20
a PhD studentship to commence in March 2004. The successful applicant =
will be=20
based in the Department of Experimental Psychology and will work on a =
project=20
entitled "Fusing motion information with spatial structure for =
surveillance=20
applications" under the joint supervision of Dr Chris Benton =
(Experimental=20
Psychology), Dr Stavri Nikolov (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) =
and Dr=20
Nick Scott-Samuel (Experimental Psychology).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The project is funded by the newly =
established Data=20
and Information Fusion Defence Technology Centre (DIF-DTC). The PhD =
student will=20
receive =A310,000 per annum for three years, and his/her fees will be =
paid.=20
Further funds are available for travel and equipment. Please note that =
the=20
studentship is restricted to UK or EU citizens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The aim of the PhD is to develop =
algorithms to fuse=20
motion information into static images, with the aim of constructing a=20
representation of dynamic information which can be displayed in a single =
(or=20
several) key image(s). The main application area for this work will be =
visual=20
surveillance. The project will initially concentrate on the assessment =
and=20
development of algorithms for the extraction of motion signals from =
video=20
sequences. Once a suitable approach has been established, it will be =
implemented=20
on available technology, and ways of compressing its output will be=20
investigated. At this stage, the validity of the output will be tested =
using=20
behavioural techniques in order to guide the subsequent choice of =
information=20
compression algorithm. This algorithm will combine the motion output =
with static=20
background features in a form from which it is easy for human observers =
to=20
extract relevant dynamic information. The ease of extraction will be =
quantified=20
via behavioural testing. This project will build upon previous work in =
the two=20
departments in the areas of image fusion, motion analysis and motion =
perception.=20
Available systems for visualisation and analysis of image sequences as=20
spatio-temporal volumes (based on VTK and utilising a VolumePro =
real-time volume=20
rendering card) will be used. Dedicated graphics equipment (Cambridge =
Research=20
Systems VSG 2/5 board) is also available for the presentation of =
calibrated=20
images in the behavioural phase of the project.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Applicants will ideally have a =
background in either=20
computer science, engineering or the behavioural sciences, although =
promising=20
candidates from other fields will also be considered. Strong programming =
skills=20
(Matlab and/or C++) are essential for the project. Previous knowledge of =
image/video processing and motion analysis techniques is desirable.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Potential applicants can contact Dr =
Chris Benton (=20
<A =
href=3D"mailto:Chris.Benton@bristol.ac.uk">Chris.Benton@bristol.ac.uk</A>=
), Dr=20
Stavri Nikolov ( <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Stavri.Nikolov@bristol.ac.uk">Stavri.Nikolov@bristol.ac.uk=
</A> ) or=20
Dr Nick Scott-Samuel ( <A=20
href=3D"mailto:n.e.scott-samuel@bris.ac.uk">n.e.scott-samuel@bris.ac.uk</=
A>) for=20
further information. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Application forms are available from: =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lara Heard, <BR>Department of =
Experimental=20
Psychology, <BR>University of Bristol, <BR>8 Woodland Road, <BR>Bristol =
BS8 1TN,=20
<BR>U.K. <BR>Email: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Lara.Heard@bristol.ac.uk">Lara.Heard@bristol.ac.uk</A>. =
Tel: 0117=20
928 8452, Fax: 0117 928 8588.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The closing date for applications is =
9.00am, 16th=20
January 2003.<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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