Internships in Exploratory Computer VisionA

Thomson Research, Burbank CA, conduct research in a wide variety of areas involving computer vision, image processing, and security and has multiple openings for summer internship position.

The positions in computer vision involve Research and Development in advanced 3D reconstruction, camera calibration and augmented reality. Interns will work as part of a small team on research problems involving enhancing the visual quality and the accuracy of the reconstruction process.

The successful candidate should be advanced in their PhD studies, but graduate students with exceptional skill levels will also be strongly considered. Candidate should have good experience in one or more of the following fields: 3D computer vision, depth map extraction, feature detection and tracking, multiview geometry, camera calibration and augmented reality. 3+ years programming experience in C++/MATLAB required.

Start time: May/June 2008
Period: 3-5 months

For consideration, please send a cover letter and CV to:

tao.zhang3@thomson.net

Tao Zhang, Ph.D
Thomson Research, Burbank, CA, USA

Research Position in Scene Interpretation

Research Position in Scene Interpretation

at the Cognitive Systems Laboratory, Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg

Applications are requested for a research position in the EU-funded project eTRIMS, duration until 3/2009. We look for a researcher with the background and caliber to investigate principled approaches for scene interpretation combining logic-based and probabilistic models. The task includes implementation work on the scene analysis system SCENIC.

The Cognitive Systems Laboratory at the University of Hamburg has a long-standing record of leading-edge research in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence. One of our focus areas is scene interpretation and the connection of vision processes with common-sense knowledge.

Hamburg is one of the most beautiful towns in Germany which offers all attractions of a metropolitan city while retaining a natural and lovely environment.

Applicants must have an above-average university degree in Computer Science and competence both in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence. The monthly salary amounts to 2900 EUR (1663 EUR after taxes) with an 11% increase after the first year.

Please send applications to

Prof. Bernd Neumann
University of Hamburg
Department of Informatics
Vogt-Koelln-Str. 30
22527 Hamburg
Tel. +49-(0)-40-42883-2451 Fax +49-(0)-40-42883-2572
neumann@informatik.uni-hamburg.de

Software Engineering Internship at Digitalsmiths

JOB SUMMARY

In this capacity you will be responsible for assisting researchers in the field of computer vision. You will work on building large sets of training data for different computer vision algorithms. You must be familiar with the fundamentals of developing/compiling application code. To apply for this position you must be in at least your junior year majoring in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related area.

You must be familiar with the following areas:

· C and C++ development

· Client/server application development

· Linux platform development

We are looking for an individual who has a real passion for research and wants to become an authority in the domain. He/she must be willing to work for a startup company in a fast paced environment. This opportunity has great potential and you will be joining an exciting and rapidly growing company. We are an equal-opportunity employer. Work onsite is required. Please send resume and cover letter to resume@digitalsmiths.com.

Full Time job opportunity at IAVO Research & Scientific

Note: this was sent to Rick Skarbez

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Hey! I found your name on the CSSA website - I went to UNC 2000-2006 so I am somewhat familiar with the CS department, and was always impressed with the people who came out of there... I am a division director at a small business in Durham - its called IAVO Research &
Scientific. We mainly contract with the federal government doing research and development and we are in the market for a new employee.

I am in search of a computer scientist/ programmer who has some experience under his/her belt and has a good stat/math background. IAVO is a GREAT place to work - I have been here since I left UNC. The job would be a full time with benefits (health/dental/gym membership/
continuing education - up to 2k, plus lots of other extras!). The person would be expected to have a working knowledge of the main computer programming languages - C++, C#, C#.net, etc and an advanced knowledge of developing complex software programs. The company does
both geospatial and behavioral sciences work, so a knowledge in either would be particularly good - please indicate which you would be more interested in. IAVO is a highly rewarding work environment for people who are innovative, creative thinkers and people who are highly self
motivated! If this sounds like something for you, thats great! Check out our website at www.iavo-rs.com and email me, Jenn Carter, jcarter@iavo-rs.com your resumes or CVs and a cover letter if you would like to describe your past experiences or knowledge in more detail.

The 2008 AMD Graphics Game Computing Applications Group

AMD is the customer-centric innovation company, a processing powerhouse that offers smarter choices for its customers and makes technology more accessible to the world. AMD’s Graphics Product Group recognizes that today’s research is next year’s commercial or entertainment application, and young researchers are likely to come up with new and exciting ideas. AMD is driven to contribute research and technology efforts that will lead to the next generation of computer graphics applications.

Following the success of previous years’ internship program, AMD’s Game Computing Applications Group is accepting applications for internship positions at the Marlborough, MA and Santa Clara, CA locations for the summer of 2008. The interns will work on GPU- or parallel computing- related projects. The interns will be working alongside experienced engineers and researchers, and will be provided a great deal of guidance and mentorship, along with the invaluable practical production experience. This is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain exposure into the graphics industry, to work with a talented team of individuals to produce a high caliber of work, and to develop the skills needed to succeed in the technology industry. Each intern is expected to concentrate on one main project, and possibly participate on other projects depending on availability and interest. The following (not-exhaustive) list of projects undertaken by previous years’ interns and group members gives a good indication of the type of project that should be expected:

• Implementation of novel real-time global illumination approximations and deferred shading techniques utilizing new Direct3D10.1® API features
• Implementation of interactive direct volume rendering application with intuitive transfer function editor for specifying material properties for advanced medical visualization (Work to appear in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing)
• Design and implementation of a high-quality isosurface extraction algorithm in real-time on the GPU using novel Direct3D10® graphics pipeline (Work to appear in Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing and as an AMD technical report)
• Design and implementation of an algorithm for real-time mesh simplification on the GPU with
• simultaneous construction of multiple LODs using novel Direct3D10® graphics pipeline (Work was published in ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2007)
• Design and implementation of GPU-based particle systems in a cross-platform, cross-API rendering engine
• Design and implementation of new rendering techniques that make use of Direct3D10® geometry shaders
• Design and implementation of a performance analysis tool for processing and displaying pixel shader performance

Eligibility

Applicants must currently be full-time students working towards an MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field. Experience in computer graphics fundamentals and latest algorithms, GPU pipelines and general purpose highly parallel programming is a strong plus.

Application

To apply, send the following to GCA_group_intern@amd.com

• The name and contact information of the applicant’s advisor; a recommendation is helpful though not required
• The start and end dates the applicant would like to work: a 12 week consecutive period from May to September 2008. University co-op programs and other time frames can also be considered based on the strength of the applicant
• Resume/CV (PDF format)
• One page describing why the applicant would like to work with the AMD Game Computing Applications Group and what they would like to accomplish during their internship
• Home page URL containing list of previous projects, if available, is very beneficial

Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2008 but early submissions are strongly encouraged.

Compensation

Interns will be competitively compensated like full-time employees with similar qualifications, performing the same tasks

Decision Process

Phone interviews for finalists will be conducted starting early March. The hiring decision will be made by late March. If the candidates have additional time constraints due to alternative internship applications / existing offers, please kindly include this information in the purpose letter.

Internship openings at Nokia Research Center

Position Description


Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games
and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.

We are looking for interns to work with us on research projects on mobile visual technologies: computational and contextual photography and augmented reality. The latest smart phones have high-quality displays, good digital cameras for still and video images, graphics capabilities including even 3D acceleration, and fast CPUs. We want to see how these can be used to create an ultimate mobile visual experience.

With computational and contextual photography we mean studying,inventing, and implementing image processing methods, algorithms for combining several input images to one really good output image, capturing not just images but also other context around the images, and using that to better edit, share, store, and find the image data.

With augmented reality we mean real-time computer vision on mobile devices, combined with locationing technologies, and used to provide location-based information and services, even gaming that happens not just on devices but also in the real world. As part of the research process we will conduct lab and field studies to asses end-user needs, validate our concepts and evaluate prototypes.



Requirements
We are looking for graduate students in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, or some related field. We expect you to be a competent programmer in C++ and / or Python. Experience of programming Nokia devices or on user research methods is a plus.
You should have strong mathematical and problem solving skills, proactive, and happy to work in a team. You should have skills in some of the following areas: computer graphics / vision, image processing, machine learning & statistics, sensor-based locationing, human-computer interaction & user interfaces.

Wei-Chao Chen
Sr. Research Scientist
Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto
(W) 650-391-8602
weichao.chen at gmail.com

Google Grad Event - Wednesday, Feb 13

Google Grad Student Mingling & Mini-talks

Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008

5:00PM

Sitterson 014

Google invites UNC graduate students to join us for a meet & mingle with Google engineers, followed by two short talks on the interesting problems we encounter at Google

We'll be on campus on 2/13 - please stop by and chat! This will be a great opportunity to meet and mingle with Googlers. Come and find out what we're working on and gain some insight on the Google experience.

Thanks and hope to see you there!

IBM Information Session

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

6:00-7:30 pm

014 Sitterson Hall

IBM has internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.

There are full-time opportunities for candidates earning BS and MS degrees within Computer Science and Information Science.

Come learn more about these great opportunities and get your questions about IBM answered.

Being copies of your resume. Interviews will be held on-campus February 15, 2008.

Pizza/Drinks will be served.

Internship Opportunities at Philips Research

Internship positions are immediately available in the Video Processing & Analysis (VPA) group at Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

The interns will work on projects related to computer vision (for example, people localization & tracking, person identification, human motion analysis, gesture recognition, facial expression recognition, event detection, activity analysis, camera network, etc). Different focus options are possible depending on the interests and strengths of the candidates. The interns will work with other talented researchers in a stimulating environment, and will be encouraged to think out of box and find innovative solutions for real-life problems. The candidates have to be available for a period of at least six months. The work of the internship is expected to be written as a technical report. Publication at top conferences is highly encouraged.

Requirements:

- Self-motivated Master or PhD student

- Proven background in related areas – Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Image / Video Processing – are highly desired

- Excellent programming skills – Matlab or C/C++

- Proficiency in English

The VPA group is developing algorithms for a wide range of applications. For almost two decades, the group has been the cradle for various award-winning innovations in the field of consumer TV, such as Digital Natural Motion (TM) and Pixel Plus (TM). Currently, the group contributes to a large variety of video-oriented applications in the field of TV, Medical Imaging, 2D/3D Displays, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interaction, Mobile Communication and Microscopy. To be successful in such a wide domain, the group cooperates with many other groups in Philips Research, as well as with various external parties.

Philips Research (www.research.philips.com) is the source of many advanced developments in Healthcare, Lifestyle and Technology. Building on over 90 years’ experience in industrial research and our world-leading patent position, we’re dedicated to meaningful innovations. In the healthcare domain, we are enhancing imaging and monitoring systems, as well as exploring innovative personal healthcare. In lifestyle, we’re helping people see, hear, remember and share content, anywhere and anytime. Our vision focuses on simplicity, making technology an integral – but invisible – part of everyday life.

Please forward your CV, including your available dates, to

Caifeng.Shan at philips.com

(please put “Internship Application” in your email subject).