[Imageworld] Post-doc and PhD positions at ADSC/UIUC in Singapore

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)’s Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) in Singapore is looking for a young post-doctoral researcher as well as PhD students to join our team for a three-year project on the automated selection, enhancement, and organization of pictures from large collections, e.g. for the purpose of user-assisted photo album creation.

 

Relevant expertise in image processing, computer vision, and/or computer graphics is required, and some background in perception or human-computer interaction (HCI) will be a plus.

 

Benefits include:

• Work closely with ADSC research staff, local and Illinois faculty members.

• Focus on applied research and commercialization - patents and spin-offs are highly encouraged.

• Multidisciplinary research projects.

• Critical mass of peers in related fields in residence at ADSC.

• Opportunities for collaboration with Singapore universities, research institutes, and companies.

• Affiliate appointment in the Coordinated Science Lab at UIUC.

• Possibility to spend time at the Illinois campus.

• Help guide graduate and undergraduate students.

• Multi-year position - time to build a substantial resume and strong collaborations.

• Excellent compensation, including family health benefits and moving expenses.

• Live in a vibrant, multi-cultural city in the heart of South-East Asia.

 

Applicants must have:

• Excellent academic credentials.

• Relevant research skills and experience in the above-mentioned areas, demonstrated by high quality publications.

• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).

 

Please contact Dr. Stefan Winkler (see signature) for more information (PhD students), or apply online via https://my.engr.illinois.edu/apply/ (post-docs).

 

ADSC (www.adsc.illinois.edu) is a research center established by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR). ADSC’s funding is part of the Human Sixth Sense Program (HSSP), which focuses on the areas of interactive digital media and networking. ADSC currently employs over 25 full-time research staff, plus many engineers and students from around the world.

 

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Stefan Winkler, Ph.D.

IDM Program Director/Principal Scientist

Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC)

 

1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138632

stefan.winkler@adsc.com.sg

+65 6591-7760