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Today's Topics:
JOB : Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Univ College London - UK
JOB : Research Staff and Assoc - JPL - Pasadena, CA
JOB : Postdoc - Univ of Adelaide - Australia
JOB : PhD and postdoc positions - Univ of Leuven - Belgium
JOB : Postdoc - Ecole des Mines - Paris, France
JOB : PhD and PostDoc positions - Univ Heidelberg - Germany
JOB : Postdoc - Univ Strasbourg - France
JOB : Postdoc - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY
JOB : Postdoc - Univ Louisville - KY, USA
JOB : PhD Studentship - Univ of Poitiers - FRANCE
JOB : PhD Studentship - DaimlerChrysler - Ulm, Germany
JOB : PhD Studentship - Pompaeu Fabra Univ - Spain
JOB : Intern - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
JOB : IP Software Eng - KLA-Tencor - San Jose, CA
JOB : Software Sci/Eng Positions - Polar Rain Inc - Sunnyvale, CA
JOB : Research Eng - eTreppid Technologies - Reno, NV
JOB : Video Research Sci - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
JOB : Video Software Engineer - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
JOB : Principal SW Eng - Cognex Corporation - Natick, MA
JOB : (Sr) Research Eng - Intuitive Surgical - Sunnyvale, CA
CFP : Int J Computation Vision and Biomechanics - Now
CFP : VipIMAGE 2007 - Porto, Portugal - 15MAR2007
CFP : 4th WS ML and Multimodal Interaction - Czech Repub - 23FEB2007
CFP : ICANN 2007 - Porto Portugal - 16FEB2007
CFP : Int CV Summer School - Acitrezza, Sicily - 9-14JUL2007
CFP : Int WS Image Anal for Life Sci - Linz Austria - 28FEB2007
CFP : IEEE Int WS ML for Signal Proc - Greece - 30MAR2007
CFP : Int Conf on 3D Imaging and Modeling - Quebec Canada - 02APR2007
CFP : Two PhD Scholarships - Univ Copenhagen - Denmark
CFP : Software Engineer - Ziosoft - CA, USA
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From: Vladimir Kolmogorov <v...@adastral.ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: JOB : Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Univ College London - UK
The UCL’s Computer Science and Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Departments are in the final phase of the creation of the Adastral Park
postgraduate research centre. As such, we currently have vacancies for
up to three Senior Lecturer/Lecturer (equivalent to assistant and
associate professor) level positions. Candidates must have demonstrated
the ability to perform internationally recognized world-class research.
To emphasise our commitment to research, the faculty teaching load is
one course/academic year.
UCL has strong interests in information security, with five new faculty
hired in this area in the last three years. We continue to be
particularly interested in strengthening our effort in this area and
encourage applicants in the areas of computer security, cryptography,
network security, reliability, smart card security, human factors for
security, digital rights management, and watermarking to apply. Other
current research interests include information retrieval, multimedia
content and computer vision, web characterization, and modeling complex
networks. However, exceptional candidates in all areas of computer
science and electronic engineering are encouraged to apply.
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer positions will attract a salary in the range of
£32,471 to £42,367 p.a.
For further information please email mailto:vaca...@adastral.ucl.ac.uk
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript
enabled to view it or contact Ms. Tracy Clarke on +44 (0)1473 663706 or by
post to UCL Adastral Park Postgraduate Campus, Ross Building PP3, Martlesham
Heath, Suffolk, IP5 3RE, UK.
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic
minority as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
The closing date for applications *is January 15th 2007*
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From: Larry Matthies <l...@robotics.jpl.nasa.gov>
Subject: JOB : Research Staff and Assoc - JPL - Pasadena, CA
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) invites applications for full-time
research staff and research associate positions in JPL's Computer Vision
Group. Areas of research for these positions are predominantly in the
use of computer vision for autonomous navigation of unmanned ground and
air vehicles, including NASA planetary exploration applications and
Earth-based applications (cross-country, on-road, and airborne).
Earth-based applications include navigation in dynamic environments
requiring perception and reasoning about other moving actors in the
scene. Growth is also occurring related applications of computer vision
involving recognition and tracking, not specifically for navigation.
Multi-sensor approaches to such problems are being pursued with a broad
array of active and passive sensors. Research activities span basic
algorithm research through real-time implementation and field
demonstration.
Applicants for a research staff position should hold a PhD degree in
computer science, electrical engineering, or a related discipline and
have a track record of relevant research. The successful candidate will
join existing projects, assume leadership of such projects as
appropriate, and be expected to develop and fund an independent research
thread within the group. Strong oral and written communications skills
are required.
Applicants for a research associate position should hold a BS or MS
degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related
discipline and have strong programming skills. The successful candidate
will participate in research and development in the above areas,
primarily supporting implementation, with a degree of independence tied
to experience.
New graduates and experienced candidates will be considered for
appointments at appropriate levels. For more information about computer
vision and robotics at JPL, see http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov . Please
respond with a letter describing your research interests, a curriculum
vitae, and a list of three references (with telephone numbers and postal
and e-mail addresses) to:
Dr. Larry Matthies
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail stop 125-209, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 USA
Tel: +1-818-354-3722
mailto:larry.m...@jpl.nasa.gov
JPL conducts research, development, and operation of spacecraft and
scientific instruments for unmanned exploration of the solar system.
JPL also conducts research and development on a wide range of other
topics of national interest that exploit JPL's expertise, which spans
mechanical, electronic, and information science technologies relevant to
development of unmanned systems, sensors, and remote sensing data
interpretation.
JPL is Federally Funded Research and Development Center sponsored by
NASA and is also an operating division of the California Institute of
Technology (Caltech). JPL and Caltech are equal opportunity/affirmative
action employers. Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are
encouraged to apply.
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From: Anthony Dick <anthon...@adelaide.edu.au>
Subject: JOB : Postdoc - Univ of Adelaide - Australia
2-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
Computer Vision Group
School of Computer Science
The University of Adelaide
Activity topology estimation for large networks of cameras
Research areas: Computer Vision, Video Tracking, Statistical Estimation
The successful applicant will work with Professor M Brooks, Dr A Dick
and Dr A van den Hengel on developing methods for determining the
spatial layout of a large number of cameras that form part of a video
surveillance network. These techniques will be based on detecting
objects in each camera, and then making inferences about patterns of
activity that span many cameras and observation times.
Applicants should have:
• a relevant doctoral qualification or equivalent qualifications or
research experience
• strong initiative and an ability to work independently when required
• proficiency in C/C++ programming
Salary: (Level B) $63,487 - $75,392 per annum.
This fixed-term position is available immediately for a period of 2
years. Further information, including the selection criteria, may be
obtained from Ms Kathy Cooper, telephone: +61 8 8303 4729 or email:
kathy....@adelaide.edu.au.
Applications addressing the selection criteria, and including residency
status, and name, address and/or email details of three referees, should
be forwarded by email to: mailto:kathy....@adelaide.edu.au by 8
December 2006.
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From: Tinne Tuytelaars <Tinne.Tu...@esat.kuleuven.be>
Subject: JOB : PhD and postdoc positions - Univ of Leuven - Belgium
Several open research positions are available from January 2007,
in the computer vision group Psi/Visics of the University of Leuven, Belgium,
( http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/psi/visics/index.php ), both at PhD- and
post-doc level.
All focus on image interpretation and/or multimedia search and summarization,
and fall within the framework of the European Project CLASS (Cognitive-Level
Annotation using Latent Statistical Structure, http://class.inrialpes.fr)
or the Flemish IWT project AMASS++ (Advanced Multimedia Alignment and
Structured Summarization).
1. Realtime retrieval from large video archives
This topic includes the development of efficient, spatio-temporal
local features and descriptors, fast matching algorithms, as well as
efficient verification schemes. The applicant for this topic should
have especially good programming skills.
2. Attributes, context and compositions
In a second topic, the aim is to improve the state-of-the-art in
image understanding by learning labels common to several object
classes (attributes like 'red' or 'big'), learning compositions of
object parts and exploiting context information.
3. Scaleability of categorization
Another researcher is to look into the problem of recognizing,
discriminating and localizing large numbers of classses (>100)
simultaneously. This will include topics such as feature sharing and
building class hierarchies.
4. Multimodal news summarization
Finally, we want someone to tackle the problem of news broadcast
summarization, by exploiting both visual and textual information in
an integrated fashion.
Leuven is a small university town in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium,
just 20 kms from Brussels. Most people are fluent in English though, and
English is the standard language in the lab.
Candidates should have a Master of Applied Science (or an equivalent
diploma), strong background in applied math and statistics, good
programming skills, preferrably in C or C++ (experience working in a
linux environment is a plus), skills in English, and lots of enthusiasm.
For post-docs, experience in computer vision and a good track record of
relevant publications is a must.
Applications should be sent by email (PDF-format) before December 30th,
to mailto:Tinne.Tu...@esat.kuleuven.be or
mailto:Luc.V...@esat.kuleuven.be
Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm
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From: "Dominique Jeulin" <Dominiqu...@ensmp.fr>
Subject: JOB : Postdoc - Ecole des Mines - Paris, France
Post-doctoral Position Morphological analysis of 3D images in Centre de
Morphologie Mathematique (Ecole des Mines de Paris)
DeadLine: 31/12/2006
dominiqu...@ensmp.fr
http://cmm.ensmp.fr/
Topic : Morphological Image processing for 3D Images obtained by
microtomography. Application to granular materials
The Centre de Morphologie Mathematique (Paris School of Mines,
Fontainebleau) offers a two-years research engineer position to a Doctor
candidate. The position is open on december 1rst 2006.
It is asked to develop, in connexion with a partner, 3D Morphological
algorithms to process images obtained by X ray microtomography. The
algorithms will be integrated into an image analysis softwares (namely
APHELION). The approach will be based on the following steps : images
filtering, 3D multi-scale segmentation, quantitative morphological
analysis (granulometry, connectivity, space distribution), meshing of
microstructures, homogenization of physical properties from segmented
images (thermal conductivity). The developed softwares will be
validated, and should satisfy to ergonomy conditions for an industrial
use.
The candidate will show a significant background in image analysis (if
possible in materials), and in computer programming (the use of C++
language is compulsory).
The Centre de Morphologie Mathematique, (http://cmm.ensmp.fr) part of
the School of Mines, one of the most prestigious French school, is
looking for a valuable PhD candidate.
The person will work in Fontainebleau, a name that is famous in the
entire world, a magical name that evokes for some a forest, for others a
chateau. a name which still shines from its royal history. It is a place
where life is pleasant, a place where the expression "quality of life"
takes on its full meaning (for a description, see
http://www.uk.fontainebleau-tourisme.com/ ).
As a shuttle is operated everyday from and to Paris, an accommodation in
"the city of lights" can also be considered, in order to make the most
out of the cultural activities of the capital.
Contact : Dominique Jeulin ( mailto:dominiqu...@ensmp.fr )
Centre de Morphologie Mathematique
Ecole des Mines de Paris, 35 rue Saint-Honore 77300 Fontainebleau
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From: Fred Hamprecht <fred.ha...@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de>
Subject: JOB : PhD and PostDoc positions - Univ Heidelberg - Germany
The Image Processing Groups at the Interdisciplinary Center for
Scientific Computing (IWR) of the University of Heidelberg will appoint,
in the first half of 2007, 2 PostDocs and 8 PhD students in image
processing and data analysis with applications in the life sciences,
environmental physics, and industry.
Detailed descriptions can be found at http://klimt.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/
Outstanding candidates are invited to apply by email to
Prof. B. Jähne and Prof. F. Hamprecht, respectively.
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From: jalo...@lsiit.u-strasbg.fr
Subject: JOB : Postdoc - Univ Strasbourg - France
Postdoc position in 3D reconstruction and data fusion
The main research topic is multisource data fusion applied to space
imaging. Keywords: 3D reconstruction, data fusion, registration,
Bayesian inference, planetary sciences, remote sensing. Full job
description: http://lsiit-miv.u-strasbg.fr/paseo/jobopp.php
Required background: probability theory, statistics, modeling, 3D
reconstruction, computer vision
Prerequisites: PhD (engineering sciences, applied mathematics...)
Applicants should have at least a PhD in engineering, applied
mathematics, statistics (possibly astronomy, astrophysics, remote
sensing or another related subject). A strong background in image
processing, probability theory and/or statistics is required. A keen
interest in computer vision (e.g. 3D reconstruction, rendering) and
space sciences would be a big plus. A self-starter and "outside the box"
thinker would be most welcome. Indeed, the postdoc fellow will play an
important role in a starting, exciting project.
Host research institution: PASEO research group within the MIV (model/
image/vision) team, LSIIT laboratory near Strasbourg, France
http://lsiit-miv.u-strasbg.fr/paseo
Contract: Fixed-term
Wage: 2000 EUR/month including healthcare
Deadline: 2007/02/01
To apply, please send us the following documents (pdf files preferred):
- a statement of research interests,
- an up-to-date resume, including a publication list,
- at least one reference letter.
-> Andre Jalobeanu: mailto:jalo...@lsiit.u-strasbg.fr
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From: Badri Roysam <roy...@ecse.rpi.edu>
Subject: JOB : Postdoc - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY
I am looking to fill a post-doctoral position in my laboratory in the
area of 3-D cell and tissue image analysis. The position is available as
early as January 2007. It requires proficiency in computer vision,
image analysis, and programming in C++ and MATLAB.
Please contact me for further details, thanks,
Badri Roysam, Professor
Dept of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Associate Director, NSF Center for Subsurface Sensing & Imaging Systems
(CenSSIS ERC)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street, Troy, New York 12180-3590.
Office(JEC 7010): 518-276-8067, Lab(JEC 6308): 518-276-8207,
Fax: 518-276-8715
mailto:roy...@ecse.rpi.edu , http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~roysam
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From: "Amir A Amini" <amir....@louisville.edu>
Subject: JOB : Postdoc - Univ Louisville - KY, USA
There is an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral research position
medical image analysis at the University of Louisville, Dept. of
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The project involves development of methods for tracking heart motion
and determination of mechanical properties of tissues from a temporal
sequence of cardiac MR images.
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in engineering or mathematical
sciences, and will have a strong background in image processing and
medical image analysis. S/He will have a firm background in mathematics
and computational science as evident from publication of papers in
peer-reviewed conferences and journals. Excellent knowledge of C++
programming and UNIX as well as excellent oral and written communication
skills will be required. Previous background and work on non-rigid image
registration with B-splines will be a plus.
Please send a CV and supporting documents via email to:
Amir A. Amini, Ph.D., Endowed Chair in Bioimaging
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
409 Lutz Hall, Univ of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
mailto:amir....@louisville.edu
For additional information about the group, please visit
http://www.ece.louisville.edu/news_Amini-new.html
Univ. of Louisville is home to a distinguished medical center comprising
three major hospitals that are interlinked by shared facilities,
physicians, and patient pools. These hospitals (UofL Hospital, Norton
and Jewish) have nationally and internationally known centers of
excellence in cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The project will
benefit from the Cardiovascular Innovations Institute, which is a $50
million state-of-the-art facility at the University of Louisville
dedicated to cardiovascular research.
http://www.louisville.edu/president/update/june2004/june2004.pdf
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From: Brun Luc <luc....@greyc.ensicaen.fr>
Subject: JOB : PhD Studentship - Univ of Poitiers - FRANCE
Partners of the project :
Laboratory GREYC - School of Engineer ENSICAEN
Laboratory SIC - University of Poitiers
Project FOGRIMI
Post Type: Full-time, fixed-term for 36 months
Pathologist have been using their tool of trade, the microscope, since
the early 17th century and much of their analysis is visual. Therefore,
pathology imaging has become a medical imaging environment of growing
significance which presents a number of challenges. Recent imaging
pathology workstations provide interfaces for virtual microscopy by
Whole Slide Imaging (WSI). WSI produces however huge images for a unique
slide (around 30 Go) and managing such masses of data is therefore a
innovative challenge for this new era of digital microscopy. WSI images
are provided as a single image at full resolution and by a sequence of
images coding decreasing resolutions of the base image. WSI Images have
the particular property to encode different structures at different
resolutions. Such images thus combine intrinsically multi resolution and
multi scale representations.
The Phd student will develop a new model encoding a multi-scale and
multi resolution representation of WSI images using a top-down analysis
scheme. Based on this model the PhD student will have to develop
efficient region based segmentation algorithms using the MDL formalism
and semi supervised learning methods. The model will be composed of two
parts : a topological part based on 2D combinatorial maps (which may be
roughly understood as 2D planar graphs) and a geometrical component
based on discrete segments. The segmentation algorithms will be based
on split and merge operations. The split operations will be based on
graph based semi supervised learning methods applied within the feature
space of the region. The over segmentation of the region will then be
corrected using an MDL approach using apriori information about the
content of the WSI images. Once a partition is obtained at one
resolution, one of its region is down projected at a greater resolution
and further processed.
The project is based on a collaboration between 4 laboratory (LUSAC,
GREYC,SIC,LaBRI). The PhD student will perform half of its thesis in the
SIC laboratory in Poitiers and the other half to the GREYC laboratory in
Caen.
The PhD student should have a Master degree in computer science with a
first research experience(e.g. through a project). He should be able to
assimilate quite different formalisms (topology, graph theory,
statistics) and to provide insights in some of these fields thought the
project.A strong scientific background in computer science and an
experience with programming in C/C++ under Linux/Unix is thus requested.
A first experience in image processing and/or Graph representations
would be appreciated. He will be able to demonstrate a keen interest in
state-of-the-art research and development, working alongside academic
partners to achieve goals within tight time constraints.
For more information, please contact
Luc Brun ( mailto:luc....@greyc.ensicaen.fr )
Guillaume Damiand ( mailto:dam...@sic.univ-poitiers.fr )
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From: dariu....@daimlerchrysler.com
Subject: JOB : PhD Studentship - DaimlerChrysler - Ulm, Germany
PhD Studentship: Advanced Pedestrian Recognition
The Machine Perception Department of DaimlerChrysler R&D in Ulm,
south-Germany, has currently an opening for a Ph.D. student in the area
of computer vision. The open position concerns our ongoing research on
the challenging (but very interesting) topic of vision-based pedestrian
detection from a moving vehicle. Pedestrians are arguably the most
vulnerable traffic participants; more than 6000 pedestrians are killed
and 150.000 injured yearly in the EU. Especially children are at risk.
A number of separate vision modules have been developed in our group to
handle this problem: stereo- and radar-based obstacle detection,
optical-flow based detection of independently moving objects,
shape-based object detection, intensity-based pattern classification and
tracking. So far, these modules have only been partially combined, and
mostly in loose and rather ad-hoc fashion. The primary focus of the
Ph.D. research lies therefore in how to better integrate these modules
in a high-performance multi-cue object detection system, using sound
probabilistic principles. A secondary focus of the Ph.D. research is the
pattern classification module. Here we are interested in automatic and
interactive techniques to sample new training data in order to improve
classifier performance (active learning). Experiments are to be
performed both off-line, on unique large and prorietary data sets, and
on-line, on-board our Mercedes-Benz vehicle demonstrator, on the test
track and in real urban traffic.
Prospective applicants should demonstrate an above-average academic
record and a solid background in applied mathematics and computer
science. Experience in computer vision and pattern recognition is a
definite plus. The successful applicant will furthermore be motivated
and able to conduct research independently, as well as collaborate
effectively with other members of a research team. A certain affinity
towards real-time vision systems and towards turning complex techniques
into real-world practice is essential. Language skills: good in English,
basic in German.
Funding for the Ph.D. student position is available immediately, for a
period of 3-4 years. External academic supervision to be provided by
Univ. of Mannheim (Prof. Dr. C. Schnörr).
Prospective applicants please email cover letter (explaining
suitability), resume, copy of academic record, references, and any
supporting materials (e.g. MS Thesis, publications, GRE scores) to
Prof. Dr. Dariu Gavrila
Machine Perception, GRE/AP
DaimlerChrysler Research & Technology
Wilhelm Runge St. 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
[my-first-name].[my-last-name]@DaimlerChrysler.com
For more background information, see
http://www.gavrila.net/Computer_Vision/Research/Pedestrian_Detection/pedestrian_detection.html
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From: Aureli Soria Frisch <aureli...@upf.edu>
Subject: JOB : PhD Studentship - Pompaeu Fabra Univ - Spain
Computer Vision PhD
Object recognition in video sequences
Image Processing Group, Pompeu Fabra University,
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Image Processing Group at the Pompeu Fabra University, lead by Prof.
Vicent Caselles ( http://www.iua.upf.es/~vcaselles/ ) is offering a PhD
position within the RACINE project
( http://www.ipracine.org/objectives/objectives.html ), which
constitutes an excellent opportunity for original research both on applied
and scientific computing.
The position is initially granted for one and a half year, with the
possibility of extending up to three or four years. This extension will
depend on the admission at the PhD program of the Pompeu Fabra
University (see http://www.upf.edu/dtecn/english/phd/index.htm for more
information). Salary will be approximately 13.300 ¤ for 2007.
The PhD work will be related to the implementation of object recognition
algorithms on video sequences within the application field of multimedia
post-production systems, which the Image Processing Group is actively
empowering. Algorithms will be based on the development of hybrid
systems that take into consideration geometry based image processing
together with computational intelligence methodologies, i.e. neural
networks, fuzzy computing and evolutionary computation. This work will
be supervised by Prof. V. Caselles and Dr. A. Soria-Frisch.
Applicants are expected to have a good degree in Computer Science,
Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or any relevant discipline,
and proficient programming experience (C/C++/Matlab or Python).
Candidates are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Aureli Soria-Frisch
(mailto:aureli.soria (at) upf.edu) by sending a presentation letter and
a CV.
Closing Date: January 31st, 2007 (though position will remain open till
a suitable candidate is found).
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From: "Kalagher, Melissa" <MKal...@ObjectVideo.com>
Subject: JOB : Intern - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
Are you experienced with calibration, detection, tracking,
classification, object recognition, motion analysis, action/event
detection and recognition, anomaly detection, multi-camera systems or
sensor fusion? Are you interested in analyzing and understanding video,
to protect borders, perimeters, ships, cockpits of commercial airliners
or warning highway traffic of delays or dangers ahead? Or would you
like to analyze video for market research? How about automatically
registering video feeds with satellite images, learning and classifying
the behavior of the objects in the scene, or analyzing large distributed
sensor networks? If you have at least two years of relevant experience
and these challenges excite you we would love to hear from you. Send
your resume to mailto:car...@objectvideo.com or visit us online at
http://www.objectvideo.com .
ObjectVideo is an equal opportunity employer.
About ObjectVideo:
ObjectVideo is the leading provider of intelligent video software for
security, public safety, business intelligence gathering, process
improvement and other applications.
Originally founded in 1998 by world-renowned scientists and program
managers from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and
headquartered in Reston, VA, ObjectVideo is a private company backed by
leading venture capital partners. The company employs 100+
highly-skilled professionals and is led by an experienced management
team. Nearly 40% of the company's research and development staff are
PhD's, known internationally for their research in the field of computer
vision.
ObjectVideo products are field-proven and currently covering more
perimeter miles than any intelligent video software product. The company
markets and sells its products through a Video Intelligent Partner (VIP)
network of OEMs, resellers, and leading security solution integrators.
Currently ObjectVideo has more than 177 paid customers with deployments
in 235 locations across 18 countries, providing intelligence on more
than 87,000 video channels.
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From: "Fernandez, Allen" <Allen.F...@kla-tencor.com>
Subject: JOB : IP Software Eng - KLA-Tencor - San Jose, CA
We are currently seeking a Software Engineer role who has a background
in mathematical modeling and image processing to work for a division
that is highly visibility in the organization that has produced the
highest profitable sales and technology in the past few years. Please
send your resume directly to Allen.F...@kla-tencor.com for direct
consideration.
Software Engineer 4
Location: San Jose, CA
Qualifications
- MS/PhD in EE/CS/Physics/Math.
- Strong background in Signal/Image Processing.
- Minimum 3-year experience in software development using C/C++.
- Knowledge in optics, computer architecture, or numerical methods is
plus.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will join a world-class team of algorithm and
software engineers to conceive, implement, optimize, and document
advanced algorithms and software modules used in photomask/reticle
inspection. This individual will utilize his/her skills in signal/image
processing to design software on a dedicated supercomputer platform. The
candidate is expected to possess good oral and written communications
skills to interact with other engineers on a daily basis. He/She should
be an effective team player and be able to work independently on
problems, and be creative, results- and detail-oriented.
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From: Career at Polar Rain <jo...@polarrain.com>
Subject: JOB : Software Sci/Eng Positions - Polar Rain Inc - Sunnyvale, CA
Polar Rain is a small research and development company headquartered in
Sunnyvale, California. We are seeking self-motivated individuals who
will share a vision, passion and appreciation for inventing cutting edge
technologies and providing best solutions to our customers. We have
immediate full/part time/coop positions at Sunnyvale, CA for research
scientists, engineers with a background on computer vision, document
image processing and real time video processing:
[PS0707] Research Scientist/Engineer – Real Time Video Processing-
Enterprise Surveillance
We are currently looking for highly motivated research scientist and
engineers who like developing innovative solutions for real time video
processing systems for enterprise surveillance. The position will focus
on cutting edge research and development real time video processing for
involving object detection, tracking, recognition, meta-data extraction,
indexing and search. Ideal candidate must have excellent research and
development skills in computer vision and video processing for
surveillance and significant software engineering skills developing real
time computer vision and video processing applications. Successful
candidate should have PhD or MS in computer science, electrical
engineering or BS with a significant relevant experience. Candidates
should have innovative thinking skills, self-motivated, excellent
analytical and mathematical skills, enjoy solving real world problems.
Outstanding programming skill and experience with C/C++ and Microsoft
Visual Studio, Intel performance library is required.
[PS0709] Research Software Engineer – Real Time Video Processing-Content
Indexing
We are currently looking for highly motivated software engineers who
enjoy developing innovative solutions for real time video processing
system. The position will focus on design and development real time
video processing system involving content and meta-data extraction,
recognition, indexing and search on low quality videos. Ideal candidate
must have excellent software engineering skills with significant
experience on video processing , performance enhancement, user interface
and API design and development. Candidate should have MS in computer
science, electrical engineering or BS with a significant relevant
experience. Candidates should have innovative thinking skills,
self-motivated, excellent analytical and mathematical skills, enjoy
solving real world problems. Outstanding programming skill and
experience with C/C++ and Microsoft Visual Studio, Intel performance
library is required.
We offer competitive salary with excellent benefits including 401K,
health/dental insurance benefits, and flexible working hours.
Interested ? please forward resumes with salary requirements and
objectives to jo...@polarrain.com (put job number on subject). Polar
Rain Inc is an equal opportunity employer.
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From: "Zehang Sun" <zeh...@eTreppid.com>
Subject: JOB : Research Eng - eTreppid Technologies - Reno, NV
Required skills: computer vision and Video analysis.
eTreppid Technologies, LLC specializes in digital data compression and
video analysis.
eTreppid is now seeking one research engineer to join the R&D team focusing
on surveillance systems. Strong desire to succeed and passion for learning
are the key.
Responsibilities of the position include prototyping, development, and
optimization of algorithms for automated surveillance systems. Areas of
interest include object detection/tracking/recognition and video analysis.
Ideal candidates will have a Master degree (minimum) in CE or related
fields with a proven record in research, innovative thinking, real world
problem solving and fast prototyping. Candidates should have C/C++
proficiency on MS Windows platform. Experience in developing real-time
video processing system and current knowledge of research literature in
Computer Vision are necessary, and knowledge on video codec, video/audio
streaming or database will be a big plus. Candidates need to have good
presentation and communication skills, be able to work independently on
problems, be an effective team player and be willing to accept
challenges and responsibilities.
eTreppid offers a very challenging and rewarding opportunity for a
qualified and talented person who enjoys working on cutting edge
technologies.
Please forward your resume and expected salary to: jo...@etreppid.com
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From: "Kalagher, Melissa" <MKal...@ObjectVideo.com>
Subject: JOB : Video Research Sci - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
Are you a computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition,
graphics or robotics expert? Are you infatuated with image analysis and
video understanding, or how new video sensors can aid these tasks? Are
you experienced with calibration, detection, tracking, classification,
object recognition, motion analysis, action/event detection and
recognition, anomaly detection or sensor fusion?
Are you interested in applying your expertise to figure out when
dangerous or threatening events happen in CCTV video, such as protecting
borders, perimeters, ships, cockpits of commercial airliners or warning
highway traffic of delays or dangers ahead? Or would you like to
analyze video for market research? How about automatically registering
video feeds with satellite images, learning and classifying the behavior
of the objects in the scene, or analyzing large distributed sensor
networks?
If these challenges excite you we would love to hear from you. We are
currently searching for several Video Research Scientists to join our
growing research and development team. Successful candidates will have:
Requirements
* A Ph.D. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
* 3+ years experience in image processing, real-time computer vision software
development, and statistical data analysis.
* Current knowledge of research literature in Computer Vision with a history
of publication in the field.
* Strong understanding of state-of-the-art computer vision research.
* Experience in scientific analysis using Matlab analysis tools.
* Experience in software engineering and product building using object-oriented
design principles using C++.
* Familiarity with Windows' .NET platform (C#/C++) is preferred.
Send your resume to car...@objectvideo.com or visit us online at
http://www.objectvideo.com.
ObjectVideo is an equal opportunity employer.
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From: "Kalagher, Melissa" <MKal...@ObjectVideo.com>
Subject: JOB : Video Software Engineer - ObjectVideo - Reston, VA
Are you a computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition,
graphics or robotics enthusiast? Are you infatuated with image analysis
and video understanding, or how new video sensors can aid these tasks?
Are you experienced with calibration, detection, tracking,
classification, object recognition, motion analysis, action/event
detection and recognition, anomaly detection or sensor fusion?
Are you interested in applying your expertise to figure out when
dangerous or threatening events happen in CCTV video, such as protecting
borders, perimeters, ships, cockpits of commercial airliners or warning
highway traffic of delays or dangers ahead? Or would you like to
analyze video for market research? How about automatically registering
video feeds with satellite images, learning and classifying the behavior
of the objects in the scene, or analyzing large distributed sensor
networks?
If these challenges excite you we would love to hear from you. We are
currently searching for several Video Software Engineers to join our
growing research and development team. Successful candidates will have:
* A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
* 3+ years experience in software development.
* Solid experience in software engineering and product building
using C++ and object-oriented design principles.
* Development experience in MS .NET (C#).
* Familiarity with Java, GUI design, Matlab and/or image
processing is preferred.
* Experience in image and video processing, and statistical data
analysis is desired.
Send your resume to mailto:car...@objectvideo.com or visit us online
at http://www.objectvideo.com
ObjectVideo is an equal opportunity employer.
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From: "Page, Kristin" <kristi...@cognex.com>
Subject: JOB : Principal SW Eng - Cognex Corporation - Natick, MA
Ref # 06-a-74
Description: CORE VISION TECHNOLOGY
This group is seeking engineers to lead core vision technology
development in industrial machine vision as well as those who have the
basic skills and interest in working with a development team. Industrial
machine vision technology is used for analyzing images (intensity,
color, and Z-data) to detect objects, make measurements, inspect for
defects, and to read encoded data. Technology development is constantly
underway to expand areas of application, improve performance, discover
new algorithms, and to make use of new hardware and processing power.
Development is done in C and C++. Engineers in this group typically have
experience with image analysis, machine vision, or signal processing.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is a team member of the PC Vision group, responsible for
designing and developing the most sophisticated Machine Vision
software in the world. Our software is used to align, measure,
recognize, and inspect all types of products from computer chips to
chocolate chip cookies. Our systems are used in many different
industries including consumer goods, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and
electronics. Depending on experience level, opportunities exist for a
team leadership role.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Imagine, design, develop, debug, and code C and C++ machine vision
software.
2. Build efficient, real-time software and related libraries to run
either on a PC or DSP.
3. Invent, implement and optimize new vision algorithms.
4. Requires interaction with internal or external customers.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
1. Strong software engineering skills, and experience in production
coding.
2. Experience with signal processing and/or computer vision preferred.
3. Industrial programming experience desirable.
4. Experience in applications of computer vision in manufacturing also
of interest.
5. Creative, motivated and looking to work hard for an aggressive growth
company.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
1. MS or PhD from a top engineering school in EE, CS or equivalent
2. 8+ years experience in relevant, high-tech, industrial jobs coding in
C or C++
DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and
level of work being performed by people assigned to this
classification. They are not intended to be construed as an
exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of
personnel so classified.
Please apply online at http://www.cognex.com
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From: "Celia Holmes" <Celia....@intusurg.com>
Subject: JOB : (Sr) Research Eng - Intuitive Surgical - Sunnyvale, CA
Are you prepared to develop innovative, practical solutions to
challenging computer vision problems for a million-dollar surgical
robot? Intuitive Surgical has a rapidly growing installed base of over
400 da Vinci® surgical systems, benefiting tens of thousands of patients
per year. da Vinci® is equipped with a stereo endoscope and 3D display,
and represents an outstanding platform for the development and
application of computer vision algorithms and image-guided surgery. This
position offers a candidate with solid theoretical and exceptional
software development skills an opportunity to bridge the gap between
academia and industry. A successful candidate will be equally
comfortable developing new algorithms, identifying promising
state-of-the-art algorithms from academia and producing high-quality
implementations that lend themselves to re-use, testing, and
productization through collaborations with Intuitive's product
development engineers. He or she must excel in a high-energy team, must
have excellent communication skills and must be able to balance
independent production of results with the need to collaborate during
planning, system integration, and testing of larger projects.
Specific near term deliverables will include:
· In the first 6 weeks: Understand Intuitive Surgical's current system architecture
for tracking surgical tools that robustly fuses information from robot kinematics
and compute vision.
· In the first 3 months: Contribute to a small Kernel development project
in the product pipeline with the new product development team.
* In the first 6 months,
o Pick, implement and test building blocks (for example, image matching,
sequential fusion) for the tool tracking system.
o Integrate system building blocks on dedicated Intuitive Surgical PC
prototyping hardware (Gray Box) with our Surgical System to
demonstrate on bench test environment and in in vivo labs.
o Along with management, develop a project plan for development of a next
generation tool tracking system that is robust for transferring to productization.
Include infrastructure development considerations (software and calibration
tools, display environment, test environment) as well algorithm development.
* Publish internally and communicate technical results, implementation requirements
and implications, limitations, productization requirements, and clinical
utility.
· In the first 12 months: produce a complete technical prototype integrated
with Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci® system and demonstrate performance
on a bench test environment and in in vivo Labs. Measure results and
compare against projected robustness and accuracy criteria. Iterate
and work with cross-functional groups to overcome technical obstacles
and achieve required performance.
Required Skills
· Masters or Doctorate in EE, ME, CS, or similar, or commensurate experience
· Additional 4 years' experience in industry, with code in released product
· Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including
design, implementation, debug, verification, validations, and transfer
· Expertise with 3D and 2D vision processing, feature extraction and/or
tracking, camera calibration
· Familiarity with teleoperations principles and robot mechanisms is a strong plus
· A strong interest in the medical applications of machine vision and robotics.
We ask all applicants to please apply directly to our website http://www.intuitivesurgical.com
and reference job code 206-126.
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From: tav...@fe.up.pt
Subject: CFP : Int J Computation Vision and Biomechanics - Now
International Journal for Computation Vision and Biomechanics
Announcement and First Call for papers
Title: International Journal for Computation Vision and Biomechanics
ISSN: 0973-6778
Subject: CFP : Computational Vision and Biomechanics
Frequency: 2 issues per year
Start date: First trimester of 2007
Dear Colleague,
It is a pleasure to announce the new International Journal for
Computation Vision and Biomechanics (IJCV&B) and its first call for
papers.
Actually the research related with simulation of biomechanical
structures has been a source of hard work in several distinct areas of
science as, for example, mathematics, mechanical, physics, informatics
and medicine.
The numerical simulation applied to living structures is one of the most
promising areas of research. However, for its successful, several topics
related with geometric modelling, numerical modelling, biomechanics,
material models for living tissues, experimental methodologies,
mechanobiology, etc., and their application on Clinical Environments
must be developed and much more investigation is needed.
The main goal of the International Journal for Computational Vision and
Biomechanics consists in the provision of a comprehensive forum for
discussion on the current state-of-the-art in these fields.
It is an honour to invite you to submit your work to be published in the
International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics. We are
sure that your published work in the IJCV&B will soon bring the Journal
to a desired standard.
For further details, including Aims & Scope and instructions for
manuscripts, the Editors invite you to visit the website of IJCV&B at:
http://www.fe.up.pt/~ijcvb .
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Adelino F. Leite-Moreira, Portugal
Alejandro Frangi, Spain
Ana Mafalda Reis, Portugal
Andrew Pullan, New Zealand
Begoña Calvo Calzada, Spain
Bernard Gosselin, Belgium
Chandrajit Bajaj , USA
Christos E. Constantinou, USA
Dinggang Shen , USA
Eduardo Borges Pires, Portugal
Eugenio Oñate, Spain
Francisco Perales, Spain
Gerald Schaefer, UK
Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Sweden
Hélder Araújo, Portugal
Hélder C. Rodrigues, Portugal
Hemerson Pistori, Brazil
Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, USA
Isaac Cohen, USA
J. Paulo Vilas-Boas, Portugal
Jan Koenderink, The Netherlands
João M. C. S. Abrantes, Portugal
Jorge A. C. Ambrósio, Portugal
Jorge M. G. Barbosa, Portugal
Jorge S. Marques, Portugal
José António Simões, Portugal
Jose M. García Aznar, Spain
Juan J. Villanueva, Spain
Laurent Cohen, France
Manuel Doblaré , Spain
Manuel González Hidalgo, Spain
Manuel Laranjeira, Portugal
Marcos Pinotti Barbosa, Brazil
Mario Forjaz Secca, Portugal
Nicolai Petkov, The Netherlands
Patrick Dubois, France
Patrick J. Prendergast, Ireland
Paulo Rui Fernandes, Portugal
Petia Radeva, Spain
Rainald Lohner, USA
Rania F. El Sayed, Egypt
Sónia I. Gonçalves-Verheij, The Netherlands
Teresa Mascarenhas, Portugal
Thomas J. R. Hughes, USA
Valentin Brimkov, USA
Yongjie Zhang, USA
We would appreciate if you could distribute this information by your
colleagues and co-workers.
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From: tav...@fe.up.pt
Subject: CFP : VipIMAGE 2007 - Porto, Portugal - 15MAR2007
International ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2007 - I ECCOMAS THEMATIC
CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING
17-19th October 2007, FEUP, Porto, Portugal
The International Conference VipIMAGE - I ECCOMAS THEMATIC CONFERENCE ON
COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING will be held in the
Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, on
October 17-19, 2007.
The Conference will bring together several researchers from around the
world representing several fields of study related to Computational
Vision and Medical Image Processing, such as: Physics of Medical
Imaging; Signal and image Processing; Simulation and Modelling; Data
Interpolation, Registration and Compression; Telemedicine; Computer
Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy, and Treatment; Computational
Bioimaging and Visualization; Software Development and Grid Computing.
More details regarding VipIMAGE can be found in the following address:
http://www.fe.up.pt/VIPIMAGE
Invited Lectures
During VipIMAGE Conference the following Invited Lectures are confirmed:
[ Omitted for brevity. Please see http://www.fe.up.pt/VIPIMAGE . phil...\
PROCEEDINGS
It is the intention of the organizers to publish the proceedings book of
VipIMAGE by the Taylor & Francis Group.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of extended abstracts: March 15, 2007;
Authors Notification: April 15, 2007;
Lectures and Final Papers: May 15, 2007;
Early registration fee: May 31, 2007.
Due to your research activities in the field, we would like to invite
you to submit a contributed paper. Your contribution is mostly welcomed
and we would be honoured if you could participate in VipIMAGE.
We would appreciate if you could distribute this information by your
colleagues and co-workers. We are looking forward to see you in Porto
next year.
Kind regards,
João Manuel R. S. Tavares
Renato Natal Jorge
(conference co-chairs)
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From: Andrei Popescu-Belis <Andrei.Pop...@issco.unige.ch>
Subject: CFP : 4th WS ML and Multimodal Interaction - Czech Repub - 23FEB2007
Organization: ISSCO/TIM/ETI, University of Geneva
4th Joint Workshop on Machine Learning
and Multimodal Interaction (MLMI'07)
28-30 June 2007
Brno, Czech Republic
http://www.mlmi07.org
The fourth MLMI workshop is coming to Brno in the Czech Republic,
following successful workshops in Martigny (2004), Edinburgh (2005) and
Washington, DC (2006). MLMI brings together researchers from the
different communities working on the common theme of advanced machine
learning algorithms applied to multimodal human-human and human-computer
interaction. The motivation for creating this joint multi-disciplinary
workshop arose from the actual needs of several large collaborative
projects.
MLMI'07 will follow on directly from the annual conference of the
Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL/EACL 2007), which will
take place in Prague on June 25-27, 2007.
* IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of full papers: 23 February 2007
Submission of extended abstracts: 23 March 2007
Submission of demonstration proposals: 23 March 2007
Acceptance decisions: 17 April 2007
Workshop: 28-30 June 2007
* WORKSHOP TOPICS
MLMI'07 will feature talks (including a number of invited speakers),
posters and demonstrations. Prospective authors are invited to submit
proposals in the following areas of interest, related to machine
learning and multimodal interaction:
- human-human communication modeling
- human-computer interaction modeling
- speech processing
- image and video processing
- multimodal processing, fusion and fission
- multimodal discourse and dialogue modeling
- multimodal indexing, structuring and summarization
- annotation and browsing of multimodal data
- machine learning algorithms and their applications to the topics above
* SATELLITE EVENTS
MLMI'07 will feature special sessions and satellite events such as the
Summer school of the European Masters in Speech and Language
( http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/emasters/ ) and the PASCAL Speech Separation
Challenge II ( http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/mlincol1/SSC2/ ). To propose
other special sessions or satellite events for MLMI'07, please contact
the organizing committee.
* Guidelines for submission
In common with the previous MLMI workshops, revised versions of selected
papers will be published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science
series (cf. LNCS 3361, 3869, 4299).
Submissions are invited in one of the following formats:
- full papers for oral or poster presentation (12 pages)
- extended abstracts for poster presentation only (1-2 pages)
- demonstration proposals (1-2 pages)
Please submit PDF files using the submission website at
http://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/mlmi07/ , following the Springer LNCS format
for proceedings and other multiauthor volumes
( http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-72376-0 ).
* VENUE
Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic and the capital of
Moravia. Brno had been a royal city since 1347 and is the country's
judiciary and trade-fair center. With a population of almost four
hundred thousand and its six universities, Brno is also the cultural
center of the region.
Brno can be easily reached by direct flights from Prague, London and
Munich and by trains or buses from Prague (200 km) or Vienna (130 km).
MLMI'07 will take place at the Hotel Continental
( http://www.continentalbrno.cz ), a modern hotel located in a quiet part
of the city within walking distance from the city center. The local
organizers are members of the Faculty of Information Technology
( http://www.fit.vutbr.cz ) at Brno University of Technology, which was
founded in 1899 as the Czech Technological University.
* ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Honza Cernocky, Brno University of Technology (organization co-chair)
Andrei Popescu-Belis, University of Geneva (programme chair)
Steve Renals, University of Edinburgh (special sessions)
Pavel Zemcik, Brno University of Technology (organization co-chair)
* PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (to be extended)
Marc Al-Hames, Munich University of Technology
Jan Alexandersson, DFKI
Tilman Becker, DFKI
Samy Bengio, IDIAP
Herve Bourlard, IDIAP
Nick Campbell, ATR
Jean Carletta, University of Edinburgh
Sadaoki Furui, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Honza Cernocky, Brno University of Technology
John Garofolo, NIST
Daniel Gatica-Perez, IDIAP
Luc van Gool, ETHZ
Thomas Hain, University of Sheffield (area chair)
James Henderson, University of Edinburgh
Hynek Hermansky, IDIAP
Vaclav Hlavac, Czech Technical University Prague (area chair)
Alejandro Jaimes, Fuji
Denis Lalanne, University of Fribourg
Yang Liu, University of Texas at Dallas (area chair)
Stephane Marchand-Maillet, University of Geneva
Jean-Claude Martin, LIMSI
Helen Meng, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nelson Morgan, ICSI
Ludek Muller, University of West Bohemia
Roderick Murray-Smith, University of Glasgow
Sharon Oviatt, OGI/OHSU (area chair)
Andrei Popescu-Belis, University of Geneva (programme chair)
Ganesh Ramaswamy, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
Steve Renals, University of Edinburgh
Jan Sedivy, IBM Prague
Elizabeth Shriberg, SRI and ICSI
Rainer Stiefelhagen, University of Karlsruhe (area chair)
Jean-Philippe Thiran, EPFL
Pierre Wellner, IDIAP
Dekai Wu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Pavel Zemcik, Brno University of Technology
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From: "aao" <a...@fe.up.pt>
Subject: CFP : ICANN 2007 - Porto Portugal - 16FEB2007
International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks – ICANN 2007
9-13 September 2007, Ipanema Park Hotel, Porto, Portugal
Web page: http://www.icann2007.org
1st Call for Papers
The 17th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN
2007, will be held from September 9 through September 13 at the Ipanema
Park Hotel, Porto, Portugal. ICANN is an annual conference organized by