Postdoc position at NTNU within eXtended Reality

[Jon Yngve Hardeberg]

We have a vacancy for a 3 year Postdoc position at the Department of Computer Science (IDI), NTNU, that is linked to one of the strategic areas at the department (eXtended Reality – XR-net). XR-net will act as a virtual lab and will be a joint initiative that brings together all groups at IDI that have active research related to XR (VR, AR and MR) or are interested in XR at an application level. The position is based in Trondheim but some time will also be spent in Gjøvik.

In addition to being involved in the coordination of XR-net, the fellow will conduct interdisciplinary and collaborative research within the topic of  robust visualization of digital twins on XR devices, including but not limited to the following tasks:

• Explore the possibilities of combining digital twins with XR related technologies and as such provide a framework to overlay intelligent decision making onto the real world. Practical applications such as design based on Building Information Modelling (BIM) Technology as well as healthcare will be considered. 
  
• Process data streamed from sensors/simulators and present a dynamic, virtual, representation of the entity being modelled. Implement the communication between the XR device and a cloud representation of the digital twin system, which will allow to explore various scenarios.
  
• Conduct research related to individual comfort in the context of XR applications, investigate observer discomfort when using an XR device. Identify device characteristics, users’ physiological characteristics, which may contribute to discomfort. Conduct subjective experiments to measure QoE in relation to discomfort parameters, identified previously.
  

We look for candidates with a solid background in research methods and software engineering, and preferrably with experience with XR, computer graphics, computer vision, image processing, and visualization.

The application deadline is August 15, 2021, and the full announcement and information about how to apply can be found at https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/208810/postdoctoral-fellow-in-extended-reality-xr-net

Best Regards,

Jon Y. Hardeberg

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Jon Yngve Hardeberg, PhD,  Professor of Colour Imaging
The Norwegian  Colour and Visual Computing  Laboratory
Department of Computer Science http://www.colourlab.no
NTNU - Norwegian University of  Science and Technology
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