PhD position at LIG research lab, Grenoble, France

PhD student position
Location: Laboratoire d’Informatique de Grenoble
http://lig.imag.fr/
Group: Multimedia Information Modeling and Retrieval
http://mrim.imag.fr/
Funding: 36-month fix term contract, about 1380 Euros net per month.
Application deadline: 30 September 2009.
Starting date: 1st November or 1st December 2009.
Supervisors: Georges Quénot (Researcher at CNRS)
Philippe Mulhem (Researcher at CNRS)
Contact: Georges.Quenot@imag.fr, Philippe.Mulhem@imag.fr.
Title: Using context for semantic indexing of image and video documents
The automated document indexing image and video is a difficult problem
because of the “distance” between the arrays of numbers encoding these
documents and the concepts (e.g. people, places, events or objects)
with which we wish to annotate them. Methods exist for this but their
results are far from satisfactory in terms of generality and accuracy.
They generally operate by supervised or semi-supervised learning: the
system learns to recognize concepts from positive and negative examples;
it “generalizes” from these examples. Existing methods typically use a
single set of such examples and consider it as uniform. This is not
optimal because the same concept may appear in various contexts and its
appearance may be very different depending upon these contexts. The
context may be: the type of broadcast (television news, fiction,
entertainment, advertising, etc.), Date, place, country or culture of
broadcasting or production, or the modalities present or absent (for
documents in black and white and / or without sound, for instance).
The context may generally be regarded as another concept or as a set
of other concepts. The concepts and relations between them can be
represented in ontologies. One can interpret the relationship within
an ontology like the fact that the elements are likely to be together
or not in an image or a in a video shot and this information can be
used for their automatic annotation.
The proposed subject concerns the use of the context to improve the
performance of classifiers. The main idea is to consider, for each
concept to be recognized, a number of contexts in which it may appear
and to train a classifier for each of these contexts. During the
recognition, the appropriate classifier is used according to the
identified context. Alternatively, a weighted combination (fusion)
of classification results can be used if we only have probabilities
of being in a given context. Such an approach presents several
difficulties. The first one is the identification of context during
the recognition: in some cases, it may be known explicitly (from
metadata, for example) but, in general, it is actually another
concept, which also has to be recognized. The second difficulty is
the need for a very important total volume of training data so that,
for each context, there are enough examples to properly train a
classifier. There is a complexity that is related to simultaneously
manage the tuning of multiple classifiers for each concept. The
third difficulty concerns the problem of merging the outputs of
different classifiers in the frequent case in which there are
uncertainties about the context actually present during the
recognition. Implementation will possibly be based on the use of
network operators (extractors of features, classifiers and merge
modules), of ontologies to manage relationships between concepts
and of active learning for automatic training data collection.
The developed methods will be evaluated in the context of national
and international campaigns like TRECVID
(http://www-nlpir.nist.gov/projects/trecvid/). The work will be
done in the context of the Quaero program (http://www. quaero.org).
This will, among other things, give access to a large volume of
annotated image and video data.
http://mrim.imag.fr/georges.quenot/postes/These-Quaero-2-FR.pdf
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PhD Opportunity, Query Processing and Optimization, IRIT Lab., Toulouse, France

The pyramid team of the IRIT laboratory (http://www.irit.fr/, Toulouse, France) has a research stipend (scholarship) for a Ph.D. student beginning october 2009, to work on the following theme: Query Processing in Large Scale Environments. Location : IRIT, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France Team Pyramide: http://www.irit.fr/-Equipe-PYRAMIDE- Advisor : Abdelkader Hameurlain, Program : ARPEGE (ANR 2009) PAIRSE Project : Preserving Privacies in P2P environments: A Web Service-based Approach Consortium : LIRIS, IRIT, Telecom Institut, Semsoft, Swid, MTIC Starting : Octobrer 2009 Duration: 3 years Funding: ~ 1330 € net per month Description & Objectives Since ten years, the grid and perr-to-peer P2P systems are hot research topics. Recently, the grid systems open towards the management of heterogeneous and distributed data on a large-scale environment. The Grid or P2P data management raises new problems and presents real challenges: resource discovery and selection, query optimization, cost models, monitoring, replication, autonomic data management, security issues…. The main characteristics of these systems are: large scale (e.g. high numbers of data sources, users, and computing resources) and dynamicity of nodes (unstable system). The synergy and convergence of interests between grid, P2P and agent systems have been clearly pointed out. So, mainly, P2P techniques and agent systems are often used in resource discivery process. In this context, a promising approach consists in integrating and efficiently exploiting mobile agent paradigm in distributed query processing and dynamic optimization. More precisely, the objectives of this PhD Thesis consists in : 1. providing a survey and a qualitative comparison of existent and promising approaches and methods for resource discovery, 2. choosing an approach and proposing a viable resource discovery method, 3. defining an adaptable and efficient execution model for distributed query optimization base on mobile agents in order to bring scaling and decentralized control, 4. developing an experimental platform in order to validate and evaluate performance of proposed methods. A target application is efficiently querying biomedical data integration systems where data sources are heterogeneous and distributed on large scale environments. Required knowledges and skills : – In depth knowledge in databases including following topics : query optimization, and cost models – knowledge on Grid and P2P systems. Application: Interested candidates are invited to send an application (CV, academic record, motivational and recommendation letters) by email to hameur@irit.fr and morvan@irit.
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France: PhD Scholarship in Chemical Physics (Application deadline: 30 Sep 2009)

France: PhD Scholarship in Chemical Physics (Application deadline: 30 Sep 2009) .
Description : Title: Experimental Measurement and Modeling of the Thermodynamic Properties of Electrolyte Solutions with chemical equilibrium. Keywords: thermodynamics, statistical physics, molecular simulation, energy and process engineering.
Location: ENSTA, Chemical Engineering Dept., 32 Boulevard Victor, 75015 Paris, France. Supervisors: Walter Fürst and Patrice Paricaud. Electrolyte solutions are encountered in many industrial applications, and the determination of their thermodynamic properties is often crucial to the design and optimization of chemical processes Because of strong deviations from ideality in these solutions, the prediction of thermodynamic propréiétés of these systems remains a challenge. The modeling of these systems implies using molecular based models and the laws of statistical thermodynamics. The thermodynamic models are usually extensions of models for nonelectrolyte mixtures obtained by adding a specific term to take into account the electrostatic interactions between ions. However, these models are accurate only if they also take into account the interactions between ions and molecular species, i.e. the phenomena of solvation of ions by solvent molecules.
The aim of the thesis is twofold. First, it consists of the development of a new model incorporating a term for the original representation of solvation. The development of this new model can be made with the help of data generated by molecular simulation. As in the case of an equation of state electrolyte previously developed in our laboratory, the model should have predictive features. Secondly, we will apply the thermodynamic model to systems with a strong industrial interest and exhibiting chemical equilibria (sulfur-iodine cycle for hydrogen production, solvent mixtures, metal complexes, absorption of acid gases, …). This part of the work will use data from the literature and new speciation measurements. These new measurements will provide the experimental aspect of the thesis. This thesis wil allow students to deepen their knowledge in many scientific areas: thermodynamics, statistical physics, condensed matter, numerical methods and experimental measurements. Candidates should have strong skills in mathematics, numerical methods, statistical physics and thermodynamics, allowing them to be autonome. Experience in programming and modeling of phase equilibria will be particularly appreciated. Contacts: Send your CV, a covering letter and if possible reference letters to Patrice Paricaud (patrice.paricaud @ ensta.fr), and Walter Fürst (walter.furst @ ensta.fr)
Homepage : www.ensta.fr
Category : PhD thesis
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Proposal for a thesis in biomathematics and engineering, France

Proposal for a thesis in biomathematics and engineering.

Description : A previous construction of a mathematical modeling has been made to describe the dynamics of T cell response to specific antigens like vaccine, considering only the time related parameter. Experimental data have been produced from a transgenic animal model and influenza antigen. Early events of the specific immunity driven by T cell have been described precisely using multiparametric flowcytometry. Numerous data have shown that classical analysis tools of flowcytometry data only consider the mean quantitative parameter of the whole population that is not appropriate for individual approach of cell in a highly heterogeneous population. A more precise population analysis could lead to individual kinetics. The aim of that study is to develop a new numerical solution to get a more appropriate data analysis using for population balance approach. The candidate will build up a numerical model composed of Ordinary Differential Equations that describe the population dynamics and propose resolution methods to compare analytical and numerical data to experimental results.
Category : Biomathematics, Population balance, Kinetic parameter, Dynamics ; Numerical solution ; Ordinary Differential Equations; Equation resolution,

Contact address : Professor Frederic GRUY, Doctor Claude LAMBERT LPMG CIS Ecole des Mines de St Etienne 158 cours Fauriel 42023 Saint-Etienne. +33 477 420 202gruy@emse.fr

Keywords : Population balance, Kinetic parameter, Dynamics ; Numerical solution ; Ordinary Differential Equations; Equation resolution, Antigen specific immune response, T cell diversity, Vaccine

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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Paris, France, Pasteur Foundation

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Paris, France

ThePasteur Foundationof New York is seeking outstanding Postdoctoral Fellowship Applicants for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in Paris and carry out a postdoctoral fellowshipat the world-recognized Institut Pasteur.

Annual fellowship package is$70,000for three years!

Candidates are encouraged to apply to any laboratory within 10 departments including:

Cell Biology and Infection	Microbiology
Developmental Biology	Neuroscience
Genomes and Genetics	Parasitology and Mycology
Immunology	Structural Biology and Chemistry
Infection and Epidemiology	Virology

There are multiple application periods throughout the year; the next deadline is Friday September 11, 2009so start your application today. The first step is to identify a host lab at Pasteur to sponsor your application.

Please note:U.S. citizenship required. This is intended to be a first or second fellowship; candidates should be in the process of completing a Ph.D. or have received it recently. Please see website for precise eligibility requirements.

For questions or more information contact us atPasteurUS@aol.com, or visit us on the web athttp://www.pasteurfoundation.org.

P.S.Please help us get the word out about this program for US postdocs wishing to work abroad by forwarding this message to anyone you think might be interested.

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Ph.D. Position in Computer Science at the University of Bourgogne (France)

Ph.D. Position in Computer Science at the University of Bourgogne (France)

Description : The Institute for Spatial Information and Measurement (I3mainz) at the University of Applied Sciences (Mainz, Germany) and its partner the Laboratory of Computer Science, Electronics and Imaging (Le2i – UMR 5158 CNRS) at the University of Bourgogne (Auxerre, France) are seeking applications from qualified individuals to fill an available Ph.D. position in the field of Computer Science commencing September, 2009. The successful candidate will be expected to hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and will be enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Bourgogne. The candidate’s work will be carried out in part at I3mainz in Germany and in part at the Le2i in France. His research will be within I3mainz’s WiDOP project which benefits from a three-year funding support (~ 27 000 EUR per year for this position) granted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). WiDOP (Wissensbasierte Detektion von Objekten in Punktwolken für Anwendungen im Ingenieurbereich), which stands for “Knowledge-based detection of objects in 3D point clouds for engineering applications”, is an ambitious project aiming to devise and develop efficient intelligent methods capable of achieving an automated processing of terrestrial laser scanner data. This project contrasts with existing ones in that it uses prior knowledge as basis for a selective, object-oriented detection, identification and modeling of objects present in the point cloud. This knowledge can be obtained from various sources such as databases, construction plans, as-built plans or Geographic Information Systems. Within WiDOP, the successful candidate will work on knowledge-based numerical processing of 3D point clouds. The goal is to develop and implement intelligent methods capable of achieving an automated processing, detection, identification and modeling of objects from terrestrial laser scanner data. Applicants should send, by e-mail, their curriculum vitae, the names and contact information of 2 references and a cover letter to Adlane Habed Adlane.Habed@u-bourgogne.fr Tel.: +33 (0)3 86 49 28 57 Links: [i3mainz]http://www.i3mainz.fh-mainz.de/[Le2i]http://vision.u-bourgogne.fr/le2i/

Category : PhD position

Contact address : Adlane Habed Assistant Professor UFR Sciences and Techniques, Université de Bourgogne BP 16, Route des Plaines de l’Yonne, 89010 AUXERRE Cedex FRANCE E-mail: Adlane.Habed@u-bourgogne.fr Phone. : + 33 3 86 49 28 57, Fax : +33 3 86 49 28 50

Keywords : 3D processing, 3D reconstruction, knowledge processing

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Postdoc Position on deepwater species CPUEs at Ifremer, Lorient, France

Catches per unit of effort (CPUE) are used in numerous stock assessments including those used in the framework of european fisheries management (ICES, STECF). The use of CPUE poses numerous problems as those indices simultaneously reflect stock abundance, fishing practices and their constraints (e.g. regulation). The
evolution of times series of raw CPUE reflects the change of these factors and quantifying their influence alone is not a simple task.Application Deadline: August, 31st, 2009

The proposed project will

i) analyze high resolution times series of effort (haul by haul) to describe more precisely the activity of the fisheries, to identify potential fishing strategies,

ii) through the development of methods that may be transposed to other stocks and fisheries, methods which are expected to reduce the uncertainty on stock assessments.

This includes:
- trying to rebuild the missing information from this database using our national information system on fisheries.
- trying to explain the spatial (3D) and temporal variations in CPUEs at different scales (this may imply taking account environmental factors)
- describing and analysing fishing strategies (e.g. finding patterns, how a haul may affect the next one…)
- thinking about how all of this could be included in stock assessment or management plans.

This project relies on a database containing landings and fishing effort on a haul by haul basis and provided by two fishing organizations (in partnership with Ifremer) targeting deepwater stocks (roundnose grenadier, black scabbard fish, blue ling, deepwater sharks) where assessment models have always shown strong uncertainties
as a likely consequence from the insufficient resolution of datasets.

This position includes interactions with my colleagues from other Ifremer labs and with representatives of the French fisheries. There will be some possibilities to attend workshop, working groups on deepwater stocks to discuss and work with other scientists.

Keywords : Deepwater fisheries, fleet, fishing effort, statistical analysis, spatialized time series.

The position includes full healthcare and retirement benefits. Work time is 38h per week, 5+2 weeks of vacation. Minimum gross salary (commensurate with experience) is 31 680 euros, net monthly salary would be I guess around 2000 euros (renting a 45m² apartment in Lorient is between 350-500 euros a month). The position is not
expected to start before Nov, 1st but starting date (earlier/later) can probably be negotiated.

** Academic training and specific skills **

• PhD in fishery sciences, population dynamics, appliedmathematics/statistics or any relevant field.
• Prior experience in fishery sciences desirable but not mandatory.
• Programming skills required in S+, R, or equivalent languages (e.g. Matlab)

** How to apply **

To apply, you will need to provide the following (by email, please, to lionel.pawlowski-at-ifremer.fr ,before August, 31st, 2009):

- a letter including your specific skills and competence for the position,
- a CV
- a summary of your work previously done, mentioning the date of submission of the PhD thesis,
- a list of publications and communications / symposia,
- and two letters of recommendation.

Applicants must be under 35 y.o. on Dec 31st, 2009.

Applicants will be informed about the status of their application by the end of september.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Computational Biology of Small RNAs, France

Member States of EMBL (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the associate member state Australia) are advised that applications are being sought for the following position
at the EMBL Outstation in Grenoble, France:

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Computational Biology of Small RNAs

Duty Station:
Grenoble, France

Commencing Date:
As soon as possible after closing date

Job Description:
The laboratory of Ramesh Pillai is seeking to recruit a Bioinformatician to participate in ongoing projects on small RNA-mediated gene silencing. Our group uses mouse genetics, biochemical and cell biology tools in these
studies. Our data collection methods increasingly involve large-scale approaches, such as next-generation sequencing, microarrays and genomic data integration. We seek to strengthen this aspect of our studies by
recruiting a postdoctoral fellow who will have the opportunity to actively interface with wet-lab members in our group. The candidate will also have access to bioinformatics facilities and expertise at the European
Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), Hinxton and Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna.

Qualifications and Experience:
In addition to a PhD in a related field, experience in database mining and analysis of large datasets from high-throughput sequencing or microarrays is required. Candidates should be proficient in at least one major programming language and comfortable with working in a Linux (command-line) environment. Experience with statistical data analysis using R is a plus.

Strong motivation and excellent scientific skills are essential, as well as willingness to work in a multicultural & interdisciplinary environment.

Contract: An initial contract of 1 year will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on the circumstances at the time of review.

Closing Date: 30.09.2009

http://www.embl-grenoble.fr
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Postdoctoral Position in Ocean Modelling – Climate Change Downscaling

Postdoctoral Position in Ocean Modelling – Climate Change Downscaling- Application Deadline: 15 August, 2009

Laboratoire de Physique des Océans

UMR 6523 CNRS-IFREMER-IRD-UBO, Brest, France

We invite applications from talented and motivated candidates interested in pursuing their research in coastal oceanography and meteorology, with focus in downscaling global climate change scenarios in relation with regional environmental and ecosystems evolutions. The successful applicants will participate in a new project funded by the European Community.

The European FP7 MEECE (Marine Ecosystem Evolution in a Changing Environment) project will address global change, the result of natural and anthropogenically induced climate change impacts upon the structure and function of marine ecosystems via a number of abiotic and biotic drivers. The specific goals of MEECE are :

• To improve the knowledge base on marine ecosystems and their response to climate and anthropogenic driving forces ;

• To develop innovative predictive management tools and strategies to resolve the dynamic interactions of the global change driver, i.e. changes in ocean circulation, climate, ocean acidification, pollution, overfishing and alien invasive species on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems.

To achieve these goals, MEECE will employ a combination of data synthesis, numerical simulations and targeted experimentation. An increase in the knowledge base and predictive capacities regarding the influence of the drivers is central to the successful fulfillment of the goals of the European Marine Stategy. The offered post-doctoral position is part of this MEECE project led by Dr Icarus Allen at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom, which will extend from late 2008 till late 2012. Within the “Ecosystem response to climate scale drivers” Work Package, the candidate will have to perform a dynamical downscaling of the regional climate in the ocean domain that includes the Benguela upwelling area. The common methodology in dynamical regional climate downscaling employs a continuous integration of a limited-area model. The study will particularly focus on the regional impact of climate change on the oceanic component of the system. Nonetheless, due to the common low resolution used in climate scenarios runs and the highly dependency of the coastal upwelling dynamics to synoptic-scale atmospheric forcings, we will implement the downscaling technique to both, the atmosphere and ocean components of the climate system. We will start with the realization of forced atmospheric and oceanic simulations. Coupled air-sea downscaling experiments could be implemented as final operational step of the work in collaboration. In this study we will use the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to dynamically downscale the atmosphere. The ROMS ocean physical model will be used to simulate the hydrodynamics and thermal structure. The SAfE (South AFrican Experiment) configuration (1/4°) in which is embedded a refined zoom (1/12°) of the Benguela upwelling system will be run in scenarios (Penven et al. 2006, Rouault et al. 2009). The post-doctoral work will be intended to develop the best « downscaling » techniques to regionalize the climate change signal simulated by the IPCC AR4 climate models. Preliminary tests have been already performed and the following on approaches will be discussed with the successful candidate.

Here are some questions to be addressed : • What are the consequences of the climate changes on the physical behaviour of the regional atmosphere ? • What is the impact on the open-ocean and local upwelling system ? • What is the sensitivity to climate change for the different components of the system and their sensitivity to the applied downscaling method ?

A recent PhD in meteorology, atmospheric sciences, physical oceanography or a related field is required. The applicant should have a strong background in geophysical fluid dynamics and numerical modelling.

Letters of application, a C.V., a short statement of research interests and the name of two referees should be sent by 15 August, 2009 to sabrina.speich@univ-brest.fr (S. Speich, Laboratoire de Physique des Oceans (LPO), UMR6523 CNRS/IFREMER/IRD/UBO, http://www.ifremer.fr/lpo/speich, Université de Bretagne Occidentale -UFR Sciences, 6, av Le Gorgeu C.S. 93837, 29238 Brest Cedex 3 France).

Appointment will be for a 12-month duration and may start October 1st, 2009 or later. Annual income will be 24,000 Euros.

References :

Penven, P., J. Lutjeharms and P. Florenchie, Madagascar : a pacemaker for the Agulhas Current system ? 2006, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L17609, doi:10.1029/2006GL026854.

Rouault, M., P. Penven, and B. Pohl, Warming in the Agulhas Current system since the 1980’s, 2009, Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1029/2009GL037987, in press.

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AFAS ACT Science Fellowships - Australian-French Association for Science and Technology

AFAS ACT and the Embassy of France in Australia are offering tertiary science students residing or studying in the ACT a unique opportunity to undertake training or a collaborative study with a French University or research body. The grant will provide a contribution to return airfares to France of up to $2500 and up to $2500 allowance towards the living costs for the duration of the stay (1 to 3 months).

Application Deadline: Monday 31^st August 2009
Organisation: Australian-French Association for Science and Technology
Further Scholarship Information and Application
www.afas.org.au/act

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PhD thesis in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of polymers - France

PhD thesis in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of polymers

Description : Title of the PhD thesis: Chemical grafting of antibactetrial copolymers onto biomaterial surfaces. Study of the physico-chemical and biological properties of the surfaces. Description of the project and the required skills: Our team develops currently a novel research topic aiming for the development of new strategies to prevent bacterial attachment onto biomaterial surfaces, and thus to avoid infection. During this PhD thesis, we plan to graft chemically antibacterial copolymers onto surfaces of some usual biomaterials such as PVC and\or polyurethanes. This will be performed using smooth methods described recently in the literature for the functionalization of such surfaces. The antibacterial copolymers will be synthesized either by chemical modification of functional homopolymers or by classical copolymerization of antibacterial monomers with monomers containing anchoring groups. Theses copolymers will be characterized by the usual techniques, namely NMR, FTIR, UV-visible, SEC (GPC), and by mass spectrometry. The physico-chemical characterizations of the modified and unmodified biomaterial surfaces will be performed by AFM, MEB, fluorescence microscopy, contact angle measurements, XPS and ellipsometry. Colorimetric titrations will be also undertaken in order to determine densities of copolymers grafted onto surfaces. A comparative thermal, thermo-mechanical and mechanical properties of the biomaterials, before and after surface chemical modifications, will be investigated by DSC, DMTA and tensile tests, respectively. The surface antibacterial properties will be studied at first in vitro. Adhesion kinetics onto biomaterial surfaces of various bacterial strains, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, will be monitored by fluorescence microscopy as well as by bacterial numeration. These studies will be realized in static and dynamic conditions, in presence and absence of plasmatic proteins, in short and long terms. The properties of biocompatibility will be evaluated by cytotoxicity tests towards differentiated and permanent cellular cultures as well as blood, and by thrombogenesis tests. The project requires strong skills in molecular and macromolecular organic synthesis. Knowledge in biochemistry and in microbiology would be desirable. The candidate must have a Master’s degree or equivalent diploma with scientific research laboratory training. He or she has to supply a detailed CV and a letter in support of application. Salary: about 1380 Euros (take-home pay).

Homepage : www.insa-rouen.fr
Category : Academic research
Contact address : Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces (PBS, FRE-CNRS n°3101) Equipe Matériaux Macromoléculaires (L2M) INSA de Rouen Place Emile Blondel 76131 Mont-Saint-Aignan
Keywords : polymer, biomaterials, antibacterial, biocompatibility, surface
Name : KEBIR
Email : nasreddine.kebir@insa-rouen.fr

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PhD position in multispectral color imaging (Norway-France)

PhD position in multispectral color imaging (Norway-France)

The purpose of the PhD position is to develop new methodologies for acquisition and reproduction of multispectral color images. Acquiring and reproducing color images using more than the conventional three color channels is a promising field of research, but several obstacles remain. Both the acquisition side and the reproduction side could be covered in this PhD thesis. Research directions which could be investigated includes new acquisition technologies using LED light sources and spectral filter arrays, spectral reflectance estimation, optimization of system parameters, spectral reproduction using inkjet printers, spectral gamut mapping, quality evaluation, combination of spectral and 3D information, compression and visualization of 3D multispectral data, and cultural heritage applications. Further specification of the topic and project plan will be done in collaboration with the selected candidate.

The PhD scholarship has a duration of three years, and will be carried out in collaboration between The Norwegian Color Research Laboratory at Gjøvik University College in Gjøvik, Norway and the Laboratoire d’Electronique, Informatique et Image (LE2I UMR-CNRS 5158) at the University of Burgundy in Auxerre, France. The PhD candidate will spend approximately equal time in the two laboratories, starting in France in September 2009, under the supervision of Professor Yvon Voisin (Auxerre), Associate Professor Alamin Mansouri (Auxerre) and Professor Jon Y. Hardeberg (Gjøvik). The scholarship is partially funded by the Regional Council of Burgundy, and amounts to EUR 1350 per month.

Candidates with a MSc degree in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field, and a strong academic record, are invited to submit their application before June 30th, 2009, by email to Alamin Mansouri at alamin.mansouri@u-bourgogne.fr

. The application should include a letter of motivation including a brief research statement, CV, transcripts of courses/grades, and at least two letters of reference (including from the academic responsible for the candidate’s master degree).

For more information, please contact Jon Y. Hardeberg (jon.hardeberg@hig.no) or Alamin Mansouri (alamin.mansouri@u-bourgogne.fr), or consult http://www.colorlab.no and http://www.le2i.com.

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