Connectionists: Postdoc position for EU-FP7 SIMBAD project (Venice, Italy)

[Marcello Pelillo]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION

Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy
Department of Computer Science


Applications are invited for one postdoctoral position at the Department 
of Computer Science of Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy, to undertake 
research in computer vision and pattern recognition within the context of 
SIMBAD (Beyond Features: Similarity-Based Pattern Analysis and 
Recognition).

SIMBAD is a three-year EU-FP7 FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) 
project, started on 1st April 2008, which involves the following partners:

- Ca' Foscari University (Venice, Italy) [coordinator]
- University of York (England)
- Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)
- Insituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
- ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
- University of Verona (Italy)

The project aims at bringing to full maturation a paradigm shift that is 
currently just emerging within the pattern recognition and machine 
learning domains, where researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the 
importance of similarity information per se, as opposed to the classical 
feature-based approach. We aim at undertaking a thorough study of several 
aspects of similarity-based pattern analysis and recognition methods, from 
the theoretical, computational, and applicative perspective, with a view 
to substantially advance the state of the art in the field, and contribute 
towards the long-term goal of organizing this emerging field into a more 
coherent whole.

The successful candidate will join the Computer Vision and Pattern 
Recognition Group at Ca' Foscari Universty, headed by Prof. Marcello 
Pelillo. The group's research activity is focused primarily on 
graph-theoretic, optimization, and game-theoretic approaches, and in the 
interplay between continuous and combinatorial methods. The research spans 
a range of topics including grouping and segmentation, shape analysis and 
object recognition, structural matching and learning, and contextual 
pattern recognition. The group has an established international reputation 
for its work, with a track record of top-level publications. The 
contribution of the Venice group to the SIMBAD project will be on 
game-theoretic approaches and structural learning.

Candidates should have a PhD in Computer Vision and/or Machine Learning 
(or at least have submitted the thesis and awaiting the viva). A solid 
mathematical background and good programming skills are expected. An 
interest in game-theoretic approaches and/or graph-based learning would be 
an asset for this position.

The appointment will be initially for one year (renewable) starting from 
1st June 2008 or soon thereafter. The salary will be about EUR 22,500 per 
annum plus an additional grant to cover lodging expences, subject to 
negotiation. For further details or informal enquires please contact 
Marcello Pelillo (pelillo at dsi.unive.it) or Andrea Torsello 
(torsello at dsi.unive.it).

Applications must be sent by e-mail to Marcello Pelillo 
(pelillo at dsi.unive.it) and must include a brief letter of application, a 
CV including a list of publications, and names and e-mail address of at 
least two referees.

Ca' Foscari University is an equal opportunity employer.

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                                                          Marcello Pelillo
                                               Dipartimento di Informatica
                                        Universita' Ca' Foscari di Venezia
                               Via Torino 155, 30172 Venezia Mestre, Italy

                                                    Tel: (39) 041 2348.440
                                                    Fax: (39) 041 2348.419
                                              E-mail: pelillo at dsi.unive.it
                                     URL: http://www.dsi.unive.it/~pelillo