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From: On Behalf Of Artur Gil
PhD student position Crowdsourcing 3D Geoinformation
The PhD student in the doctoral program Crowdanalyser (crowdanalyser.uni-hd.de) at Heidelberg University will investigate the challenges, possibilities and limitations of crowdsourcing 3D geoinformation (e.g. extracted from 3D point clouds derived from mobile sensors). This includes tasks such as 3D data acquisition, object detection & modeling, fusion of (3D) multi-sensor data and existing 3D base models (e.g. derived from crowdsourced geoinformation like OpenStreetMap and airborne LiDAR).
The objective of the graduate school granting the scholarship is to develop novel methods towards the quality-oriented analysis and exploration of crowdsourced Web 2.0 data (such as OpenStreetMap, Flickr, Twitter, Social Networks etc.).
Crowdanalyser is a joint Research Training Group between the Institute of Computer Science and the Geoinformatics Research Group (giscience.uni-hd.de), Department of Geography at Heidelberg University, affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR).
The thesis will be supervised by Jun.-Prof. Bernhard Höfle and Prof. Alexander Zipf.
Scholarships are 1200 Euro per month plus 110 Euro per month for travel and other costs. Further criteria and information on the scholarship is given by the Graduate Academy (www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de) of the Heidelberg University.
Requirements
- MSc in Computer Science, Geoinformatics, Geography, Mathematics, or related area
- Background in one or more of the following areas: 3D computer vision, LiDAR, pattern recognition, 3D point cloud analysis, 3D object detection and modeling, multi-sensor fusion, computer graphics (GPGPU programming)
- Demonstrated strong programming experience (preferably in C/C++)
- Excellent English skills (written and oral), Excellent communication & organizational skills
Applications shall be directed to Ms. Bettina Knorr ([log in to unmask], giscience.uni-hd.de) until November 14th 2012 in digital form (one PDF document).
The application shall include a detailed CV including grades, technical expertise, letters of reference and list of publications as well as a short motivation statement (<1 page) addressing the PhD topic “Crowdsourcing 3D Geoinformation†.
The selection of the scholarship holder will be based on quality of the candidates and a personal interview. The Heidelberg University is an equal opportunity employer. In case of equality of qualification and suitability of applicants, the applications made by female researchers will be given preferential consideration. Handicapped applicants will be treated preferentially if equally qualified. The graduate college aims at providing best possibilities for combining research and family.
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