Theme/Institute: Design for Sustainable Manufacturing/Institute of Materials and Manufacturing
Job Title: Research Fellow in Computer Science for Design Innovation
Vacancy Ref: HBC0039-3
Start Date: 1October 2016 or soon thereafter
Salary: Up to £33,508 per annum. (including London Allowance of £2,166 p.a.) depending on experience
Hours: Full-time
Post duration: Initially 12 months fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension
A research programme to develop a computer design tool that highlights potential patent infringement of an emerging design has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and is supported by two major international companies, Crown Technology and Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs. New advances that identify potential patent conflict and prompt novel design solutions are of considerable interest to industry.
The project will focus on function-geometry inventive principles, common in mechanical engineering, adapting a CAD system to store internal model annotations of the emerging design for comparison with a patent database that has also been annotated. Patent infringement will be statistically quantified and depicted in a visualisation superimposed on the emerging design, thereby supporting the designer to create innovative solutions.
A Research Fellow position is available for a computer scientist to undertake research involving development and implementation of an interface to a CAD system that semantic comparison of design models and patent images annotated with text, symbols and functional representations in relation to a specific ontology developed for the application. The means of annotating the CAD model and the patent documents in PDF format will also be developed. The role will also involve extensive liaison with industry and regular industrial meetings plus development of statistical comparisons and visualisations in collaboration with the other Research Fellow (Design Engineering for Innovation) already working on the project.
You will therefore have extensive experience of User Interface Design and 3D Graphics; some familiarity with statistics and natural language or image processing will be a plus. Consequently, applicants must also possess significant skills in a standard programming language such as Java, Python or C++. Familiarity with XML is desirable.
You must have a PhD (or equivalent experience and/or qualifications) in an area pertinent to the research subject, e.g. Computer Science or a discipline relevant to the project, and a first degree (or equivalent experience and/or qualifications) in a related subject.
You should have a demonstrable strong publication track record with proven experience in writing publications. In addition to a strong research track record you will also have excellent communication and presentation skills, as they are fundamental to the success of this project. You will also have the ability to work under pressure.
The post holder will work closely with a Research Fellow in design engineering and the project supervisory team comprising Dr Mark Atherton (Design Engineering), Dr Alessio Malizia (Computer Science) and Professor David Harrison (Theme Leader of Design for Sustainable Manufacture).
Closing date for receipt of applications: 25 September 2016.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Mark Atherton. [log in to unmask] Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted.
For further details and to apply please visit https://jobs.brunel.ac.uk/WRL/
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