[資訊] PhD position in CS at Univ. Geneva

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PhD position in computer science and affective computing

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We are looking for a candidate with a solid background in signal processing
for a fully-funded PhD position at the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences
and Computer Vision and Multimedia Laboratory (CVML), computer science
department, University of Geneva. The research, to be undertaken by the
student, focuses on analyzing the interactions between facial expressions and
electroencephalogram (EEG) signals with the aim of reducing unwanted
interferences and recognizing emotions. Research will involve recording and
analyzing EEG signals and facial expressions using Bayesian estimation
methods.

The position offers the opportunity to work in a diverse environment
consisting of members of the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences and the CVML
Laboratory spanning varied topics, such as affective computing, stochastic
signal processing, neuropsychology , and machine learning. The PhD student is
encouraged to publish in high profile venues, and to develop herself/himself
as a researcher with other professional activities (doctoral or summer
schools, working with bachelor and master level students).

The doctoral student will be supervised by Dr. Mohammad Soleymani (Swiss
Center for Affective Sciences) and Prof. Thierry Pun (CVML Laboratory) and
will have access to the resources provided by both the CVML Lab. and the
Swiss Center for Affective Sciences.

This project is funded by the Swiss Hasler foundation and upon satisfactory
progress its funding is secured for 3 years with the possibility for
extension for the fourth year.

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Starting date: as soon as possible (preferably by January 2016)

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Required qualifications
- An MSc in a field related to one or more of the following: electrical
  engineering, computer science, applied mathematics. (we also consider
  applicants who are about completing their MSc).
- Strong knowledge of signal processing and statistics.
- Strong programming skills in Matlab or Python
- Interest in performing experiments with humans including recording multimodal
  sensorial data from volunteer participants.
- Ability to communicate and report research results in English.

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For more information about this position, please contact Mohammad Soleymani
e-mail: [e-mail]. To apply, please send your application
package containing the following material to <[e-mail]>
before September 15th 2015.



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