Subject: PhD studentship and PostDoc positions at InfoMus, DIST Univ of Genoa From: Gualtiero Volpe <gualtiero.volpe@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 18:25:05 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>[Sorry for cross-postings] The Casa Paganini - InfoMus international research center (www.infomus.org; www.casapaganini.org) of the University of Genova, Italy, is looking for Ph.D. students and post-doc researchers in the field of sound and gesture analysis. Casa Paganini - InfoMus is an International Centre of Excellence for research on music, science, and technology (human-computer interaction, multimedia, sound and music computing). Casa Pagnanini - InfoMus has its premises in a monumental building in the historical center of Genova and is endowed with a 250-seat auditorium and museum rooms. This makes it an ideal location to carry out experiments and proof-of-concept tests in real-world scenarios (public concerts, installations, etc). The work to be developed is linked to EU-funded research projects to be carried out in conjunction with a number of partners at a European level. Projects concern: - The study of creative communication within groups of people from the perspective of music ensemble performance and audience experience. - The extraction and analysis of expressive movement, audio, and physiological multi-layer features using real-time, synchronized, multi-modal feature extraction techniques. - The development of computational models of expressive gesture and expressive social interaction. - The development of cross-modal techniques for search and retrieval of audiovisual material from multimodal queries. - The development of techniques and prototypes of multimodal interfaces for supporting music learning by children. - The development of techniques and prototypes for active experience of audiovisual content, including mobile contexts. Among the foreseen tasks/duties to be carried out by Casa Paganini - InfoMus as part of the projects, those to be developed by the successful applicants will include: - Development/implementation of multi-modal data acquisition and/or synchronization techniques. - Development/implementation of algorithms for the analysis of sound and gesture signals in a cross-modal perspective. - Development/implementation of algorithms for the analysis of social interaction in groups. - Contribution to the technological platform of the project, based on the EyesWeb XMI platform (www.eyesweb.org). - Contribution to a database/repository of multi-modal data recorded from real musical performance scenarios. - Writing of deliverables and of technical reports. Requirements: - Computer Science / Electrical Engineering (or related) degree. - Excellent programming skills in C++ / scripting. - Experience in computer vision and signal processing applied to movement and gesture analysis. - Experience on techniques for musical sound description is appreciated. - Previous experience with gesture/motion analysis is preferred. - Enthusiastic attitude towards approaching new research challenges. - Ability to work in a team-oriented environment. - Proficiency in English language. - Knowledge of system administration and maintenance of on-line databases and/or of mobile platforms is welcome. Positions are full-time, on-site in Genova, Italy. The duration of Ph.D. studentship in Italy is three years. Post-doc positions have a duration of one year and can be extended for a second year. Traveling and attendance to project meetings or international workshops might be required from time to time. The working language in our Lab is English. Previous experience in similar working environments will be valued. Interested people should send a curriculum (including possible publications) as well as an introduction letter to: infomus-calls@xxxxxxxx Before any decision is made, selected candidates will be invited for a short stay in Genova (major costs refunded). Deadline: June 15, 2010. Please note that according to the Italian national regulation, independently from any possible evaluation by Casa Paganini - InfoMus staff members, candidates will need to formally apply for a position at the University of Genova and will therefore be subject to a competitive examination, to be carried out by the University of Genova in fall 2010. The starting date for the positions is expected to be January 1, 2011.