[AUDITORY] [Jobs] Four research posts at CVSSP, University of Surrey (deadline 30 April) (Mark Plumbley )

Subject: [AUDITORY] [Jobs] Four research posts at CVSSP, University of Surrey (deadline 30 April) From: Mark Plumbley <0000005fa4625f04-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:07:18 +0000 --_000_PAXPR06MB81922905B1567D24563320D5A9429PAXPR06MB8192eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, Please forward to interested candidates (deadline 30 April 2021= ). Apologies for cross-posting. Best wishes, Mark Plumbley --- Join a new research partnership with the BBC at the Centre for Vision, Spee= ch and Signal Processing (CVSSP), University of Surrey ai4me.surrey.ac.uk<h= ttp://ai4me.surrey.ac.uk/> Four research posts available in Audio-Visual AI, Computer Vision and Audio= : Research Fellow B https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015321 Research Fellow A https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015121 2x Research Software Engineer/Research Assistant https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/= vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015621 Closing date for applications: 30th April 2021 Exciting opportunity for outstanding researchers in Computer Vision, Audio = and Audio-Visual AI to join CVSSP as part of a major new five-year research= partnership with the BBC to realise Future Personalised Media Experiences. The goal of the research partnership is to realise future personalised cont= ent creation and delivery at scale for the public at home or on the move. C= VSSP research will address the key challenges for personalised content crea= tion and rendering by advancing computer vision and audio-visual AI to tran= sform captured 2D video to object-based media. Research will advance automa= tic online understanding, reconstruction and neural rendering of complex dy= namic real-world scenes and events. This will enable a new generation of pe= rsonalised media content which adapts to user requirements and interests. T= he new partnership with the BBC and creative industry partners will positio= n the UK to lead future personalised media experiences. The Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) at the Universi= ty of Surrey is ranked first in the UK for computer vision. The centre lead= s ground-breaking research in audio-visual AI and machine perception for th= e benefit of people and society through technological innovations in health= care, security, entertainment, robotics and communications. Over the past t= wo decades CVSSP has pioneered advances in 3D and 4D computer vision, spati= al audio and audio-visual AI which have enabled award winning technologies = for content production in TV, film, games and immersive entertainment. BBC R&D (bbc.co.uk/rd<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= =3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Frd&data=3D04%7C01%7Cm.plumbley%40surrey.ac.uk%7= C97953a210ce3475d276808d9056d096b%7C6b902693107440aa9e21d89446a2ebb5%7C0%7C= 0%7C637546788124695803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoi= V2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3DBX99fKvJO%2F5oXidyuOS= yRi5EG0Kcjy5DFVerMQsBAYI%3D&reserved=3D0>) has a worldwide reputation for d= evelopments in media technology going back over 90 years and has worked clo= sely with CVSSP for over 20 years. It has pioneered the development of obje= ct-based media, working closely with programme-makers and technology teams = across the BBC. Recent work has included object-based audio delivery across= multiple synchronised devices for sports and drama, and AI for recognising= wildlife for natural history. This is an opportunity for outstanding researchers to join a world-renowned= research centre at the start of a major new five-year research partnership= . Research Fellow B The Research Fellow B will be an experienced researcher with an excellent t= rack-record of publication in leading academic forums and post-doctoral res= earch leadership. The successful candidate will take an active role in lead= ing the research programme, contributing novel machine learning approaches = to real-world dynamic scene understanding and reconstruction from video, an= d co-supervision of post-doctoral and PhD researchers. Research Fellow A The Research Fellow A will hold a PhD in computer vision, audio and/or audi= o-visual AI with a track-record of publication in leading academic forums. = The successful candidate will contribute novel machine learning approaches = advancing audio-visual AI to transform video of real-world scenes to object= -based representation and neural rendering. The post-holder will collaborat= e with the team and project partners to realise personalised media experien= ces. 2x Research Software Engineer/Research Assistant The Research Software Engineer/Research Assistant will have experience of r= esearch and software development in computer vision, audio and machine lear= ning. The post holder will support the research programme, contributing to= research and technologies which enable the transformation of video to audi= o-visual objects, production of personalised media experiences and object-b= ased audio-visual rendering. All posts are at the core of a research team working together with the BBC,= University and industry partners to realise personalised object-based medi= a experiences at scale for offline content and live events. These posts wi= ll enable individuals to advance knowledge in computer vision, audio and ma= chine learning and raise their own academic and research profile by joining= Europe's largest research centre in this field. All posts will initially b= e offered for a fixed term which is extendable for the 5 year duration of t= he partnership. Informal enquiries are welcomed by Professor Adrian Hilton by email (a.hilt= on@xxxxxxxx<mailto:a.hilton@xxxxxxxx>). -- Prof Mark D Plumbley Head of School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Email: Head-of-School-CSEE@xxxxxxxx Professor of Signal Processing University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK Email: m.plumbley@xxxxxxxx PA: Kelly Green Email: k.d.green@xxxxxxxx --_000_PAXPR06MB81922905B1567D24563320D5A9429PAXPR06MB8192eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear List,  Please forward to in= terested candidates (deadline 30 April 2021). Apologies for cross-posting. = Best wishes, Mark Plumbley<o:p></o:p> ---<o:p></o:p> <o:p>&nbs= p;</o:p> Join a n= ew research partnership with the BBC at the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), University of Sur= rey <a href=3D"http://ai4me.surrey.ac.uk/">ai4me.surrey.ac.uk</a><o:p>= </o:p> Four res= earch posts available in Audio-Visual AI, Computer Vision and Audio: <= /span><o:p></o:p> Research Fellow B&= nbsp;<a href=3D"https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015321">https:= //jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015321</a><o:p></o:p> Research Fellow A&= nbsp;<a href=3D"https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015121">https:= //jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=3D015121</a><o:p></o:p> 2x Research Softwa= re Engineer/Research Assistant <a href=3D"https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/va= cancy.aspx?ref=3D015621">https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=3D01562= 1</a><o:p></o:p> <div style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"> Closing date for applications:<span= style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">&n= bsp;30th April 2021 <o:p></o:p> </div> Exciting= opportunity for outstanding researchers in Computer Vision, Audio and Audi= o-Visual AI to join CVSSP as part of a major new five-year research partnership with the BBC to realise Future Personalised Media Exp= eriences.<o:p></o:p> The goal of the re= search partnership is to realise future personalised content creation and d= elivery at scale for the public at home or on the move. CVSSP research will address the key challenges for personalised cont= ent creation and rendering by advancing computer vision and audio-visual AI= to transform captured 2D video to object-based media. Research will advanc= e automatic online understanding, reconstruction and neural rendering of complex dynamic real-world scenes a= nd events. This will enable a new generation of personalised media content = which adapts to user requirements and interests. The new partnership with t= he BBC and creative industry partners will position the UK to lead future personalised media experiences.<o:p></= o:p> The Centre for Vis= ion, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) at the University of Surrey is ra= nked first in the UK for computer vision. The centre leads ground-breaking research in audio-visual AI and machine perception f= or the benefit of people and society through technological innovations in h= ealthcare, security, entertainment, robotics and communications. Over the p= ast two decades CVSSP has pioneered advances in 3D and 4D computer vision, spatial audio and audio-visual AI w= hich have enabled award winning technologies for content production in TV, = film, games and immersive entertainment.<o:p></o:p> BBC R&D (<a hr= ef=3D"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fbb= c.co.uk%2Frd&data=3D04%7C01%7Cm.plumbley%40surrey.ac.uk%7C97953a210ce34= 75d276808d9056d096b%7C6b902693107440aa9e21d89446a2ebb5%7C0%7C0%7C6375467881= 24695803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTi= I6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3DBX99fKvJO%2F5oXidyuOSyRi5EG0Kcj= y5DFVerMQsBAYI%3D&reserved=3D0">bbc.co.uk/rd</a>) has a worldwide reputation for developments in media technology going back= over 90 years and has worked closely with CVSSP for over 20 years. It has = pioneered the development of object-based media, working closely with progr= amme-makers and technology teams across the BBC. Recent work has included object-based audio delivery acros= s multiple synchronised devices for sports and drama, and AI for recognisin= g wildlife for natural history.<o:p></o:p> This is an opportu= nity for outstanding researchers to join a world-renowned research centre a= t the start of a major new five-year research partnership. <o:p></o:p>= Research= Fellow B<o:p></o:p> The Research Fello= w B will be an experienced researcher with an excellent track-record of pub= lication in leading academic forums and post-doctoral research leadership. The successful candidate will take an active role in = leading the research programme, contributing novel machine learning approac= hes to real-world dynamic scene understanding and reconstruction from video= , and co-supervision of post-doctoral and PhD researchers.<o:p></o:p> Research= Fellow A<o:p></o:p> The Research Fello= w A will hold a PhD in computer vision, audio and/or audio-visual AI with a= track-record of publication in leading academic forums. The successful candidate will contribute novel machine learning ap= proaches advancing audio-visual AI to transform video of real-world scenes = to object-based representation and neural rendering. The post-holder will c= ollaborate with the team and project partners to realise personalised media experiences.<o:p></o:p> 2x Resea= rch Software Engineer/Research Assistant <o:p></o= :p> The Research Softw= are Engineer/Research Assistant will have experience of research and softwa= re development in computer vision, audio and machine learning.  The post holder will support the research programme, contr= ibuting to research and technologies which enable the transformation of vid= eo to audio-visual objects, production of personalised media experiences an= d object-based audio-visual rendering.<o:p></o:p> All posts are at t= he core of a research team working together with the BBC, University and in= dustry partners to realise personalised object-based media experiences at scale for offline content and live events.  Thes= e posts will enable individuals to advance knowledge in computer vision, au= dio and machine learning and raise their own academic and research profile = by joining Europe’s largest research centre in this field. All posts will initially be offered for a fixed term= which is extendable for the 5 year duration of the partnership.<o:p></o:p>= Informal enquir= ies are welcomed by Professor Adrian Hilton by email (<a href=3D"mailto:a.hilton@xxxxxxxx">a.hilton@xxxxxxxx</a>)= . <o:p></o:p> --<o:p></o:p> Prof Mark = D Plumbley<o:p></o:p> Head of Sc= hool of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering<o:p></o:p> Email: Hea= d-of-School-CSEE@xxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p> <o:p>&nbsp= ;</o:p> Professor of Signal Processing<o:p></= o:p> University of Surrey, Guildford, Surr= ey, GU2 7XH, UK<o:p></o:p> Email: m.plumbley@xxxxxxxx<o:p></= o:p> <o:p> </o:p> PA: Kelly Green<o:p></o:p> Email: k.d.green@xxxxxxxx<o:p></o= :p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p><= /span> </div> </body> </html> --_000_PAXPR06MB81922905B1567D24563320D5A9429PAXPR06MB8192eurp_--

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