[visionlist] What Can We Learn about the Mind from Brain Imaging Evidence? 1-day Conference at Durham University (UK) – 17 June, 2016

[visionlist] [Jobs] Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Computer Vision at the University of Oxford

[apologies for multiple postings]

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Computer Vision

Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford

Grade 7: £30,738 – £37,768 p.a.

We are seeking an experienced full-time research assistant to join the Active Vision research group at the Department of Engineering Science (central Oxford). It is fixed-term for 2 years from soon after 1 July 2016. The post is funded by Dyson Ltd. The group is an internationally leading research group that has numerous scientific awards and has close links with some of the top industrial research labs. More information can be found here: http://ift.tt/1UrAuiC.

This is a bleeding-edge research project that aims to link dense geometry reconstruction using depth fusion and semantic labelling that uses deep learning. Whereas deep learning approaches have so far targeted primarily the 2D domain, the primary aim of this project is to use deep learning approaches targeted specifically to the 3D domain to add meaning and function to geometric reconstructions. The work is to be done jointly with an industrial partner and is likely to see widespread adoption in society. You will be responsible for developing and implementing novel computer vision and learning algorithms to build and label 3D geometry. You will write reports, perform demonstrations and contribute documented software to the group library.

You should possess a doctorate, or be near completion of doctorate, in computer vision or machine learning, together with a strong publication record at principal computer vision conferences (CVPR, ECCV, ICCV and BMVC), with a background 3D geometry (depth fusion/SLAM/object tracking and reconstruction) and/or deep learning.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to: victor@robots.ox.ac.uk.

To apply, or for more information visit: https://goo.gl/XgMcAs

Only applications received before 12.00 midday on 24 June 2016 can be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, including a brief statement of research interests (describing how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

[visionlist] Post Doc/ PhD Position University Tübingen, Germany

POSTDOC / PHD POSITION: NEURAL REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL INTENTION
(Hertie Institute / Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University
of Tuebingen, Germany)
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The Section for Computational Sensomotorics at the Center for
Integrative Neurosciences (CIN) and the Hertie Institute for Clinical
Brain Research (HIH) at the University of Tuebingen invites
applications for a Postdoc or a PhD student with a good mathematical
background for a maximum duration of 3 years.

The position is funded by a collaborative grant by the Human
Frontiers Science Foundation (HFSP) as part of a collaborative
project together with together with the California Institute of
Technology (CALTECH) and Ohio State University (OSU). The work
will focus on the development of neural theories for the processing
of social signals and their verification by
psychophysical experiments, and in collaboration
electrophysiological and fMRI experiments.

What we offer:

[visionlist] Postdoctoral positions at the Laboratory of Computational and Statistical Learning (IIT-MIT)

     * Apologies for cross posting
*
We have 2 vacancies for postdoc positions at the Laboratory for
Computational and Statistical Learning in the framework
of the collaboration between Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

[visionlist] VISPEP second call

International symposium on visual physiology, environment, and perception. (VISPEP)6-8 OCTOBER, 2016RIGA, LATVIA.Abstract submission: 1st June, 2016.Manuscript submission: 1st October, 2016. We welcome participants from any country involved in various fields of vision science.The main aim of this Symposium is to promote cooperation and communicationbetween researchers and research fields,as well as exchange of information on the state-of-the-art of researchand equipment in various topics of vision science:        * Visual physiology (accommodation, binocular eye movements, pupil physiology);        * Environment (lighting, visual fatigue, technology of visual stimuli);        * Visual perception (visual attention, colour perception, spatial vision);        * Clinical studies (clinical studies in optometry – clinical cases, diagnostics, and treatment).Please visit conference website for detailed information: http://www.vispep.lu.lv
Invited Speakers- Michael Bach, Medical Centre – University of Freiburg, GermanyVisual Phenomena & Optical IllusionsVisual acuity and contrast thresholds – Not trivial to measure- Stephanie Jainta Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Dortmund, GermanyBinocular coordination and binocular advantages in readingOn behalf of VISPEP Organizing commiteeAiga ŠvedeSergejs Fomins

[visionlist] BYO Cognitive Robotics PhD project

Bring Your Own idea for a PhD project in the research areas developed at the RBCS Department of the Italian Institute of Technology and send your application to the “Bring Your Own Project” fully funded PhD position (Select Theme No. 12 in your application form)!

The PhD project will be carried out at the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences (RBCS) Department of the Italian Institute of Technology directed by Prof. Giulio Sandini.

The objective of the PhD program is to form scientists and research technologists capable of working in multidisciplinary teams on projects where human factors play a crucial role in technological development and design. Robotics and neuroscience researchers in RBCS share, as a fundamental scientific objective, the study of physical and social interaction in humans and machines and focus on studies of human sensorimotor, cognitive and social interaction abilities, their implementation in the humanoid robot iCub, and on the design and assessment of assistive technologies and robotic rehabilitation devices.

RBCS research facilities supports our student’s research activities including the realization of ad-hoc experimental set-ups and mechatronic devices.
RBCS experimental facilities include, besides the humanoid platform iCub, a fully equipped motion capture room with simultaneous electromyography recording and force-platforms, a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Lab, an Electrophysiology Lab for EEG recording, haptic devices for ergonomic measures of individual and dyadic interaction, robot rehabilitation devices for the upper limbs including the wrist;

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How to apply to theme No. 12
Application deadline: 10 June 2016, Noon, Italian time
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Please note that the positions are available through the PhD course of Bioengineering and Robotics, curriculum on Cognitive Robotics, Interaction and Rehabilitation Technologies, offered jointly by IIT and the University of Genoa.

The official calls are available here: http://ift.tt/1OvBfTw under the section “Research themes for the call for application to PhD Courses established in agreement with the Università degli Studi di Genova, XXXII cycle”. Please have a look at the “tips and tricks” section which contains detailed instructions on how to apply and a list of documents you have to present.

The link to the on-line application page is: http://ift.tt/1MrueHU
In case of problems or questions related to the application procedure, please contact: anastasia.bruzzone@iit.it

BYO is Theme No. 12 of those proposed in the same curriculum http://ift.tt/1OYiCaP [PDF]

Help the community with your ideas and Good Luck!
Giulio Sandini

[visionlist] Hyperspectral images across space and time

HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGES OF NATURAL SCENES ACROSS SPACE AND TIME

Two recently processed sets of hyperspectral images are available for
download:

1. Thirty calibrated hyperspectral radiance images of natural scenes
with probe spheres embedded for local illumination estimation. They
are available at

http://ift.tt/1P9Esxv

or

http://ift.tt/25rFp8D

2. Four time-lapse sequences of 7-9 calibrated hyperspectral radiance
images of natural scenes taken over the day. They are available at

http://ift.tt/1P9DSA2

or

http://ift.tt/25rFmcS

All the hyperspectral images come with information documents that
give geographical reference points, dates and times of acquisition,
and viewing geometry. Links are also given to references containing
details of image acquisition and image processing, including
spectroradiometric calibration and wavelength registration.

Sérgio Nascimento, Kinjiro Amano, and David Foster

[visionlist] Register early for ACM Symposium on Applied Perception 2016 (Anaheim, CA)

Register
early for ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (Deadline June 1st)

The
ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (ACM SAP) aims to advance and promote research that crosses the boundaries between perception and disciplines such as graphics, visualization, computer vision, haptics and acoustics. These fields can benefit from the exchange
of ideas. The scope of the conference includes applications and algorithms in any area of research that incorporates elements of perception and computer science.

Keynote
speakers are Laurent Itti (University of Southern California) and Allison Okamura (Stanford University). The program includes long paper presentations, short paper presentations, poster session, and plenty of time to interact with the community via coffee
breaks and lunch.

Our
thirteenth annual event provides an intimate, immersive forum for exchanging ideas about areas of overlapping interests. The ACM SAP 2016 conference will be held in Anaheim, California on July 22nd and 23rd, immediately prior to ACM SIGGRAPH. As a co-located
event,  ACM SAP is  being held at the DoubleTree Suites, a few minutes walk from the Anaheim Convention Center where SIGGRAPH will be held. Registrants may book hotels at via the SIGGRAPH registration system to access discounted prices.

Registration
website: http://ift.tt/1sFG73E

(Early
registration closes June 1st)

ACM
SAP schedule: http://ift.tt/1TQy4LQ

For
questions, contact conference co-chairs Eakta Jain and Sophie Joerg at 2016@sap.acm.org.

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[visionlist] Fwd: [cvnet] Open access publishing charges in vision science

Dear all,

Some time ago, there was a significant and extended discussion of open
access policies at the costs of publishing in different journals on
this list. Yaoda Xu (see below) made a very clear and actionable
suggestion: that the simplest step to get started was to simply make a
repository that contained information about the journals most
applicable to us, and list important information about how open access
they are, how much publishing in them costs, and, to be realistic,
their impact factors and other metrics. I thought this was an
excellent idea — we probably all think about these issues whenever
submitting a manuscript, and it is quite challenging to look up this
information for each journal. So I decided to make a Wiki that tracks
this information about each of the journals of most relevance to
cognitive neuroscience, vision science and psychology:

http://ift.tt/1XCwezv

The initial seed data came from my previous journal tracking page
(http://ift.tt/1RxbGkX) as well as from a spreadsheet that
Amelia Hunt had compiled listing many of the journals’ open access
policies and costs. The Wiki remains somewhat incomplete at this
moment — all the cells in red remain to be filled in. But editing it
is very easy: just click Edit on the top right of the page, and then
you can easily update the information in it. I had hopes of finishing
it completely, but as it has now been several months, I decided it was
time to just sent this out and leave it to the community to take the
lead on finishing the information in it.

I hope that this small contribution can be useful in encouraging open
access and encouraging journals to have reasonable publication fees. I
am very open to suggestions on additional information that should go
in the Wiki or other aspects of the site that could be improved.

Best,
Tim

Re: [visionlist] [cvnet] Open access publishing charges in vision science

Don’t forget Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, the open access journal of the Psychonomic Society.

http://ift.tt/1Rxb52t

We are too new to have an impact factor yet. 

The charge will be 

$1500 for a full article

$1050 for members of the Psychonomic Society (membership is <$100)

$750 for brief reports

No charges at all for papers submitted in 2016

no color charges 

On May 26, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Tim Brady wrote:

Dear all,
Some time ago, there was a significant and extended discussion of open
access policies at the costs of publishing in different journals on
this list. Yaoda Xu (see below) made a very clear and actionable
suggestion: that the simplest step to get started was to simply make a
repository that contained information about the journals most
applicable to us, and list important information about how open access
they are, how much publishing in them costs, and, to be realistic,
their impact factors and other metrics. I thought this was an
excellent idea — we probably all think about these issues whenever
submitting a manuscript, and it is quite challenging to look up this
information for each journal. So I decided to make a Wiki that tracks
this information about each of the journals of most relevance to
cognitive neuroscience, vision science and psychology:http://ift.tt/1XCwezv
The initial seed data came from my previous journal tracking page
(http://ift.tt/1RxbGkX) as well as from a spreadsheet that
Amelia Hunt had compiled listing many of the journals’ open access
policies and costs. The Wiki remains somewhat incomplete at this
moment — all the cells in red remain to be filled in. But editing it
is very easy: just click Edit on the top right of the page, and then
you can easily update the information in it. I had hopes of finishing
it completely, but as it has now been several months, I decided it was
time to just sent this out and leave it to the community to take the
lead on finishing the information in it.
I hope that this small contribution can be useful in encouraging open
access and encouraging journals to have reasonable publication fees. I
am very open to suggestions on additional information that should go
in the Wiki or other aspects of the site that could be improved.
Best,
Tim
—
Timothy F. Brady, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of California, San Diego
http://TimBrady.org