The Computer Science Department, University of Geneva, Switzerland, has three new openings for PhD students, financed in part by the Hasler Foundation:

PhD position 1: project POPWiN - Parallel Object Remote Programming for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks over IPv6. Theoretical Computer Science and Sensor Nets Laboratory (http://tcs.unige.ch)

This project is in collaboration with the Grid and Cloud Computing group of the HES-SO University of Applied Sciences of Fribourg, Switzerland. The whole project is dedicated to the development of programming tools for heterogeneous wireless networks over IPv6. The PhD candidate to the open position in the TCS group will be responsible for the design and the implementation of the communication mechanisms in the wireless networks. The successful candidate should have some knowledge of wireless communications. She/He will work on the following topics: Energy-balance routing mechanisms; Implementation of Geographic Coordinates systems; Adaptive and cooperative tracking mechanisms.

The candidate should have a background in Computer Sciences and some interest in applied mathematics, modelling, programming tiny devices (sensors) and, wireless computer networks.

Contract duration: 1 initial year, up to 3-4 years. The starting date is January 2012.

PhD positions 2 and 3: Project EyeWalker, Computer Vision and Multimedia Laboratory (http://cvml.unige.ch), Multimodal Interaction Group (http://cvml.unige.ch/MMI).

The goal of the EyeWalker project (Ultralight portable vision system for mobility aids) is to develop a low-cost, ultralight computer vision device for elderly users with mobility problems. The EyeWalker would warn users of potentially risky situations or help locate a few particular objects both indoors and outdoors, in known or unknown environments, under widely varying illumination conditions. Collaboration between: University of Geneva, Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM, http://www.csem.ch), Haute Ecole de Suisse Occidentale (HEIG-VD, Yverdon, http://www.heig-vd.ch/).

Profile for Positions 2 and 3: Master's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field. Good knowledge of signal/image/video processing and pattern recognition. Excellent programming skills, taste and capacity to put new ideas into working prototypes. They will work on the following topics: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Real-time prototyping. Although the working language is English, Geneva is a French-speaking place and experiments will be carried out with elderly persons in French.

Contract duration: 1 initial year, up to 3-4 years. Starting date: as soon as possible.

Application:

Applications should include a curriculum vitae and two letters of reference. The applicant should understand that the referees might be contacted. Please send detailed applications by email to:

* (PhD position 1) Dr. Pierre Leone, Theoretical Computer Science Laboratory, Pierre.Leone@unige.ch

* (PhD positions 2 and 3) Dr. Guido Bologna, Computer Vision & Multimedia Laboratory, Guido.Bologna@unige.ch

Computer Science Department, University of Geneva Battelle campus, Building A, Office 211 7, route de Drize, CH-1227 Carouge (Geneva), Switzerland