The Computer Science Institute at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural
Sciences of the University of Bonn, Germany, invites applications for a

   *W1-Professorship (Tenure Track W2) for Embedded Visual Computing*

starting as soon as possible.

The institute is looking for excellent candidates holding a doctoral degree
who are about to establish their own research agenda, complementing our
current activities in the areas of Visual Computing, Artificial
Intelligence,
Intelligent Systems, and Robotics.

Applicants must have demonstrated scientific excellence in at least one
of the
following areas:
– Deep learning for visual computing
– Parallel architectures for visual learning or inference
– Embedded systems for visual perception or display
– Energy-efficient computing
– Edge computing
– Novel computing paradigms, such as computing with stochastic elements or
   neuromorphic computing.

The successful candidate has a strong publication record. It is expected
that
the successful candidate actively participates in collaborative research
initiatives of the Computer Science Institute. Initial teaching duties are
four hours per week during lecture periods, e.g., in our English Master
Computer Science programme.

The initial employment of three years will be extended for three more years
after a positive intermediate evaluation. After successful tenure
evaluation,
the position will be permanent with W2 denomination. This professorate is
funded by the Tenure Track Program of the German Federal Government and the
Federal States. Awarding tenure is not subject to a vacancy at the time when
the fixed-term contract of the tenuretrack position expires. This call is
aimed at early-career researchers. Candidates must have changed universities
following the doctorate or have been working in academic research outside of
the University of Bonn for at least two years prior to applying. Formal
requirements are defined by $36 of the Higher Education Act of North
Rhine-Westphalia (Hochschulgesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen). Regulations on
tenure
track at the University of Bonn and further information on tenure track
professorates at the University of Bonn are available at
https://www.uni-bonn.
de/research/argelander-program/after-your-doctoral-studies/tenuretrack

The University of Bonn actively supports diversity and equal opportunities.
The University of Bonn has been certified as a family-friendly
university and
has a dual career service. Its aim is to increase the proportion of women in
those fields in which women are underrepresented and to place a special
focus
on promoting their careers. Therefore, the university specifically requests
applications from suitably qualified women. Applications will be handled in
accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Applications from suitably qualified people with severe disabilities
that have
already been verified or from people with an equivalent status will be
particularly welcomed.

Applicants are asked to send their applications, including a CV with list of
ten most important publications, full list of publications, research
statement, teaching statement, and copies of degree certificates, as one PDF
file to fachgruppe@informatik.uni-bonn.de.

Applications received by September 15, 2020 are guaranteed full
consideration.

https://www.uni-bonn.de/die-universitaet/stellenangebote/dez.-3/w1-embedded-visual-computing-eng-eva-krit

CALL FOR PAPERS:
ROMADO – IROS 2020 Workshop on Robotic Manipulation of Deformable
Objects
Full day workshop at IROS 2020, October 29th, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Website: http://commandia.unizar.es/irosworkshop2020/

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Novel solutions for the robotic manipulation of deformable objects can
enable new real-world tasks in sectors of strategic interest. These
include the manufacturing industry, agriculture, or medicine. However,
deformable objects are complex to model and require the manipulation
system to have high adaptability and the ability to operate under
uncertainty. These are important challenges and, although exciting
progress has been made over the past years, there remain many open
technical questions in this area regarding perception, planning and
control. The workshop will bring together researchers to showcase recent
work, explore connections between the targeted topics of interest and
spark discussion about current and future research in the area.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

– Grasping for deformable objects
– Dexterous manipulation for deformable objects
– Manipulation planning for deformable objects
– Shape control of deformable objects
– Visual sensing for manipulation of deformable objects
– Tactile sensing for manipulation of deformable objects
– Multi-modal perception for manipulation of deformable objects
– Machine learning for manipulation of deformable objects
– Multi-robot manipulation of deformable objects
– Human-robot manipulation of deformable objects

SUBMISSIONS
We solicit contributions of two types:

– Short papers (2-4 pages): Concise descriptions of preliminary results
and ongoing work.
– Regular papers (4-8 pages): More detailed descriptions of ongoing work
or of more mature developments.

Papers should be in PDF format and prepared using the standard IEEE
template for IROS. They will be reviewed and their acceptance will be
decided on the basis of their scientific merit and relevance to the
workshop's topics of interest. The accepted papers will be made
available on the workshop's website. The accepted papers will be
presented as posters at the workshop, with the possibility of oral
presentation for selected papers.

Papers should be submitted by email to romadoworkshop@gmail.com. Please
identify clearly the type of submission (“Short” or “Regular”) in the
subject of the email. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent shortly
after submission.

We will consider the publication of an independently peer-reviewed
journal special issue after the workshop. Authors of papers presented at
the workshop would be invited to submit extended versions to the special
issue.

Note that we are ready to hold the workshop virtually if required due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.

IMPORTANT DATES (*UPDATED*)
Submission deadline: September 4, 2020
Acceptance notification: September 18, 2020
Camera-ready: September 25, 2020
Workshop date: October 29, 2020

SPEAKERS
Alberto Rodriguez, MIT
David Navarro-Alarcon, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Danica Kragic, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Berk Calli, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Raul Suarez, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Kaspar Althoefer, Queen Mary University of London
Veronique Perdereau, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
Javier Alonso-Mora, Delft University of Technology
Zhanat Kappassov, Nazarbayev University

ORGANIZERS
Miguel Aranda, SIGMA Clermont-Institut Pascal
Juan Antonio Corrales, SIGMA Clermont-Institut Pascal
Pablo Gil, Universidad de Alicante
Gonzalo Lopez-Nicolas, Universidad de Zaragoza
Helder Araujo, Universidade de Coimbra
Youcef Mezouar, SIGMA Clermont-Institut Pascal

CONTACT
For any question regarding the workshop send an email to
romadoworkshop@gmail.com