> thriving interdisciplinary research culture which is currently looking
> to recruit international researchers under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie
> Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme. Highly motivated researchers of any
> nationality are welcome, including researchers wishing to reintegrate
> in Europe, researchers who are displaced by conflict as well as
> researchers with great potential aiming for a career restart in
> research, eligibility criteria will apply.
>
> The application details (deadline: 31/05/2022 17:00 – Europe/Brussels)
> are at https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/767351
>
> We are looking for researchers who can contribute to one or more of
> the following research areas:
> Computer Vision and Deep Learning
> Vision for Autonomous Vehicles
> Multimodal AI for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancers
> Quantitative Image Analysis for Digital Pathology
> Human Activity/Behaviour/Emotions Analysis and Understanding
> Human-Robot Social Interaction
>
> You are encouraged to contact me (beheraa@edgehill.ac.uk) to discuss
> your choice of research ideas and topics.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Dr Ardhendu Behera
> Reader (Associate Professor) in Computer Vision & AI
> Department of Computer Science
> Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP
> https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/computerscience/
> https://computing.edgehill.ac.uk/~abehera/
> T: +44 (0) 1695 65 7270
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship – Expressions of Interest
May 26th, 2022
Daniela Lopez de Luise Special Issue on “Artificial Intelligence Compression and Acceleration for Smart Sensing Applications” – Extended Deadline: 25th November 2022
May 26th, 2022
Daniela Lopez de Luise The scope of the Special Issue is to provide new developments and recent advances in the compression of the deep neural networks for real-time applications.
The deadline is extended to 25 November 2022
Detailed information can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/DNN_Computing
Of course, for any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Feel free to forward this invitation to any colleague you think may be interested.
Best regards,
Dr. Maher JRIDI maher.jridi@isen-ouest.yncrea.fr
Dr. Thibault NAPOLEON thibault.napoleon@isen-ouest.yncrea.fr
Dr. Ayoub KARINE ayoub.karine@isen-ouest.yncrea.fr
ACM MMSports’22
May 26th, 2022
Daniela Lopez de Luise We'd like to invite you to submit your paper proposals for the 5th International Workshop on Multimedia Content Analysis in Sports to be held in Lisbon, Portugal together with ACM Multimedia 2022. The ambition of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners from different disciplines to share ideas on current multimedia/multimodal content analysis research in sports. We welcome multimodal-based research contributions as well as best-practice contributions focusing on the following (and similar, but not limited to) topics:
– annotation and indexing in sports
– tracking people/ athlete and objects in sports
– activity recognition, classification, and evaluation in sports
– event detection and indexing in sports
– performance assessment in sports
– injury analysis and prevention in sports
– data driven analysis in sports
– graphical augmentation and visualization in sports
– automated training assistance in sports
– camera pose and motion tracking in sports
– brave new ideas / extraordinary multimodal solutions in sports
– personal virtual (home) trainers/coaches in sports
– datasets in sports
Submissions can be of varying length from 4 to 8 pages, plus additional pages for the reference pages. There is no distinction between long and short papers, but the authors may themselves decide on the appropriate length of their paper. All papers will undergo the same review process and review period.
Please refer to the workshop website for further information:
http://mmsports.multimedia-computing.de/mmsports2022/index.html
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Due: July 4, 2022
Acceptance Notification: July 29, 2022
Camera Ready Submission: August 21, 2022
Workshop Date: TBA; either Oct 10 or Oct 14, 2022
Challenges
3-year Fully-funded Phd Fellowship at GREYC (France) and MTU (Ireland) on Multimodal Access to Information in the situation of Textual Blindness
May 26th, 2022
Daniela Lopez de Luise *** ENGLISH VERSION: sorry for cross-postings ***
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The research laboratory GREYC UMR 6072 (https://www.greyc.fr/) and the
Munster Technological University (Ireland) are launching a call for
applications for a PhD student position in the field of information
access in text-blind situation.
In the face of the increasingly widespread advent of nomadic and
ubiquitous access to information, and with a view to reducing the
digital divide, it is imperative to allow the greatest number of people
to understand the informational and organizational structure of web
pages, which is at the same time global, naturally interactive and
independent of the support. The Web is characterized by a multi-support,
multi-application, multi-task, multi-object logic that builds a visual
and organizational structuring of the information often complex. When
they are well calibrated, the typographic and layout properties allow a
user to quickly pick up a large number of clues, and to activate
non-linear interactive strategies consistent with reading objectives.
But certain user populations may have difficulties due to pathologies
related to both the perceptual and cognitive spheres; a degradation of
decoding capacities (semantic, logical or visual) of these highly
structured contents is then observed. We group together under the term
of “textual blindness” this inability to easily interpret documents for
perceptive reasons (visual impairment, blindness) or cognitive reasons
(receptive dysphasia, mental handicap). This thesis, at the intersection
of Natural Language Processing and Human-Computer Interaction, aims at
exploiting the results obtained in two projects TactiNET
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAqYQzfL-is) and TagThunder
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrET36OcjJs), to develop a multimodal
interaction model in the context of information access in a text-blind
situation. Thus, the results of this work have allowed us to make the
hypothesis that a multimodal platform integrating the two modalities
would substantially improve the perception/action loop for the
interpretation of web documents in a situation of textual blindness.
This thesis will aim at designing an architecture that (1) integrates
haptic and sound modalities, and (2) promotes reading paths based on
multi-grain semantics. The device will propose a multimodal navigation
oriented by (1) textual units belonging to a visual, logic and thematic
organization within the documents and (2) the hierarchical links they
have with each other or with the semantic concepts they convey.
The successful candidate should have a Master's degree or equivalent in
computer science or electronics. A solid background in computer science
is required and knowledge in electronics and natural language processing
would be appreciated.
If you are interested in this position, please send the following
information to Gaël Dias (gael.dias@unicaen.fr), Fabrice Maurel
(fabrice.maurel@unicaen.fr) and Mohammed Hasanuzzman
(mohammed.hasanuzzaman@mtu.ie):
– Detailed CV
– Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate degrees.
– Letters of recommendation (up to 3 maximum)
Applications will be considered until the position is filled or before
July 31, 2022.
For more information, please contact Gaël Dias directly
(gael.dias@unicaen.fr) or Fabrice Maurel (fabrice.maurel@unicaen.fr) or
Mohammed Hasanuzzman (mohammed.hasanuzzaman@mtu.ie).
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Le laboratoire de recherche GREYC UMR 6072 (https://www.greyc.fr/) et la
Munster Technological University (Irlande) lancent un appel à
candidatures pour un poste de doctorant.e dans le domaine de l'accès à
l'information en situation de cécité textuelle.
Face à l’avènement de plus en plus généralisé de l’accès à l’information
nomade et ubiquitaire, et dans un objectif de réduction de la fracture
numérique, il est impératif de permettre au plus grand nombre une
appréhension de la structure informationnelle et organisationnelle des
pages web, qui soit à la fois globale, naturellement interactive et
indépendante du support. Le Web se caractérise par une logique
multi-support, multi-application, multitâche, multi-objet construisant
une structuration visuelle et organisationnelle de l’information souvent
complexe. Lorsqu’elles sont bien calibrées, les propriétés
typographiques et dispositionnelles permettent à un utilisateur habitué
de prélever rapidement un grand nombre d’indices, et d’activer des
stratégies interactives non linéaires cohérentes avec les objectifs de
lecture. En revanche, certaines populations d’usagers peuvent être mises
en difficulté par des pathologies relevant aussi bien de la sphère
perceptive que cognitive ; il est alors observé une dégradation des
capacités de décodage (sémantique, logique ou visuel) de ces
contenus fortement structurés. Nous regrouperons sous le terme de «
cécité textuelle » cette inaptitude à interpréter facilement les
documents pour des raisons perceptives (malvoyance, non voyance) ou
cognitive (dysphasie réceptive, handicap mental). Cette thèse, orientée
à l’intersection du Traitement Automatique des Langues et de
l’Interaction Humain Machine, a pour ambition d’exploiter les résultats
obtenus dans les deux projets TactiNET (ANR Accès par Retour Tactile Aux
Documents Numériques – ART-ADN – 2013-2016 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAqYQzfL-is) et TagThunder (FSN/PIA2 TT
– 2018-2021 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrET36OcjJs), pour
développer un modèle d’interaction multimodale dans le cadre de l’accès
de l’information en situation de cécité textuelle. Ainsi, les résultats
issus de ces travaux nous ont permis de poser l’hypothèse qu’une
plateforme multimodale intégrant les deux modalités améliorera
substantiellement la boucle perception/action pour l’interprétation des
documents web dans une situation de cécité textuelle.
Cette thèse aura pour but de concevoir une architecture (1) intégrant
les modalités haptiques et sonores, et (2) favorisant des parcours de
lecture qui s’appuient sur une sémantique multigrain. Le dispositif
proposera une navigation multimodale orientée par des unités textuelles
relevant aussi bien d’une organisation visuelle, logique et thématique
au sein des documents que des liens hiérarchiques qu’elles entretiennent
entre elles ou avec les concepts sémantiques qu’elles véhiculent.
Le.la candidat.e retenu.e devra être titulaire d'un master ou d'un
diplôme équivalent en informatique ou électronique. Un solide bagage en
informatique est requis et des connaissances en électronique et
traitement automatique du langage naturel seraient appréciées.
Si vous êtes intéressé.e par ce poste, veuillez envoyer les informations
suivantes à Gaël Dias (gael.dias@unicaen.fr), Fabrice Maurel
(fabrice.maurel@unicaen.fr) et Mohammed Hasanuzzman
(mohammed.hasanuzzaman@mtu.ie):
– CV détaillé
– Relevés de notes des diplômes de licence et de master.
– Lettres de recommandation (jusqu'à 3 maximum)
Les candidatures seront étudiées jusqu'à ce que le poste soit pourvu ou
avant le 31 Juillet 2022.
Pour plus d'informations, vous pouvez contacter directement Gaël Dias
(gael.dias@unicaen.fr) ou Fabrice Maurel (fabrice.maurel@unicaen.fr) ou
Mohammed Hasanuzzman (mohammed.hasanuzzaman@mtu.ie).
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Early registration: CVML Short Course on Deep Learning and Computer Vision, 22-23th August 2022
May 26th, 2022
Daniela Lopez de Luise you are welcomed to register in the CVML Short e-course on Deep Learning and Computer Vision, 22–23th August 2022:
http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/cvml-short-course-on-deep-learning-and-computer-vision-2022/
Its focus will be on applications in autonomous systems (cars, drones, marine vessels).
It will take place as a two-day e-course (due to COVID-19 circumstances), hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
It will contain a series of live lectures delivered through a tele-education platform (Zoom). They will be complemented with on-line video recorded lectures and lecture pdfs,
to facilitate international participants having time difference issues and to enable you to study at own pace.
You can also self-assess your knowledge, by filling appropriate questionnaires (one per lecture). You will be provided programming to improve your programming skills.
You will also have accesses to tutorial exercises to better your theoretical understanding of selected CVML topics.
This 6th edition of this course is part of the very successful CVML short course series that took place in the last four years.
Course description ‘Deep Learning and Computer Vision’
The short e-course consists of 14 1-hour live lectures organized in two Parts (1 Part per day):
Part A lectures (7 hours) provide a solid background on the foundational Computer Vision topics and an in-depth presentation to Autonomous Systems vision and the relevant architectures (Camera geometry, Stereo and Multiview imaging, Introduction to multiple drone systems, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, Drone mission planning and control, Introduction to autonomous marine vehicles).
Part B lectures (7 hours) provide an in-depth presentation of various Deep Learning topics (Multilayer Perceptron, Backpropagation, Deep Neural Networks, Convolutional NNs, Deep Object Detection, 2D Visual Object Tracking, Neural Slam) encountered in autonomous systems perception, ranging from vehicle localization and mapping, to target detection and tracking.
Parts A, B also contain application-oriented lectures on autonomous systems embedded CPU/GPU computing and related SW tools that can be used in a wide range of applications, e.g., for land/marine surveillance, search&rescue missions, infrastructure/building inspection and modeling, cinematography.
Part A (7 hours)
- Introduction to autonomous systems
- Camera geometry
- Stereo and Multiview imaging
- Introduction to multiple drone systems
- Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
- Drone mission planning and control
- Introduction to autonomous marine vehicles
Part B (7 hours)
- Multilayer perceptron. Backpropagation
- Deep neural networks. Convolutional NNs
- Deep object detection
- 2D Visual Object Tracking
- Neural Slam
- CVML Software development tools
- Applications in car vision
Though independent, the attendees of this short e-course will greatly benefit by attending the CVML Programming Short Course and Workshop on Deep Learning and Computer Vision 2022, 24-26th August 2022:
You can use the following link for course registration:
http://icarus.csd.auth.gr/cvml-short-course-on-deep-learning-and-computer-vision-2022/
Lecture topics, sample lecture ppts and videos, self-assessment questionnaires, programming exercises and tutorial exercises can be found therein.
For questions, please contact: Ioanna Koroni <koroniioanna@csd.auth.gr>
The short course is organized by Prof. I. Pitas, IEEE and EURASIP fellow and IEEE distinguished speaker. He is the coordinator of the EC funded International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA), that is co-sponsored by all 5 European AI R&D flagship projects (H2020 ICT48). He was initiator and first Chair of the IEEE SPS Autonomous Systems Initiative. He is Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Information analysis Lab (AIIA Lab), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He was Coordinator of the European Horizon2020 R&D project Multidrone. He is ranked 249-top Computer Science and Electronics scientist internationally by Guide2research (2018). He has 33800+ citations to his work and h-index 86+.
AUTH is ranked 153/182 internationally in Computer Science/Engineering, respectively, in USNews ranking.
Relevant links:
1) Prof. I. Pitas:
https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=lWmGADwAAAAJ&hl=el
2) Horizon2020 EU funded R&D project Aerial-Core: https://aerial-core.eu/
3) Horizon2020 EU funded R&D project Multidrone: https://multidrone.eu/
4) International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA): http://www.i-aida.org/
5) Horizon2020 EU funded R&D project AI4Media: https://ai4media.eu/
6) AIIA Lab: https://aiia.csd.auth.gr/
Sincerely yours
Prof. I. Pitas
Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Information analysis Lab (AIIA Lab)
Chair of the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece



