Sep 12, 2006

PhD Studentship in Computer Vision and Graphics - University of Manchester

PhD Studentship Computer Vision & Graphics
Advanced Interfaces Group, School of Computer Science

*Deadline for applications: 20th September 2006.
* A PhD studentship is available for UK/EU students within the School of
Computer Science at the University of Manchester. Possible areas of research
include:

- Understanding human behaviour and interaction
- Human motion capture
- Character animation
- Talking heads
- Realistic facial animation from video
- Modelling people from video

Research will be conducted in the Advanced Interfaces group within the School of Computer Science, which is one of the top six research Computer Science schools in the UK.

Studentships are open to UK/EU residents and will pay fees together with a maintenance award of £12,500 per annum for 3 years commencing before January 2007. Additional scholarships may be available for exceptional overseas candidates.

Candidates should have or expect to obtain a first class degree or Masters distinction in a numerate discipline with good ability in mathematics and excellent programming skills. An interest in computer vision and graphics is essential and relevant experience an advantage.

To apply please send a CV with full details of qualifications and experience together with contact details for three referees to Dr Aphrodite Galata either electronically to a.galata@cs. man.ac.uk or by post to:

Dr Aphrodite Galata
School of Computer Science
The University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL, UK

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