Universiteit Gent - Multimedia Lab
Multimedia Lab (MMLab, multimedialab.elis.ugent.be) is a research group within Ghent University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Electronics and Information Systems (ELIS, www.elis.ugent.be).
MMLab was founded in 2001. This lab has a wide range of activities, including fundamental/basic research, applied research, and contract-based research with industrial partners. Besides, MMLab is doing scientific consultancy for both industrial and governmental partners and is one of the founding research groups of IBBT.
The main research topics that are dealt with by MMLab can be summarized as follows:
• Video coding and compression
• Image/video processing and analysis
• Multimedia content adaptation
• Metadata & Semantic Web technology
• Gaming technology
• Standardization in the domain of multimedia applications and systems
The activities of MMLab in basic/fundamental research (e.g., development of new algorithms for multimedia coding/decoding) are at the basis of other, rather application-driven, research activities (e.g., exploitation of scalable video compression in iDTV applications).
More detailed information about the activities of MMLab can be found via http://multimedialab.elis.ugent.be.
MMLab currently counts 8 staff members and about 25 researchers.
MOTIVATED Pre-doctoral RESEARCHERS (m/f)
Functieomschrijving
• You will participate in application-driven research projects (funded by the European Union, national funding agencies, and/or industrial partners).
• You will develop new concepts and applications in the field of expertise of the research group Multimedia Lab.
Profiel
• You are a dynamic person.
• You have a Master degree, preferably in Computer Science, Informatics, Electronics, or Mathematics.
• You are interested in semantic web & multimedia applications, and you are willing to participate in application-driven research projects in this field.
• You have in-depth knowledge of at least one of the following computer languages: C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, RDF, OWL, HTML5.
• You are able to work independently and accurately.
• You have good communication skills, written as well as oral.
• You have a very good knowledge of the English language (written and oral).
• Occasionally, you are willing to work during weekends of evenings.
Aanbod
• A young, dynamic and stimulating work environment.
• A contract as full time scientific employee at Ghent University.
• Start date: as soon as possible.
• End date: 31/12/2012, the contract being yearly renewable.
• The salary depends on your (scientific) working experience; the initial salary is min. € 37,675.47 per year.
• Contacts and collaboration with leading national and international research groups and companies.
• Possibility to present research results at important international conferences.
• Extralegal advantages: free public transport; biking fee for work traffic, use of sport facilities and entrance in student restaurants of Ghent University.