PhD position at the LabEx MS2T of the UTC (France)

PhD Opening at the Excellence Laboratory MS2T @ UTC, France

A PhD position is available at the Excellence Laboratory MS2T (Technological Systems of Systems) of the Technological University of Compiegne, France. The candidate will join the transversal Networking and Vision research direction managed by Professors Vincent Fremont and Enrico Natalizio. The position is fully funded for three years and available from September 2014.

Graduate students at the M.Sc. or B.Sc. level with background in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science are encouraged to apply. The accepted candidate will work on exciting research problems at the intersection of wireless sensor and robot networks, computer vision, multi-robot systems,  swarm intelligence. The investigations will target applications such as camera networks, 3D video streaming, visual SLAM, etc.

Good mathematical background and knowledge in Computer Vision and Networking protocols as well as practical skills with programming languages (C/C++) and software tools (e.g., Matlab, NS-2) and fluent English (written and spoken) are required. Above all, the applicants must be motivated to learn quickly and work effectively on challenging research problems.

For a description of recent research activities carried out by Professors Fremont and Natalizio, please visit their websites (https://www.hds.utc.fr/~vfremont/ and https://www.hds.utc.fr/~enataliz/).

Application process (deadline April 20th)
The following documents are required:
- CV,
- motivation letter,
- statement of  research experience and interests,
- transcripts of University transcripts and
- (at least) two reference letters

as attachments of an email, whose subject will be "Application for PhD position at the LabEx MS2T", which must be addressed to Professors Fremont and Natalizio (at vincent.fremont@hds.utc.fr and enrico.natalizio@hds.utc.fr).
Web links of research articles authored by the applicant are welcome to be included, too.