Ph.D. Fellowships in Image Analytics, Data Mining, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning • 11/08/12

Research Opportunities in Image analytics, data mining, computer vision, and machine learning @ University of Houston, Texas, USA

Are you interested in fundamental research problems with potential for significant societal impact? Do you want to be mentored by a diverse research team, and gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies?

The Computational Biomedicine Lab (http://cbl.uh.edu) at the University of Houston (http://www.uh.edu) promotes both basic and applied research to create transferable technology with an emphasis on modelling and extracting meaningful information from multidimensional data.
Areas of application include:
- Biomedical Image Analysis,
- Cardiovascular and Cancer Informatics,
- Face and Facial Expression Recognition, and
- Action Recognition & Behavior Analysis.

Home to 3 tenure-track faculty, 2 adjunct faculty, 2 Research Assistant Professors, 5 Postdoctoral fellows, 9 Ph.D. students, 2 undergraduate students and 1 intern (http://cbl.uh.edu/people), CBL fosters a unique collaborative research environment with internationally recognized experts in Medicine, Biology, Mathematics, and Engineering from Academia, Industry and Health Organizations.

Fully funded Research Opportunities exist for:
- Diploma thesis internships,
- M.S. or Ph.D. (Apply Here.) programs (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering), and
- Post-Doctoral/Research Scientist positions in Image Analysis (Apply Here.)
- Post-Doctoral/Research Scientist positions in Medical Image Analysis (Apply Here.)

Prospective candidates are expected to have strong motivation for the research or applications at hand. A background or previous degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related field is preferable.

Kiplinger has selected Houston as it’s overall #1 Best City to Live, Work, and Play for 2008 and Forbes as Top 5 Up & Coming Tech City, #1 City for Recent College Grads, and #3 City for Young Professionals. Houston offers an outstanding environment for research and professional opportunities for growth and collaboration. UH is an equal employment opportunity employer and a smoke-free environment. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Apply for a Ph.D. Fellowships position here.