NTU, School of Computer Engineering - Job/Career (Research Vacancies)

Positions Available:

Project Officer/Research Assistant/Research Fellow (2 positions)

Research Fellows
(Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing)

Researcher (3 positions)
(Centre of Advanced Information Systems (CAIS))

Project Officer/Research Assistant/Research Fellow (2 positions)
(ASTAR funded project: All-Scale Digital Planetarium with Multi-touch Exploration)

Project Officers (2 positions)
(Investigate Key Techniques in Constructing Highly Interactive Distributed Media Environments)

Project Officer (1 position)
(TEF Funded Project: Development of a Scalable and Extensible Blended Learning Model for NTU Engineering)

Research Fellow
(mathematics, physics and computer graphics)

Research Fellow (postdoc)
Research Associate (Meng/MSc/BEng)
(A*Star-funded project under Singapore-Poland research collaboration program - "Machine Vision and Visual Information Retrieval")

Research Positions in Sensor Networks : Continuous Monitoring of Water Distribution Systems

Project Officer
(COSMOS: Crowd Simulation for Military Operations)

Research Fellow/Associate
(Creative Environment For Mobile Knowledge Workers)

Research Fellow/Project Officer/PhD Student
(Towards Highly Interactive Distributed Media Environment)

Project Officer/Research Associate
(Analysis of semantic social networks to study the evolution of group behavior)

Research Associate
(Analysis, design and system integration of turnkey solutions for real-world industrial problems; coding of algorithms and GUI)

Research Fellow
(Machine Translation)

Research Assistant
(Research Areas: Multimedia Security, Cryptography, Digital Rights Management (DRM))

Research Fellow
(Research Areas: Multimedia Security, Cryptography, Digital Rights Management (DRM))

Project Officer
(ST Electronics-funded Project: Artificial Intelligence for Games/Simulation and Advanced Image Processing )

Research Associate
(ST Electronics-funded Project: Artificial Intelligence for Games/Simulation and Advanced Image Processing )

Research Associate
(Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures)

Research Scientist/Research Fellow
(Sensor Grids, Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys))

Research Associate/Research Engineer
(Sensor Grids, Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys))

Research Fellow
(DSTA-funded Project Tacrea: Localization in Urban Areas based on Imagery from Mobile Cameras)

Research Engineer/Project Officer
(DSTA-funded Project Tacrea: Localization in Urban Areas based on Imagery from Mobile Cameras)

Research Scientist/Research Fellow (1 Position)
(Sensor Networks, Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys))

Research Associate/Research Engineer (2 Positions)
(Sensor Networks, Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys))

Research Fellow/Research Associate
(ASTAR funded project “Automating Integration of Manufacturing and Service Systems for trusted Collaborative Virtual Enterprises”)

Project Officer/Research Assistant/Research Fellow (2 positions)

Job Description

We are looking for a Project Officer / Research Assistant / Research Fellow to work on an ASTAR funded project "All-Scale Digital Planetarium with Multi-touch Exploration." This project has two major components:

To develop an integrated visualization infrastructure that supports an
all-scale virtual simulation for a digital planetarium system

To develop an user-friendly and efficient navigation technique for
the system with multi-touch

Requirements

- For Research Fellow :

A PhD degree in Computer Graphics and/or Visualization

Strong programming skill in C & C++ and is able to develop and lead large software system

Strong in OpenGL/DirectX and GPU programming

Research experience in computer graphics and/or visualization

Good written and oral communication skills

Interest in Astronomy

Preferred experience in multi-touch or projector setup

- For Project Officer / Research Assistant :

A Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or related fields

Strong programming skill in C & C++ and is able to develop large software system

Knowledge in OpenGL/DirectX

Good written and oral communication skills

Interest in Astronomy

Must be Singaporean or Singapore PR of ASEAN origin

Preferred experience in multi-touch or projector setup

Remuneration and Benefits

Successful candidates can expect a very competitive salary and benefits

Term of Appointment

The appointment can commence any time and will be initially for one year,
with possibility for extension up to at least two additional years.

Contact Person

Please send your complete CV (please put detail) and expected salary to:

Assistant Professor Chi-Wing Fu and Associate Professor Goh Wooi Boon
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Block N4, Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
Or via email: cwfu{at}ntu.edu.sg and aswbgoh{at}ntu.edu.sg

Job Title
Research Fellows
(Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing)

Job Description

To develop a model for complete characterization of vector acoustic field in a shallow ocean and statistically model ambient noise for measurements made by an array of acoustic vector sensors.

Develop a suite of nonlinear techniques for enhancement of weak signals in non-Gaussian noise and extend to an array of correlated acoustic signals in Shallow Ocean.

Apply signal enhancement techniques to detection and localization of weak acoustic sources and develop a robust technique of localization of weak sources in non-Gaussian noise.

Development of acoustic vector sensor array processing techniques for improved source localization.

Requirements

Ph D in Digital Signal Processing (knowledge in array signal processing, adaptive signal processing and stochastic signal processing is a requirement)

Excellent programming skills in programming (C++/Java and Matlab)

Knowledge of one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: Underwater acoustic signal processing and knowledge in implementing algorithms on different platforms.

Good written and oral communication skills.

Remuneration & Benefits

The commencing salary for the above post will be highly competitive and commensurate with the candidates’ qualifications and experience.

Terms of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for two years.

Contact Person

Send your complete CV and expected salary via email to:
Assoc Prof. Benjamin Premkumar
asannamalai{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #2a-32, 50 Nanyang Ave
Singapore 639798

Job Title
Researcher (3 positions)
(Centre of Advanced Information Systems (CAIS))

Job Description

Three research assistants are sought for regarding investigations in the area of data management and mining in systems biology. Each research assistant will contribute to one of three complementary research projects funded by Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA). At first, this position is limited to June 2010. In case of a positive evaluation of achievements, which is expected, it is highly likely that this position will be extended for at least one more year. The research focus of these three positions is any one of the following topics:

Investigate efficient and scalable techniques for building storage and query tools for biological data. A key goal is to build tools that can enhance the usability of the system by biologists.

Investigate efficient and scalable techniques for in-silico combinational drug therapy.

Investigate efficient and scalable techniques for summarizing and comparing protein interaction/molecular network data.

Requirements

Applicants must have a computer science/engg. degree from a good University with very good grades. A good knowledge of data management techniques, algorithms, and data mining (optional) is required. Knowledge of biology is not mandatory for Project 1. It is preferable to have basic understanding of biology for projects 2 and 3. Excellence, reliability, capability of independent as well as team work, aptitude to theoretical as well as practical work, very good programming skills, very good control of the English language are expected.

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.

Working Environment

The positions are in a motivated, cooperative, and friendly team consisting of doctoral students. The projects are led by Assoc/P Sourav S Bhowmick of NTU and Prof C Forbes Dewey, Jr of MIT, USA and have collaboration with biologists and computation biologists. The team is dedicated to the training of young researchers especially research assistants and doctoral students. The candidate will closely work with doctoral students and project leaders.

The School of Computer Engineering of the Nanyang Technological University, of which the team is a part, is dynamic and engaged in various research activities.

Submitting an Application

Applications in a single PDF file named "firstname-lastname.pdf" and addressed to Prof. Sourav S Bhowmick should be sent to by email: assourav{at}ntu.edu.sg.

Job Title
Project Officer/Research Assistant/Research Fellow (2 positions)

Job Description

We are looking for a Project Officer / Research Assistant / Research Fellow to work on an ASTAR funded project "All-Scale Digital Planetarium with Multi-touch Exploration." This project has two major components:

To develop an integrated visualization infrastructure that supports an all-scale virtual simulation for a digital planetarium system

To develop an user-friendly and efficient navigation technique for the system

Requirements

For Research Fellow and Research Assistant:

A PhD or Master degree in Computer Graphics or related fields

For Project Officer:

A Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or related field

Strong programming skill in C & C++ and is able to develop large software system

Strong in OpenGL/DirectX and GPU programming

Research experience in computer graphics and/or visualization

Good written and oral communication skills

Good knowledge in Astronomy

Preferred: Experience in multi-touch and multi-projector setup

Remuneration and Benefits

Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits

Term of Appointment

The appointment can commence any time and will be initially for one year, with possibility for extension up to two additional years.

Contact Person

Please send your complete CV (please put detail) and expected salary to:

Assistant Professor Chi-Wing Fu and Associate Professor Goh Wooi Boon
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Block N4, Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
Or via email: cwfu{at}ntu.edu.sg and aswbgoh{at}ntu.edu.sg

Job Title
Project Officers (2 positions)

Job Description

The project is funded by the national research foundation. The primary objective of the project is to investigate key techniques in constructing highly interactive distributed media environments, for example, massively multiplayer online games, etc. The project officers will be involved in implementing various algorithms as well as building a virtual city.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree (first class or second class/upper) in Computer Engineering/Computer Science is a must. Passion in computer games is preferable.

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates will be offered a competitive salary and benefits based on their qualifications.

Term of Appointment

The term of appointment will be for 18 months.

Contact Person

Please send your complete CV and expected salary (preferably by email) to:

Asst Prof Zhou Suiping
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Block N4, #2c-87, Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798.
Email: asspzhou{at}ntu.edu.sg

Job Title
Project Officer (1 position)
(TEF Funded Project: Development of a Scalable and Extensible Blended Learning Model for NTU Engineering)

Job Description

Our research will apply innovative blended learning initiatives in an actual computer engineering core subject, measure their pedagogical effectiveness against control groups, and incorporate those most successful are into a teaching and learning model shaped to be scalable and extensible for engineering university deployment. The job entails collecting and analyzing data on the learning needs (via the Felder-Silverman instrument) and learning performance of the students. The candidate must create new tables, input forms, output reports, and build APIs to the edveNTUre system database. Finally, the candidate will apply statistical analysis tools and instruments to the data to generate discoveries of hitherto unknown correlations and cause-effect chains.

Requirements

Holding a bachelor degree (or above) in Computer or Electronics Engineering

Strong database skills (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, etc)

Good C/C++/C#/Java programming skills for building APIs

Enthusiastic in teaching technology and statistical analysis

Having basic knowledge on software engineering, including ERD and technical writing

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates will be offered a competitive salary and benefits based on their qualifications.

Term of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extension for another year.

Contact Person

Send your complete CV and expected salary via email to:

Mr. JONES Kevin
askajones{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #02b-51
Singapore 639798

Closing Date

There is no closing date for application. The position will be filled as soon as we find a suitable candidate.

Job Title
Research Fellow
(mathematics, physics and computer graphics)

Job Description

The job is in the area of mathematics, geometry and computer graphics. This is a part of the NRF funded project entitled “Visual and Haptic Rendering in Co-Space”. The work will be carried out at the Centre for Advance Media Technologies (CAMTech) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The goal of the project is to propose an efficient interoperable mathematical model defining geometry, visual appearance and tangible physical properties of objects in Co-Space. The object definitions must be small in size and invariant to the rendering platform used in Co-Space. The particular goals of the project include development of the fast interactive definitions by implicit and explicit functions, description of complex geometry using parametric partial differential equations, introduction of function-defined physical properties to objects in Co-Space, and development of several exemplar applications illustrating the usefulness of the proposed approach, including an ability to establish physical contact with other party in Co-Space through haptic devices. One RF will work on implicit/parametric/explicit function-based rendering while another one will mostly be dealing with PDE-based geometric modeling.

Requirements

A PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mathematics or related-fields.

Advance knowledge of mathematics, geometry, physics and good programming skills. Evidence of the experience will be required.

Knowledge of one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: 3D computer graphics, interactive computer graphics, web visualization, web programming, parallel computing.

Good written and oral communication skills.

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates will be offered a competitive salary and benefits based on their qualifications.

Term of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for two years followed the extension for the third year.

Contact Person

Send your complete CV and expected salary via email to:

Assoc Prof Alexei SOURIN
assourin{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #02a-10
Singapore 639798
phone: +65 6790-4292

Closing Date
The positions will be available soon and will be open until a suitable candidate is found.

Job Title
Research Fellow (postdoc)
Research Associate (Meng/MSc/BEng)
(A*Star-funded project under Singapore-Poland research collaboration program - "Machine Vision and Visual Information Retrieval")

A Research Fellow (postdoc) position and Research Associate (Meng/MSc/BEng) position are available in A*Star-funded project under Singapore-Poland research collaboration program.

Project Title

Framework For Visual Information Retrieval And Building Content-Based Visual Search Engines.

Project Description

The project aims to develop a flexible and adaptable framework for description and annotation of images, both stored in databases and captured online. The proposed framework would be subsequently used for:

novel organization of visual databases allowing quick search using image annotation;

visual information search and retrieval, and eventually

development of tools for building search engines based on visual contents.

The proposal results from mutually complementary researches conducted by Singaporean and Polish partners. Singapore partners contribute results in machine/real-time vision methods, in particular methods used for learning and detection of particular image contents under partial information conditions (unstructured environments, poor quality of images, occlusions, etc.), and new compositional query formulation and processing based on structured and adaptive similarity matching. Polish partners will contribute their novel techniques of image annotation and image interpretation. Image annotation methods, together with spatial relations analysis is going to be used for high-level scene description. Usage of contextual information and visual knowledge base allows to discover not directly detectable image features. Both sides would be jointly working (with a participation of world-class experts) on the optimized incorporation of AI methods at various stages of image description, annotation and retrieval. Additionally, participation of highly-qualified medical staff in the Polish team would facilitate adapting and testing the developed framework in selected areas of medical imaging, as a specialized case-study application.

The hierarchical image description/annotation starts from a rigorous mathematical model at the lowest level to detect local (and invariant) primitive features and to quantify the confidence of detections. Development of hardware accelerators for the pre-processing phase is also envisaged. At higher levels, AI mechanisms are gradually introduced to identify more complex features and to verify the presence of lower-level features, which eventually leads to the automatic image annotation symbolically representing its content at various levels of abstraction. Such image annotations become a part of the database entry containing the corresponding image and can be subsequently used to search for images of relevantly similar visual contents. A combination of AI mechanisms (e.g. approximate reasoning, neural networks, fuzzy logic) and mathematical tools (dedicated systems of equations) would be used to identify structurally matching sub-contents of images and to verify the validity of hypothesized matches to support an intuitive and flexible query interface for expressing semantic similarities, beyond current simplistic example-based and text-based methods.

The framework would use an open library of routines for detection elementary (and higher-level) structural features so that the method can be continuously expanded (e.g. by adding more features at all levels, and more features-detection mechanisms) and adapted to more specialized applications. Initially, general categories of images would be studied to test the level of generality of the framework. Subsequently, selected medical databases may be used as the intended feasibility-study area.

Job Description

The positions are available immediately (to start before or in July). 2 year contracts with a 1 year optional continuation are offered. RF and RA will work closely with the Principal Investigator and with collaborators from NTU, Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland) and I2R. RF would be a leader of the team including the RA and 1-2 PhD students. The team will work on development of low-level feature detectors and integration of the detectors with high-level image annotation schemes (including the usage of approximate reasoning/NN/etc. methods). RA will be also responsible for setup and maintenance of the project website. The candidates should have sufficient knowledge and experience in imaging processing and/or machine vision.

As specified in the project requirements, Singaporeans, Singapore PR’s (of ASEAN origins) and citizens of Poland are preferred for RA position. No preferences/constraints for RF position.
Anyone interested please send a CV to the Principal Investigator
Assoc. Prof. Andrzej Sluzek (assluzek{at}ntu.edu.sg)

Job Title
Research Positions in Sensor Networks : Continuous Monitoring of Water Distribution Systems

The Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM) (http://censam.mit.edu) has been established under the auspices of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) with
support from the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF).

CENSAM is initiating a research project on the Continuous Monitoring of Water Distribution Systems, in collaboration with the Intelligent Systems Center (IntelliSys) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/intellisys).

This research project will develop and implement wireless sensor networks for monitoring water distribution systems in applications ranging from hydraulic operations, to leak detection and water quality monitoring. The project will build upon prior research at MIT and involve field prototyping at test sites in Singapore. Please refer to the following websites for more information on the project :

http://cee.mit.edu/index.pl?id=18449

http://censam.mit.edu/research/res2/index.html#sec3

We are inviting applications for the following research positions in the project team.

1. Research Scientist / Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Associate

Responsibilities

Design and develop the sensor node platform for the wireless sensor network.

Integration of low cost sensors (such as flow, pressure and water quality sensors) with the sensor node platform.

Design and develop the wireless communications support for the sensor network.

Requirements

A PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.

Substantial expertise in one or more of the following areas :
wireless sensor networks, sensor node platform development,
sensor development and integration, wireless networks.

Substantial hands-on experience in the development and deployment of sensor networks.

Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java, etc.

Excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills.

Excellent organizational and communication skills.

2. Research Scientist / Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Associate

Responsibilities

Design and develop the middleware framework to manage the wireless sensor network.

Design and implement algorithms and protocols for middleware services on a simulation platform and the hardware platform.

Perform evaluation to verify the effectiveness of the middleware components and the performance of the wireless sensor network.

Develop interfaces with existing hydraulic models of the pipe network system.

Requirements

A PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.

Substantial expertise in one or more of the following areas :
wireless sensor networks, sensor network middleware, distributed systems, algorithm design, simulation, performance evaluation.

Substantial hands-on experience in the development and deployment of sensor networks.

Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java, etc.

Excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills.

Excellent organizational and communication skills.

3. Research Engineer

Responsibilities

Develop algorithms, simulation modules, and system prototypes for the wireless sensor network.

Design and develop sensor data query processing and data management algorithms and techniques.

Perform application development and system integration.

Requirements

A Masters or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.

Experience in one or more of the following areas : wireless sensor networks, sensor network middleware, sensor data management.

Good hands-on experience in developing and deploying sensor networks.

Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java, etc.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Strong organizational and communication skills.

4. Research Engineer

Responsibilities

Develop algorithms, simulation modules, and system prototypes for the wireless sensor network.

Design and develop the user interface and data visualization components of the system.

Perform application development and system integration.

Requirements

A Masters or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.

Experience in one or more of the following areas : wireless sensor networks, sensor network middleware, data visualization, GUI design.

Good hands-on experience in developing and deploying sensor networks.

Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java, etc.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Strong organizational and communication skills.

For each of these positions, desirable attributes of candidates include :

Knowledge or familiarity with water distribution systems, water quality monitoring or related structural health monitoring applications.

Good publication record in reputable journals or conferences.

Innovative, resourceful, and self-motivated.

A team player with good people skills.

These positions will be based at the MIT SMART Center or IntelliSys in Singapore with visits to MIT. Successful candidates will receive a competitive remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience.

Applications should include a cover letter and a full CV/resume, together with names and contact information of 3 references.

Please submit applications via email to : censam{at}mit.edu AND intellisys.jobs{at}gmail.com

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Title
Project Officer
(COSMOS: Crowd Simulation for Military Operations)

Job Description

A Project Officer (PO) position is open in the Parallel and Distributed Computing Center at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). The PO will work on a research project funded by Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA), Singapore, to create a 3D isometric, real-time strategy based simulation for handling and managing crowds. The generic crowd modeling and simulation system will integrate computer graphics and animation, game AI, and distributed simulation technologies.

Requirements

The applicant for the PO should have a Bachelor degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering, strong programming skill in C/C++ and Java, and strong analytical and problem solving skills. Preference will be given to the candidate who has experiences in computer graphics and animation (particularly, modeling and character animation using Maya or 3DS Max), ontology, and virtual environment representation and encoding.

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.

Term of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for two years, with potential extension for another year.

Contact

Please send your completed CV and expected salary (preferably via email) to:

Assoc Prof CAI Wentong
aswtcai{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk B4, #2A-32, 50 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798

Closing Date

The position is available immediately and will be closed once a suitable candidate is found.

Job Title
Research Fellow/Associate
(Creative Environment For Mobile Knowledge Workers)

Job Description

Several Research Assistant (RA) and Research Fellow (RF) positions are available in the context of a project on "A Creative Environment For Mobile Knowledge Workers". The project will investigate the full-spectrum of research topics and technologies to enable nomadic collaboration or collaboration on the go, including algorithmic foundations and basic research on Networked Distributed Systems which will support upper layer functionalities and ubiquity independent of device and location, Social Networking to facilitate new collaboration opportunities and finally the collaboration tools themselves to carry out the tasks and manage such collaborations.
For more information check http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/anwitaman/mTeamCFPosition.htm

Requirements

A PhD degree (for Research Fellow) or Bachelors/Master degree (for Research Associate) in some of the related fields.

Excellent programming skills in Java, network programming.

Acquaintance with some of the following may be useful (or has to be learnt on job): Mobile programming, SIP, experience with SDKs (check out http://code.google.com/android/ for a possible environment we will use).

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates will be offered a competitive salary.

Terms of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for two years. Starting as soon as possible, no later than June 2008.

Contact Person

Please check the format of your email, and other eligibility details first at http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/anwitaman/mTeamCFPosition.htm

Send email to:
Asst Prof. Anwitaman Datta
Anwitaman{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #2c-117, 50 Nanyang Ave
Singapore 639798

Job Title
Research Fellow/Project Officer/PhD Student
(Towards Highly Interactive Distributed Media Environment)

Research Fellow, Project Officers, and PhD Students are needed to work in a newly funded project – Towards Highly Interactive Distributed Media Environment. Examples of such media environment include Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs), Virtual City, etc. The project is funded by the National Research Foundation of Singapore under the Interactive and Digital Media (IDM) R&D programme. Various fundamental issues such as consistency maintenance, interactivity enhancement, network architecture, partitioning and load balancing will be investigated. A prototype system will be constructed.

Requirements

Applicants for the Research Fellow position should have a PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, strong analytical and problem solving skills, and good publication record. Preference will be given to candidates with good knowledge and experience in interactivity enhancement and consistency maintenance for large-scale distributed virtual environments.

Applicants for the Project Officer or PhD Student position should have a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, strong programming skill in C/C++ and Java. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in computer graphics/animation, network programming, and with passion in computer games.

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.

Term of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for two years, with potential extension for another year.

Contact

Please send your complete CV and expected salary via email to:

Assistant Professor ZHOU Suiping
asspzhou@ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 639798

Closing Date

The positions are available from December 1, 2007 and will be closed once suitable candidates are found.

Job Title
Project Officer/Research Associate
(Analysis of semantic social networks to study the evolution of group behavior)

Job Description

A Project Officer (PO) or Research Associate (RA) position is open in the Center for Advanced Information Systems at Nanyang Technological Univeristy (Singapore). The candidate will work on a research project headed by Assoc. Prof Lim Ee Peng and funded by A*Star, Singapore. The overall project goal is to extract information from internet based discussion groups/forums to detect activities which are potential threat to the society. The candidate will particularly be responsible for building a tool to analyze and visualize the dynamics of interaction among users within web-based discussion groups, as well as the dynamics of spread of discussion/information across multiple sites across the internet.

Requirements

The applicant for the PO or RA position should have a Bachelor or Master degree, respectively, in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics or electrical engineering, good programming skill (e.g., C/C++ or Java) and familiarity with standard RDBMS systems, and strong analytical and problem solving skills. Preference will be given to a candidate who has practical or research experiences in one or more of the following areas: data mining, graph visualization. The nature of the funding is such that preference will be given to Singapore citizens, PRs and ASEAN citizens.

Remuneration & Benefits

Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.

Term of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for two years, with potential extension.

Contact

For more details, or to apply, please send your completed CV (preferably via email) to:

Asst Prof Anwitaman Datta
anwitaman{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
50 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798

Closing Date

The position is available immediately and will be closed once a suitable candidate is found.

Job Title
Research Associate

Job Description

We are looking for a suitable candidate with keen interest in R&D to work on an industrial funded project. You will work closely with Professors to carry out analysis, design and system integration of turnkey solutions for real-world industrial problems; coding of algorithms and GUI, and coordination of activities among a team of programmers.

Requirements

Bachelors/Masters in Computer/Electrical/Electronics Engineering with computer option (or equivalent) or Computer Science.

At least 2 years of working experience in project work is preferred.

Good knowledge in Java/C/C++/ programming and distributed parallel computing, Grid computing, optimization, and evolutionary computation will be added advantage.

Only Singaporeans need to apply

Remuneration and Benefits

Successful candidate can expect a competitive salary and benefits package.

Term of Appointment

The initial appointment will be for 2 years, with potential for further extensions.

Suitably qualified candidates are invited to send in your application on prescribed form obtainable from http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/Career/SubmitApplications/Pages/Research.aspx. Please send completed application forms with detailed resume and expected salary to:

Intelligent Systems Centre
50 Nanyang Drive, Level 7
Research TechnoPlaza, Border X Block
Singapore 637553

Email: asysong{at}ntu.edu.sg

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Title
Research Assistant
Research Areas: Multimedia Security, Cryptography, Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Job Description

We are looking for a Research Assistant to work on an A*STAR-funded project titled: “Digital Rights Violation Detection for Digital Asset Management.” The project is for three years and would commence in September 2007. The research assistant is expected to develop algorithms for multiparty, multilevel digital rights management (DRM) system and also help to implement a secure DRM system.

Requirements

A Masters in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related fields.

Good knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Multimedia Security, Cryptography, Distributed Data Mining, Intrusion Detection.

Strong research ability.

Strong programming skills in C/C++; Java, etc.

Good written and oral communication skills.

Remuneration and Benefits

Successful candidate can expect a competitive salary and benefits.

Term of Appointment

The position is for three years, subject to review and renewal every year. The appointment can commence from September 2007.

Contact Persons

Please e-mail your complete CV to:

Dr. Sabu Emmanuel or Dr. Amitabha Das
asemmanuel{at}ntu.edu.sg or asadas{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #02C-95, Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798

There is no closing date for application. The position will be filled as soon as we find suitable candidates.

Job Title
Research Fellow
Research Areas: Multimedia Security, Cryptography, Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Job Description

We are looking for a Research Fellow to work on an A*STAR-funded project titled: “Digital Rights Violation Detection for Digital Asset Management.” The project is for three years and would commence in September 2007. The research fellow is expected to research and design algorithms and architectures to detect the digital rights violations in a distributed, multiparty, multilevel digital rights management (DRM) system. In addition the research fellow should coordinate research and implementation efforts of various team members in the project.

Requirements

A PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related fields.

Research expertise in one or more of the following areas: Multimedia Security, Cryptography, Distributed Data Mining, and Intrusion Detection.

Good publication record in reputable journals or conferences.

Good programming skills in C/C++; Java, etc.

Good written and oral communication skills.

Remuneration and Benefits

Successful candidate can expect a competitive salary and benefits.

Term of Appointment

The position is for three years, subject to review and renewal every year. The appointment can commence from September 2007.

Contact Persons

Please e-mail your complete CV with publication list to:

Dr. Sabu Emmanuel or Dr. Amitabha Das
asemmanuel{at}ntu.edu.sg or asadas{at}ntu.edu.sg
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #02C-95, Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798

There is no closing date for application. The position will be filled as soon as we find suitable candidates.

Job Title
Project Officer
(ST Electronics-funded Project: Artificial Intelligence for Games/Simulation and Advanced Image Processing )
Job Description
The project officer is required to develop the software which is based on a set of requirements given by the research staff and industry partner. He/she should have a good understanding of software development lifecycle, the productivity tools and the software development environment. He/she will be responsible for software configuration management matters such as code versioning, maintenance of code repository, knowledge updates/contribution in wikis, bug-tracking and testing of developed software.
Requirements

B.Eng with good honors classification in EEE/SCE or related discipline

Proficiency in C/C++ and knowledge in .Net technology

Applicants with experience in developing 3D computer games or computer graphics applications will be preferred

Team player with positive work attitude and able to work independently

Job Title
Research Associate
(ST Electronics-funded Project: Artificial Intelligence for Games/Simulation and Advanced Image Processing )
Job Description
The research associate is expected to conduct diligent research into artificial intelligence techniques for games and image processing. He/she will need to conceptualize novel techniques in solving some problems from these domains and articulate them clearly with design diagrams. In addition, he/she will be required to do some programming and testing work and produce technical documents for knowledge transfer to the industry partner.
Requirements

M.Eng/M.Sc in EEE/SCE or related discipline

At least 2 years experience in developing software

Applications with research background in soft-computing techniques will be preferred

Proficiency in writing technical documents

Team player with positive work attitude and able to work independently

Remuneration & Benefits
Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.
Term of Appointment
The initial appointment will be for one year, with possibility of extension for another one year.
Contact
Please send your completed CV and expected salary (preferably via email) to:

A/Prof. Narendra Chaudhari
asnarendra{at}ntu.edu.sg

Job Title
Research Associate
(Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures)

Job Description

A position for Research Associate is open for a funded research project in the field of biologically inspired cognitive architectures. The successful candidate will join a vibrant team of postgraduate students and software engineers in developing an integrated neural architecture, with high-level cognitive capabilities.

Requirements

A good MSc or BSc degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

Research experience with publications in the fields of cognitive systems, neural modeling, machine learning, and knowledge representation.

Good communication and writing skills.

Competency in Java programming and application prototype development.

Remuneration & Benefits

The commencing salary for the above post will be highly competitive and commensurate with the candidates’ qualifications and experience.

Term of Appointment

The position is for a period of two years, subject to review and renewal after one year.

Contact

To apply, please send a completed application form (which can be downloaded from http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/Career/SubmitApplications/Pages/Research.aspx) and a detailed resume, including a list of publications and referees to the following address. Email submission of application is encouraged and should use the subject heading of “Application for ICA Research Associate”.

A/Prof Ah-Hwee Tan
Director, Emerging Research Laboratory
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
N4-02a-32, Nanyang Avenue
Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
Email: asahtan{at}ntu.edu.sg

Closing Date

Application will remain opened until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Job Title
Research Scientist/Research Fellow
(Sensor Grids, Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys))

The Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys) is a research centre jointly set up by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering).

The sensor networks research program in IntelliSys is working on R&D issues in sensor networks and sensor grids with the goal of building impactful sensor network and sensor grid applications for commercial deployment. We are inviting applications for the following research positions.

Responsibilities

Conduct research on various issues relevant to large-scale sensor grids.

Work on the design and architecting of a large-scale sensor grid application in Singapore.

Help to mentor junior members of the team.

Requirements

A PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields. Will consider excellent PhD candidates who are close to graduation.

Substantial research expertise in one or more of the following areas: grid computing, databases, sensor networks, wireless and mobile ad hoc networks, web services, distributed systems.

Good hands-on experience in some platform technologies such as Linux, Globus, MySQL, web services, etc.

Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java, etc.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Desirable Attributes

Great interest and desire to do research on sensor grids.

Good publication record in reputable journals or conferences.

Innovative, resourceful, and self-motivated.

A team player with good people skills.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Contact

Successful candidates will receive a competitive remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience. Those who perform well will be considered for long-term positions in IntelliSys or ST Engineering.

There is no closing date for applications. The positions will be filled as soon as we find suitable candidates.

To apply, please email a cover letter and a full CV/resume to :
intellisys.jobs{at}gmail.com

Job Title
Research Associate/Research Engineer
(Sensor Grids, Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys))

The Intelligent Systems Centre (IntelliSys) is a research centre jointly set up by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering).

The sensor networks research program in IntelliSys is working on R&D issues in sensor networks and sensor grids with the goal of building impactful sensor network and sensor grid applications for commercial deployment. We are inviting applications for the following research positions.

Responsibilities

Develop real implementations for a large-scale sensor grid application.

Help senior researchers in the team to perform research.

Requirements

A Masters in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields. Will consider candidates with good Bachelors (Honors) degree and substantial relevant work experience.

Experience in one or more of the following research areas : grid computing, databases, sensor networks, wireless and mobile ad hoc networks, web services, distributed systems.

Good hands-on experience in some platform technologies such as Linux, Globus, MySQL, web services, etc.

Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java, etc.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Desirable Attributes

Previous experience in computer system interfacing and developing system software.

Innovative, resourceful, and self-motivated.

A team player with good people skills.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Contact

Successful candidates will receive a competitive remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience. Those who perform well will be considered for long-term positions in IntelliSys or ST Engineering.

There is no closing date for applications. The positions will be filled as soon as we find suitable candidates.

To apply, please email a cover letter and a full CV/resume to :
intellisys.jobs{at}gmail.com

Job Title
Research Fellow
(DSTA-funded Project Tacrea: Localization in Urban Areas based on Imagery from Mobile Cameras)

Job Description

We are looking for a Research Fellow to work on a DSTA-funded project entitled "Project Tacrea: Localization in Urban Areas based on Imagery from Mobile Cameras". This work will be carried out at the Centre for Multimedia & Network Technology (CeMNet). This project deals with localizing a user carrying/wearing a mobile camera in an urban area based on images captured from the camera. Such image-based localization technology is particularly useful in unfamiliar high-rise urban areas, where GPS triangulation may not be adequately achieved due to line-of-sight obstruction. The prior data available is a 3D geometric model layout of the urban area, which may optionally include facade appearance data. The proposed framework involves separate stages of recognizing buildings, determining image-to-model registration, and followed by pose computation. The system will be tested on both regular field-of-view cameras as well as omnidirectional cameras. The research fellow is expected to identify the hard research problems in the project, aggressively search for solutions, and flesh out the technical details of the research framework. The research fellow will be the research heart of the team and will provide guidance for the team members in terms of achieving the key research objectives of the project.

Requirements

A PhD degree from a good university.

Proven research credentials (publications and/or building research systems) in a computer vision-related topic.

Strong preference will be given to individuals who have track record of collaborating and leading research groups.

Renumeration & Benefits
Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.
Term of Appointment
The initial appointment will be for one year, with possibility of extension for another half to one year.
Contact
Please send your completed CV and expected salary (preferably via email) to:

A/Prof CHAM Tat Jen
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #2A-32, 50 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
Email: astjcham{at}ntu.edu.sg

Job Title
Research Engineer/Project Officer
(DSTA-funded Project Tacrea: Localization in Urban Areas based on Imagery from Mobile Cameras)

Job Description

We are looking for a Research Engineer / Project Officer to work on a DSTA-funded project entitled "Project Tacrea: Localization in Urban Areas based on Imagery from Mobile Cameras". This work will be carried out at the Centre for Multimedia & Network Technology (CeMNet). This project deals with localizing a user carrying/wearing a mobile camera in an urban area based on images captured from the camera. Such image-based localization technology is particularly useful in unfamiliar high-rise urban areas, where GPS triangulation may not be adequately achieved due to line-of-sight obstruction. The prior data available is a 3D geometric model layout of the urban area, which may optionally include facade appearance data. The proposed framework involves separate stages of recognizing buildings, determining image-to-model registration, and followed by pose computation. The system will be tested on both regular field-of-view cameras as well as omnidirectional cameras. The project officer will provide the key implementation capabilities in terms of writing source code and creating program modules, building hardware setup, collecting data (where necessary), as well as testing out research prototypes. The project officer will aid the other team members in achieving the deliverables of the project.
Requirements

Relevant Bachelors degree from a good university, with strong academic record.

Has undertaken a subject course / module in computer vision or closely-related subject.

Strong performance at undergraduate final-year project or equivalent.

Renumeration & Benefits
Successful candidates can expect a competitive salary and benefits.
Term of Appointment
The initial appointment will be for one year, with possibility of extension for another half to one year.
Contact
Please send your completed CV and expected salary (preferably via email) to:

A/Prof CHAM Tat Jen
School of Computer Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Blk N4, #2A-32, 50 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
Email: astjcham{at}ntu.edu.sg

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