post-doc at U.Michigan on Learning, Vision and Robotics

Post-Doctoral Researcher on Learning, Vision and Robotics

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Benjamin Kuipers
Silvio Savarese

How can a robot learn to perceive an unknown sensorimotor world,
and learn to act effectively in it?
How can it start with pixel-level perception and motor babbling,
and create its own higher-level concepts of objects and actions
applied to them, and places and motions connecting them?
What primitive capabilities should the individual learner possess,
and how could these be learned over evolutionary time?

What are suitable hierarchical representations for the 3D structure
of object instances or classes that can be exploited for recognition
and action affordances?

How can different kinds of spatial constraints be used for joint
recognition of scenes and the objects within them?

We invite applications for a post-doctoral position at the University of Michigan to address these and related problems, working with two faculty researchers (Benjamin Kuipers and Silvio Savarese), four graduate research assistants, and others in our laboratories. This project currently has three years of NSF funding.

The focus of this project is to develop and evaluate a hierarchy of representations for the perception of objects by an embodied agent, intended to support robust learning and effective use of object descriptions in service of actions and plans. You can read more about our project at
http://eecs.umich.edu/~kuipers/research/ssh/sense-robustly-act-effectively.html,
or at our individual web pages.

We are looking for an individual with a strong background in machine learning and computer vision and/or robotics, and with a significant research track record.
To apply, please send us the URL of a web page describing yourself and your interests and accomplishments. This should include: a CV, a statement of your research accomplishments and goals, and a listing of published papers including links to download the papers as PDF files. (If it is impossible to create such a web page, then just send email with the documents as attachments.) Send your application by email to Professor Benjamin Kuipers (kuipers@umich.edu). (At the next step in this process, we will want to receive letters from three references.) The position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been identified.

The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory/Affirmative Action Employer.

Thank you.

Professor Benjamin Kuipers
Computer Science and Engineering
University of Michigan
kuipers@umich.edu
http://eecs.umich.edu/~kuipers/

Professor Silvio Savarese
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Michigan
silvio@eecs.umich.edu
http://eecs.umich.edu/~silvio/


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Benjamin Kuipers, Professor email: kuipers@umich.edu
Computer Science and Engineering tel: 1-734-647-6887
University of Michigan fax: 1-734-763-1260
2260 Hayward Street http://eecs.umich.edu/~kuipers
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 USA