Full-time PhD studentships in Next Generation Technologies at The Open University, UK

Closing date : 31/03/2010

2 Full-time PhD studentships in Next Generation Technologies, Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology
Three-year PhD studentships, Based in Milton Keynes
circulation date : 11/03/2010

The neXt Generation multimedia technology (XGMT) group at the Open University in collaboration with the Optical Information Systems group at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Berlin are offering two jointly-funded, 3-year full-time PhD studentships commencing in October 2010. The general research topics will be in multi-sensor navigation for mobile robots and 3-D medical imaging. In particular: 1) the investigation of techniques for the fast derivation of high-quality depth information from optical sensors data and subsequent 3-D mapping to facilitate up-to-date spatial environment maps; and 2) the fusion of different medical image modalities i.e. CAT and MRI to accurately estimate the orientation of the human body by observation of surfaces without access to fixed orientation points. All applicants must either have or expect to gain a good Honours degree (at least a 2i standard or equivalent) in Information Communications Technology, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Physics or a related area. Both PhD studentships will provide a stipend and cover all fees and are available to any suitably qualified UK, EU and International student.Closing date: 31 March 2010, although the studentships will remain open until filled.

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

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Information for Applicants

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email: l.s.dooley@open.ac.uk Professor Laurence S. Dooley
email: Anko.Boerner@dlr.de Dr. Anko BoernerAnko

For further information concerning these study opportunities please contact either Professor Laurence S. Dooley (Chair of ICT at the Open University) or Dr. Anko Boerner (Head of Department Information Processing of Optical Systems, DLR, Berlin) by email see (links above).

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