Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Intelligent food recognition and monitoring for patient wellbeing (INFORM) - Feb 2022

Deadline: 15-Feb-2022

Summary

Computing Science in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at University of Stirling is offering a post-doctoral research fellow (PDRF) post to work on an industrial project developing INtelligent FOod Recognition and Monitoring for patient wellbeing (INFORM) and food waste monitoring. The post holder will join the Stirling Vision and Image Processing Group and will work within a vibrant research environment.

• Full time
• Fixed term for 12 months
• Grade7 £34,304-£40,927 p.a.

Duties

The post-holder will work with Dr. Deepayan Bhowmik, Dr. Kevin Swingler and Dr. Mohamed Elawady and will undertake the following duties:

• Development of a robust computer vision algorithm that can recognise food items
• Development of an algorithmic prototype portable embedded vision system capable of running the algorithm in real-time
• Designing an IoT system along with data analytics as part of the design and development of the industrial system

Essential Criteria

• A PhD with specialisation in computer vision/image processing in Computer/Electronic/Electrical Engineering (or similar discipline)
• Experience in developing image processing / computer vision algorithms for real life applications
• Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, C/C++ etc.)
• Evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in writing papers for publication and report-writing

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see: View Website