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Instituto de Telecomunicações

Research Grant – BIM/Nº006/2024 – Project LA/P/0109/2020

Coimbra

November 4, 2024

1 research position for a Research Grant (“Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre“) is opened at Instituto de Telecomunicações – Delegação de Leiria, in the scope of the Project LA/P/0109/2020LA/P/0109/2020. This project is funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds and when applicable co-funded EU funds under the project. The work for this position is in the area of Processing, Analysis, and Coding of Audio and Visual Information.

Scientific Area:
Information and Data Sciences

Group:
Multimedia Signal Processing – Lr

Admission Requirements:
Degree of Master in Science in Electrical and Computing Engineering, or equivalent course, with a grade point average not inferior to 16 out of 20. Self-motivation for scientific research and ability for teamwork. Registered in a Ph.D. Degree on Electrical Engineering, or equivalent course

Work Objectives:
This project aims to propose the development of methods for accurate estimation of disparity in light fields, development of light field compression technique based on 4D-geometry using disparity compensation, and incorporation of developed methods in the JPEG-PLENO standard. The applicant will develop research activities, specifically, with the following three main goals of the work to be developed within the scope of this research grant:
1. Development and testing of disparity estimation and compression algorithms of light fields based on 4D-geometry modeling with disparity compensation and incorporation into the JPEG-PLENO standard.
2. Validation of the results obtained in the previous task, and necessary adjustments for the validation process.
3. Writing publications on the methods developed.

Applicable legislation:
A fellowship will be celebrated according to the regulations defined by FCT, “Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações’ fellowships” and “Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação”, according to Law no. 123/2019, dated August 28 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow), in its actual redaction, and also by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia. For direct access to the FCT RBI go to the following link https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt (Reg. 950/2019, published in the DR of 16 December).

Place of work:
The work will be developed at the premises of Instituto de Telecomunicações – Delegação de Leiria at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (ESTG) of the Politécnico de Leiria under the supervision of Sérgio Faria and Lucas Thomaz.

Duration:
6 months. Start date: 15st December 2024.

Monthly salary:
1.259,64 € (net), according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). The payment will be made by bank transfer

Selection criteria:

C1 (50%)
Curriculum vitae/Academic evaluation, namely Licenciatura and master’s Course final score.
C2 (50%)
Suitability of the candidates’ profile to the project based on the relevant work experience in the tasks described in the work plan .

Each criteria, and the final classification F will be evaluated in a scale (0-20). The candidates will be ordered according to:
F = C1 x 50% + C2 x 50%
In case of a tie, the tied candidates will be ordered according to C1, then C2...
The Jury has the right to not admit any of the candidates that applied for this position whenever they consider that no candidate meets the minimum requirements for the position.

Jury:

Prof. Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (President of the jury)
Prof. Luís Miguel de Oliveira Pegado de Noronha e Távora, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Prof. Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Communication of the results:
Results will be published at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, in Leiria. The selected candidate will be notified by email.

Required Documents:
Cover letter explaining the interest in the position, detailed Curriculum Vitae with transcripts, Copy of the relevant certificates (Copy of the Master in Science Degree Certificate, Ph D registration).

Apply online clicking on the “Apply Now” button in this form or at

https://www.it.pt/Positions/Other Research Position/8099
E-mail submissions are not accepted.
(The cover letter and the CV are mandatory documents in the online application platform)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Degrees obtained abroad are recognized by a Portuguese higher education institution under the terms of Decree-Law No. 66/2018, of August 16 and Ordinance No. 33/2019, of January 25. More information at: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/reconhecimento?plid=374

All the selection process is conducted through the IT web portal. No actions outside this platform are valid.

Application Period:
05-11-2024 to 18-11-2024

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Published on:
04-11-2024

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