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Creating programmable embedded platforms for image processing applications

PhD Studentships

Creating programmable embedded platforms for image processing applications

Heriot-Watt University, Queen's University of Belfast

We wish to recruit two research students to work as part of a newly formed project team between Queens University Belfast and Heriot-Watt University involved in creating innovative hardware solutions for image analysis. The project also the multi-national companies including Thales, Xilinx and Andor and a key spin-off company Analytics Engines Ltd. The aim is to create novel, high performance, processors for image processing sensors on heterogeneous architectures, including Many Core, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) based processors; their successful development would have major implications for medical imaging and security applications.

  • The Heriot-Watt University studentship shall be involved in developing algorithms for multi-sensor processing from a mobile vehicle, potentially using visible, infrared, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and polarimetric imagery.
  • The Queen's University Belfast studentship will be involved in creating FPGA-based processor architectures for image processing based medical applications.

Candidates must have a minimum of a First Class or 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area. Applicants must have strong computer programming skills, excellent written and spoken English language communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a closely knit team as well as autonomously. Experience of working with many-core, GPU or FPGA platforms is desirable but not essential. The studentship is only open to UK nationals. It provides funding for 3 years comprising university fees and annual stipend (£13,590 per annum), commencing on 1 October 2013.

Applicants interested in the Heriot-Watt University studentship should apply electronically at http://www.eps.hw.ac.uk/research/james-watt.htm and can contact Prof Andy Wallace, A.M.Wallace@hw.ac.uk, 0131 451 3423.

Applicants interested in the Queen's University Belfast studentship should apply electronically through the Queen's online application portal at: https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal. and can contact Prof Roger Woods, r.woods@qub.ac.uk, 028 90974081 for further information.