Open Positions

1 BI-Mestre Studentship grant is now available in project IT-MEDEX - PTDC/EEISII/6038/2014 funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC), under the following conditions:
Duration
3 months starting June 14, 2018. The grant is not renewable.
Monthly amount
The monthly amount of the grant 980 € is in accordance with the values stipulated in the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” in force (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2018.pdf) (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores) and INESC-ID Lisboa Grant Regulations approved by FCT, and shall be rendered through a monthly bank transfer to an account held by the grantee
 
Objectives / summary
Within project “Interactive Tablets for Collaborative Scenarios Related to 3D Medical Image Exploration (IT-MEDEX)” the awardee will perform two main tasks: (1) adaptation of an existing Virtual Reality system for planning dental implant placement; and (2) implementation of a mobile image segmentation application for collaborative anatomical reconstruction. Both tasks require handheld mobile touch screens (e.g., tablets and smartphones). The awardee will also contribute to the design of interfaces and interaction techniques. Additional tasks include performing Requirement Analysis within clinical scenarios and usability test will also be demanded.
 
Scientific supervision
 The activity will be supervised by Daniel Simões Lopes, Postdoctoral Fellow, Principal Investigator, and head of Biomedical Research at VIMMI/INESC-ID. The grantee will be integrated at INESC-ID Lisboa, in the Visualization and Intelligent Multimodal Interfaces Group (http://vimmi.inesc-id.pt) and will develop his work at the JLF Lab in the Taguspark Campus.
 
Required education Level and research experience
The candidate should hold a MSc in Computer Science or related areas. Working experience with Virtual Reality technology and technical know-how of the 3D manipulation techniques are mandatory. Preference will be given to candidates that have a strong Human-Computer Interaction background. The ideal candidate should have working knowledge of Computer Graphics, experience with object-oriented programming and skilled in C#/Unity3D.
 
Evaluation criteria
 Academic record of the candidate (10%) and interest for the following areas of research Human-Computer Interfaces (10%), Virtual Reality (10%), and 3D Manipulation Techniques in Virtual Reality (20%). The Juri will interview the top 3 candidates with higher classification. In order to perform a more objective evaluation of some of the criteria, the interview will count for 50% of the evaluation of each criteria above.
 
The jury will convene in June 12, 2018 and is composed of
 
Name
Professional Status / Institution
Joaquim Armando Pires Jorge
Full Professor/Instituto Superior Técnico
João António Madeiras Pereira
Associate Professor/Instituto Superior Técnico
Daniel Simões Lopes
Senior Researcher/INESC-ID
 
Results 
The final evaluation results will be publicized through an ordered list, and the candidates will be notified of the Jury decision by email.
Documents to be submitted (all applications should clearly state the reference of the project)
1.        detailed curriculum vitae
2.        motivation letter
3.        copy of official academic degree certificate
4.        detailed list of grades
5.        name of two personal references
Application Dates: From May 28  to June 11, 2018
For further information and proposal submission, please contact:
Daniel Simões Lopes, INESC-ID Lisboa, IST Taguspark, Room 2N9.1
Avenida Professor Cavaco Silva, 2744-016 Porto Salvo, Portugal, daniel.lopes@inesc-id.pt

1 BI-Mestre Studentship grant is now available in project IT-MEDEX - PTDC/EEISII/6038/2014 funded by FCT/MEC through national funds (PIDDAC), under the following conditions:
Duration
4 months starting May 1st, 2018. The grant is not renewable.
 
Legislation
A fellowship contract will be celebrated according to the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” in force (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2015.pdf), the INESC ID Grant regulations approved by FCT, and to the Status of Scientific Research Fellow (Lei nº 40/2004 de 18 de Agosto, and its successive amendments).
Monthly amount
The monthly amount of the grant 980 € is in accordance with the values stipulated in the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” in force (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2015.pdf) (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores) and INESC-ID Lisboa Grant Regulations approved by FCT, and shall be rendered through a monthly bank transfer to an account held by the grantee
Objectives / summary
Within project “Interactive Tablets for Collaborative Scenarios Related to 3D Medical Image Exploration (IT-MEDEX)” the awardee will adapt an existing Virtual Reality system for navigating within confined tubular spaces extracted from endoscopic image data. In particular, the awardee will design and implement an application that combines haptic devices and tablets with the Virtual Reality system to improve a radiodiagnostics interface for CT Colonography. Moreover, the awardee will also contribute to design a mobile image segmentation application for collaborative anatomical reconstruction. Additional tasks include performing Requirement Analysis within clinical scenarios.
Scientific supervision
The activity will be supervised by Daniel Simões Lopes, Postdoctoral Fellow, Principal Investigator, and head of Biomedical Research at VIMMI/INESC-ID. The grantee will be integrated at INESC-ID Lisboa, in the Visualization and Intelligent Multimodal Interfaces Group (http://vimmi.inesc-id.pt) and will develop his work at the JLF Lab in the Taguspark Campus.
Required education Level and research experience
The candidate should hold a MSc in Computer Science or related areas. Working experience with Virtual Reality technology and technical know-how of the 3D navigation techniques are mandatory. Preference will be given to candidates that have a strong Human-Computer Interaction background. The ideal candidate should have working knowledge of Computer Graphics, experience with object-oriented programming and skilled in C# and Unity3D.
Evaluation criteria
Academic record of the candidate (10%) and interest for the following areas of research Human-Computer Interfaces (10%), Virtual Reality (10%), and Navigation Techniques in Virtual Reality (20%). The Juri will interview the top 3 candidates with higher classification. In order to perform a more objective evaluation of some of the criteria, the interview will count for 50% of the evaluation of each criteria above.
 
The jury will convene in 30th April, 2018 and is composed by
Name / Professional Status / Institution:
Joaquim Armando Pires Jorge / Full Professor/Instituto Superior Técnico
João António Madeiras Pereira / Associate Professor/Instituto Superior Técnico
Daniel Simões Lopes / Senior Researcher/INESC-ID
Results
The final evaluation results will be publicized through an ordered list, and the candidates will be notified of the Jury decision by email.
 
Documents to be submitted (all applications should clearly state the reference of the project)
1.        detailed curriculum vitae
2.        motivation letter
3.        copy of official academic degree certificate
4.        detailed list of grades
5.        name of two personal references
Application Dates: From April 10th to April 24st, 2018
For further information and proposal submission, please contact:
Daniel Simões Lopes, INESC-ID Lisboa, IST Taguspark, Room 2N9.1
Avenida Professor Cavaco Silva, 2744-016 Porto Salvo, Portugal, daniel.lopes@inesc-id.pt

Training Network on Automatic Processing of PAthological Speech (TAPAS) is an H2020 MSCA-ITN-ETN project that will provide 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) with broad and intensive training on pathological speech processing. The TAPAS project consortium includes clinical practitioners, academic researchers and industrial partners, with expertise spanning speech engineering, linguistics and clinical science. The TAPAS work programme is organized along three broad themes:
- Pathological speech detection (4 ESRs)
- Pathological speech assessment and therapy (6 ESRs)
- Communication technologies for assisted living and rehabilitation (5 ESRs)
* Early Stage Researchers (ESRs):
- ESR shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organization, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers.
- Duration of recruitment: 36 months.
* Eligibility Criteria
- The ESR may be a national of a Member State, of an Associated Country or of any Third Country.
- The ESR must not have resided or carried out her/his main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of her/his host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to her/his recruitment.
- Holds a Master's degree or equivalent, which formally entitles to embark on a Doctorate.
- Does not hold a PhD degree.
HOW TO APPLY and More information on: http://www.tapas-etn-eu.org
 

Objectives/Summary:
The AMIGOS project investigates the role of emotions and adaptation in interactions between a robot and a group of users, contrasting to the typical one¬-robot one¬-user paradigm in Human-¬Robot Interaction (HRI). Despite the complex social challenges that long¬-term HRI will soon bring, so far little is known about how perception and action selection systems, typically designed for one-¬to-¬one interactions, will perform in multiparty settings. In the AMGOS project the team will address the issue of social adaptation and collaboration for robots in group settings focusing on computational modeling of emotions. 
To endow robots with the ability to cope with changes in the number of users around it, in the AMIGOS project we will use of interactive machine learning techniques that allow the robot to quickly adjust its behavior, depending on both the situational context (i.e., the number of users in the environment) and the preferences of a particular user, and generate adaptive social responses. 
 The goal of this Research Assistant position is to research this new and challenging topic, contribute for the development of a scenario that uses multiparty situations with a robot to foster creativity in children. 
Duration:
The grant has duration of 6 months from June 10th , 2017. The grant may be renewed within the period of the project, not exceeding the maximum period set by FCT for such grants. Renewal is subject to suitable performance.
Required education Level and research experience:
The successful candidate is expected to have a Licentiate’ degree (BSc) in computer science, electrical engineering, or related area, with good programming skills and experience in one (or more) of the following area:
•	Socio-emotional computational models of behaviour
•	Human-Robot and Human-Agent Interaction
•	Computational Creativity
The candidates will be evaluated according to their academic record, including: 
•	(70%) Academic record of the candidate (including performance in related courses, publication record and past experience in research projects) and relevance of the research areas of the candidate with respect to the goals of the project; 
•	(20%) Personal references; 
•	(10%) English language level. 
Additionally, the top 3 candidates may be subject to an interview, if the jury finds it necessary. For interviewed candidates, the interview will count for 50% of the evaluation of each criteria above. The jury may decide to offer or not the fellowship, depending on the applicants CV and performance.
Results:
The final evaluation results will be publicized through an ordered list, and the candidates will be notified of the Jury decision by email.
 Documents to be submitted:
All applications should clearly state the reference of the project
	
1.        detailed curriculum vitae
2.        motivation letter
3.       copy of official academic degree certificate
4.        detailed list of grades
5.        name of two personal references