Postdoc position on Non-Verbal Behavior and Attention sensing in the wild FM
Postdoc position on Non-Verbal Behavior and Attention sensing in the wild FM
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Role Summary
The Perception and Activity Understanding group seeks one motivated PostDoctoral researcher to join the project TUNASBE (Towards a Unified Understanding of Attention and Social Behaviors IntheWild). TUNASBE is a project funded by the SNSF aiming to advance AIs understanding and interpretation of human states activities and behaviors in natural settings. Beyond recognizing basic actions the focus is on discerning complex social behaviors by interpreting nonverbal cues such as gaze gestures emotion attention and intentions. These elements are central to social intelligence enabling AI to predict others actions infer mental states and facilitate meaningful social interactions.
The project uses gaze following as an anchor linking attention with broader social cues to explore humancentric behaviors across different scenes. Current computational models largely reduce gaze following to a machinelearning problem of predicting 2D gaze target locations. However this project intends to design more holistic models that go beyond this narrow focus incorporating contextual semantic and social dimensions of gaze attention and related behaviors.
The goal is to build on the teams expertise on nonverbal behaviors and attention sensing and develop unified models capable of leveraging multiple social cues to improve representation and performance through a multitask learning framework at both the subject level (head and facial behavior analysis) and the scene level. Challenges include refining gaze and attentiveness estimations handling dynamic head gestures integrating multiple cues integrating audio and language models and creating inthewild datasets that encompass a range of social behavior. Addressing these will push forward humancentric computer vision and open new possibilities for realworld applications.
The project will be supported by two PhD students and one postdoc. They will work on the design of computational models for the project tasks integrating existing datasets and devising new ones.
Your profile
The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field with a strong emphasis on AI and computer vision. They should have extensive experience in designing implementing training and validating computational models and algorithms particularly within the machine learning and temporal modeling domains. Proficiency in Python is essential along with expertise in deep learning frameworks like PyTorch. Familiarity with human processing and social behavior analysis is a plus. The candidate should excel in problemsolving and possess the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Strong English communication skills both written and verbal are crucial for articulating complex technical concepts and research findings. Furthermore as a postdoctoral researcher you will have the opportunity to play a central role in cosupervising PhD students and coordinating technical effort in the team including data annotation tool developments as well as to handle coordination activities with external partners.
The postdoc position is for one year renewable for two years depending on results.
How to apply
Please provide the following information as two separate pdf files:
File 1: (i) updated CV with list of publications; (ii) grades from Bachelor and Master.
File 2: (i) a motivation letter (max 2 pages); (ii) a list of 3 relevant published works including links for access; (iii) reference letters (if available).
Contact details of 3 reference persons.
For information you can contact Dr JeanMarc Odobez .
Application deadline
Screening of applications will begin on December 1 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
About Idiap
Idiap is a research institute of national importance that engages in fundamental research education and technology transfer in artificial intelligence machine learning and signal processing. Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions in a young highquality dynamic and multicultural environment. Idiap is located in the town of Martigny in Valais a scenic region in the south of Switzerland surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe and offering exceptional quality of life exciting recreational activities including hiking climbing and skiing as well as varied cultural activities. English is the official working language.
At Idiap we place great emphasis on diversity and we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity to being fair and inclusive and to being a place where we all belong. Employment at Idiap is based solely on a persons merit and qualifications. Idiap does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age marital status pregnancy or any other basis protected by law.
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