*Summary* • Subject: Language & vision-based mobility assistance for visually impaired people • Keywords: Assistive Technologies, Visual Impairment, Computer Vision, Image Captioning • Research Unit: Lab-STICC (UMR CNRS 6285) • Team: RAMBO - Robot interaction, Ambient system, Machine learning, Behaviour, Optimization • Location: IMT Atlantique, Brest • Start: September/October 2024 • Duration: 3 years • Supervision: Panagiotis Papadakis, Christophe Lohr
*Full subject description:* https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/sites/default/files/recherche/Offres%20de%20th...
*Application * The candidate must hold (or is about to obtain) a Master Degree in Computer Science with theoretical and practical skills in AI algorithms and associated deep-learning tools (e.g. Pytorch), and a solid background in Computer Vision. The candidate should be fluent in English (working and publishing main language), but French speaking is an advantage (meetings with end-users representatives).
A detailed application should be addressed to thesis-application-rambo@imt-atlantique.fr, including a cover letter, an up-to-date CV, transcripts of grades (last two years), and a list of referees.
*Deadline: 17 May 2024 *