Dear Colleagues, please forgive a post which is not directly about research. The police in Britain have issued two facial composites of a man in the Madeleine McCann abduction case. However, they have not taken advantage of our research indicating a) that an average image of two composites of the same target may help and b) an animated caricature can also help identification. I've created average and animated caricature composites; please share this link in any way you can; the police need names. I confess I don't know how to contact them from outside the UK but hopefully people with information will find a way. Here's the link, with refs to the original research: http://psych-survey.stir.ac.uk/McCannComposites.html
Thanks, Peter
Peter Hancock
Professor
Psychology, School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
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Dear Face-researchers,
[Sorry for cross-posting]
If you know any junior research who could be interested, please pass on
this job opening:
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Research & Development Assistant
(Automatic Expression Recognition Research) – VicarVision, Amsterdam, NL
VicarVision (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a private R&D company developing
state-of-the-art artificial intelligence solutions. VicarVision is the
developer of FaceReader® - world's first tool capable of automatically
analyzing facial expressions, providing users with an objective assessment
of a person’s emotion.
Job Description
You will aid a team of experienced software developers in the development
of the new FaceReader system. This includes tasks such as the collection
and annotation of training material (images and videos displaying various
emotions), experimenting with different training parameters to improve new
models for automatic emotion classification, and evaluating the performance
of such models using statistical tests.
Ideal candidate:
- Graduate (or Master-level student) in Social & Behavioral Sciences or
similar field
- Training in experimental psychology
- Skill in Facial Action Coding System (FACS) (or willingness to learn)
- Technical skills: databases, statistics, some programming
- Knowledge about facial expressions and emotion theories
- Willingness to meticulously perform annotation tasks
- Creativity in developing alternatives to tedious tasks, by tools or
crowdsourcing
- Good ability to work independently
- Excellent Dutch or English
We offer:
- R&D assistant position for 6 months with possibility of extension
- Fulltime or part-time employment possible (full-time salary ~ €2000 gross
per month)
- Training in use of advanced scientific software
- Work experience in the innovative field of computer vision
Relevant links:
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Deadline: October 27, 2013.
The incoming applications will be assessed on continuous basis. An
interview using Skype is a possibility.
Starting date: November 1st , 2013
If you are interested, please send your CV and a cover letter to:
Tim den Uyl
Machine Vision Engineer
tim(a)vicarvision.nl
*University of Amsterdam *
Department of Communication Science
Peter Lewinski
*PhD Candidate* | *Marie Curie Research Fellow*
Kloveniersburgwal 48 | 1012CX Amsterdam | The Netherlands
T +31 20 525 0000
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Postdoctoral Position on Object Categorization and Perceptual Expertise
Vanderbilt University
Applications are being considered for a postdoctoral fellow to join an
NSF-funded project on visual object categorization and the development of
perceptual expertise at Vanderbilt University. Candidates will have
opportunities for research combining laboratory experiments, online
experiments, and computational modeling. Collaborative opportunities are
possible with members of the Perceptual Expertise Network.
Applicants can hold a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, computer science,
mathematics, engineering, or related disciplines. Start date is negotiable.
Salary will be based on NIH postdoctoral scale. Programming skills and some
knowledge of Bayesian statistics are desirable. Applicants should send a
cover letter with a brief research statement, a CV, and names and email
addresses of three references to:
Thomas Palmeri
Department of Psychology
Vanderbilt Vision Research Center
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37240
thomas.j.palmeri(a)vanderbilt.edu <mailto:thomas.j.palmeri@vanderbilt.edu>
catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu <http://catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/>
(apologies for cross-posting)