Message-Id: <199706171823.LAA41646@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 14:16:19 -0400 From: Shih-Fu Chang <mailto:sfchang@CTR.COLUMBIA.EDU> Subject: JOB: position in visual info. sys. management To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
**************************************************************Opening in Visual Information Management Systems Projects Image and Advanced TV Lab ADVENT Project Columbia University
Position: Research Scientist
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to work on research and development of visual information management systems. The work will mainly involve development and management of image/video databases with advanced content-based search and retrieval functions.
We have developed several advanced research prototypes in VISM, including a large-scale Web-based image search/cataloging engine, a Web-based MPEG video editing system, and several content-based visual query systems using multimedia features. For more details of these prototypes, please look at the web site in http://www.ctr.columbia.edu/advent/demos.html.
The Research Scientist will be responsible for integrating the new research prototypes into the database and maintaining the increasing amount of visual content stored in the database. He/she will have the opportunity to explore research in the area of multimedia indexing, advanced user interface, and Internet search engines.
Qualifications: M.S. in Computer Science or related area Extensive experience in database development and programming (C, C++, Java, Java Media Player, plugins) Experience in using commercial databases (e.g. Informix, Oracle, DB2) Knowledge about video compression and networking
Position Availability: Immediate
If interested, please send your resume and supporting material via email or FAX to Sara Brock Fax: 212-316-9068 email: mailto:sara@ctr.columbia.edu.