[visionlist] Postdoc Position - Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics - Virtual Humans - Capture, Modeling, Rendering and Animation

[Christian Theobalt]

*Postdoc Position at the Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics - Visual 
Computing and Artificial Intelligence Department - Virtual Humans*

The Visual Computing and Artificial Intelligence Department at the 
Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, headed by 
Christian Theobalt, investigates foundational research problems at the 
intersection of Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Artificial 
Intelligence. Currently, we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in 
the general area of virtual humans - new methods for capturing and 
reconstruction, modeling, rendering and animation.

https://vcai.mpi-inf.mpg.de/VCAI_Projects.html

https://www.youtube.com/@christiantheobalt1053

It is our long term vision to develop entirely new ways to capture, 
represent, synthesize and simulate models of the real world at highest 
detail, robustness, and efficiency. To achieve this long term goal, we 
develop new concepts that rethink and unite established approaches from 
Computer Graphics and Computer Vision with concepts from Artificial 
Intelligence, in particular Machine Learning. Our work lays the 
foundations for a new of thinking about computer graphics and vision, 
and a new way of uniting and enriching the real world with visual 
computing technology. It also lays the foundations for advanced methods 
to better perceive, understand and interpret the complex real world in 
motion surrounding us from visual observation, which is an essential 
capability of future intelligent computing systems that safely and 
intuitively interact with humans and the human world.

Example topics of research are:

Virtual Humans - (modeling entire humans, faces, hands, clothing..)
Marker-less Motion and Performance Capture
Animation / motion synthesis
Neural Representations and Neural Rendering
Deep Learning for Visual Computing
Generative Models
AI for Graphics and Vision
Visual Scene Understanding
3D and 4D Reconstruction
Multi-modal Reconstruction and Synthesis
Free-viewpoint and 3D Video
3D Image Analysis and Synthesis
Inverse Rendering
Geometric Modeling
Virtual and Augmented Reality
New Sensors for Visual Computing
Physically-based and Image-based Rendering
New Methods for Man-Machine Interaction

The department also features a 350 sqm laboratory space that is home to 
unique state-of-the art facilities for capture and display of real world 
models, in particular humans, at highest detail. Examples include a 
dynamic capture studio with 120 4K cameras, a new large 3.7m 
multispectral light stage  
(https://saarland-informatics-campus.de/en/piece-of-news/lightstage/), 
and several additional capture and display setups that are unique.

Further, as a result of a new strategic partnership with Google, 
Christian Theobalt is founding director of a new research center on 
visual computing, interaction and AI at the MPI for Informatics (see: 
http://www.via-center.science), which offers additional exciting 
opportunities for forefront re-search in the area.

A postdoc in the VCAI department of MPI for Informatics means being part 
of a unique inspiring environment and a very active
team of world leading scientists that contribute to the very forefront 
of research in visual computing and AI.

Applicants for postdoc positions should have an outstanding PhD in 
computer science or related field and have conducted research in one or 
more of the areas listed above. Applicants should have an excellent 
track record of publications in the top tier conferences in vision 
(CVPR, ICCV, ECCV etc.), graphics (EUROGRAPIHCS, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia 
etc.) or machine learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR etc.). The application 
package should contain a CV, a statement of research, transcripts and 
the contacts of at least two academic references.

In case you are interested, please submit your complete application 
package including a CV, a list of publications, a statement of purpose, 
transcripts and the contacts of at least two references via Email to:

d6-applications at mpi-inf.mpg.de

The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those 
areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly 
encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is further committed 
to employing more individuals with handicaps and particularly encourages 
these to apply.

*Background Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics: *

The Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken is one of the 
world’s leading research institutes in Computer Science. Since the 
foundation of the institute’s establishment in 1990 it has researched 
the mathematical foundations of information technology in the areas of 
algorithms and complexity, as well as logic of programming. At the same 
time researchers at the institute have developed new algorithms for 
various application areas such as databases and information systems, 
program verification, and bioinformatics. Basic research in visual 
computing, i.e. computer graphics and computer
vision, at the intersection to artificial intelligence and machine 
learning, is also an important focus of the institute. With publications 
at the highest level and the education of excellent young researchers, 
the MPI for Informatics plays a major part in advancing basic research 
in computer science.

*Background Max Planck Society: *

The Max Planck Society is Germany's most successful research 
organization. With 29 Nobel Laureates among the ranks of its scientists, 
it is on equal footing with the best and most prestigious research 
institutions worldwide. The more than 15,000 publications each year in 
internationally renowned scientific journals are proof of the 
outstanding research work conducted at Max Planck Institutes – and many 
of those articles are among the most-cited publications in the relevant 
field. The currently 86 Max Planck Institutes and facilities conduct 
basic research in the service of the general public in the natural 
sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Max Planck 
Institutes focus on research fields that are particularly innovative, or 
that are especially demanding in terms of funding or time requirements

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Prof. Dr. Christian Theobalt
Scientific Director
Visual Computing and Artificial Intelligence Department

Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics
Saarland Informatics Campus
Campus E1.4, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
Phone +49 681 9325 4500        Fax +49 681 9325 4599
Email:theobalt at mpi-inf.mpg.de
Assistant Email:budde at mpi-inf.mpg.de  

URL:
https://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/departments/visual-computing-and-artificial-intelligence
http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/~theobalt/
http://sic.saarland
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