- From: Raphaël Troncy <raphael.troncy@eurecom.fr>
- Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:40:01 +0200
- To: Semantic Web <semantic-web@w3.org>
PhD Position at EURECOM: ------------------------ http://www.eurecom.fr/resources/documents//0_Institut/Open_Positions/MM/2011/MM_Phd_linkedTV_Troncy_octobre_2011_USx.pdf Title: Interacting with hypervideos semantically enriched Department: Multimedia Communications, group Multimedia Semantics Start date: as soon as possible and no later than January 2012 Duration: 36 months Description: EURECOM’s Multimedia Communications Department invites applications for a full-time, fully-funded 36-month PhD position related to a project recently awarded from the EU Seventh Framework Programme named LinkedTV. TV and the Internet are going through an exciting phase of convergence, with TV being delivered on-demand via the Web while access to Web content is ever more a part of the TV experience. The European project "Television Linked To The Web (LinkedTV)" will bring this convergence to its fulfillment, neatly interweaving TV and Web content into a single, integrated experience. The LinkedTV project will develop several technologies and tools to analyse and annotate audio-visual content, interlink parts of the content with other content, deliver this enriched audio-visual content via different networks to the end user and provide intuitive user interfaces on the end device to allow easy access to and browsing of related content within the programme. One of LinkedTV’s goals involves the development of novel interaction mechanisms with hypervideos and is to be developed through this research position. In particular, it requires: * the development of an interactive rich multimedia player, based on the popcorn.js framework, implementing the media fragments URI specification; * the design and implementation of a lightweight metadata model for media resources, using semantic web technologies * the research and test of novel usages of the second screen scenarios where TV content is analyzed and automatically enriched with knowledge, other content and opinions based on social features. Requirements: The successful candidate will have been awarded a Master’s degree in a relevant field of user centered design, user system interaction or artificial intelligence prior to their joining Eurecom. Previous experience in collaborative research and development projects at the European level is desirable though not mandatory. You will be highly motivated to undertake challenging, applied research and have excellent English language speaking and writing skills. French language skills are a bonus. Applications: Please send to the address below (i) a one page statement of research interests and motivation, (ii) your CV and (iii) contact details for two referees (preferably one from your master’s or most recent research supervisor) no later than *21st of October 2011*. Contact: Dr. Raphaël TRONCY Postal address: 2229 Route des Crêtes BP 193, F-06904 Sophia Antipolis cedex, France Email address: raphael.troncy@eurecom.fr EURECOM is located in Sophia Antipolis, a vibrant science park on the French Riviera. It is in close proximity with a large number of research units of leading multi-national corporations in the telecommunications, semiconductor and biotechnology sectors, as well as other outstanding research and teaching institutions. A freethinking, multinational population and the unique geographic location provide a quality of life without equal. -- Raphaël Troncy EURECOM, Multimedia Communications Department 2229, route des Crêtes, 06560 Sophia Antipolis, France. e-mail: raphael.troncy@eurecom.fr & raphael.troncy@gmail.com Tel: +33 (0)4 - 9300 8242 Fax: +33 (0)4 - 9000 8200 Web: http://www.eurecom.fr/~troncy/
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