'Computer Vision' Scholarship

Funding is available for a PhD scholarship in the area of computer vision in the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Western Australia.

The successful applicant will be undertaking research under the supervision of Dr. Ajmal Mian on an Australian Research Council funded project titled "Integration of Spatiotemporal Video Data for Realtime Smart Proactive Surveillance". The project will focus on the development and testing of novel computer vision algorithms for the automatic tracking, modeling and recognition of human activities.

Eligibility

Applicants should have a strong research background and have experience in computer vision and image processing. Applicants are also expected to have knowledge of MATLAB and C++ programming languages. Experience in working with the Open Source Computer Vision (Open CV) Library will be given preference.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the enthusiasm to become an independent researcher and the will to work in a team.

Value of scholarship

The scholarship provides a tax-free living allowance stipend paid at the Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) rate of $26,140pa for up to 3 years. Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents (including New Zealand Citizens) enrolled in the PhD degree are not required to pay tuition fees, as their enrolments are funded under the Australian Government's Research Training Scheme. International students are welcome to apply for this scholarship, but they should also apply for funding to cover the international tuition fees - see below for details.

How to Apply

Email your CV along with copies of undergraduate/masters transcript directly to Dr. Ajmal Mian.

Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents must also submit the separate application form for PhD candidature at the University of Western Australia.

Closing Date

Friday 14 March 2008

International Applicants

International students may apply, but should also apply for the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) and the Scholarship for International Research Fees (SIRF) scholarships to cover the international tuition fees. For further information about the online IPRS/SIRF application process please see the Scholarships website: http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/home/postgrad/international/iprs .

Please note that online applications for the 2008 IPRS/SIRF awards close on 14 March 2008.

For further information please contact:
Dr Ajmal Saeed Mian
Research Fellow
School of Computer Science and Software Engineering (Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics)
Telephone: 6488 2702
Fax: 6488 1089
MBDP: M002
Email: ajmal@csse.uwa.edu.au