[Insight-users] Masters and Ph.D. positions in medical image analysis, University of British Columbia

[Roger Tam]

Masters   and  Ph.D.  Studentships,   Departments  of   Radiology  and
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia

The Departments  of Radiology and Electrical  and Computer Engineering
at the  University of British  Columbia (UBC) invite  applications for
enrollment in  September 2011 from  students interested in  pursuing a
Masters  or  Doctoral  level  degree  in the  area  of  medical  image
analysis.  The  successful candidate will be performing  research in a
highly   interdisciplinary  environment   to   develop  new   software
algorithms for using magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of the brain and
spinal  cord to  explore  and understand  the  pathology and  clinical
impact of neurodegenerative diseases.

An undergraduate  degree in  computer science, engineering  or related
discipline  is a prerequisite  to enrollment,  and preference  will be
given to applicants with experience in the following topics:

-Computer vision (e.g.,  image segmentation, image registration, shape
  modelling, level-sets)

-Signal  and   image  processing  (e.g.,   image  resampling,  Fourier
  transform)

-Matrix    algebra   (e.g.,    singular   value    decomposition,   3D
  transformations,  eigenvalues and  eigenvectors,  principal component
  analysis)

-Statistics and  probability theory (e.g.,  probability distributions,
  t-test, Bayesian and frequentist inference)

-Image processing libraries, particularly ITK and VTK

-Computer Graphics (e.g., volume rendering, meshes, geometry)

-Manuscript writing for international conferences and journals

The student  will be expected  to have excellent programming  (C++ and
templated programming) skills, and  must be proficient on a Unix/Linux
platform.  Strong  mathematical and communication  skills (written and
oral) are also essential.

The  student will  enroll in  UBC's innovative  Biomedical Engineering
Program, which emphasizes a balance of biomedical engineering and life
science study with a focus on clinical and industrial application.

Full  financial  support in  the  form  of  tuition waivers,  research
assistantships,  and/or  scholarship  top-ups  are available  for  all
qualified students.

The University  of British Columbia is  located in the  scenic city of
Vancouver,  Canada, and  ranks  as  one of  the  world's top  research
universities (http://www.ubc.ca/global/index.html).

For more information please see the following webpages:

Biomedical Engineering Program:
http://www.bme.ubc.ca

Electrical and Computer Engineering:
http://www.ece.ubc.ca

Interested candidates please email for further instructions:

Roger Tam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
Associate Member, Biomedical Engineering Program
University of British Columbia
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~rtam
Email: roger at msmri.medicine.ubc.ca

Although we consider  each request carefully, due to  the large volume
of emails, only selected candidates will receive a reply. We apologize
in advance to those that do not receive a response.

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Please   note  that   the   application  deadline   is  December   15,
2010. Candidates are  urged to complete their applications  as soon as
possible.
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