The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab (http://ualr.edu/cxye/laboratory.htm) of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has two Ph.D. student openings in robotics for Spring/Fall 2011. The successful candidates will be involved in a research project funded by the National Science Foundation to devise computer vision methods and build portable robotic devices to guide the visually impaired in unstructured environments.
The research efforts include real-time processing of a 3D imaging sensor’s data for pose estimation, range data registration and range data understanding, building portable blind navigational device (PBND) prototypes, and validating the computer vision methods in the PBND settings. More detailed information about the project can be found at http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1017672.
General guideline of admission to graduate study is referred to the Graduate Student Handbook
(http://ualr.edu/appliedscience/files/2010/08/Graduate_Student_Handbook.pdf). The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a dynamic metropolitan university locating at the state’s capital city, Little Rock (http://www.littlerock.com).
Applicants should hold a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields. Desired skills include programming in C/C++ and Matlab, image processing, 3D computer vision, and/or control. To apply, contact Dr. Cang Ye (cxye@ualr.edu) with detailed CV and copies of transcript(s), TOEFL and GRE.
Cang Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Science
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave, ETAS 300i
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 683-7284 Fax: (501) 569-8020
Email: cxye@ualr.edu
http://www.ualr.edu/cxye
PhD Scholarship in Robotics Spring-Fall 2011
