[Jobinfo] Fwd: Post-doctoral Position / Ecole Centrale de Paris / Ponts Paritech - Computer Vision / 3D Modeling

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>From: "Nikos, Paragios" <nikos.paragios@ecp.fr>
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>To: "Paragios, Nikos" <nikos.paragios@ecp.fr>
>Subject: Post-doctoral Position / Ecole Centrale de Paris / Ponts Paritech
>  - Computer Vision / 3D Modeling
>
>Grammar-based Construction of 3D Models from 2D Drawings
>
>A 1-year post-doctoral position (with possible 
>renewal) is open on this topic as a 
>collaboration between the Computer Vision Group 
>of the Department of Applied Mathematics of 
>École Centrale de Paris 
>(http://vision.mas.ecp.fr/), the IMAGINE Group 
>of École des Ponts ParisTech 
>(http://imagine.enpc.fr/) and Bouygues 
>Construction. The goal is to exploit 
>architectural priors expressed as shape grammars 
>to drive 3D model construction from 2D drawings.
>
>Building Information Modeling (BIM) 
>revolutionizes construction practices, including 
>numerical simulations. However, only very new 
>buildings have digital models — when they do. 
>Others, i.e., most buildings, are only modeled 
>via blueprints. To address the renovation 
>market, these 2D drawings have to be effectively turned into 3D models.
>
>Researchers and CAD developers have been trying 
>to automate this conversion for some time now. 
>But issues still remain, including properly 
>treating raster images, interpreting various 
>symbols and drawing styles, handling geometrical 
>errors and ambiguities, merging plans at 
>different scales and orientations, and scaling 
>to large drawings. As a result, existing systems 
>still lack robustness, accuracy, efficiency and automation.
>
>Applicants should hold a PhD and have a strong 
>background in computer vision, image analysis 
>and/or machine learning. Proficiency in 
>computational geometry is a plus. A strong 
>academic record and good programming skills are 
>required. The position is associated with competitive salary and full benefits.
>
>Please contact Nikos Paragios 
>(nikos.paragios@ecp.fr) or Renaud Marlet (renaud.marlet@enpc.fr).
>--
>Nikos Paragios, Professor      http://vision.mas.ecp.fr
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