Student Assistant to Support Social Interaction Dataset Capture

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Update day: 24-04-2024

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Computer Vision and Learning Group (VLG) is a research group within the Insitute of Visual Computing of the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zürich. Our research interest lies in computer vision and the combination with machine learning. We work on discovering and proposing algorithms and implementations for solving high-level visual recognition problems. The goal is to advance the frontier of robust machine perception in real-world settings.

Project background

Studying human-scene and human-human interactions from visual input is important for understanding human behaviors, as well as many applications such as AR/VR. To that end, The VLG lab (Computer Vision and Learning Group)at ETH is currently working on data capture of a social interaction dataset to capture rich and complex interaction signals including body and hand poses, facial expression and gaze directions, and the goal is to capture 2 people interacting with each other in indoor rooms with 3 Azure Kinect cameras and a Hololens2 VR glasses.

We are looking for students of ETH Zurich who can support the team up to 15 hrs/week (during semester) and up to 41 hrs/week (in semester break) as a student assistant for around 2 months, from September 15st, 2021 (earliest starting date) or by arrangement.

Job description

Your responsibilities will include:

  • help with the capture setup and during the capture: explain matters that need attention to participants, help to set up cameras
  • process the captured data: examine the accuracy of Openpose 2D body joints detected from the captured videos

Your profile

We are looking for students who:

  • can speak fluent English
  • are proficient with C++/Python, OpenCV, knowledge of computer vision

ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your online application with your:

  • CV
  • transcript

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

Further information about VLG group can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be sent to Siwei Zhang, siwei.zhang@inf.ethz.ch (no applications).

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit ourEqual Opportunities and Diversity websiteto find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish.

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Deadline: 08-06-2024

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