Technical University of Denmark PhD scholarship at the Graduate School ITMAN
April 3, 2008PhD scholarship at the Graduate School ITMAN
DTU Informatics Graduate School ITMAN would like to invite applications for a fully funded PhD scholarship (1/1) for the project “Online CT-scanning of pigs for slaughtering” (“Online CT-scanning af slagtesvin”). The PhD is partly funded by the Danish Meat Association (Slagteriernes Forskningsinstitut).
On-line CT scanning in the slaughterhouse will allow for automated quality inspection before cutting the pig as well as providing guidance for slaughter robots. The quality measurements will provide the possibility of optimally matching incoming pigs to product orders as well as allowing for sorting of products into batches of homogeneous quality. The project involves 3D image analyse including image registration, deformable template modelling, and statistics.
The 3 year PhD scholarship should be started no later than August 1st, 2008. The PhD student will be enrolled at the Mathematics, Physics and Informatics (MFI) PhD Programme at DTU. For a general guide to the PhD study at DTU, please see http://www.danishmeat.dk/view.asp?ID=2.
The principal supervisor will be Bjarne Ersbøll, DTU Informatics.
The application should be addressed to the head of the IMM Graduate School ITMAN, Professor, PhD Rasmus Larsen. The Information Form for the PhD study (www.dtu.dk/phd_e) must be attached.
Acceptance as a PhD student at DTU is subject to academic approval by the MFI PhD Programme and approval by the funding plan by the Office for Budget and Accounting, DTU.
Candidates should have a master’s degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering.
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
The application must be handed in no later than April 11th 2008 at noon to Rasmus Larsen (see address below).
All applicants will receive written notification as soon as possible following this date.
Further practical information about the application procedure can be obtained from:
ITMAN co-ordinator Eva Marianne Rosenbæk
IMM Graduate School ITMAN
Richard Petersens Plads, Bldg. 321
Technical University of Denmark
DK – 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
+45 4525 3315
Head of the IMM Graduate School Rasmus Larsen
DTU Informatics
Richard Petersens Plads, Bldg. 321
Technical University of Denmark
DK – 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
+45 4525 3415
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