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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ARanganathan@hra.com [mailto:ARanganathan@hra.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 23, 2011 5:17 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Research position in computer vision at Honda Research Institute USA (HRI-US)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Immediate opening for a Research Scientist/Engineer in Computer vision:</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are seeking applications for the position of research scientist/engineer in the area of Computer Vision at our Mountain View, California lab. </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The candidate will be involved in research and development in the areas of visual mapping, image categorization, and image matching system </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for use on autonomous agents. Candidate responsibilities will include understanding and extending the existing software, and closely </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>collaborating with other researchers involved in the project. Depending on interests and skills, the candidate will also have an opportunity to </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>participate in our other related research projects in the exciting areas of semantic mapping and computer vision for driver-assistance systems. </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The candidate must have experience in computer vision and preferably machine learning. Strong development skill in C++ is required. </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Knowledge of Matlab is a plus. This is a 3-year position with possibility of further extensions or transition to a permanent position at the </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>discretion of HRI-US. <br></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To apply to this position, please send a cover letter and your resume to Fulltime_P09F03@honda-ri.com. Please cite the job number below </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>in the subject line.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Job Position Number: P09F03</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Title: Research Scientist/Engineer (3-year term)</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Location: Mountain View, CA</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Qualifications: MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or related areas. Strong background in computer vision and math. Background in</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> machine learning and optimization is preferred. Strong development skills in C++. Matlab experience preferred.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information about HRI-US, please see </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="http://www.honda-ri.com/HRI_Us"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.honda-ri.com/HRI_Us</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ananth Ranganathan</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>