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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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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"'> BHeisele@hra.com [mailto:BHeisele@hra.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> BHeisele@hra.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Two Research Positions in Computer Vision and Robotics at the Honda Research Lab in Mountain View<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Professor,</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I would be grateful if you could circulate these two job announcements among your students. Thank you very much!</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bernd Heisele</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.<br>425 National Avenue, Suite 100<br>Mountain View, CA 94043<br>(650) 314-0411 (P)<br>(650) 314-0405 (F)<br>(857) 207-9470 (Cell)<br>BHeisele at honda-ri.com<br>bh at bheisele.com</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span> <br><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Researcher in Computer Vision in Object Detection and Recognition at the Honda Research Institute in Mountain View</span></b> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>POSITION DETAILS:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are seeking talented candidates to conduct research on vision-based driver assistance systems that can detect and recognize traffic participants in video images. The ideal candidate blends technical expertise in computer vision and machine learning with a strong interest in building working real-time systems. As a member of the group we encourage the candidates to contribute new research ideas and to participate in presentations and scientific publications.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>QUALIFICATIONS:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Required: </span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* A master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Background in computer vision and machine learning</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Strong skills in C/C++ and Cuda programming</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Desired: </span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Experience in implementing real-time systems </span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Experience with the 3D computer graphics software Blender</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DURATION:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Limited three year position with possibility of extensions or transition to a long term position at the company's discretion.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submit application to fulltime at honda-ri.com, MUST have job number P11F05 in subject line. For questions contact Bernd Heisele (bheisele at honda-ri.com).</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span> <br><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Researcher in Vision-based Navigation and Control for Autonomous Vehicles</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b>at the Honda Research Institute in Mountain View</b></span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>POSITION DETAILS:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The candidate will be involved in research and development of vision, path planning and control algorithms for autonomous vehicles. The responsibilities of the candidate will include updating and modifying the hardware and software on our 4-wheeled autonomous driving platform and improving our current vision and control algorithms for autonomous navigation. We expect the candidate to participate in publications and presentations of his/her research work.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>QUALIFICATIONS:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Required:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* A minimum of a master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Linux expert, C++ programming (5 years minimum)</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Experience with sensing and control hardware</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Experience with ROS</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* After hiring, proof of US work eligibility will be required</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Desired:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>* Background in control theory and computer vision, specifically tracking and multi-view geometry.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DURATION:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Limited one year position with possibility of extensions at the company's discretion.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT:</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submit application to career2012 at honda-ri.com, MUST have job number P11T04 in the subject line. For questions contact Bernd Heisele (bheisele at honda-ri.com). </span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>