Level of qualifications required : Graduate degree or equivalent
Fonction : PhD Position
About the research centre or Inria department
The Inria Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique Centre is one of Inria's eight centres and has more than thirty research teams. The Inria Center is a major and recognized player in the field of digital sciences. It is at the heart of a rich R&D and innovation ecosystem: highly innovative PMEs, large industrial groups, competitiveness clusters, research and higher education players, laboratories of excellence, technological research institute, etc.
Context
Collaboration:
The thesis will be conducted within a multidisciplinary team combining skills in robotics, image analysis, virtual reality, haptics, mechanics and electronics, and will be based on the recommendations and clinical expertise of the Pôle Saint Hélier. The recruited person will be in close connection with a local team of soccer players with powered wheelchairs (Handisport Rennes Club).
Supervision:
Muriel Pressigout - muriel.pressigout@insa-rennes.fr
Sylvain Guégan - sylvain.guegan@insa-rennes.fr
Marie Babel - marie.babel@irisa.fr
Assignment
The augmented reality application to display the field of view of each player requires to fuse occluded body pose estimation and precise wheelchair tracking and localization. It will be the core of the PhD thesis.
Main activities
Skills
Benefits package
- Subsidized meals
- Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
- Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT
- Possibility of teleworking (90 days per year)
- Social, cultural and sports events and activities
- partial payment of insurance costs
Remuneration
Monthly gross salary amounting to :
- 1982 euros for the first and second years and
- 2085 euros for the third year
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General Information
- Theme/Domain :
Robotics and Smart environments
Software Experimental platforms (BAP E) - Town/city : Rennes
- Inria Center : CRI Rennes - Bretagne Atlantique
- Starting date : 2022-10-01
- Duration of contract : 3 years
- Deadline to apply : 2022-07-03
Contacts
- Inria Team : RAINBOW
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PhD Supervisor :
Babel Marie / Marie.Babel@irisa.fr
The keys to success
About Inria
Inria is the French national research institute dedicated to digital science and technology. It employs 2,600 people. Its 200 agile project teams, generally run jointly with academic partners, include more than 3,500 scientists and engineers working to meet the challenges of digital technology, often at the interface with other disciplines. The Institute also employs numerous talents in over forty different professions. 900 research support staff contribute to the preparation and development of scientific and entrepreneurial projects that have a worldwide impact.
Instruction to apply
Please submit online : your resume, cover letter and letters of recommendation eventually
For more information, please contact marie.babel@irisa.fr
Defence Security :
This position is likely to be situated in a restricted area (ZRR), as defined in Decree No. 2011-1425 relating to the protection of national scientific and technical potential (PPST).Authorisation to enter an area is granted by the director of the unit, following a favourable Ministerial decision, as defined in the decree of 3 July 2012 relating to the PPST. An unfavourable Ministerial decision in respect of a position situated in a ZRR would result in the cancellation of the appointment.
Recruitment Policy :
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