The Geomatics group’s laboratory is based on the Technology Campus in Ghent, which is located at the center of Belgium, in the heart of Europe. The research group targets practical applications in the field of construction and surveying and focuses on data capture, processing and interpretation for the creation of semantically rich databases i.e., BIM and GIS and the analysis of the built environment. The emphasis is on the processing of geometry such as point cloud data and mesh data, and on information extracted from imagery taken from the built environment.The research at the Geomatics group, headed by prof. Maarten Vergauwen, is rapidly expanding. The group currently already has three postdocs and multiple PhD students, both working on individual research topics and international projects. In particular, related to this project, there is expertise in machine learning for geospatial applications, remote sensing, and the creation of intelligent databases. The research group also has strong ties to industry and the research community. Within KU Leuven the group has contacts, relevant to this project, with the Departments of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), Computer Science and the other groups within Civil Engineering, and externally with project partners such as CERTH, UPF and the university of Liège. The group’s laboratory is well equipped with state-of-the art Lidar and photogrammetric hard and software and powerful processing units which the candidate can use for researchWebsite unit
Responsibilities
- You will work on the group’s SESAME project.
- You will research BIM technologies.
- You will publish your research in at least one high-impact A1-journal (ISPRS, ICCV, etc.).
- You will (co-)author a project proposal (FWO, Industry) to continue this research.
Profile
- You have a PhD on a relevant topic in engineering or similar.
- You have an excellent English proficiency (C1), both in speaking and writing. Knowledge of Dutch is an asset.
- Core technologies you are familiar with: BIM, point clouds
- You are capable of programming and implementing both back- and front-end solutions, using (open source) APIs.
- Evidence of being able to acquire additional funding (projects/scholarships) is a strong plus.
- You are willing to work in an interdisciplinary team, co-managing PhD students and other researchers. Experience in this is an asset.
- You have an inquisitive and creative mind, as well as good problem-solving skills. You can work independently and generate results.
Offer
- A contract as a post-doctoral researcher (doctor-assistant) of the KU Leuven for 5 months.
- Membership of a rapidly advancing research group, as part of a motivated interdisciplinary team, with an extensive international network
- Membership of KU Leuven, one of the largest research universities of Europe and the most innovative university of Europe (ranked first in Reuters ranking).
- The possibility to take part in international conferences and collaborations and to become a multidisciplinary researcher.
- A competitive salary and benefits (salary scale 44). Furthermore, postdoctoral researchers are supported in their career by the university. For more information, see https://www.kuleuven.be/english/research/postdoc.
Interested?
For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Maarten Bassier, mail: maarten.bassier@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. ir. Maarten Vergauwen, mail: maarten.vergauwen@kuleuven.be.
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Fields: Civil Engineering, Image Processing, Databases, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and 3 more, Geodesy and Surveying, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics (GIS)
