Computer Vision Lab Research Assistant Job - England-London | IT / Web / Telecomms

Job Description

assisting in conducting research activities related to computer vision, including literature reviews, data collection, experimentation, and analysis
assisting in the development and implementation of computer vision algorithms, including image processing, object detection, recognition, segmentation, and tracking
preparing and annotating datasets for training and evaluation purposes, ensuring data quality and relevance to research objectives contributing to the solution in a form of software tools and frameworks for computer vision research, using programming languages such as Python or C/C++
assisting in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, as directed.

Qualifications

N/a

Skills

Some prior experience and strong interest in the subject of Computer Vision
Understanding of deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Keras, PyTorch) and some proficiency in training convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for computer vision tasks.
Familiarity in training deep learning models using preprocessed and augmented datasets, monitoring model performance and convergence during training.
Practical knowledge in utilizing programming languages relevant to machine learning, deep learning and computer vision (Python 3.4 and above is an absolute must).
Experience working with video / image data, including data preprocessing, annotation and analysis using popular libraries (e.g. OpenCV) Knowledge of common evaluation metrics for assessing model performance in computer vision tasks, such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score.
Knowledge in web frameworks written in Python (e.g. Flask) is desirable but not essential

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