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Data Analyst Internship(Face Physiological Signals: Automated Facial Expressions Analysis)
– VicarVision, Amsterdam, NLVicarVision (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a private R&D company developing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence solutions. VicarVision is the developer of FaceReader® - world's first tool capable of automatically analyzing facial expressions, providing users with an objective assessment of a person's emotion. Job DescriptionYou will need to develop advanced statistical measures of FaceReader continuous physiological output. We want to analyze multi-dimensional and continuous temporal patterns of - facial expressions, - skin color changes and - eye movements. You will need background in programming, statistics and writing scripts to handle/manipulate large data. You will be guided by a machine vision engineers and behavioral scientists in order to meaningfully interpret the data. You will work in an international and dynamic team. Here you may find an example of a video with aggregated continuous data with temporal patterns to be analyzed:http://goo.gl/8iHkDS and an example of an output file http://goo.gl/W3HsQL.Ideal candidate:- Graduate (or Master-level student) inData Sciences / Statistics / Business Informatics / Artificial Intelligence / Mathematical Psychology- Technical skills: time series analysis, data mining, programming skills, scripting- Good ability to work independently- Excellent EnglishWe offer:- Full-time R&D assistant position for 6 months with possibility of extension- Small monthly reimbursement (400€)- Training in use of advanced scientific software- Work experience in the innovative field of remote emotion sensing- Authorship on peer-reviewed international publications- Possibility of writing the thesisRelevant links:http://www.vicarvision.nl/http://www.noldus.com/human-behavior-research/products/facereader Deadline: May 04, 2014.The incoming applications will be assessed on continuous basis. An interview using Skype is a possibility.Starting date: August/September, 2014If you are interested, please send your CV and a cover letter to:Peter Lewinski, Research Fellow (Marie Curie)peter.lewinski@vicarvision.nlVicarVisionSingel 160, 1015AH AmsterdamWe do not offer accommodation.