Postdoctoral and PhD positions in deep learning and optimisation for extreme-scale computational imaging

The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing group (BASP) at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux, is recruiting multiple postdoctoral research associates and PhD students for research on deep learning and optimisation for extreme-scale computational imaging.

‍The BASP group is developing cutting-edge research on all aspects of computational imaging, from theory and algorithms, to applications in astronomy and medicine. Dr Wiaux is a Professor in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at HWU. He is also Honorary fellow at the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh (UoE), and Academic Guest at the Signal Processing Laboratories of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

The positions are open in the context of a large research project funded by the UK research Councils (see press release), aiming to develop a new generation of computational imaging algorithms at the interface of deep learning and optimisation, simultaneously providing precision (i.e. enabling high resolution and dynamic range imaging), robustness (i.e. including calibration and uncertainty quantification functionalities), and scalability (i.e. able to handle unprecedented image sizes and data volumes). The algorithms will be firstly designed for radio astronomy and validated beyond Terabyte image size, based on dedicated high performance computing implementations. A technology transfer at more moderate image size for both magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound imaging in medicine will also be performed. The project is led by Prof. Wiaux, jointly with Mr Jackson at the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC) of UoE, supported by a unique team of international partners: Prof. Pesquet, from the Digital Vision Centre at Université Paris-Saclay (CentraleSupelec), Prof. Smirnov from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), Dr Perley from the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), Prof. Laing from the International Square Kilometre Array Organisation (SKAO), Prof. Thiran from the Signal Processing Laboratories of EPFL, Dr van Heeswijk from the Lausanne University Hospital, and Dr Buckley from Siemens Healthineers UK. A large team of researchers is being built, spanning all aspects of the project, from theory to application.