Dr Q Wang
Applications accepted all year round
About the Project
Text in natural scenes carries rich and precise semantic information, so its detection and recognition plays an important role in content analysis of images, where the detection aims to localize text regions and the recognition is to convert text regions into computer readable and editable symbols. With the increasing availability of high performance mobile devices, the acquisition of natural scene images is very easy, and natural text detection and recognition (NSTDR) becomes a new challenge. However, the performance of traditional optical character recognition (OCR) method is very low on this task compared to the human recognition. Based on our solid foundation on pattern recognition, OCR and machine learning, the objective of the intended project is to investigate the state-of-the-art NSTDR system by integrating advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques, which can be useful for a variety of applications, including intelligent tourism, autonomous driving and product search.
For more information about doctoral scholarship and PhD programme at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU): Please visit:
http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admissions/phd/entry-requirements.html
http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admissions/phd/feesscholarships.html
Requirements:
The candidate should have a first class or upper second class honours degree, or a master’s degree (or equivalent qualification), in Computer Science, Mathematics, Mechatronics, Electric or Automation. Evidence of good spoken and written English is essential. The candidate should have an IELTS score of 6.5 or above, or an equivalent qualification, if the first language is not English. This position is open to all qualified candidates irrespective of nationality.
Degree:
The student will be awarded a PhD degree from the University of Liverpool (UK) upon successful completion of the program.
Funding Notes
The PhD studentship is available for three years subject to satisfactory progress by the student. The award covers tuition fees for three years (currently equivalent to RMB 80,000 per annum) and provides a monthly stipend of 3500 RMB as a contribution to living expenses. It also provides up to RMB 16,500 to allow participation at international conferences during the period of the award. It is a condition of the award that holders of XJTLU PhD scholarships carry out 300-500 hours of teaching assistance work per year. The scholarship holder is expected to carry out the major part of his or her research at XJTLU in Suzhou, China. However, he or she is eligible for a research study visit to the University of Liverpool of up to three months, if this is required by the project.
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