Vivek Goyal's research group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University seeks candidates for postdoctoral research positions. The group has at least two openings open to anyone legally permitted to work in the United States. A third opening may be limited to US citizens and permanent residents.
Position 1 : A researcher is sought for a project broadly in the area of distributed acquisition and inference systems. The work may include models of human agents and decision making. Topics of interest include source coding, quantization, detection theory, social learning (or observational learning), and analysis of social networks. Representative works include the following:
- V. Misra, V. K. Goyal, and L. R. Varshney, " Distributed scalar quantization for computing: High-resolution analysis and extensions ," IEEE Trans. Information Theory , vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 5298-5325, August 2011.
- J. B. Rhim and V. K. Goyal, " Distributed hypothesis testing with social learning and symmetric fusion ," arXiv:1404.0964, 3 Apr 2014.
- J. B. Rhim and V. K. Goyal, " Social learning in team decision making ," Proc. Collective Intelligence (Cambridge, MA), June 2014, paper 113.
- J. Z. Sun and V. K. Goyal, " Intersensor collaboration in distributed quantization networks ," IEEE Trans. Communications , vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 3931-3942, September 2013.
Robert Gray collaborates on this project. Candidates with immediate availability are preferred.
Positions 2 and 3 : Researchers are sought for projects in computational imaging involving modeling, analysis, algorithms, and proof-of-concept experiments. Experience conducting experiments in optical remote sensing or microscopy is desired but is not a requirement. Significant funds are available for capital equipment; interest in setting up laboratory space is a plus. Multiple years of funding and flexibility in the start date are possible. Representative works include the following:
- A. Kirmani, D. Venkatraman, D. Shin, A. Colaço, F. N. C. Wong, J. H. Shapiro, V. K. Goyal, " First-photon imaging ," Science , vol. 343, no. 6166, pp. 58-61, 3 Jan 2014.
- D. Shin, A. Kirmani, V. K. Goyal, and J. H. Shapiro, " Photon-efficient computational 3D and reflectivity imaging with single-photon detectors ," arXiv:1406.1761, 6 Jun 2014.
To apply, please send a detailed CV and the names and contact information for at least two professional references to Vivek Goyal ( [email protected] ).