buq2

Location: Europe

Remote: sure

Willing to relocate: yes

Technologies: Industrial computer vision, machine learning, image processing, automation, data science, c++, Python, Matlab, GPGPU, OpenCV, etc

CV: https://github.com/buq2 https://www.dropbox.com/s/e453b7d0tfede9v/buq2_cv_eu.pdf?dl=...

Email: See CV

I don't see any problem with the original solution. It is classic (but little bit old fashioned) way of detecting objects, far from random. I also think that you oversimplify the SIFT solution. You use sift, then what? Match the feature vectors, get bunch of possible correspondence points, prune outliers using 3D model of a cylinder (or assume that the face of the can is flat plane and just use homography) and robust fitting, validate fitting, find other cans, if none found change parameters? No preprocessing? Ignore color? Etc. Not so straight forward.

SIFT is faster than generalized HoughTF in this case, use of points instead of whole objects/blobs gives you nice ways to validate using 3D model, etc., but I would still not look down on some one who finds and implements this solutions as a student.

I feel like that there is good range of job opportunities in related fields: industrial machine vision (quality control, inspection, measurement), mobile (image enhancement, stabilization), medical, military, mapping, "consumer toys". Even in Finland there is quite many machine vision companies which specialize in designing, developing algorithms, building, coding and installing machine vision systems.

I personally really enjoy working with images and the projects have had good variety even if they have all been about industrial machine vision (measurement). At least in Finland demand for industrial machine vision seems to be good, but "machine vision" has still certain stigma because of previously failed projects. Many projects have failed because of lack of good hardware (cameras, illumination, computing power) and knowledge. At least the hardware side is now in quite good condition.

There is at least MetNet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetNet) which aims to swarm of measurement devices on Mars surface. They are going to use immobile measurement platforms.

Here is very similar technology: http://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/PneumaticDis...

Nokia has also done research into this but with little bit different technology: http://c2499022.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/wp-content...