Video Research Scientist at InterDigital in Rennes

Job description

About InterDigital InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc. For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com . The Team InterDigital Video Lab regroups a team of highly motivated, fast paced, and highly skilled researchers with strong backgrounds in video compression, video processing, machine-learning, and standardization. We actively participate in state-of-the-art video standards development activities in international standardization organizations such as ISO/IEC/MPEG, ITU-T/SG16, JVET, IETF, SMPTE, ITU-R SG6 and in application standardization organizations such as DVB or ATSC. In addition to our core video coding activities, the team is also pursuing mid-to-long term incubation activities. The Media Services research group at the InterDigital Video Lab has broad experience in High Dynamic Range (HDR) content creation and delivery standards, along with expertise in color science, computer vision and streaming technologies. The team is dedicated to develop the future of video industry technologies, creating authentic, energy-saving, and high-quality content and streaming solutions. Job Summary Interdigital Research & Innovation seeks a qualified candidate to join Video Lab as a junior or senior scientist in image and video processing. From his/her first experience in video processing experimenting with the opportunities of AI based solutions, the candidate will be able to apply and enlarge his/her field of expertise skills in High Dynamic Range technology, color science and video delivery. The candidate will be involved in our Video Production Services project. Her/his first role is to integrate and progressively lead research activities in the Video Production Services project, with the aim of designing the future of content creation and distribution.. The applicant will master both conventional and AI enabled computer vision solutions. The applicant will be in charge of the following items: - Identify the technical tracks to be explored around high-quality professional content production (HDR, Wide Color Gamut, Color Management, AI generated content) with considerations of complexity and real-time implementation. - Develop research and implement new solutions addressing high-quality professional content production. - Support the development of new AI solutions for Media Processing. - Participate in the research valorization effort through invention disclosures and technology transfers, participation in tradeshows and publications in peered-review journals and prestigious conferences. - Contribute to the promotion in standards (e.g. SMPTE, ITU-R SG6, ISO/IEC/SC29 MPEG Video and System, ISO/IEC/SC29 JVET), and applicative standards where video expertise is needed (e.g. 3GPP, DVB, ATSC). - Establish and maintain collaborations with external industrial partners and foster collaborations with academics. - Supervise non-permanent members (interns, PhD, Post-Doc