Global illumination and wave optics

In the frame of the French ANR project AMPERE, we are looking for a post-doctoral researcher in computer graphics.

The aim of this 12 to 18 months contract will be to develop  Monte-Carlo estimators for simulating wave effects of light and high-frequency electromagnetic signal.

Principally, the post-doctoral researcher will have to work on :

                - The study of the Wigner Distribution Function (WDF) and its use for computer graphics (see http://research.edm.uhasselt.be/~tcuypers/index.php?page=publications).

                - The integration of the WDF into importance-sampling and multiple-importance-sampling schemes for bidirectional path tracing.

The postdoctoral candidate must verify the following capabilities

                Have obtained his/her PhD in Computer Science / Computer Graphics

                Have a strong skill in C++ programming

                Have a strong skill in Monte Carlo methods

The post-doctoral will be located at IRIT/CNRS, in Toulouse, south of France (http://www.irit.fr), and will work in the Computer Graphics group under the supervision of Mathias Paulin (http://www.irit.fr/~Mathias.Paulin)

The salary will be around 2300 euros per month.

The starting date of the postdoctoral contract will be between now and december 2012.

For further informations, please contact Mathias.Paulin@irit.fr