Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++bitch.reading.sgi.com)
Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:01:22 +0000
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 14:20:39 -0500
To: v-humans++at++ece.uwaterloo.ca
From: Dwight Meglan <dwight++at++merl.com>
Subject: Jobs available in simulation-based surgical training
Reply-To: Dwight Meglan <dwight++at++merl.com>
Please pass on the announcement below to anyone you feel is qualified.
Thanks,
--dwight
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Position Announcement
Medical Applications Group
Mitsubishi Electric
Information Technology Center America
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Join Mitsubishi Electric in developing computer-based medical technologies
for the next century. As part of Mitsubishi Electric's worldwide expansion
in healthcare technologies, the Medical Applications Group has been
established at the Information Technology Center America (ITA), located
near MIT. Initial product development is concentrating on the challenging
area of simulation-based surgical training systems. Through the use of
synthetic environments technologies such as physics-based modeling,
advanced graphics, and haptic interfaces, these systems will enhance
patient care and safety while enabling surgeons to train better and more
cost effectively.
This group will concentrate on development while research issues will be
addressed in collaboration with the staff at MERL, the computer science
research lab of Mitsubishi Electric, located at the same facility. This
small team of energetic, creative, and skilled individuals will flourish in
ITA's modern, flexible work environment supported by the firm commitment of
Mitsubishi Electric.
Through its continuing activities building world class surgical simulation
products, ITA has opportunities for software development team members
specializing in
* Soft tissue mathematical modeling
* Haptics interface control
* Advanced computer graphics rendering techniques
* Real-time physical simulation architecture
* 3D medical imaging and modeling
* Educational instruction
Successful applicants must have considerable skill in programming C, C++,
and possibly Java under UNIX, with Silicon Graphic's IRIX and Linux of
particular interest. They must also be self motivated and able to
creatively solve significant engineering problems, developing these
solutions in a small team collaborative environment. Additional specific
skills for these positions include:
Soft tissue mathematical modeling
This individual will create mathematical techniques that accurately model a
wide class of human tissue at real-time computation rates for relatively
large surgical simulations. This will require an individual thoroughly
trained in the mechanics of materials with a demonstrated history of
solving significant mechanics problems using computational methods. A Ph.D.
in engineering mechanics or an equivalent area of computational mechanics
or equivalent experience is mandatory. They should also have developed
parallel computation codes and be well acquainted with network-based
distributed computation. Most ideally, the individual should also be
skilled in the creation of numerical techniques to accelerate model
solutions.
Haptics interface control
This individual will create software that enables accurate, reliable use of
haptic devices. They must have extensive experience in man-in-the-loop
robot control, such as teleoperated manipulators, including both
theoretical and practical work. A Ph.D. in robotics or a related area of
study or equivalent experience as well as previous experience developing
commercial robot control applications is mandatory. Experience in robotic
control via modeling such as multibody dynamics methods as well as
multiprocessor and network-based control systems would also be beneficial.
It would also be beneficial if the individual has experience with PCI bus
board level device drivers.
Advanced computer graphics rendering techniques
This person will develop software to render efficient, photorealistic
images of many types of human tissue and fluids which are integrated with
simulation subsystems such as soft tissue modeling, haptics, and
educational instruction. They must have an excellent background in
polygonal and possibly voxel-based graphics including graphics work carried
out during the SIGGRAPH's and other graphics conferences of the past 10
years. The individual should hold a Ph.D. in computer science with emphasis
on computer graphics or an equivalent degree and/or experience. They should
be very experienced at OpenGL graphics on Silicon Graphics computers
including multiprocessor systems and should be experienced at using high
level object-oriented graphics API's such as Open Inventor or Cosmo3D. It
would be especially be desirable for them to have experience with a
real-time, visual simulation graphics API such as SGI Performer
Real-time physical simulation architecture
The individual will develop a reusable framework for assembling surgical
simulation systems. The individual must have extensive experience with
real-time architectures for visual simulation including experience with
Silicon Graphic's Performer software. They should also have extensive
experience in multiprocessor, shared memory simulation development as well
as network-based, distributed simulations. The individual should have a
M.S. degree in computer science or an equivalent degree and/or experience.
3D medical imaging and modeling
This person will develop software that can be used to convert 3D medical
imagery such as CT and MR into detailed geometric models of organs, bones,
muscles, etc. The individual must have extensive experience in 3D medical
image processing as well as computer graphics and user interface
techniques. They must have previously developed interactive computer
graphics programs on Silicon Graphics workstations and possibly Linux and
Windows NT. This person must have extensive experience in object-oriented
software design and programming. The individual should have a M.S. degree
in computer science focusing on medical image processing, especially
segmentation, or an equivalent degree and/or experience.
Educational instruction
The individual will develop general techniques to encapsulate the knowledge
of expert surgeons and integrate into the simulation system such that it
can determine when correct or incorrect actions are taking place and be
able to inform the user appropriately. This person should have demonstrated
experience in creating knowledge-based instructional systems. The
individual should have a Ph.D. degree in computer science emphasizing
knowledge representation and learning or an equivalent degree and/or
experience.
Please send a resume and supporting statement regarding your interest in
surgical simulation to:
Dwight Meglan
Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab
201 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
dwight++at++merl.com
---End of forwarded mail from Dwight Meglan <dwight++at++merl.com>
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