Video Research Scientist

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 with 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 improving video industry technologies, creating authentic, energy-saving, and high-quality streaming solutions. Job Summary Interdigital Research & Innovation seeks a qualified candidate to join Video Lab as junior or senior expert in image and video processing, with 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 potentially lead research activities in the Video Production Services project, with the aim of designing innovative solutions, tools, methods and standards to improve the professional content production workflows. The applicant is expected to both develop conventional and AI enabled computer vision solutions. The expert 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) with considerations of complexity and real-time implementation.
• Develop research and implement new solutions addressing the high-quality professional content production.
• Support the development of new AI solutions for Media Processing.
• Participate to the research valorization effort through invention disclosures and technology transfers, participation to 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-Docs). Qualifications
• Engineering, MS or PhD degree in Video Processing, Computer Science, Color science, Mathematics, Signal Processing or equivalent.
• A good experience in research and algorithmic exploration and development in video processing.
• Knowledge/ability to ramp up in machine/deep learning, color science, computer Vision, image processing.
• A good record of dissemination (e.g. publications, standardization, talks, panels).
• Experience in software implementation: C/C++, Windows/Linux, Python,…
• Leadership, team spirit, enthusiastic, motivated, and creative attitude.
• Good communication skills and ability to promote activities internally and externally.
• Fluent English mandatory, French appreciated.
• Experience in Industry appreciated. Location: Rennes, FR InterDigital is an equal employment opportunity employer. InterDigital will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination with regard to any employment decision, policy or practice based on a person’s sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, assignments, evaluations, coaching, promotion, discipline, discharge and layoff. À propos d’InterDigital InterDigital est une société de recherche et développement d’envergure mondiale, principalement axée sur les technologies sans fil, la vidéo, l’intelligence artificielle (« IA ») et les technologies associées. Nous concevons et développons des technologies fondamentales qui rendent possibles des expériences connectées et immersives dans un large éventail de produits et services de communication et de divertissement. Nous concédons sous licence nos innovations dans le monde entier à des entreprises proposant ces produits et services, notamment les fabricants d’appareils de communication sans fil, l’électronique grand public, les objets connectés (IoT), les voitures et autres véhicules à moteur, ainsi que les fournisseurs de services cloud tels que la diffusion vidéo en streaming. En tant que leader des technologies sans fil, nos ingénieurs ont conçu et développé un large éventail d’innovations utilisées dans les produits et réseaux sans fil, des premiers systèmes cellulaires numériques à la 5G et aux technologies Wi-Fi les plus avancées d’aujourd’hui. Nous sommes également un acteur de premier plan dans le traitement de la vidéo et les technologies d’encodage/décodage vidéo, avec un effort de recherche important en IA qui recoupe à la fois les technologies sans fil et vidéo. Fondée en 1972, InterDigital est cotée au Nasdaq. InterDigital est une marque déposée d’InterDigital, Inc. Pour en savoir plus, consultez : www.interdigital.com . L’équipe Le InterDigital Video Lab regroupe une équipe de chercheurs très motivés, réactifs et hautement qualifiés, dotés d’une solide expérience en compression vidéo, traitement de la vidéo, apprentissage automatique et normalisation. Nous participons activement aux activités de développement de normes vidéo de pointe au sein d’organismes de normalisation internationaux tels que ISO/IEC/MPEG, ITU-T/SG16, JVET, IETF, SMPTE, ITU-R SG6, et d’organismes de normalisation applicative tels que DVB ou ATSC. Au-delà de nos activités centrales de codage vidéo, l’équipe mène également des activités d’incubation à moyen et long terme. Le groupe de recherche Media Services du InterDigital Video Lab possède une large expérience des normes de création et de diffusion de contenus à grande plage dynamique (High Dynamic Range, HDR), ainsi qu’une expertise en science des couleurs, vision par ordinateur et technologies de streaming. L’équipe se consacre à l’amélioration des technologies du secteur de la vidéo et à la créa