Postdoc Position – (Neural) Modeling, Capture and Rendering, 3D/4D Reconstruction,
Geometric Deep Learning – Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Informatics
The Visual Computing and Artificial Intelligence Department at MPI for Informatics headed by
Christian Theobalt investigates foundational research problems at the intersection ofComputer Graphics, Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence.
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It is our long term vision to develop entirely new ways to capture, represent, synthesize andsimulate models of the real world at highest detail, robustness, and efficiency. To achieve thislong term goal, we develop new concepts that rethink and unite established approaches from
Computer Graphics and Computer Vision with concepts from Artificial Intelligence, in particular
Machine Learning.
Our work lays the foundations for a new of thinking about computer graphics, and a new way ofuniting and enriching the real world with computer graphics technology. It also lays thefoundations for advanced methods to better perceive, understand and interpret the complex
real world in motion surrounding us from visual observation, which is an essential capability of
future intelligent computing systems that safely and intuitively interact with humans and thehuman world. Example topics of research are-Virtual Humans-Neural Representations and Neural Rendering-Deep Learning for Visual Computing-AI for Graphics and Vision-Visual Scene Understanding-3D and 4D Reconstruction-Multi-modal Reconstruction and Synthesis-Free-viewpoint and 3D Video-Marker-less Motion and Performance Capture-3D Image Analysis and Synthesis-Inverse Rendering-Animation-Geometric Modeling-Virtual and Augmented Reality-New Sensors for Visual Computing-Physically-based and Image-based Rendering-New Methods for Man-Machine Interaction
The department also features a 350 sqm laboratory space that is home to unique state-of-theart facilities for capture and display of real world models, in particular humans, at highestdetail.

Examples include a dynamic capture studio with 120 4K cameras and several more uniquecapture and display setups.
Currently, we are looking for outstanding postdocs in the general area of neural modeling andrendering, such as:-Neural modeling and capture
Neural and differentiable rendering,
3D/4D reconstruction
Deep learning for geometric modeling

Postdocs will have the possibility to work with a very active team and shape their forefront
research agenda. They will also be able to work with unique data and capture facilities toadvance the state of the art in this area.
Further, as a result of a new strategic partnership with Google, Christian Theobalt is directing a
new research center on visual computing, interaction and AI at the MPI for Informatics(see: http://www.via-center.science ), which offers additional exciting opportunities forforefront research in the area.
Applicants for postdoc positions should have an outstanding PhD in computer science orrelated field and have conducted research in one or more of the areas listed above.
Applicants should have an excellent track record of publications in the top tier conferences invision (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV etc.), graphics (EUROGRAPIHCS, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia etc.)
or machine learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR etc.). The application package should contain a CV, astatement of research, transcripts and the contacts of at least two academic references.
The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are
underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society
is further committed to employing more individuals with handicaps and particularly encourages
these to apply.
In case you are interested, please contact us at: d6-applications@mpi-inf.mpg.de
Christian Theobalt

Background Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics:

The Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken is one of the world’s leading research
institutes in Computer Science. Since the foundation of the institute’s establishment in 1990 it
has researched the mathematical foundations of information technology in the areas ofalgorithms and complexity, as well as logic of programming. At the same time researchers atthe institute have developed new algorithms for various application areas such as databases
and information systems, program verification, and bioinformatics. Basic research in visualcomputing, i.e. computer graphics and computer vision, at the intersection to artificial
intelligence and machine learning, is also an important focus of the institute. With publications
at the highest level and the education of excellent young researchers, the MPI for Informatics
plays a major part in advancing basic research in computer science.
Background Max Planck Society:
The Max Planck Society is Germany's most successful research organization. With 29 Nobel
Laureates among the ranks of its scientists, it is on equal footing with the best and mostprestigious research institutions worldwide. The more than 15,000 publications each year ininternationally renowned scientific journals are proof of the outstanding research work
conducted at Max Planck Institutes – and many of those articles are among the most-cited
publications in the relevant field. The currently 86 Max Planck Institutes and facilities conduct
basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, socialsciences, and the humanities. Max Planck Institutes focus on research fields that are particularlyinnovative, or that are especially demanding in terms of funding or time requirements.