[JOB OPP] [dave@blindsight.com: Looking for Computer Vision interns]

Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 09:16:14 -0400
From: Lisa Meeden 
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:11:29 -0700
From: Dave Auerbach 
To: meeden@cs.swarthmore.edu
Subject: Looking for Computer Vision interns
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   Dr. Meeden,
   My name is Dave Auerbach. I was Class of '01 at Swarthmore, with a major
   in Physics,  and a minor in Psychology focused on Cog Sci. After a
   slightly round-about route that involved among other things getting my
   Ph.D. in experimental physics, I've found myself working as the "data
   guru" for a small computer vision company (The Blindsight Corp) that
   builds "advanced assistive technologies that enrich the lives of blind and
   actively aging individuals."
   We're looking for talented students or recent grads with computer vision
   chops. If there was anyone in your recent classes that you thought would
   be interested, would you be willing to forward them the description I've
   attached below? Alternatively, would you forward it to the general CS [JOB
   OPP] list?
   I think its a great place, with a broad, multidisciplinary approach to the
   challenges, and we would love to have more Swatties in the office!
   Thanks in advance!
   Sincerely,
   Dave Auerbach
   dave@blindsight.com
   510-698-2030
   http://blindsight.com/
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   Computer Vision internship in Berkeley, CA
   Fellow Swatties,
   I recently started a position at Blindsight ( http://blindsight.com/ , see
   description below), contributing to the development of computer vision
   systems to assist people with disabilities. We're looking for summer or
   full-year interns to help us improve our current iPhone-based wild-text to
   speech system and design and develop our upcoming products. 
   We're a small group of multidisciplinary people, with experience in
   Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Data Analysis, Algorithm+UI
   design, and product design. Our downtown Berkeley office feels like a
   comfortable mix of research lab and startup. We're looking for smart,
   flexible, self-motivated folks who are excited to sink their teeth into
   cutting edge real-time computer vision problems. We'd like interns to have
   a solid foundation in computer vision and CS and a willingness to learn
   new tools, techniques, and disciplines. 
   Interested folks can contact me directly at dave@blindsight.com . Please
   send a resume, pointers to examples of past work, and a cover letter
   describing why you are interested.
   Thanks!
   Dave Auerbach, '01
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   About Blindsight:
   "Advanced assistive technologies that enrich the lives of blind and
   actively aging individuals.
   Whether due to aging, disease or accident, millions of people in the US
   face daily challenges with tasks that many of us take for granted as easy
   to accomplish * traveling around a neighborhood, reading the label on a
   medicine bottle, choosing the right product in a supermarket. Blindsight,
   an R&D/product firm based near the UC Berkeley campus, envisions unique
   services and products to help these individuals increase their mobility,
   safety and independence."

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