Unit: ENGR-Civil-Center for Advanced Transportation Technology
Hiring Range Minimum: $18.00
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) encompasses several research projects that are supported by a combination of user grant funding and user fees. One of its current research efforts involves assisting the American Automobile Association Foundation (AAAF) with a study of Slow Down, Move Over law compliance in the United States. Part of this research includes processing highway camera video through UMD’s Object Detection and Tracking (ODT) software. To support this research, CATT is looking for students to support one or two aspects of this research. Students may submit applications in one or both of the following research areas.
- Monitor highway incidents and nearby highway camera video feeds to determine if captured video would be processable via the ODT software.
- Capture video using common screen capturing software tools at the highest resolution possible.
- Coordinate with local Traffic Management Centers to adjust highway camera views/framing to improve the quality of captured video, if available.
2) Video Application Processing/Analysis
- Find matching points on still frames from a video’s field of view as well as on an aerial map of the video study area.
- Mark matching points and extract their coordinates (pixels and latitude/longitude) to populate a table.
- Generate masks for specific lanes in the camera’s field of view in order to focus the ODT process on vehicles that are potentially subject to move over law requirements.
- Run python scripts to prepare data files and to extract information that will be used by other researchers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current enrollment in a UMD Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree program.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Familiarity with basic computer applications.
- Familiarity with Python and basic mapping applications (for video frame analytics tasks).
Physical Demands:
Must be able to traverse to the Tech Ventures Building and perform standard desktop/computer operations.
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Required Documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References (no emails sent from system)
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