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Temporary Researcher

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking a Temporary Researcher to assist in Dr. Agu's lab in the Computer Science Department. The role involves providing strong programming support for a wound infection screener app and analyzing data for developing machine learning algorithms.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a strong mobile and wound server programming background required to produce a robust wound infection screener and care recommender app with a server that can robustly serve deep learning requests from mobile devices
  • Assist with analysis of the development of the wound analysis algorithms using deep learning using photographs and thermal images, and on machine learning models that combine visual images and thermal images to detect infection more accurately
  • Analyze the collected data to assist in researching and developing the infection wound care recommendation algorithms and machine learning methods

Skills

  • Strong mobile and wound server programming background required to produce a robust wound infection screener and care recommender app
  • Ability to robustly serve deep learning requests from mobile devices
  • Assist with analysis of the development of the wound analysis algorithms using deep learning using photographs and thermal images
  • Experience with machine learning models that combine visual images and thermal images to detect infection more accurately
  • Analyze collected data to assist in researching and developing infection wound care recommendation algorithms and machine learning methods

Benefits

  • Hybrid (Remote & On-site)

Company Overview

  • WPI is a private technological university that offers research facilities and a community of students and members. It was founded in 1865, and is headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.wpi.edu.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 23 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 15 in 2023, 18 in 2022, 24 in 2021, 21 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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