Course Coordinator: Delzanno Giorgio

Università degli Studi di Genova, Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (Dipartimento di Informatica, Bioingegneria, Robotica e Ingegneria dei Sistemi – DIBRIS) 

(*) 4 grants funded by Università degli Studi di Genova, the annual gross amount of the grant, including social security expenses to be paid by the recipient, is € 18.500.

(*) 1 grant funded within D.M. 630 (PNRR) dated 4.24.2024 and cofounded by DIALOG Ausili, under condition to the approval of Ministerial funding; the annual gross amount of the grant, including social security expenses to be paid by the recipient, is € 18.500 

(*) 1 grant funded by Italian Institute of Technology (IIT); the annual gross amount of the grant, including social security expenses to be paid by the recipient, is € 18.500

(*) 1 grant funded by DIBRIS; the annual gross amount of the grant, including social security expenses to be paid by the recipient, is € 18.500

Comparative assessment procedure

QUALIFICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEW

Further information  
on how to present qualifications and publications

Curriculum vitae:  candidates must present a curriculum vitae with clear indications on the qualifications acquired with relative grades, research experience, publications, awards and work experience. 

Research project: candidates must submit a research project with clear indication of the following information: type of grant (University of Genoa/MUR, PNRR M. D. 118, PNRR M. D. 117, Place reserved for employees); research theme or macro-theme (see specific section of this notice); reference DIBRIS research group and company that cofinances the position.

Instructions and suggestions for the submission of the research proposal are available at the URL  https://csse.phd.unige.it/admission

Exam Syllabus

The comparative procedure consists of

- an assessment of the candidate qualifications

- an interview to verify background and knowledge of the candidate as well as motivations and goals of the research proposal submitted with the application.

Research Themes

The research project must contain a clear indication of the type of grant of interest to the candidate (University of Genoa/MUR, PNRR M.D. 630, Positions reserved for employees), the research topic, and, possibly, the DIBRIS research group of reference and/or company co-financing the position.

Research topics for 4 University of Genoa/MUR grants

The projects proposed by DIBRIS research groups for University of Genoa/MUR grants and MD 118 grants are described at the URL: https://csse.phd.unige.it/admission. Research projects which in any case fall within the research lines of the Computer Science curriculum (see  https://csse.phd.unige.it/) will also be taken into consideration.

Research topic for 1 grant funded by Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
N. 1 grant funded by IIT on the theme: “Machine   learning and dynamical systems” supervisor Dr. M. Pontil (IIT).

Research topic for 1 grant funded by the ERC projecr “RIDING” on the theme: “Model-based vs model-free reinforcement learning for navigating turbulence” supervisors Prof. A. Verri (DIBRIS) and Prof.ssa A. Seminara (DICCA).

Research topics for 1 grant funded by PNRR M.D. 630:
N. 1 grant cofunded by DIALOG Ausili on the theme:  "Interactive and immersive systems based on virtual and augmented reality for rehabilitation in subjects with neuromotor and cognitive difficulties” supervisor Prof. Manuela Chessa and Prof. Danilo Pani.

For more details (abstracts/contacts), refer to the URL: https://csse.phd.unige.it/admission

Information on references

Candidates must choose no less than one and no more than three contact persons to support their candidacy.

These referents must be university professors or experts in the field.

It will be the referents' responsibility to send the reference letters, within the deadline of the call, to the attention of the Coordinator of the PhD course at the e-mail address: phd.compsci@dibris.unige.it. 

In the application for admission, candidates must indicate the name, qualification and place of employment of the contact persons chosen by them. The reference letter template is available at the URL: https://csse.phd.unige.it/admission

Language

English

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