Call for application
Admission requirements and topics
In order to be admitted in the PhD programme, applicants must be in possession of an Academic degree title which grants access to a third level education programme (PhD) in the country it has been issued.
Applications are also accepted from students who expect to complete their degree by October 31st 2024.
For admission requirements and how to apply, please consult the Call for Applications located in the "Downloads" section on the right. Only the Italian version of the PhD Call is legally binding.
Deadline: May 7th, 2024, hrs. 04:00 PM (CEST)
The application must be completed and submitted exclusively via the online system: Doctoral Programmes Applications
The application is subject to €15 non-refundable fee.
It is strongly recommended not to wait until the last few days prior to the deadline to submit your application.
Once you have completed and submitted your application, please ensure that you receive an email notification confirming the completion of your application.
The list below is a brief, non-exhaustive summary of what needs to be uploaded to the application:
♦ scanned copy of the applicant's ID card (only EU citizens) or passport (non-EU citizens)
♦ M.Sc/M.A. degree transcript of records and diploma
♦ Curriculum Vitae
♦ Motivation letter
♦ Research Proposal
♦ English language certificate with minimum level B2
When filling out the online application form, applicants must select only one Research Area in which they are interested. Within the same Research area they may choose up to a maximum of 2 scholarships on reserved topics
Applicants may also opt for additional scholarships which will be available AFTER the publication of this call and will be published on the selection website.
PLEASE NOTE:
The applicants who will have the application open after the publication of additional scholarships can apply for those scholarships by using the entry “Other” in the proper section of the online application.
The applicants who will have already closed and sent the application before the publication of additional scholarships can apply for those scholarships by an additional application that will be available.
Open positions
Area A (Curriculum 1: Computer Science)
- Deep and Structured Machine Learning
- Language Speech and Interaction
- Machine Learning and Intelligent Optimization
no. 2 scholarships on reserved topic - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science:
- A1 - Generalized Category Discovery (project HE RIA AI4TRUST; GA n. 101070190; CUP E63C22003900006) » details
- A2 - Generative models for fake news analysis (project HE RIA AI4TRUST; GA n. 101070190; CUP E63C22003900006) » details
no. 9 scholarships on reserved topics - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- A3 - Advancing State-Of-The-Art in Multi-Modal Learning with Innovative Neural Architectures for Multi-Lingual Speech Processing » details
- A4 - AI models for human mobility » details
- A5 - Artificial Intelligence for Tiny, Connected Devices: Enabling Learning and Inference on Resource-Limited Networked Embedded Systems » details
- A6 - Cooperative Large Language Models » details
- A7 - Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation with AI-based Geospatial Technologies » details
- A8 - Foundational and language models for 3D scene understanding » details
- A9 - Integrating human-like understanding into Large Multimodal Models » details
- A10 - Resource-efficient Foundation Models for Automatic Translation » details
- A11 - Understanding 3D heritage with ontologies and AI » details
Area B (Curriculum 1: Computer Science)
- Cyber Security
- Embedded Intelligence and Robotics Systems
- Systems and Networks
no. 2 scholarships - University of Trento
no. 1 scholarship on reserved topics - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science:
- B1 - Imitation learning of robotic manipulation tasks (project UE HE INVERSE Saveriano, CUP E63C23001600006) » details
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topic - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- B2 - Advancing Edge Computing and IoT through MLOps Innovations » details
- B3 - Offloading Security to Programmable Data Planes » details
- B4 - Opportunistic Monitoring for Cloud-to-Edge Environments » details
- B5 - Robustness of Intrusion Detection Systems against Adversarial Machine Learning attacks » details
no. 1 position without scholarship
Area C (Curriculum 1: Computer Science)
- Data Intelligence
- Social Informatics
- Software Engineering and Formal Methods
no. 1 scholarship - University of Trento
no. 5 scholarships on reserved topic - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- C1 - Advancing Agricultural Sustainability through Data Intelligence » details
- C2 - Formal Methods for Digital Twins » details
- C3 - Formal methods for embedded software » details
- C4 - Formal methods for industry » details
- C5 -Testing methodologies for complex parametric systems » details
Area D (Curriculum 2: Telecommunications)
- Remote and Distributed Sensing
no. 1 scholarship - University of Trento
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topics - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
- D1 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning for the automatic analysis of planetary radar data (project: ASI JUICE RIME 2021; CUP: F65F21000950005) » details
- D2 - Artificial intelligence and signal processing for planetary radar (project ASI EnVision ph.B1, Accordo n.2022-23-HH.0; CUP F63C22000650005) » details
- D3 - Deep learning for the automatic analysis of satellite remote sensing images (project: ESA HRLC_CCI+ 2023 - Bruzzone; CUP E63C23002010006) » details
- D4 - Development and clinical translation of innovative ultrasound localization microscopy techniques » details
no. 1 scholarship on reserved topics - FEM Fondazione Edmund Mach - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
- D5 - Automatic techniques for forest monitoring with time series of satellite remote sensing » details
no. 2 scholarships on reserved topic - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler: