PhD Programme in Perceptual Robotics at Scuola Superiore Sant?Anna
The Scuola Superiore Sant?Anna in Pisa-Italy opens a call for
applications for several PhD positions in the area of Perceptual
Robotics at the Institute for Telecommunication, Information and
Perception Technologies (TeCIP Institute).
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PhD Positions in Perceptual Robotics *
6 positions are available in the PhD Perceptual Robotics curriculum, of
which 3 with full scholarship.
The Perceptual Robotics curriculum offers the opportunity for students
to undertake in-depth research on the themes of presence and advanced
robotic technologies for the interaction in Virtual Environments and in
Robotics. The program will allow students to work in a multidisciplinary
and collaborative environment, with the opportunity of implementing and
testing new ideas and concepts through the experimental facilities of
the Scuola.
Applications for PhD are solicited in and not only in the following areas:
- Wearable robotics, new cutaneous and wearable haptic devices, new
sensors and actuators, novel applications of robotic applications to
rehabilitation, (contact
a.frisoli@sssup.it)
- Human perception, haptic interaction in virtual environments,
(contact
bergamasco@sssup.it )
- Machine learning and intelligent controllers for human perception,
teleoperation for autonomous robots, (contact
c.avizzano@sssup.it)
- Immersive Virtual Environments, Advanced Interactive Computer
Graphics, Mobile Augmented Reality, Applications of Virtual and
Augmented Technologies, (contact
f.tecchia@sssup.it )
- Energy efficiency for robotics, mechatronic systems for energy
harvesting, (contact
m.fontana@sssup.it )
In addition to the above 3 further full scholarships will be financed
respectively by the Sequoia Automation on the theme of ?High altitude
wind generation?, by Telecom Joint Open Lab on the theme of ?Sport and
Well-being: zero-power wearable motion tracking? and by Ansaldo Energia
on the theme of ?Real-time Immersive Visualization of Industrial Virtual
Environments?
The PhD program deals with several application domains, such as cultural
heritage, technological aids for disabled persons, entertainment,
medicine, simulators, rehabilitation, industrial design, training,
interaction design. The candidates will carry out their activities on
research themes of relevant interest at the European and international
level, working in strict cooperation with leading actors in the above
domains, including research institutions and industrial enterprises.
Details on PhD students allowance and benefits are available on the PhD
Call for Application available at
http://www.sssup.it/phdtecip .
*The Doctoral Programme in Emerging Digital Technologies*
The International Doctoral Programme in Emerging Digital Technologies is
a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary
connotation, involving structured courses and supervised research
yielding an original dissertation to be discussed in a public
examination. Teaching and working language is English.
The Ph.D. program provides lecture attendance and passing of the related
exams, research activities, attendance of seminars and summer schools
and periods abroad. At the end of the Ph.D. program, students will
possess solid scientific and engineering skills, the ability to conceive
and carry out original research projects, and an autonomous
entrepreneurship spirit.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree or equivalent
title without any restriction on the nationality of origin. Applicants
should not be older than 35 years on July 5, 2013. Older than 35 may be
exceptionally admitted by the Selection Committee considering their
Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum.
Non-EU applicants should have already earned the Master of Science
(M.Sc.) Degree at the closing date of this call, and must enclose the
relevant diploma or temporary certification among the enclosures
submitted online. Current undergraduate students with EU citizenship, or
non-EU undergraduate students attending a Master Degree Programme in EU,
who will obtain a M.Sc. degree before October 31, 2013, may also apply.
In this case, a successful application will be conditional to the
subsequent completion of the degree and the transmission to the School
of the adequate documentation, no later than November 4, 2013.
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Important dates*
*? Submission of application ? by July 4, 2013*
? Titles assessment ? by July 17, 2013
? Interviews ? July 25th and 26, 2013
? Final ranking list - by July 31, 2013
The Ph.D. Programme will start on November 4, 2013.
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How to apply*
For further information please contact for scientific information Prof.
Antonio Frisoli at
a.frisoli@sssup.it and Prof. Carlo A. Avizzano at
c.avizzano@sssup.it, and for all administrative issues feel free to
contact
phdtecip@sssup.it
Applications can be submitted on-line directly at
http://www.sssup.it/domandeSssup/login.jsp
*The TeCIP Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant?Anna in Pisa
*The Institute of Communication, lnformation and Perception Technologies
(TeCIP), was established in 2001 as a Center of Excellence by the
Italian University Education Ministry. It provides research and training
related to information, communication, and perception technologies,
focusing on computer applications and computer systems for embedded
real-time systems; sensor networks; the study, design and construction
of communication networks with partial or total use of photonic
technologies; the use of photonic technologies in sensors and in
biophotonics; and virtual environments and robotic systems as interfaces
for the study of human-computer interactions and human perception.
The main aims of the institute are:
- promote research, including interdisciplinary, scientific and
technological research of the highest quality, by attracting new
resources and by increasingly asserting their role and identity both
within Italy and internationally;
- offer innovative educational programs for postgraduates, PhD and
Master students, and those attending first and second level standard
courses in fields related to the activity of the institute and in
accordance with organizational guidelines and regulations of the School.
--
Antonio Frisoli, PhD Eng.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Head of Human-Robot Interaction Area
PERCRO Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Via Alamanni, 13b
56017, Ghezzano (San Giuliano Terme), Italy
tel.: +39 050 882549
fax. +39 050 882564
E-mail:a.frisoli@sssup.it
URL:
www.percro.org,
percro.sssup.it/~antony
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