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Doctoral Programme in Industrial Innovation 40th cycle
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Admission requirements and topics

The requirements and application procedure are detailed in the PhD Call (see the "Downloads" area on the right). Only the Italian version of the PhD Call is legally binding.
To participate in the PhD Call, applicants must have an academic degree which grants access to a third level education programme (PhD) in the country it was issued. In particular, applications are accepted from applicants who hold:

♦  an Italian “Laurea magistrale” instituted in conformity with Italian Ministerial Decree 270/2004, or
♦  a university degree of the previous regulations (Italian "Laurea specialistica " or "Diploma di Laurea"), or
♦  an equivalent degree obtained abroad (Master's degree) and recognized as equivalent to the Italian "Laurea magistrale" by the Admissions Committee for the sole purposes of admission to the Doctoral programme, also within the framework of mobility and cooperation inter-university agreements.

Applications are also accepted from students who expect to complete their degree by 31 October 2024.
The selection is based on the evaluation of the applicant’s titles and qualifications.

Deadline: August 1st, 2024 | 16:00 (CEST)

The application must be sent online at https://www.unitn.it/en/apply/dott. Applications sent by other means are not accepted.

To obtain an account at the University of Trento, register at https://webapps.unitn.it/Registration/en/Home. It is strongly recommended not to wait until the last few days prior to the deadline to submit your application.
After completing and sending the application, please make sure to receive an email notification confirming the definitive completion of the application procedure.

Applicants may also opt for additional scholarships and positions reserved to employees of partner companies, which will be available AFTER the publication of this call and published on the selection website.

PLEASE NOTE:

The applicants who will have the application open after the publication of additional scholarships or positions reserved to employees of partner companies can apply for those scholarships by using the entry “Other” in the proper section of the application online.

Applicants who will have already closed and sent the application before the publication of additional scholarships or positions reserved to employees of partner companies can apply for those scholarships by an additional online application that will be available only from August 2nd till August 6th, 2024, 4.00 PM (GMT +2) Italian time.

The selected applicants, during the enrolment procedure, will be required to sign a specific declaration of commitment to confidentiality and transfer of intellectual property rights, to allow the University to comply with the obligations regarding intellectual property towards the funding body.

The list below provides a short non-exhaustive summary of what to upload on the application:

♦  scanned copy of the applicant's ID or passport
♦  M.A. degree transcript of records and diploma
♦  Curriculum Vitae
♦  Master's thesis abstract
♦  Motivation letter
♦  Research Proposal
♦  Certificate attesting the knowledge of English language at B1 level

The application is subject to € 15 non-refundable fee.

Scholarships

A – Designing scalable and efficient data-centric and traditional HPC applications on emerging parallel architectures (Leonardo S.p.A) >> details
B – Design of Structural Batteries for Aeronautical Application (Leonardo S.p.A.) >> details
C – Model Development or Digital Twin for simulation and data synthesis for critical evaluation in supply chain (Adige S.p.A.) >> details
D – The operating Table as an intelligent hub for data-logging to promote physical patient comfort during surgery (OPT SurgiSystems S.r.l.) >> details
E – Transformative AI-Driven Gamification: Promoting Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Sustainability Awareness (FBK - AWorld Srl Società Benefit) >> details
F – Development of innovative Porous Transport Layers (PTL) for low-temperature electrolysis(FBK - UFI Hydrogen) >> details
G – Development of electrodes for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) in PEM electrolysis cell with Catalyst-Coated Substrates (CCS) methods (FBK - UFI Hydrogen) >> details
H – Securing Digital wallets in complex ecosystems (FBK - Dedagroup SpA ) >> details
I – Extending DevSecOps for securing the microservice lifecycle (FBK - Dedagroup SpA ) >> details
J – Artificial intelligence techniques for automatic image/video analysis (FBK - SI-MEDIA srl) >> details
K – Research and development of advanced technologies in the field of tomography with the support of AI, applied to space missions (Bluetensor Srl) - Additional (published on 04.07.2024) >> details

All above scholarships are subject to acceptance of the full transfer of the ownership of the intellectual property of the research results.

Positions without scholarships, reserved to employees of partner companies:

AE - A realistic modeling and simulation software framework for the analysis of insects population dynamics (reserved to employees at Biocentis srl) >> details
BE - Bacterial cellulose-derived aerogels for energy storage and environmental applications (reserved to employees at Bioniks srl) >> details
CE - Autonomous Robot Design and Implementation for Racetrack High-performance Mapping (reserved to employees at Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.) >> details
DE - Driving Innovation in Edge Computing and IoT with MLOps (reserved to employees at FBK) >> details
EE - AI and Human Skills – How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Human Capital (reserved to employees at FBK) >> details
FE - System security for next-generation computing (reserved to employees at Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH) >> details
GE - System security for heterogeneous platforms (reserved to employees at Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH) >> details
HE - Impact of Industrial Production and Service Conditions on Hydrogen Absorption in Timber Screws (reserved to employees at Rotho Blaas S.r.l.) >> details
IE - Characterization of the Effect of Folding Interfering Degraders in cellular model (reserved to employees at Sybilla Biotech spa) >> details
JE - Conceptualization and manufacturing of different microbiome-based agents for daily home oral hygiene (reserved to employees at Prebiomics Srl) >> details
KE - Enabling Advanced (Quantum-Secure) Security and privacy Crypto Primitives through HW-based Trusted Computing Abstractions (reserved to employees at Ubitech) - Additional (published on 25/07/2024) >> details

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