PhD in Bioengineering and Robotics - "Bionanotechnologies"
(in collaboration with the University of Genoa, all details can be found at the bottom of the page )
PhD Courses at University of Genoa
Research unit "Molecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy"
| Group Leader: Giuseppe Vicidomini | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Smart Microscopy with Event-Based Detectors and Adaptive Imaging Integration | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
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Research unit "Smart Materials"
| Group Leader: Athanassia Athanassiou | |
| 2 positions available | |
| Research Topic(s): Development of Natural-Origin Thermoset and Thermoplastic Polymers and Their Composites for Green Electronics and Robotics and Development of Natural-Origin Hydrogels for Environmental Protection and Precision Agriculture | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
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Research unit "COgNiTive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies"
Research unit "Unit for Visually Impaired People"
| Group Leader: Monica Gori | |
| 2 positions available | |
| Research Topic(s): Multisensory development: cortical and behavioral mechanisms | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Computational Statistics and Machine Learning"
| Group Leader: Massimiliano Pontil | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Machine learning and dynamical systems | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Mechanical Workshop"
| Group Leader: Alberto Parmiggiani | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Rethinking Robot Design with Additive Manufacturing | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website |
Research unit "Brain Development and Disease"
Research unit "Genetics and Epigenetics of Behavior"
| Group Leader: Valter Tucci | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Drug screening in CTNNB1 syndrome | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Neuroscience and Smart Materials"
| Group Leader: Fabio Benfenati | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Phototherapy for brain tumor by genetic targeting and bio-chemical sensing | |
| Genoa, Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology | |
| website | |
| Elisabetta Colombo and Fabio Benfenati (supervisors) |
Research unit "Optical Approaches to Brain Function"
| Group Leader: Tommaso Fellin | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Cellular mechanisms underlying the processing of sensory- and navigation-related information | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Sensory Processing and Computation"
| Group Leader: Peter Neri | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Human visual processing of complex real-world information | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Synaptic Plasticity of Inhibitory Networks"
| Group Leader: Andrea Barberis | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Functional mapping of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic Inputs to pyramidal neurons in the ventral CA1 hippocampus during valence-related information processing | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website | |
| How to apply: | |
| Deadline: July, 24th 2025 |
Research unit "Nanoscopy & NIC@IIT"
| Group Leader: Alberto Diaspro | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Tracciamento e visualizzazione in tempo reale della fluorescenza di singola molecola per molecole biologiche su scala nanometrica | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
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Research unit "Atomistic Simulations"
| Group Leader: Michele Parrinello | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamics | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation"
| Group Leader: Antonio Bicchi | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Soft Robotics for Human Rehabilitation | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website | |
| Antonio Bicchi, Manuel Catalano, and Giorgio Grioli (supervisors) |
Research unit "Dynamic Legged Systems"
| Group Leader: Claudio Semini | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Learning-based Manipulation Skills for Agricultural Robotics | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website | |
| Giulio Turrisi, Victor Barasuol, and Claudio Semini (supervisors) |
Research unit "Dynamic Legged Systems"
| Group Leader: Claudio Semini | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Quadruped Robot Control for Environmental Sustainability using Machine Learning | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website | |
| Giulio Turrisi, Victor Barasuol, Claudio Semini and Barbara Mazzolai (supervisors) |
Research unit "Humanoid Sensing and Perception"
| Group Leader: Lorenzo Natale | |
| 3 positions available | |
| Research Topic(s): Learning Adaptive Robotic Behavior in Unstructured Environments | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website |
Research unit "Humanoids & Human Centered Mechatronics"
| Group Leader: Nikolaos Tsagarakis | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Autonomous Mobility and Interaction for Mobile Robots in Dynamic Unstructured Environments | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website |
Research unit "Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation"
| Group Leader: Antonio Bicchi | |
| 2 positions available | |
| Research Topic(s): Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website | |
| Antonio Bicchi, Manuel Catalano, and Giorgio Grioli (supervisors) |
Research unit "Humanoids & Human Centered Mechatronics"
| Group Leader: Nikolaos Tsagarakis | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Lifelong Autonomy in Legged-wheeled Robots through Hybrid Model-Learning and Continual Adaptation | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website |
Research unit "Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction"
| Group Leader: Arash Ajoudani | |
| 2 positions available | |
| Research Topic(s): Adaptive and interactive task planning in robots enhanced by LLMs and VLMs and Machine Learning for Cross-Modal Sensory Substitution in Robotic Manipulation and Human-Robot Interaction | |
| Genoa, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems | |
| website |
Research unit "AIGO - AI for Good"
| Group Leader: Vittorio Murino | |
| 4 positions available | |
| Research Topic(s): Themes A-L | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "Pattern Analysis and Computer Vision"
| Group Leader: Alessio Del Bue | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Themes M&N | |
| Genoa, Center for Human Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "NanoChemistry"
| Group Leader: Liberato Manna | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Development of colloidal nanocrystals for photocatalytic applications | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website |
Research unit "NanoChemistry"
| Group Leader: Liberato Manna | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Hybrid antenna reactors based on colloidal quantum dots | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website | |
| Liberato Manna and Andrea Toma (supervisors) |
Research unit "Photonic Nanomaterials"
| Group Leader: Francesco Di Stasio | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Development of innovative light-sensing applications based on colloidal quantum dots | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website | |
| Francesco Di Stasio and Lucia Beccai (supervisors) |
Research unit "Photonic Nanomaterials"
| Group Leader: Francesco Di Stasio | |
| 1 position available | |
| Research Topic(s): Fabrication and investigation of infrared light-sources based on colloidal quantum dots | |
| Genoa, Center for Convergent Technologies | |
| website |
PhD positions in collaboration with
University of Genoa
| PhD programme | |
| Call | |
| University | |
| call expired (deadline) | |
| Online submission |