This page provides information to the ITEE applicants on the selection process, on the type and number of available positions (including positions reserved to applicants from abroad), and on the thematic positions as they become available, possibly even after the official call for applications published on the University web site, yet before the completion of the applicants' selection process.
During the 2021 selection process, news for applicants will be published in this page (admission to oral exams, intermediate and final rankings, etc.)
The activation of the XXXVII Cycle of the ITEE Program (beginning: academic year 2021-2022) is subject to accreditation by the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System and Research (ANVUR).
Admission to the PhD Course in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) - XXXVII Cycle (2021)
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Call for additional positions with thematic scholarships funded by MUR through program PON "Ricerca e Innovazione" 2014-2020 (05/10/2021) - SELECTION CONCLUDED
See the admission page in Italian - call not available in English
APPLICANTS ARE INFORMED THAT THE INTERVIEWS FOR THE ABOVE CALL - FOR THOSE ADMITTED TO THE ORAL EXAM - WILL TAKE PLACE IN PRESENCE IN THE ROOM "AULA SEMINARI" OF THE DIETI DEPARTMENT, VIA CLAUDIO 21, 80125 NAPOLI - ITALY, ON NOVEMBER 4, 2021 AT 9:00 AM CET (NO REMOTE INTERVIEWS)
THE OFFICIAL LIST OF APPLICANTS ADMITTED TO THE ORAL EXAM IS PUBLISHED ON THE UNINA WEB PORTAL AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
Assessment of qualifications for MUR PON scholarships
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Admission Call of April 22, 2021
Official results and final ranking of the selection process
For enrolment procedure and other information please refer to the official page of the University:
http://www.unina.it/en_GB/didattica/post-laurea/dottorati-di-ricerca/bandi-di-ammissione
The following are the results of the assessment of qualifications and of oral exams
RESULTS OF ORAL EXAMS
NOT RESERVED POSITIONS
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POSITIONS RESERVED TO APPLICANTS WITH FOREIGN ACADEMIC TITLE
POSITIONS RESERVED TO EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN AD HOC AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY
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ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALIFICATIONS:
NOT RESERVED POSITIONS
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POSITIONS RESERVED TO APPLICANTS WITH FOREIGN ACADEMIC TITLE
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POSITIONS RESERVED TO EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN AD HOC AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY
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ORAL EXAMINATIONS for “Reserved Positions”
The oral examinations will start on July 21st, 2021 at 09:30 Italian time (CEST). The candidates are requested to be present or available for on-line connection from 09:00 a.m. (Italian time, CEST). The remote interviews will take place on the Microsoft Teams platform. The candidates are requested to create a MS Teams account and make sure that they can setup an audio/video remote meeting through the MS Teams platform.
For joining the examination session, the candidates have to use their MS Teams account. The Team is named: “Team: "ITEE PhD - Cycle XXXVII (2021) - Oral exams". The Link to access the Team is the following:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3aEXLKKvcdq69b2q-w_33dLq-38JxezlCtN-
7tXvKS0xQ1%40thread.tacv2/Generale?groupId=33144791-1293-443f-8a51-
ca1832b40d0f&tenantId=2fcfe26a-bb62-46b0-b1e3-28f9da0c45fd
ORAL EXAMINATIONS for “Not Reserved Positions”
The oral exams for Not Reserved positions will start Tuesday, 06/07/2021 at 9:30 (Italian time, CEST)
The exams will take place on the Microsoft Teams platform
Team: "ITEE PhD - Cycle XXXVII (2021) - Oral exams"
Link to access the Team
Oral exams calendar
Due to the high number of admitted applicants, the exams will last some days, according to the following provisional plan:
The interview will focus on:
- Discussion of the applicant's recent research activities or of MSc thesis work;
- Discussion of research objectives that the applicant would like to pursue in the three years ITEE-PhD program.
Oral examination is intended to assess the suitability of the applicant to pursue scientific research, be it fundamental or applied research. Evaluation criteria concern: background knowledge, synthesis, clarity of language, ability to make connections among interdisciplinary topics in information technology and electrical engineering.
Oral examination includes the assessment of the good knowledge of the English language. For foreign candidates, the assessment will consist in using English as language for the exam. The assessment will conclude with a positive or negative judgment, which is an integral part of oral exam.
The interviewed candidate is required to have her/his passport or ID card at hand for visual identification.
Note: The candidates are requested to exhibit the same identification document (passport or ID card) used for the application
Foreign applicants admitted to the oral exam may ask the Exam Board to be interviewed on Skype ONLY in case they experience issues in connecting to the MS Teams. To this aim, the applicant can write to the ITEE Student Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) providing his/her Type ID.
* NOTICE TO APPLICANTS TO RESERVED POSITIONS *
ITEE Program - XXXVII Cycle: due to the very high number of applications, the results of the assessment of the qualifications for the POSITIONS RESERVED to candidates with foreign academic title and to candidates with foreign academic title and foreign residency
will be published on July 12th, 2021, by 16:00 Italian time (CEST).
The oral examinations for such reserved positions will start on July 15th, 2021, 14:30 Italian time (CEST) and shall take place on Microsoft Teams. Further details with the Team code and link will be published on the ITEE web site in due time
ADMISSION TO THE 37th CYCLE (2021) OF THE ITEE PhD
*** This page is for mere information and integration of the post call available positions. ***
*** Refer to the official Call for details and to the UNINA official web page for the application form ***
Unina PhD 2021 Call for foreign applicants
Unina PhD 2021 Call for foreign applicants - ATTACHMENT-A
Applicants need NOT to contact a supervisor before applying.
Applicants need NOT to submit a research proposal.
Foreign applicants with a MSc degree released by a University abroad apply to the reserved positions with scholarship (see below).
The number and categories of available positions are listed below in this page.
Two positions are reserved to applicants from abroad (see below for requirements).
The selection process will consist of two steps:
- evaluation of CV, publications and other titles of each applicant;
- oral exam (online).
The selection process does NOT require the presentation of a research proposal.
Current MSc students who will gain their MSc degree (or equivalent) within October 31, 2021 can apply.
Application deadline: May 27th 2021 12 p.m. (CET)
Clarification note: The ITEE selection process DOES NOT require the presentation of a research proposal along with the other documents to be sent (after filling the application form by the deadline established in the Call) .
Selection: June-July 2021 (interviews for applicants admitted to oral exam not earlier than July 6th, 2021)
37th cycle activities' start date: November 1st, 2021
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SELECTION BOARD - PhD XXXVII Cycle (2021)
Prof. Amedeo ANDREOTTI - Università Federico II - Napoli
Dr. Ing. Alessio BOTTA - Università Federico II - Napoli
Prof. Mario CESARELLI - Università Federico II - Napoli
Prof. Adriano PERON - Università Federico II - Napoli
Prof. Stefano RUSSO - Università Federico II - Napoli
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Categories and number of available positions / scholarships for the ITEE PhD 37th cycle
The complete list of available PhD positions includes:
A) positions directly supported by the Federico II University ("institutional positions"):
A1) positions with doctoral scholarships ("generic scholarships"): for 2021, there are two positions reserved to applicants from abroad (see below);
A2) positions without doctoral scholarships.
The research themes of the institutional positions (with or without scholarship) shall be defined by the ITEE PhD Board.
B) positions with doctoral scholarships funded by external companies or research institutions, or by university departments on specific projects ("thematic positions")
For thematic positions, the scholarships are generally related to specific research topics ("thematic scholarships")
The list of thematic scholarships is reported below.
External private or public companies or research institutions may finance further thematic scholarships,
signing specific agreements with the Federico II University.
ITEE 37th cycle - available positions (more thematic positions will listed in the table below as they become available before the selection process):
Overall number of positions available: 28
A) Institutional positions
A1) Positions with generic scholarships:
- 6 not-reserved positions;
- 1 position with scholarship reserved to applicants who have received their MSc degree (or equivalent) in a foreign country;
- 1 position with scholarship reserved to applicants who have received their MSc degree (or equivalent) in a foreign country AND
are NOT resident in Italy.
A2) Positions without scholarship:
- 7 not-reserved positions;
- 1 position reserved to employees of organisations with an ad hoc agreement with the University.
B) Thematic positions:
- 12 not-reserved positions
List of thematic scholarships for the 37th cycle (2021):
| Research theme |
Funding company / Funding project |
Principal Investigator |
Avaliable Scholarships |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Wavefront control in telescope projects based on active and adaptive optics |
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte |
Prof. Stefania Santini |
1 |
| 2 | Functional Safety in Managed NAND Embedded Systems | Micron Semiconductor Italia | Prof. Anna Rita Fasolino | 1 |
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3 |
Intelligent mobility infrastructures based on IoT e AI | Hitachi Rail STS | Prof. Nicola Mazzocca |
1 |
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4 |
Digital technologies for Industry 4.0, embedded systems and federated learning for railway applications |
Hitachi Rail STS | Prof. Nicola Mazzocca |
1 |
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5-6 |
Deepfake detection |
Department of Industrial Engineering - UniNA | Prof. Giovanni Poggi, Prof. Luisa Verdoliva |
2 |
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7 |
Modeling and characterization of wide bandgap power semiconductor devices |
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies - UniNA | Prof. Andrea Irace, Prof. Gianluca Breglio |
1 |
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8 |
Semi-autonomous Interaction Control of Robotic Systems |
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies - UniNA | Prof. Bruno Siciliano |
1 |
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9 |
Artificial Intelligence Few Shot Learning methods and applications | Leonardo S.p.A. |
To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |
| 10 | Autonomous navigation in GPS denied enviroment (ANV Alternative Navigation) | Leonardo S.p.A. |
To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |
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11 |
Low and high fidelity modeling of future generation batteries and supercapacitors | Leonardo S.p.A. | Prof. Ciro Attaianese |
1 |
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12 |
To be defined by the ITEE Board | Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'Informatica (CINI) | To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |