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 selection process, news for applicants will be published in this page (admission to oral exams, intermediate and final rankings, etc.)
The XXXVIII Cycle of the ITEE Program (beginnning November 1st, 2022) has been accredited by the Ministry of University and Research under positive evaluation 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) - XXXVIII Cycle (2022)
**** NEWS ****
New call - Scholarships funded within the national PNRR plan (DR/2022/3971 - 13/10/2022)
Link to the new call with scholarships funded within PNRR: http://www.unina.it/didattica/post-laurea/dottorati-di-ricerca/bandi-di-ammissione
PhD start date for this call: 01/01/2023.
There are no positions reserved to foreign students.
The ITEE admission interviews will be held EXCLUSIVELY IN PRESENCE. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS
****** Procedure ended for the PNRR ******
http://www.unina.it/didattica/post-laurea/dottorati-di-ricerca/borse_progetti_pnrr_decreti
List of winners
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First admission call to the 38° cycle (DR/2022/2556 - 20/06/2022): * PROCEDURE ENDED *
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The interviews will start on September 6th, 2022, 10:00 AM local time. Due to the number of admitted candidates, interviews will be moved to room T2, Building n. 1, ground floor, Via Claudio 21 – 80125 NAPOLI. Candidates will be required to exhibit passport or ID card for identification. If necessary, interviews will continue on September 7th, 10 AM local time.
ALL INTERVIEWS ARE ONLY IN PRESENCE.
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Link to the official UNINA web page with the call for application for foreign students
Application deadline: July 19th 2022 15 p.m. (CET)
Selection oral examinations: September 6, 2022 10 a.m. "Aula Seminari" - DIETI Department - Via Claudio, 21 - 80125 - Naples - Italy
* (interviews for applicants admitted to oral exam will be in presence, starting from September 6th, 2022)
There are no positions reserved to foreign students.
38th Cycle activities' start date: November 1st, 2022
SELECTION BOARD
Prof. Stefano Russo
Prof. Renato Rizzo
Prof. Daniela Proto
Prof. Luigi Sauro
Prof. Roberto Natella
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ADMISSION TO THE 38th CYCLE (DR/2022/2556 - 20/06/2022)
*** The information below is for mere integration of the official call on the UNINA web site. ***
*** Refer to the official Call for details and to the UNINA official web page for the application form ***
Applicants need NOT to contact a supervisor before applying.
Applicants need NOT to submit a research proposal.
The number and categories of available positions are listed below in this page.
No positions are reserved to applicants from abroad.
The selection process will consist of two steps:
- evaluation of CV, publications and other titles of each applicant;
- oral exam IN PRESENCE, with assessment of the knowledge of English language.
The selection process does NOT require the presentation of a research proposal.
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Categories and number of available positions / scholarships for the ITEE PhD 38th 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 2022, there are no positions reserved to applicants from abroad;
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 38th cycle - available positions (more thematic positions will be listed in the table below as they become available):
Overall number of positions available: 38 ** NEW **
A) Institutional positions
A1) Positions with generic scholarships:
- 7 positions;
A2) Positions without scholarship:
- 7 positions
B) Thematic positions:
- from 24 positions (with scholarship)
Possible updates will be published on this page even after the official publication of the Call, in case further positions become available.
List of thematic scholarships for the 38th cycle (2022)
| Research Theme |
(Co-)funding Company / Institution |
Supervisor |
Avaialble scholarships |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Machine Learning approaches for remote sensing data processing |
CNR IMAA |
Prof. Giuseppe Scarpa |
1 |
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2 |
Distributed control systems for Cyber Physical Systems |
LUPT - UNINA | Prof. Stefania Santini | 1 |
| 3 | Deepfake attribution | Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale - UNINA | Prof. Luisa Verdoliva, Prof. Giovanni Poggi | 1 |
| 4 | Multimodal deepfake detection | Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale - UNINA | Prof. Luisa Verdoliva, Prof. Giovanni Poggi | 1 |
| 5 | TBD |
Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'Informatica (CINI) Host: Laboratorio CINI "C. Savy" di Napoli, Complesso di M. Sant'Angelo, UNINA |
To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |
| 6 | Resilient AI-Based Self-Programming and Strategic Reasoning |
DIETI - UNINA Scholarship funded by PRIN Project RIPER, grant n. 20203FFYLK |
Prof. Aniello Murano |
1 |
| 7 | TBD |
Partner company to be defined Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 351 "Ricerca PNRR" |
To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |
| 8 | TBD |
Partner PA to be defined Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 351 "Public Administration" |
To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |
| 9 | TBD |
Partner PA to be defined Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 351 "Public Administration" |
To be defined by the ITEE Board |
1 |
| 10 | Power electronic devices for SMPS (Switched Mode Power Supply) |
Vishay Semiconductor Italia S.p.A. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 6 Hosting venue: Borgaro (TO, Italy) |
Prof. Andrea Irace |
1 |
| 11 |
Artificial Intelligence, environmental and biometric sensors for health, environment and home security control |
SIMAR Group S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 18 Hosting venue: Monte Urano (FM, Italy) |
Prof. Carlo Sansone |
1 |
| 12 |
Advances technologies for social robotics |
SIMAR Lab S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 18 Hosting venue: Corridonia (MC, Italy) |
Prof. Carlo Sansone |
1 |
| 13 |
Optical active switches with remote control for fiber optics networks |
Open Fiber S.p.A. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 10 Hosting venue: Rome (scholarship dedicated to the memory of Dr.. Salvatore Nigrelli) |
Prof. Francesco Giuseppe Della Corte |
1 |
| 14 |
Automating Performance Test Generation for business critical Web Applications |
Fervento S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 18 Hosting venue: Napoli |
Prof. Sergio Di Martino |
1 |
| 15 |
Cyber-physical measurements systems for industrial applications |
Gematica S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 18 Hosting venue: Napoli |
Prof. Leopoldo Angrisani |
1 |
| 16 |
Cybersecurity in terrestrial transport systems |
FEV Italia S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 6-12 Hosting venues: Torino, Bologna, Aachen (D) |
Prof. Simon Pietro Romano | 1 |
| 17 |
FPGA Hardware acceleration for Deep Learning-based image processing on board of spacecrafts |
Techno Systems Developments Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352 "Ricerca PNRR" Nr. months in company: 12 Hosting venue: Pozzuoli (NA) |
Prof. Antonio Strollo |
1 |
| 18 |
Plasma control in Tokamak for next generation nuclear fusion systems |
ENI S.p.A. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 6-18 Hosting company plant: TBD |
Prof. Roberto Ambrosino | 1 |
| 19 |
Control architectures for autonomous connected vehicles |
Kineton S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 12 Hosting venue: Napoli |
Prof. Stefania Santini | 1 |
| 20 |
Intelligent infrastructures for mobility based on IoT e AI |
Hitachi Rail STS S.p.A. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: TBD Hosting company plant: Napoli |
Prof. Nicola Mazzocca | 1 |
| 21 | Application of Natural Language Processing techniques to Cybersecurity. |
Akka Italia S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 6 Hosting venue: Milano |
Prof. Simon Pietro Romano | 1 |
| 22 |
Blockchain for secure network systems and applications |
BIT4ID S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 12 Hosting venue: Napoli |
Prof. Simon Pietro Romano | 1 |
| 23 |
Statistical / machine learning techniques for big data processing related to the insurgence of professional deseases in Occupational Medicine |
Centro Medicina del Lavoro Vesuvio S.r.l. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 12 Hosting venue: Nola (NA) |
Prof. Domenico Cotroneo | 1 |
| 24 |
Design of intelligent systems to optimize processes in the railway domain based on Machine Learning and Deep Learning approaches |
Hitachi Rail STS S.p.A. Scholarship co-funded by Italian PNRR ex DM 352/2022 Nr. months in company: 18 Company site: Napoli |
Prof. Giancarlo Sperlì | 1 |