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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">1</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">3<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">PhD fellowships in Computer Science at the
University of Pisa, covering three years: Nov 20</span>19<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">– Oct 202</span>2</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Our<span style="color:black"> PhD<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>program<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a joint collaboration between the University of Pisa and the Universities of Florence
and Sienna.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Among the 1</span>3<span style="color:black"> fellowships:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>one is specifically devoted to researches on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Cyber-security,
one on the theme </span>of <span style="color:black">Big Data, and one on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the theme “Human-Robot Interaction”.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The others cover the general theme “Computer Science”</span>,
thus including Cloud/HPC, AI and Machine Learning, Algorithms, IoT and cyber-physical systems,
<span style="color:black">Smart Communities and Social Networks, FinTech and Industry 4.0, BioInformatics and Smart Health, etc..<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We also have 4 more positions without fellowships.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Fellowships are increased by 50% for periods of research visits abroad. Extra funding is available
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">to PhD students <span style="color:black">
for </span>their <span style="color:black">participation to international conferences, schools, workshops, and short research visits. The language of the PhD program is
<b><u>English</u></b>.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The deadline for applications is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">29<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span>May<span style="color:black">
201</span>9<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">(hr 13:00).</span></span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more info on the call please look at the site: </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://shorturl.at/wyA02">http://shorturl.at/wyA02</a> (ENG),
<a href="http://shorturl.at/bfGS5">http://shorturl.at/bfGS5</a> (ITA). </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Since 1982, when it was established, our PhD in Computer Science aims to train researchers and innovators in Information Science and Technology, so our PhD
students are involved since the beginning in research activities</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> of our Faculties and research groups<span style="color:black">, they are invited to attend monographic courses and international PhD schools, as
well as to spend study and research periods in academic and industrial research centers in Italy and abroad. Our PhD offers strong relationships for research projects, internships and job placements with prestigious ICT companies worldwide in the area of Big
Data and Web,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Cyber-security, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Smart Communities and Social Networks, FinTech and Industry 4.0, BioInformatics and Smart Health,
etc. Special attention </span>is<span style="color:black"> </span>in offering opportunities
<span style="color:black">to internships in startups<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and innovative companies<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>with an international visibility.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">At the end of the PhD, our students will be able to contribute to the definition of new models and theories for computation and information processing; foundations, algorithms and SW/HW platforms for the
organization, storage and analysis of (Big) data; new languages and tools to support emerging programming paradigms, such as the ones required or designed in the area of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud and Fog computing, Internet of Things, Cyber Security,
Networking, Programming paradigms and methodologies, etc..</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"> about the PhD program, please look at:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.di.unipi.it/it/phd"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.di.unipi.it/it/phd</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">or contact<span style="color:black"> Prof. Paolo Ferragina at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:paolo.ferragina@unipi.it"><span style="color:#954F72">paolo.ferragina@unipi.it</span></a> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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