Several four-year PhD grants at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy
Enrico Franconi <[email protected]> Tue, 26 May 2020 17:25:12 +0200
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--JHfaKgAKJSDHAuhvkaHKJLHhkfslHK011 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1250 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 18 four-year grants=A0are offered by the Faculty of Computer Science of= the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy for its PhD programme=2E= Each grant amounts to 68=2C000 =80=A0(i=2Ee=2E=2C 17=2C000 euro per ye= ar=2C net after taxes)=3B for research visits abroad the grant increase= s up to 50%=2E Additional substantial extra funding (including a person= al budget of 2=2C500 euro per year) is available for participation to i= nternational conferences=2C schools=2C workshops=2C research visits=2E = Some of the 18 PhD grants are supported by FBK=2C CNR=2C University of = Ume=3F=2C and by software companies=2C and interested candidates might = carry out their PhD research in collaboration with these external partn= ers=2E The language of the PhD programme is English=2E The deadline for applications will be on the 13th of July=2C 2020=2E For more info=2C the call=2C and applications look at=3A www=2Eunibz=2E= it/en/faculties/computer-science/phd-computer-science The university is located in one of the most fascinating European regio= ns=2C the Dolomites=2E This young university has already established it= self as an important research institution=2C both in Italy and abroad=2E= According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019= =2C the university is the ninth world=92s best small university=A0and i= t is the second best young Italian University=2C and its Faculty of Com= puter Science is ranked among the 150 best Computer Science departments= worldwide (in absolute terms) and it is the 21st best Computer Science= department worldwide for scientific citations=2E According to the same= ranking=2C the Faculty of Computer Science of the Free University of B= ozen-Bolzano is the third best Italian computer science department=2C i= t is the best for international outlook Italian computer science depart= ment=2C and it=A0is the best for citations Italian computer science dep= artment=2E At this time of global uncertainty=2C you may be wondering whether your= application to the PhD programme will be affected=2E The Free Universi= ty of Bozen-Bolzano is in constant contact with the competent authoriti= es to monitor the development of the COVID-19 emergency to provide the = adequate preventive actions for the university community=2E It is possi= ble that by November 2020=2C when the PhD programme starts=2C some rest= rictive measures may be in place=3A the university will support new stu= dents to go through the initial process as smoothly as possible=2E The KRDB Research Centre=A0for Knowledge and Data of the faculty is wid= ely recognised as one of the internationally leading groups in Artifici= al Intelligence Knowledge Representation research=2C with a synergy bet= ween foundational and application-oriented research=2E Among the variou= s available PhD topics (fully described in the call)=2C the KRDB Resear= ch Centre is looking for PhD students interested in=3A =091=09Logic-based languages for knowledge representation=3B =092=09Intelligent data access and integration=3B =093=09Semantic technologies=3B =094=09Conceptual and cognitive modelling=3B =095=09Data-aware process modelling=2C verification=2C and synthesis=3B= =096=09Business process monitoring=2C mining=2C and conformance=3B =097=09Temporal aspects of data and knowledge=3B =098=09Extending database technologies=3B =099=09Visual and verbal paradigms for information exploration=3B =0910=09Reasoning with uncertain and imprecise knowledge=2E To get in contact with the KRDB Research Centre and discuss about the o= pportunities of this call contact prof=2E Alessandro Artale at artale=40= inf=2Eunibz=2Eit --JHfaKgAKJSDHAuhvkaHKJLHhkfslHK011 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"></head> <body bgcolor=3D"FFFFFF"><b><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-= size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">18 four-year grants</font></b><font face=3D"Ta= homa" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353"> are offer= ed by the </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" = color=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http://www.inf.unibz.it/">Faculty of Computer = Science</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt"= color=3D"#535353"> of the </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D= "font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"https://www.unibz.it/">Free U= niversity of Bozen-Bolzano</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style= =3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353"> in Italy for its PhD programme. Each= grant amounts to <b>68,000 €</b> (i.e., 17,000 euro per year, n= et after taxes); for research visits abroad the grant increases up to 50%. = Additional substantial extra funding (including a personal budget of 2,500 = euro per year) is available for participation to international conferences,= schools, workshops, research visits. Some of the 18 PhD grants are support= ed by </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" colo= r=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http://fbk.eu/">FBK</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma= " size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">, </font><font face= =3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href= =3D"http://cnr.it/">CNR</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D= "font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">, </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4= " style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"https://www.umu.se/= en/department-of-computing-science/">University of Ume=E5</a></font><font f= ace=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">, and = by software companies, and interested candidates might carry out their PhD = research in collaboration with these external partners. The language of the= PhD programme is English.<br> <br> The deadline for applications will be on the <b>13th of July, 2020</b>.<br> <br> For more info, the call, and applications look at: </font><font face=3D"Tah= oma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http:= //www.unibz.it/en/faculties/computer-science/phd-computer-science">www.unib= z.it/en/faculties/computer-science/phd-computer-science</a></font><font fac= e=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353"><br> <br> The university is located in one of the most fascinating European regions, = the </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color= =3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http://youtu.be/g5V3mJEE6bw">Dolomites</a></font><f= ont face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">.= This young university has already established itself as an important resea= rch institution, both in Italy and abroad. According to the</font><font fac= e=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href= =3D"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings"> Times = Higher Education World University Rankings 2019</a></font><font face=3D"Tah= oma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">, the university= is the <b>ninth world’s best small university</b> and it is the= second best young Italian University, and its Faculty of Computer Science = is ranked among the 150 best Computer Science departments worldwide (in abs= olute terms) and it is the 21st best Computer Science department worldwide = for scientific citations. According to the same ranking, the Faculty of Com= puter Science of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano is the third best Ita= lian computer science department, it is the best for international outlook = Italian computer science department, and it is the best for citations = Italian computer science department.<br> <br> </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#= fc8008">At this time of global uncertainty, you may be wondering whether yo= ur application to the PhD programme will be affected. The Free University o= f Bozen-Bolzano is in constant contact with the competent authorities to mo= nitor the development of the COVID-19 emergency to provide the adequate pre= ventive actions for the university community. It is possible that by Novemb= er 2020, when the PhD programme starts, some restrictive measures may be in= place: the university will support new students to go through the initial = process as smoothly as possible.</font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" sty= le=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#999998"><br> </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#= 535353"><br> The </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color= =3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http://krdb.eu/">KRDB Research Centre for Know= ledge and Data</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-siz= e:11pt" color=3D"#535353"> of the faculty is widely recognised as one of th= e internationally leading groups in Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Repre= sentation research, with a synergy between foundational and application-ori= ented research. Among the various available PhD topics (fully described in = the </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color= =3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/computer-science/p= hd-computer-science">call</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style= =3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353">), the KRDB Research Centre is lookin= g for PhD students interested in:<br> <br><ul style=3D"margin:0px;"></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style= =3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353"><li>Logic-based languages for knowled= ge representation;</li><li>Intelligent data access and integration;</li><li= >Semantic technologies;</li><li>Conceptual and cognitive modelling;</li><li= >Data-aware process modelling, verification, and synthesis;</li><li>Busines= s process monitoring, mining, and conformance;</li><li>Temporal aspects of = data and knowledge;</li><li>Extending database technologies;</li><li>Visual= and verbal paradigms for information exploration;</li><li>Reasoning with u= ncertain and imprecise knowledge.</li><br> </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#= 535353"><br> </ul>To get in contact with the </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" sty= le=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"http://krdb.eu/phd">KRDB= Research Centre</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-s= ize:11pt" color=3D"#535353"> and discuss about the opportunities of this ca= ll contact prof. Alessandro Artale at </font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"= 4" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#f3540b"><a href=3D"mailto:artale@inf.= unibz.it">[email protected]</a></font><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#535353"><br> </font></body></html> --JHfaKgAKJSDHAuhvkaHKJLHhkfslHK011--