PhD Studentship in Perceptual Robotics, http://www.sssup.it/techschool
PERCRO – PERCeptual RObotics lab, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Pisa – Italy, www.percro.org
Four PhD student positions are available within the three-year
residential PhD programme on “Perceptual Robotics” within the
International School of Doctorate on Innovative Technologie at the
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, starting on November 2009. The
research area in Perceptual Robotics offers the opportunity to undertake
in-depth research on the themes of presence and advanced haptic and
robotic technologies for the interaction in Virtual Environments and in
Teleoperation. Students will work in a multidisciplinary and
collaborative environment with the opportunity of implementing and
testing new ideas and concepts through the experimental facilities of
the Scuola.
• Participation is open to EU (3 positions available in the Perceptual
Robotics curriculum) and non-EU citizens (1 position available in the
Perceptual Robotics curriculum). Knowledge of English is required as
official language.
• Each Ph.D. student will be granted a 3 years scholarship by Sant’Anna
School, which amounts to € 14.500 per year + free meals at school’s
canteens + campus facilities
• Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree or equivalent
title in computer science, engineering, mathematics or the physical
sciences.
In particular, the 2009 research applications in the curriculum of
Perceptual Robotics are solicited, in connection with ongoing activities
in EU-funded international Research Projects, in the following areas:
• Design and analysis of digital representations to model and interact
with human skills. Teleoperation and passivity-based control: study of
new paradigms for master-slave teleoperation over large distances with
particular emphasis of remote skill transfer and teaching; Contact
persons: prof. Carlo Alberto Avizzano, carlo@sssup.it
• Robotic-assisted neurorehabilitation: application of robotic devices
for neurorehabilitation of patients with motor impairments,
investigation of sensory-motor control laws in human motor control and
force control of upper limb robotic exoskeletons, Contact person: prof.
Antonio Frisoli, a.frisoli@sssup.it
• Design and analysis of probabilistic control system for robotic and
mobile robotic devices: development of new algorithms to model the
environment using the robot sensors as well as new algorithms to provide
robots and mobile platforms with increasing level of autonomy. Research
solution may be experiment using the PERCRO robot facilities as well as
the PERCRO mobile platforms; Contact person: prof. Emanuele Ruffaldi,
e.ruffaldi@sssup.it
• Technologies for real-time 3D graphics rendering, Contact person:
prof. Franco Tecchia, f.tecchia@sssup.it
Deadlines and how to apply:
- Candidates are requested to apply online at:
www.sssup.it/
case of problems with the online application, please contact the PhD
Administration Office (tel. +39 050 88.33.36/83, e-mail:
techschool@sssup.it).
- Please note that candidates who are interested in applying, should
prepare a research proposal, which is part of the application file.
Interested candidates are invited to e-mail directly the contact persons
or PERCRO lab. at e-mail addresses above.
- Please refer to http://www.sssup.it/techschool for the details of the
application.
--
******************************
Antonio Frisoli
PhD, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PERCRO Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Polo Sant' Anna Valdera
56025 Pontedera Pisa
tel.: +39 050 883080 / +39 050 883786
fax. +39 050 883333
E-mail: a.frisoli@sssup.it
web-sites:
www.percro.org
www.sssup.it
percro1.sssup.it/~antony
******************************
0 comments:
Post a Comment