IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca invites applications for PhD positions in the Systems Science program, and specifically for its Computer Science and Systems Engineering track.

We carry out foundational, applied, and interdisciplinary research on the modeling and analysis of systems, broadly construed. The SySMA research unit welcomes applications from candidates in Computer Science with an interest in any of the following topics:

- computational methods for the analysis of cyber-physical systems;
- cybersecurity;
- modeling and verification of concurrent, distributed, and self-adaptive systems;
- program analysis;
- smart contracts and blockchain technology;
- software performance modeling and control;
- machine learning
- online social networks security (disinformation and social bot detection)

A (not exhaustive) list of possible research projects, including reseach topics related to SPARTA, is available at:
https://sysma.imtlucca.it/services/5_phd_projects/

Prospective candidates are warmly encouraged to get in touch with members of the SySMA unit for informal enquiries.

The scholarship is for 4 years and consists of a gross grant amounting to € 15,300/year, in addition to free accommodation and board at the IMT Campus. PhD candidates have the possibility to defend their thesis from the beginning of the fourth year of the program, but no earlier as per Italian legislation.

The start date of the PhD program is 2nd November 2021. The official language of the PhD program is English.

Application deadline is June 30th, 2021, 12.00 pm CEST. Note that candidates who have not obtained their undergraduate degree by the deadline can still apply, and can be admitted if they graduate no later than 31 October 2021.

Applications must be submitted through the online form at:
https://pica.cineca.it/imtlucca/imtlucca-phd-2021/
Further information can be found at:
https://www.imtlucca.it/en/phd/information-for-students

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Prof. Gabriele Costa
IMT School for Advanced Studies
Piazza S. Francesco, 19 - 55100 Lucca
gabriele.costa@imtlucca.it