[Mycolleagues] Fwd: PhD positions in Computer Science at IMT Lucca (Italy) - Deadline July 17, 2013 -

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PhD positions in Computer Science at IMT Lucca (Italy)
- Deadline July 17, 2013 -
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The Institute for Advanced Studies IMT Lucca - Italy
(http://www.imtlucca.it/) announces 41 PhD scholarships providing
about €13,600 EUR gross yearly plus accommodation and full board.

Deadline for application is July 17th, 2013 at 18:00 Italian time.

IMT Lucca (Italy) is a research university within the Italian public
higher education system. IMT's mission is to establish itself as a
research center that promotes cutting-edge research in key areas,
structuring its PhD program in close connection with research, to
attract top students, researchers and scholars through competitive
international selections, and to contribute to technological
innovation, economic growth and social development.

PhD programs are taught exclusively in English. The PhD Program
includes a Track in Computer, Decision and Systems Science with a
specific Curriculum in Computer Science. The track is coordinated by
Rocco De Nicola and aims at preparing researchers and professionals
with a wide knowledge of the theoretical foundations of computer
science and informatics, control systems and optimization, image
analysis, and management science.

The curriculum in Computer Science aims at training a new generation
of researchers in the theoretical and practical aspects of modern
computing systems, including global, cloud, autonomic and
service-oriented systems. The focus is on the development of models,
algorithms, verification methods and software tools that can tackle
the challenges of today e-society efficiently and effectively. The
main aim is that of characterizing and guaranteeing essential features
and desirable properties of these systems such as reliability,
open-endedness, autonomicity, security, concurrency, scalability,
cost-effectiveness, quality of service, and dependability.

PhD students within the Computer Science curriculum will work in close
collaboration with the SysMA research unit of IMT
(http://sysma.lab.imtlucca.it/) or within research groups active in
two institutes of the Italian National Research Council in Pisa,
namely the Istituto di Informatica e Telematica
(http://www.iit.cnr.it/en) and the Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie
dell'Informazione (http://www.isti.cnr.it/). More details about
possible PhD projects and topics can be found under
http://sysma.lab.imtlucca.it/phd/

PhD students, besides receiving the standard research scholarship of
€13,600/year (amount established by Italian law), are offered
on-campus housing on a brand-new and fully integrated campus in the
historical center of the beautiful Tuscan city of Lucca, and daily
access to the canteen. Students also get the opportunity to spend
research periods abroad during the program.

Please notice that also students that are expected to obtain the
required degree by October 31, 2013 will be considered, they need
anyway to apply by July 17. Further details together with the
application form can be found at:

http://www.imtlucca.it/phd/phd_prospective_admission.php

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Rocco De Nicola - IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
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