Monday, July 8, 2019

[DMANET] Information about PhD Programmes (OR curriculum) - University of Naples

The Operations Research Group of the Department of Electrical Engineering
and Information Technology, University "Federico II" of Naples, announces
the following three years PhD programmes:

1. The PhD Programme in

- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ITEE)

<http://dottorato-itee.dieti.unina.it/index.php/it/>
http://dottorato-itee.dieti.unina.it/index.php/it/

2. A new PhD Programme in

- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH (ITCH)

<http://icth.dieti.unina.it/index.php/it/>
http://icth.dieti.unina.it/index.php/it/

Both the PhD programmes include a curriculum in Operations Research for
students with background in optimization and computer science. The OR topics
of the PhD positions will be both methodological and applicative, with
particular emphasis on integer/network optimization and data science for
logistics, transportation, communication networks and healthcare systems.

The official announcement of the PhD programmes is now available at the
address:


<http://www.unina.it/didattica/post-laurea/dottorati-di-ricerca/english-vers
ion>
http://www.unina.it/didattica/post-laurea/dottorati-di-ricerca/english-versi
on

The announcement reports all the required bureaucratic and formal requests.

The deadline is on August 2nd, 2019, 12.00 (Italian time)!

<http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/19320253/35_ciclo_Ph.D.Call.pdf>
http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/19320253/35_ciclo_Ph.D.Call.pdf

Be careful that the application options for the programmes are different!

- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ITEE).

1) 14 positions for Italian and foreign students: the selection of the
applicants will be based on a preliminary assessment of the qualifications,
and then on a written exam and an oral colloquium (both to be done on place
in Naples).

2) 1 position for foreign students, graduated out of Italy and not living in
Italy: the selection of the applicants will be based on the preliminary
assessment of the qualifications and then on an oral colloquium (to be done
either on place or via Skype call).

- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH (ITCH)

1) 12 positions for Italian and foreign students: the selection of the
applicants will be based on the preliminary assessment of the
qualifications, and then on an oral colloquium (to be done on place in
Naples).

2) 2 positions for foreign students, graduated out of Italy and not living
in Italy: the selection of the applicants will be based on the preliminary
assessment of the qualifications and then on an oral colloquium (to be done
either on place or via Skype call).

The interested candidates are invited to send an email with their CV and a
description of their interests to Antonio Sforza (
<mailto:antonio.sforza@unina.it> antonio.sforza@unina.it), Maurizio Boccia (
<mailto:maurizio.boccia@unina.it> maurizio.boccia@unina.it) and Claudio
Sterle ( <mailto:claudio.sterle@unina.it> claudio.sterle@unina.it), for a
preliminary assessment only aimed at giving them suggestions.

More detailed information about the available positions can be found at the
address:


<http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/19320253/35_ciclo_Ph.D.Call_Attachement
-A.pdf
>
http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/19320253/35_ciclo_Ph.D.Call_Attachement-
A.pdf

Best regards,
Antonio Sforza (Full Professor in OR)
Maurizio Boccia (Associate Professor in OR)
Claudio Sterle (Assistant Professor in OR)

OPSLab, Optimization and Problem Solving Laboratory


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