| Academic Year | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| Subject area | Engineering Studies |
| Cycle | 36 |
| Coordinator | Prof. Alessandra Costanzo |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Positions | 17 positions. More information in the PhD Programme Table. |
| Application deadline | May 21, 2020 at 01:00 PM (Expired) |
| Enrolment period | From Jul 08, 2020 to Jul 20, 2020 |
| Doctoral programme start date | Nov 01, 2020 |
- Operating centre
- Bologna
- Main Department
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Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi" - DEI
- Associated Departments
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"Ercole De Castro" Advanced Research Center on Electonic System- ARCES
- Doctoral Programme in collaboration with research institutions (art. 2, comma 2, lett. a) del D.M. n. 45/2013)
- Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK)
- Research topics
- Analog and digital circuits and electronic systems
- Analysis and simulation of semiconductor devices
- Applications of Information technologies: smart cities, smart grid, etc
- Communication theory and its applications
- Communications architectures, systems, and networks: wireless, cellular, fixed / mobile terrestrial / satellite, wired and optical
- Electromagnetic theory, antennas, and propagation
- Electronic devices
- Electronics for telecommunications
- Embedded systems
- Energy harvesting
- Information theory and its applications
- Intelligent sensors
- Micro and nano-technologies
- Microwave Photonics
- Navigation and positioning systems and applications
- Network control and management: software defined networks
- Performance evaluation of communication networks
- Statistical signal processing and its applications
- Ultrasonics
- Wireless power transfer
- Science of Creative Thinking with Applications in the ICT Domain
- Precision agricolture and IoT circuits, systems for pervasive monitoring
- Job opportunities and potential areas of employment
- The tight relation of the ETIT program with the industrial environment is inherent to the topics of the PhD itself that are characterized by a rapid evolution, strictly related to the base and applied research of the Department. Industries, research institutes, governmental and public administrations, and service providers have shown an outstanding interest in the ETIT PhD and represent its natural placement target. In particular, ETIT PhD degree holders have excellent opportunities being employed in high tech industries, as well as in the research and development industrial departments and institutions. The ETIT competences are not only appreciated in ICT companies and institutions, but also in all of those companies making significant use of ICT technologies and services such as computer networks, machine to machine communications, wireless communications, sensor networks, embedded systems, distributed computing systems, digital electronic devices, RFID system, ecc.
- Admission Board
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Surname Name University/Institution Role email Giaffreda Raffaele Bruno Kessler Foundation Member rgiaffreda@fbk.eu Masotti Diego Università di Bologna Member diego.masotti@unibo.it Paolini Enrico Università di Bologna Member e.paolini@unibo.it Rovatti Riccardo Università di Bologna Member riccardo.rovatti@unibo.it Dardari Davide Università di Bologna Substitute davide.dardari@unibo.it Murphy Amy Lynn Bruno Kessler Foundation Substitute murphy@fbk.eu Reggiani Susanna Università di Bologna Substitute susanna.reggiani@unibo.it Vitucci Enrico Maria Università di Bologna Substitute enricomaria.vitucci@unibo.it
- Learning outcomes
- The objective is to prepare researchers able to perform scientific and industrial research, to innovate, and to manage complex project. The program covers research topics related to: Electronics, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics fields.
The Electronics area covers the study of devices, circuits and electronic systems, microelectronics, micro- and nano-technologies, electronics, digital systems, electronic systems for implementation and monitoring, modern HW/SW computing systems.
The Electromagnetic fields area covers research activities related to microwaves and optical systems, antennas and propagation, and the theory of Electromagnetics fields applied to electronics and TLC systems and devices.
The Telecommunications area covers the study of TLC systems and networks (wireless/cellular, terrestrial/satellite, wired/optical networks), and associated devices.
The Ph.D. program focuses also on ICT, i.e., multimedia applications and services, Smart cities, Smart Grids, etc. - Activities to be carried out by Doctoral candidates
- PhD candidates' activity is mainly focused on the following two areas:
a) training through research;
b) training through structured training courses and specific workshops and seminars.
- Training through research: the aim of this activity is to increase the know-how of the PhD candidates through research activities related to the specific research programmes identified and designed by the PhD Board on the basis of the Supervisor proposals. PhD candidates dedicate a large part of their time to perform high level research activities under the guidance of their supervisor and in the context of larger research groups.
- Participation to structured courses and specific workshops: the aim of this activity is that of complementing the knowledge background of the PhD candidates through ad-hoc courses on specific topics related to their field of research. A significant part of the training through courses aims also at broadening the PhD candidate perspective and knowledge base by providing courses on interdisciplinary and basic topics. - Research training activities compliant with the Doctoral programme's learning outcomes
- Training activities are planned throughout the PhD programme, aiming to complete and complement basic knowledge, and above all to support the acquisition of methods and knowledge necessary to carry out research under the chosen theme. This is achieved mainly through specialized seminars, given by professors of the University or external guest lecturers, invited as part of national and international research collaborations. Lectures and laboratory courses at the graduate level cover advanced topics of Electronics, Computers and Telecommunications, and often have a highly multi- disciplinary character. Students may also participate, subject to authorization by the PhD Board, to master-level courses. Graduate student's training also makes use of educational activities coordinated at national level, generally organized for teaching advanced topics to students from different universities. Furthermore, University of Bologna organises, under the coordination of its PhD Office, basic training on research and IPR management, research funding systems, research result exploitation, and business development. Overall, in three years, students have to spend at least 180 hours in training activities documented by an officially final test. At the end of each academic year, the PhD Board will evaluate the proposed training program for reach student. An updated calendar of the graduate courses offered to students is regularly published on the PhD official web site.
- Internationalization features
- - Mobility period abroad optional but it is pursued by the totality of the PhD students.
- Dissemination of the course abroad through contacts and international collaborations of all the ETIT and DEI professors.
- More than 25% of ETIT students have foreign degrees.
- Co-tutelage with European and non-European entities: i) active cotutelle agreement with UBS (Francia) and CEA-LETI; ii) successful application to VINCI call (https://www.universite-franco-italienne.org) of the Italian-French University, with proponents: ETIT and École Doctorale en Mathématiques et Sciences et Technologies de Information and Communication: (MSTIC) of the Université de Paris Est, tutor and co-tutors are member of the ETIT board; iii) Et-IT members promoted the framework agreement with the National Chiao Tung University The Republic of China (NCTU), for doctorates in co-tutorship with many PhD courses of the University of Bologna. ETIT doctoral research projects will be in co-operation with the International College of Semiconductor Technology (NCTU) is underway; iv) UNIBO framework agreement with CSC (CHINA) for full supporting Chinese students to attend UNIBO ETIT doctorate.
- Marie Curie projects.
- ETIT welcomes foreign students with specific international mobility and training programs (eg China Scholarship Council).
- Participate in University programs (eg: Marco Polo Program) to support the PhD students' training abroad.
- Research and / or teaching collaborations with: ETH, Zurich, Imperial College, London, CTTC Barcelona, UPC Barcelona, UCLA, UCSD, KU Leuven, Univ. De Aveiro, Univ. Of Erlangen, TU Munich, U. of Colorado, DLR Munich, CEA-LETI, Oulu Univ., Georgia Tech., U. of Bristol, NTNU Trondheim, KTH Sweden, MIT, ENSTA Paris, TU Eindhoven, Southampton Univ., Penn State Univ.
- Numerous international conferences of interest to the doctorate are attended by the PhD students and some "best paper awards" are recognised regularly. - Expected research results and products
- Expected outcomes of the PhD activities are:
- Publications on peered review high quality journal international scientific;
- Publications and participation to international high quality scientific conferences;
- Generation of new IPR;
- Strengthening and generation of international collaborations (mainly through the research periods spent abroad);
- Knowledge transfer to other PhDs and Researchers through seminar and workshops.
- Doctoral programme Academic Board
Surname Name University/Institution Qualification Acquaviva Andrea Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Buratti Chiara Università di Bologna Ricercatore A Tempo Determinato - Art.24 Co. 3 Lett. B) - L.240/2010 Cerroni Walter Università di Bologna Ricercatore Confermato Chiani Marco Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Corazza Giovanni Emanuele Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Costanzo Alessandra Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Dardari Davide Università di Bologna Professore Associato Confermato Fiegna Claudio Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Florian Corrado Università di Bologna Ricercatore Confermato Giaffreda Raffaele Bruno Kessler Foundation (Italy) Primo Ricercatore Gnudi Antonio Università di Bologna Professore Associato Confermato Masotti Diego Università di Bologna Professore Associato Murphy Amy Lynn Bruno Kessler Foundation (Italy) Ricercatore Ente Paolini Enrico Università di Bologna Professore Associato Raffaelli Carla Università di Bologna Professore Associato Confermato Reggiani Susanna Università di Bologna Professore Associato Romani Aldo Università di Bologna Professore Associato Rovatti Riccardo Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Santarelli Alberto Università di Bologna Professore Associato Confermato Tartarini Giovanni Università di Bologna Professore Associato Confermato Vanelli Coralli Alessandro Università di Bologna Professore Associato
Notices
Final ranking list
See also
- AMS phD thesis (in Italian) Published