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Ph.D., Post-Doc and Internship

The HiCrest research group is always searching for talented candidates looking to pursue fully-funded Ph.D. positions both in Computer and Industrial Engineering. Furhtermore, positions for Postdoctoral or internship positions may well be provided to motivated candidates.

To apply please contact us at hicrest@unitn.it. Be sure to prepend “[JOB@HICREST] ” at the beginning of the subject line, followed by your name. When sending such an application, it is mandatory to include a full curriculum vitae, complete with the information regarding your academic and professional carreer.

Current HiCrest members are generally characterised by a strong background in computer science, parallel computing, mathematics and general purpose computing systems. Given the interdepatmental nature of the research topics covered by HiCrest, it is expected that candidates are able to study and work independently.

Applicants must be proficient with written and spoken English at an academic compliant level.

Open Positions

The High-Performance Computing and Reliable Systems Laboratory (HiCREST) at the Università di Trento is currently seeking outstanding candidates (up to 5) who are interested in pursuing a PhD degree in the area of Parallel Computing and Reliable Systems:

Parallel Computing

We are particularly interested in candidates who are passionate about designing and implementing the next generation of parallel computing systems and algorithms. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct research in the following areas:

  • Parallel algorithms for Graph Analytics and Graph-Based learning models
  • Programming models and algorithms for emerging power-efficient architectures
  • Applied Mathematics and Sparse Linear Algebra on GPU
  • Simulation of Quantum Systems and hybrid programming models
  • Emerging programming paradigms (in-network computing, processing in-memory)
  • post Moore accelerators

Reliable Systems

The interaction between computing systems and the surrounding environment requires to guarantee a fault-free computation. We are seeking new efficient solutions to make advanced computing systems trustworthy. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to face this challenge, pursuing research in the following topics:

  • Reliable autonomous vehicles, from self-driving cars to space exploration
  • Trustworthily machine learning models
  • Increasing the robustness of quantum circuits computation
  • Novel architectures and technologies reliability evaluation and improvement

Please submit your Expression of Interest by the 1st of June 2023 by sending your CV and 1 page of your research statement. Successful applications, we will invite you to submit formal applications in due course.

Mandatory Requirements

  • A master’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science, information engineering, or equivalent topics,
  • Master students who expect to obtain their degrees by 31 October 2023 can also apply.
  • English level certification (TOEFL or others)

Ph.D. Salary and Starting Date

  • Duration: a Ph.D. in Italy takes 3 years.
  • Salary: the scholarship is approximately 1200 €/month net plus extra salary during the abroad period and abroad visits or internships. Teaching duties are not mandatory, and are paid as an extra compensation atop of the salary.
  • Starting date: the starting date of the Ph.D. scholarship is 01/11/2023.

To get more information, visit the following links:

HiPEAC Application page