[I-RIM ML] [Jobs] - Five Post Doc / Assistant Researcher positions in Robotics and Internet of Things at University of Florence, Italy

Wed Aug 9 10:46:48 CEST 2023

Dear all,

The University of Florence is seeking candidates with strong research 
potential, interested in studies, research and developments of robotic 
and IoT solutions in biomedical applications.
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**Job description:*
The selected candidates will join a team at the BioRobotics and 
Biomedical Laboratory of the Department of Industrial Engineering, 
University of Florence, Italy in the context of 1) the Horizon 
Europe Framework Program (HORIZON) project “PHARAON: Pilots for Active 
and Healthy Ageing”, 2) the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) 
project PE8-Spoke9 “Age-IT: Advanced gerontechnology solutions for 
active and healthy ageing”, and 3) the research project “DESTINI: 
behavioural robot model with advanced cognitive/physical interaction”. 
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and participate in a 
biomedical and technological area of research, and in the process 
collaborate with many partners at the international level.

Nowadays IoT and robotic technologies are experimenting with an 
increasing number of opportunities to be exploited in several scenarios 
of daily living, from the home to the city and at work. This trend comes 
with several multidisciplinary scientific challenges, covering both 
technological fields and clinical areas related to neurodegenerative 
diseases, neuropsychology and various chronic diseases. Particularly, 
the integration of Robotics, the Internet of Things and Artificial 
Intelligence is an interesting approach that enables the possibility to 
design and develop new frontiers in personalized and precision medicine, 
cognitive frailty and cooperative robotics.

In this context, we are seeking motivated candidates that will develop, 
implement and experiment with possible scenarios and challenges of 
integrating BioRobotics and IoT technologies in healthcare and active 
and healthy ageing applications. The design and implementation of these 
technologies address bioengineering and clinical aspects, from early 
diagnosis and objective assessment of diseases to rehabilitation, 
monitoring and therapeutic control and adaptation. Moreover, new 
developments and advancements in social robots with their interacting 
capabilities, wearable sensors, and artificial intelligence approaches 
will represent the main research topics and challenges that will be faced.

**** Position #1 ****
Assistant researcher / Postdoc researcher in human-robot interaction
Duration: 2 years (automatically renewable )
Start date: October – November 2023
Number of positions: 2
Annual Gross Salary: 24.000€ - 33.000€, based on the selected 
candidate’s qualifications and experience

##Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to work in a multi-disciplinary 
research team, pursuing an outstanding track record of published 
research and promoting high research impact on the following topics:
>> Social robotics and advanced  human-robot interaction, including affective computing, gesture 
recognition, proximity, social navigation, and conversational agents.
>> Behavioral robot modelling,  reasoning and decision-making by applying knowledge-based and/or 
machine-learning techniques.
>> Robotic perception and  context awareness development by using IoT solutions, particularly 
wearable sensors, combined with machine learning techniques.
>> Teleoperation in robotics

##Skills, knowledge, and experience
The candidate is requested to satisfy some of the following criteria 
based on his/her experience and maturity:
 >> Programming skills in C/C++, Python
>> Programming skills in Robot  Operating System (ROS / ROS2)
>> Knowledge or experience in  using machine learning and deep learning libraries (e.g. PyTorch, 
Matlab, etc.)
>> Knowledge or experience in  developing applications on physical or simulated robots (e.g. Gazebo, 
Vrep, etc.)
>> Knowledge or experience in control and automation

**** Position #2 ****
Assistant researcher / Postdoc researcher in Internet of Things or 
embedded systems
Duration: 2 years (automatically renewable )
Start date: October – November 2023
Number of positions: 3
Annual Gross Salary: 24.000€ - 33.000€, based on the selected 
candidate’s qualifications and experience

# Key responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to work in a multi-disciplinary 
research team, pursuing an outstanding track record of published 
research and promoting high research impact on the following topics:
>> Algorithms for the  measurement of kinematic and physiological parameters of humans
>> Novel techniques and  approaches of machine learning for movement analysis, particularly in 
chronic diseases
>> Integration and deployment  of software architectures for web/cloud-based applications

# Skills, knowledge, and experience
The candidate is requested to satisfy some of the following criteria 
based on his/her experience and maturity:
>> Programming skills in C/C++,  Python
>> Programming skills for GUI  (e.g. Visual Studio, Eclipse, Qt, etc.)
>> Knowledge or experience in  using machine learning and deep learning libraries (e.g. PyTorch, 
Matlab, etc.)
>> Firmware for STM32 uC,  including Bluetooth 5.x modules
>> Knowledge of computer  architectures and embedded systems
>> Knowledge or experience in  IoT and Cloud technologies and tools
>> Database implementation and  management

In addition, the selected candidates are supposed to work on preparing 
reports for dissemination as well as on the scientific management of the 
projects.

The project will be carried out in the sector of the Biomedical and 
BioRobotics Laboratory of the Department of Industrial Engineering of 
the University of Florence, Italy. Our Lab is located in Florence, very 
close to train and tram stations and directly connected to the main 
research hospitals and rehabilitation centres, with which projects will 
be jointly developed.

Within the assistant researcher profiles, it is possible to participate 
in a PhD program of 3 year on BioRobotics and Biomedical topics.

For submitting candidature and further information on the positions or 
about the Laboratory, please contact Prof. Filippo Cavallo 
(filippo.cavallo at unifi.it <mailto:filippo.cavallo at unifi.it>).

Prof. Filippo Cavallo

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Prof. Filippo Cavallo
MSc Electronics Engineering
PhD BioEngineering

Associate Professor in Biomedical Robotics
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Florence
Via Santa Marta, 3
50139 Firenze, Italy
filippo.cavallo at unifi.it
Mobile: +39 328 57 11 026

Affiliate Professor
Head of the Assistive Robotics Lab
The BioRobotics Institute
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Viale Rinaldo Piaggio, 34
56025 Pontedera, Pisa - ITALY
filippo.cavallo at santannapisa.it
Phone: +39 050 883474

Scientific responsible of the BioRobotics of Parkinson joint Lab
Ospedale Apuane
Via Enrico Mattei, 21
54100 Massa MS

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