[I-RIM ML] LAI ROBOTICS @ UNICAS open positions

[Gianluca Antonelli]

LAI ROBOTICS @ UNICAS is seeking to recruit three 1-year postdoctoral 
research fellows (Assegno di Ricerca) that will have a key research role 
in one or both of these areas:

A1) Multi-Agent Systems distributed programming. Three different case 
studies will be analyzed for underwater bio-mimetic robots, namely the 
area coverage, the cooperative navigation and the distributed 
estimation. The successful candidates may propose an analytical versus a 
more computational approach based on their experience. AI-based approach 
may also be of interest. An experimental implementation is foreseen with 
the help of the Consortium’s spin-offs.
Project: MAXFISH
Reference: prof. Gianluca Antonelli antonelli at unicas.it

A2) Multi-Agent Systems composable autonomy. From the functional 
perspective, underwater networked robots are traditionally seen as part 
of a rigid formation, each one of them having a specific and static role 
in the mission execution. The objective of the composable autonomy is 
adding an extreme flexibility in the task and role allocation of the 
robots making them capable of taking local decision in order to improve 
the efficiency of the accomplishment of the mission. The successful 
candidates may propose optimization and/or AI-based distributed 
approaches to be implemented for the foreseen experimental campaigns.
Project: COMET
Reference: prof. Stefano Chiaverini chiaverini at unicas.it
Reference: prof. Paolo Di Lillo pa.dilillo at unicas.it

A3) Robotic systems composed of multiple mobile manipulators, capable of 
performing industrially relevant tasks both in a cooperative and 
collaborative way. Major research objectives: development of novel 
approaches to planning and control of cooperative robotic systems 
composed by multiple mobile manipulators; development of approaches to 
collaboration between humans and multi-robot systems via bidirectional 
communication and interaction; experimental demonstration in 
industrially driven use cases. Research outputs will comprise novel 
approaches to distributed control and fault diagnosis for cooperative 
mobile manipulators as well as to human-robot interaction.
Project: COM3
Reference: prof. Filippo Arrichiello f.arrichiello at unicas.it

The successful candidates will conduct their research at the LAI 
ROBOTICS in Cassino and will be involved in 3 different national 
projects (PRIN – Progetto di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale).

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We are looking for highly-motivated young scientists with a background, 
and eventually a PhD, in robotics or informatics, and possibly 
publications in areas related to the topic of interest.

Strong competencies in C/C++ programming and MATLAB are essential.

Qualified potential applicants should provide the following material:
1) Cover letter briefly describing their background and career plans
2) CV
3) Link to their research web-site
4) A list of publications
5) Date of availability
6) Names and contact information of at least two references
All documents should be submitted via email as a single compressed/pdf 
file to antonelli at unicas.it with the subject: POSTDOC CANDIDATE 
(PRIN2022 A1, A2 or A3).

About LAI ROBOTICS @ UNICAS
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio is a small University, 9000 
students, who's main campus is located in Cassino, Italy. It has one of 
the highest percentage of foreign students among Italian Universities. 
The two Engineering departments count approximately 100 scholars. The 
robotics group works mainly in marine, collaborative and assistive 
robotics and it is formed by 10 among scholars and PhD students. The 
team is currently engaged in several research projects and few 
forthcoming ones. See https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202310151624030106377&URLID=3&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=9A5FB445A939813890F8FC9882466CB7&TT=1697387044770&ESN=WUZ9vo0zJCDXAxU85nOOt%2F12VucPL90viRAbc%2FRvg8g%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cDovL3dlYnVzZXIudW5pY2FzLml0L2xhaS9yb2JvdGljYQ&HK=FF55F9A6F1FBFDE1FE526DB4F6E3B987490175EDF1E343A8A5E29AF1E05AB76F for further 
information.

About Cassino
Cassino is a 35.000 citizen town located in the south of Lazio, in the 
middle between Roma and Napoli, reachable in about 1,5h train by both 
towns. It is a walking-distance town, including the two Engineering 
departments. The cost of living is among the lowest in Italian 
University towns, it is located 30km far from the sea and 80km from ski 
complex. A 3-minutes video is available here: 
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Salary and Duration
The positions are 1 year full time and will be paid according to the 
current Italian scheme. Salary will be determined depending on the level 
of experience and research seniority of the individual candidate. 
Positions will remain open until a suitable number of strongly qualified 
candidates are selected.

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Gianluca Antonelli
Professor, IEEE & AAIA Fellow
Università di Cassino e Lazio Meridionale
via Di Biasio 43, 03043, Cassino, Italy
main Engineering building, 2nd floor, room 227
e-mail: antonelli at unicas.it
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skype: gianluca.antonelli
phone: +39(0776)2993746