<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">[I apologize for multiple sending]<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">Dear prospective PhD candidates<div class=""><br class="">If you have just graduated with a Master in Automation, Control Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics or similar, or expect to do so by October 2024, </div><div class="">here is a chance for pursuing a PhD program at DIAG Sapienza Università di Roma that allows you to bring forward the state of the art in robotics research </div><div class="">and to address at the same time a relevant industrial problem with a leading company in the aerospace field.<br class=""><br class="">A three-year PhD position is available in the ABRO program (Automatica, Bioingegneria e Rcerca Operativa) of the currect cycle 40 (2024-25) under the “Automatic Control” curriculum <div class="">on “<b class="">Safe human-robot collaboration for assembly and test activities of aerospace devices</b>”. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The research activity is sponsored by Thales Alenia Space Italia - TASI (<a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202405280930320147259&URLID=12&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=3E67E494F9E6DEAC80599D301579D8C5&TT=1716888636993&ESN=cs5UAU8uQ2KrNHn%2FDI7W7F%2BZl%2BcAKHcwaLEekK7hQi0%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhhbGVzYWxlbmlhc3BhY2UuY29tL2Vu&HK=95B670EB35F19EB238D95DA3667F6A1CBE33588B5D248B0E72940BE6403717B8" class="">https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en</a>)<div class="">under the PNRR DM 630 national program, and supervised scientifically by Alessandro De Luca (<a href="mailto:deluca@diag.uniroma1.it" class="">deluca@diag.uniroma1.it</a>).</div><div class=""><br class="">In the context of integration between advanced IT techniques and automation of production processes (Industry 4.0),</div><div class="">the theme of this doctorate concerns the introduction of collaborative robotic systems for the semi-automatic assembly and testing of aerospace components and devices. </div><div class="">Starting from an analysis of the existing assembly and test procedures, which are currently carried out manually, activities will be identified that can be performed, </div><div class="">under premises of efficiency and safety, in a collaborative mode between operator and robot. </div><div class="">Based on the corresponding specifications, the sensory system needed for coexistence and collaboration will be designed, </div><div class="">together with the supervisory system for controlling motion and exchanged forces during the physical interaction, and the associated human-machine interface. </div><div class="">The goal is the creation of a prototype of a flexible cell for the assembly of small satellites, in which the most advanced research results in collaborative robotics will be implemented.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The activities will be perfomed both at the DIAG Robotics Laboratory (<a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202405280930320147259&URLID=9&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=DBDFEC5C278EDB535BE06392E728AFBF&TT=1716888636993&ESN=0HGezgZCVcyUBeLUlsrSo5BU38Mu5EVIwRFy1%2BXwlWo%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vdXNlci9Sb2JvdGljc0xhYlNhcGllbnph&HK=8B57765BCAAD8A6C45CBFA9BBA103FF5A95B9B7B2EFF890DA3BEE76A456937EC" class="">https://www.youtube.com/user/RoboticsLabSapienza</a>) and at the TASI Laboratories in the “Tiburtina Valley” in Rome.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you are a passionate student with research curiosity, good expertise in modeling and control, advanced programming skills, and attitude for both team and autonomous work, </div><div class="">please <b class="">apply by June 20, 2024</b>, following the instructions available at <a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202405280930320147259&URLID=7&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=EC8A1045955F36C853C457DC17D69476&TT=1716888636993&ESN=QJsP%2FfMsHc7Ap499C1CjB6hHzuiHiOd31OPRgA9b3Qc%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudW5pcm9tYTEuaXQvZW4vcGFnaW5hL2FkbWlzc2lvbnMtMjAyNC0yMDI1LXBoZC1wcm9ncmFtbWVz&HK=D18386901B054C3BF40EAC4F27D55095F1E1E6F1DCDAA1E100FD9E7A1CD0C8AD" class="">https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/admissions-2024-2025-phd-programmes</a></div><div class=""> (where the general Sapienza PhD call for application is available both in Italian and English).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Detailed instructions on how to apply and on the ABRO admission process can be found at </div><div class=""><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202405280930320147259&URLID=5&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=298E6363749304C1B144C7FC92E5CAD2&TT=1716888636993&ESN=Iy4PLNX%2BTTnzyOGQEFigHlRyGihZmQpCrRPbgROFfQQ%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9waGQudW5pcm9tYTEuaXQvd2ViL0FVVE9NQVRJQy1DT05UUk9MLC1CSU9FTkdJTkVFUklORy1BTkQtT1BFUkFUSU9OUy1SRVNFQVJDSF9uRDM1NTNfRU4uYXNweA&HK=4F914C0EB64EFC902DEC5D89B72AA79E976DFE1013432CD99E6D049B0D35B34D" class="">https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/AUTOMATIC-CONTROL,-BIOENGINEERING-AND-OPERATIONS-RESEARCH_nD3553_EN.aspx</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The selection will be made during July, with an oral inteview on <b class="">July 17. </b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The program will start on November 1, 2024 (you should have a Master degree by then).</div><div class="">A period of study and research abroad (between 6 and 12 months) is also included in the program. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please feel free to contact me if you have any question or doubt.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best</div><div class="">Alessandro De Luca</div></div></div>
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