40 PhD positions, of which 35 are covered by scholarships, are available within the ICT International Doctoral School of the University of Trento, Italy. Positions include research areas of Sound and Music Computing, Internet of Musical Things, and Human-Computer Interaction.
In particular the following PhD topics are proposed:
- Smart Musical Instruments. This includes the topic of real-time music information retrieval on embedded systems, in particular using technologies developed by MIND
Music Labs (
wwww.mindmusiclabs.com)
- Musical interfaces for the audience. This includes the design and development of haptic interfaces, applications of augmented and virtual reality, as well as systems for audience participation.
- Multisensory interactions in augmented and virtual reality applications. This includes the topic of navigation in virtual environments by means of real walking or other forms of locomotion.
The deadline for application is May 20, 2019, 04.00 PM (Italian time, +2GMT).
The ICT International Doctoral School of the University of Trento (
https://ict.unitn.it/) is dedicated to promoting excellence in the world of Information and Communication Technology and aims to educate new professionals with skills and attitudes for the future. The ICT School is part of the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science - DISI (
https://www.disi.unitn.it/) which provides a dynamic and qualified response to the ever-increasing, leading-edge competency demands in the field of ICT.
Best wishes
Luca
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Luca Turchet
Assistant Professor
Head of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento
Via Sommarive 9 - 38123 Trento - Italy
Tel: +39 0461 283792