Today, Information Engineering undoubtedly has a pervasive character in the most advanced sectors of scientific research and an extraordinary impact on the productive, social and economic reality both at a national and international level. One of the distinctive features of the field of Information Engineering lies in the variety of disciplines that, within a shared cultural and scientific framework, constitute it. Electronics, computer science and automation, and telecommunications—closely interconnected with the basic sciences—are the core areas in which research activities are developed, ranging from the pure sciences to all sectors of Information Engineering.
The PhD Programme in Information Engineering (DRII) aims primarily to offer high-quality, up-to-date third-level education on topics of significant and recognized scientific impact across all key areas of Information Engineering. The program ensures that PhD students have the opportunity to conduct highly competitive research at both national and international levels, with the goal of reaching excellence in their respective disciplines.
The PhD Board of Professors, through the diverse and specific expertise of its members, fully reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field and adequately covers the breadth and complementarity of the sectors that define modern Information Engineering.
The PhD Programme is organized into four curricula.
The educational pathway is based on carefully planned and managed specialized courses, aimed at offering doctoral students interdisciplinary learning opportunities that are typically not included in traditional degree programs.
The training programme is built upon ministerial guidelines and is characterized by:
(shared with other PhD Programmes at the University)
Includes courses on:
- Language development: three English Skill Projects, divided into General English, Academic English Writing, and International Public Speaking
- Research management and understanding of European and international research systems: seminars by the university's research technologists and by APRE (Agency for the Promotion of European Research)
- Research dissemination and valorization: including Scientific Writing, Poster and Oral Presentation, and Intellectual Property for Energy Transition
- Open access to research data and outputs (covered within the Scientific Writing course)
- Fundamentals of research ethics, gender equality, and research integrity (included in the transversal course Introduction to Research and Gender dimension in Horizon Europe–Gender Innovation–Gender Equality Plan)
- Courses linked to PNRR (Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan), directly related to DRII’s research areas (e.g., digitalization, sustainable technologies):
a) Climate Change and Sustainability: the Drive for a New Social and Industrial Revolution
b) Energy Transition and Digitalization: From Centralized Power Systems to Smart Grids
c) Sustainability Evaluation of a Technology
d) Resource and Energy Economics - Courses on entrepreneurship and start-up development:
- Turning Your Idea into a Business: Developing a Business Plan
- Courses on the use and development of engineering software:
a) Development of Systems for Data Collection with LABVIEW
b) COMSOL Multiphysics - Courses in mathematics, statistics, computer science, and advanced modeling:
a) The Lagrangian Relaxation and Its Application
b) Knowledge Graphs: Fundamentals
c) An Introduction to Abstract Argumentation
d) Solution of Hard Physical Problems
e) Graph Theory and Its Applications
f) Stochastic Processes and Performance Modeling
g) Deep Learning on High-Performance Computing
h) Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography - Courses in designing systems for the digital transition:
a) Mobile Interaction Design
b) Internet of Things for Smart Cities and Communities
c) The Digital and Service Transformation of Manufacturing Companies: Beyond the 4.0 Paradigm (seminar) - Courses on the design, production, and characterization of advanced materials:
a) Photonics for Sensing
b) Nanoscience and Nanotechnology