Call for application
Admission requirements and topics
In order to be admitted to the PhD programme, applicants must hold an academic degree that gives access to a third-level education (PhD) in the country in which it was awarded.
Applications are also accepted from students who expect to complete their degree by October 31st 2025.
For admission requirements and how to apply, please consult the Call for Applications located in the "Downloads" section on the right. Only the Italian version of the PhD Call is legally binding.
Deadline: 15th May 2026, hrs. 04:00 PM (CEST)
The application must be completed and submitted exclusively via the online system: Doctoral Programmes Applications
The application requires a non-refundable fee of €30
It is strongly recommended that you do not wait until the last few days before the deadline to submit your application.
Once you have completed and submitted your application, please ensure that you receive an email notification confirming the completion of your application.
The list below is a brief, non-exhaustive summary of what needs to be uploaded to the application:
♦ scanned copy of the applicant's ID card (only EU citizens) or passport (non-EU citizens)
♦ M.Sc/M.A. degree transcript of records and diploma
♦ Curriculum Vitae
♦ Motivation letter
♦ Research Proposal
♦ English language certificate with minimum level B2
When filling out the online application form, applicants must select only one Research Area in which they are interested. Within the same Research Area they may choose up to a maximum of 2 scholarships on reserved topics
Applicants may also opt for additional scholarships which will be available AFTER the publication of this call and will be published on the selection website. The maximum number of scholarships on reserved topics that can be selected, including any additional ones, is two within the same Research Area
PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants who will have the application open after the publication of additional scholarships may apply for these scholarships by using the entry “Other” in the appropriate section of the online application.
Applicants who have already completed and submitted their application prior to the publication of additional scholarships will be able to apply for these scholarships by submitting an additional application.
Intellectual Property Notice for PhD candidates under the UniTrento-FBK Agreement
Please read the following information carefully before submitting your application.
Intellectual Property of Research Results.The intellectual property rights of research results generated by PhD students under scholarships within the UniTrento-FBK Agreement shall belong to FBK.
Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights. FBK will establish agreements with PhD students regarding the transfer of intellectual property rights related to their research results.
Collaboration with UniTrento. If UniTrento academic staff contribute to research results obtained through PhD scholarships funded by FBK, the determination of IP shares will be defined through separate written agreements based on each party’s contribution. PhD students are required to collaborate with UniTrento in all necessary activities related to the joint management of IP.
Open positions
Area A (Curriculum 1: Computer Science)
- Deep and Structured Machine Learning
- Language Speech and Interaction
no. 1 scholarships - University of Trento
no. 3 scholarships on reserved topics - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science:
- A1 - Geometry-Consistent Open-World Foundation Models for Multi-Agent 3D World Modeling (Project: GUIDANCE (Debugging Computer Vision Models via Controlled Cross- modal Generation) FIS2023-03251; CUP E53C25000420001) » details
- A2 -Reliable Open-World Video Models under Novelty and Ambiguity (Project: GUIDANCE (Debugging Computer Vision Models via Controlled Cross-modal Generation) FIS2023-03251; CUP E53C25000420001) » details
- A3 - Towards Explainable Foundation Models: Representation, Attribution, and Model Understanding (Project: GUIDANCE (Debugging Computer Vision Models via Controlled Cross-modal Generation) FIS2023-03251; CUP E53C25000420001)» details
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topics - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- A4 - Artificial Intelligence for Tiny, Connected Devices: Enabling Learning and Inference on Resource-Limited Networked Embedded Systems » details
- A5 - Controlling the behavior of collective of LLMs » details
- A6 - Human-centred Evaluation Frameworks for Multilingual Technologies » details
- A7 - Multimedia Personalization with Multimodal Large Language Models » details
no. 1 position without scholarship
Area B (Curriculum 1: Computer Science)
- Cyber Security
- Embedded Intelligence and Robotics Systems
- Systems and Networks
- Wireless networking, sensing and localization
no. 2 scholarships - University of Trento
no. 3 scholarships on reserved topics - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science:
- B1 - AI-based XR systems for real-time interaction in the Musical Metaverse (Project: UE HE MUSMET – TURCHET; CUP E63C24002360006) » details
- B2 - Design and evaluation of XR ecosystems for real-time interactions in the Musical Metaverse (Project: UE HE MUSMET – TURCHET; CUP E63C24002360006) » details
- B3 - Study and development of “software-defined” technologies for the information transmission in 6G non-terrestrial networks (Project: MUR - PNRR - BaC RESTART INFINITE Sacchi; CUP D93C22000910001) » details
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topics - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- B4 - Artificial Intelligence for Tiny, Connected Devices: Enabling Learning and Inference on Resource-Limited Networked Embedded Systems » details
- B5 - Dependable and Energy-Aware Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Production Systems » details
- B6 - Secure AI-Focused Programming and Regulatory Software Compliance » details
- B7 - Supporting AI Act Compliance via an Intelligent Holistic Environment » details
Area C (Curriculum 1: Computer Science)
- Data Intelligence
- Social Informatics
- Software Engineering and Formal Methods
no. 2 scholarships on reserved topics - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science:
- C1 - From behavioural streams to Spatio-temporal Knowledge Graphs » details
- C2 - Navigating the Societal Trajectory of AI: Socio-Technical Dynamics for Sustainable Organizational Impact and Individual
Agency (Project: UE HE RIA - ELIAS – SEBE; G.A. 101120237; CUP E63C23000660006) » details
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topics - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- C3 - Failure Propagation Analysis for Safety Assessment of Complex Systems » details
- C4 - Methodologies for automated testing of complex, configurable systems » details
- C5 - Modeling and Simulation of Urban Digital Twins » details
- C6 - Symbolic Model Checking techniques for embedded systems » details
no. 2 positions without scholarship
Area D (Curriculum 2: Telecommunications)
- Multimedia Signal Processing and Understanding
- Remote and Distributed Sensing
- Signal Processing and Recognition
no. 2 scholarships - University of Trento
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topics - DISI Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
- D1 - Artificial intelligence and data processing for planetary radars (Project: ASI JUICE RIME 2021 Bruzzone; CUP F65F21000950005. Project: ASI EnVision fase B1 Bruzzone; CUP F63C22000650005) » details
- D2 - Artificial intelligence and deep learning for the analysis of satellite remote sensing images (Project: ESA HRLC_cci+ 2023 – Bruzzone; CUP E63C23002010006. Project: ESA - DISI - CC+ FASE 3 Bruzzone; CUP E63C25001200002) » details
- D3 - Development and clinical validation of numerical and experimental models for the study of ultrasound mechanisms of interaction with pulmonary tissue
(Project: UE HE ERC LUMI Demi; GA n. 101229766; CUP E63C26000440006) » details - D4 - Development and clinical validation of numerical and experimental models for the study of ultrasound mechanisms of interaction with pulmonary tissue
(Project: UE HE ERC LUMI Demi; GA n. 101229766; CUP E63C26000440006) » details
no. 4 scholarships on reserved topics - FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler:
- D5 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning for radar sounder data processing » details
- D6 - Artificial intelligence for remote sensing image time series analysis » details
- D7 - Generalization in Vision-Language-Action models » details
- D8 - Generative vision models for robot learning » details
no. 1 position without scholarship