[visionlist] 5 PhD positions @ Monica Gori's lab (U-VIP) - Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Genova – Italy

[Claudio Campus]

The Italian Institute of Technology – IIT, https://www.iit.it/  – in collaboration with University of Genoa – https://unige.it/en   – funds 5 PhD scholarships@ Monica Gori's lab, Unit for Visually Impaired People (U-VIP, https://www.iit.it/it/research/lines/unit-for-visually-impaired-people).

Official site with links to documents: https://unige.it/en/usg/en/phd-programmes

Research topics and details: http://phd.dibris.unige.it/biorob/media/PhD%20themes%2038o%20-%20Cognitive%20Robotics,%20Interaction%20And%20Rehabilitation%20Technologies%20%20(2022).pdf

How to apply: http://phd.dibris.unige.it/biorob/index.php/how-to-apply

*DEADLINE*
Deadline for application is *June 30, 2022 at 12 PM (noon, Italian time/CEST) *
*STRICT DEADLINE, NO EXTENSION*.
Apply before deadline, the application process is not immediate: don’t wait for the final day.

*U-VIP: Unit for Visually Impaired People - Dr. Monica Gori – monica.gori at iit.it<mailto:monica.gori at iit.it>*
The main aim of the unit is to identify spatial impairments possibly conditioning the life of children and adults with and without visual disability, with the ultimate goal to develop new technological solutions suitable since the first years of life to overcome impairments and enhance learning skills. In particular the focus of the group is to investigate how integration between sensory and motor signals develops during childhood and identify solutions (technologies and rehabilitation procedures). 5 PhD positions are available:

*1) Cortical mechanisms of spatial representation in children with and without visual impairment*
Tutor: Monica Gori
Institute: IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
Research Unit: Unit for Visually Impaired People (https://www.iit.it/it/linee/unit-for-visually-impaired-people)
Description:
The human brain is highly plastic, able to modify its structure and functions to adapt to changes within the body or in the external environment. How spatial representation develops is still unclear. We have recently demonstrated that blind children have problems on many audio spatial processing.
The goals of this Ph.D. theme are:
- studying spatial development from infancy to childhood.
- studying development of spatial representations with EEG technique.
- studying the relationship between spatial processing and sensory-motor skills.
The work of the Ph.D. will be within the ERC MySpace project (www.MySpaceproject.eu<http://www.MySpaceproject.eu>).
Requirements:
The Ph.D. student will be involved in doing psychophysical and EEG experiments with infants and children. A background in experimental psychology, EEG techniques and cognitive neuroscience are required. The Ph.D. will be financed within the MySpace ERC project (G.A. N. 948349) .
Contacts:
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the prospective tutors before they submit their application: Monica.gori at iit.it<mailto:Monica.gori at iit.it> .
https://www.iit.it/it/research/lines/unit-for-visually-impaired-people


*2) From science to technology for visually impaired children*
Tutor: Monica Gori
Institute: IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
Research Unit: Unit for Visually Impaired People (https://www.iit.it/it/linee/unit-for-visually-impaired-people)
Description:
The goal of the project is to understand the perceptual and motor abilities of children with visual impairment to develop and validate new multisensory technology for rehabilitation. Unit for Visually Impaired People (IIT) in collaboration with Mondino Hospital (IRCCS, Pavia) is looking for a PhD in the field of multisensory development in young children and adults with visual disability. The goal of the project is to understand brain principles and develop technologies to support the inclusion of children with visual disabilities through:
-The study of motor and perceptual abilities of visually impaired and blind children.
-The demonstration and the validation of the technology through user, experimental and clinical studies.
Requirements:
The PhD student will be involved in doing psychophysical and motor tracking experiments with children and to help in the development and validation of device from the electronic and software point of view. A background in basic neuroscience, motion tracking analysis and programming skills are required.
Contacts:
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the prospective tutors before they submit their
application: Monica.gori at iit.it<mailto:Monica.gori at iit.it> .
https://www.iit.it/it/research/lines/unit-for-visually-impaired-people

*3) From science to technology for mental diseases*
Tutor: Monica Gori
Institute: IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
Research Unit: Unit for Visually Impaired People (https://www.iit.it/it/linee/unit-for-visually-impaired-people)
Description:
The goal of the project is to develop and validate new multisensory technology for rehabilitation and screening of people with mental diseases.
Unit for Visually Impaired People (IIT) in collaboration with section of Psychiatry – DINOGMI, San Martino Hospital (IRCCS, Genoa) is looking for a PhD in the field of multisensory technology for psychiatric patients (e.g. schizophrenic and bipolar).
The goal of the project is to understand brain principles and develop technologies to support the rehabilitation and early screening of people with mental diseases:
-The study of motor and multisensory perceptual abilities of psychiatric patients.
-The demonstration and the validation of the technology through user, experimental and clinical studies.
Requirements:
The PhD student will be involved in doing psychophysical and motor tracking experiments with children and to help in the development and validation of device based on virtual reality. A background in informatics or biomedical engineering and programming skills are required.
Contacts:
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the perspective tutors before they submit their application: Monica.gori at iit.it<mailto:Monica.gori at iit.it>.
https://www.iit.it/it/research/lines/unit-for-visually-impaired-people

*4) Interindividual differences modeling*
Tutor: Monica Gori
Institute: IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
Research Unit: Unit for Visually Impaired People (https://www.iit.it/it/linee/unit-for-visually-impaired-people)
Description:
The goal of the project is to develop new approaches to model interindividual differences and to develop and validate new multisensory technology for characterize the human behaviour. Unit for Visually Impaired People (IIT) is looking for a PhD in the field of informatics and artificial intelligence.
The goal of the project is to understand brain principles and develop methods to quantify the inter-individual abilities:
-The study of motor and perceptual interindividual difference in humans.
-Development of new intelligent technology to measure it.
Requirements:
The PhD student will be involved in doing perceptual human measures, modelling and development of new applications and technological solutions. A background in informatics and artificial intelligence are required.
Contacts: Monica.gori at iit.it<mailto:Monica.gori at iit.it>
https://www.iit.it/it/research/lines/unit-for-visually-impaired-people

*5) iREACH: a new multisensory device for blind infants*
Tutor: Monica Gori
Institute: IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
Research Unit: Unit for Visually Impaired People (https://www.iit.it/it/linee/unit-for-visually-impaired-people)
Description
The goal of the project is to develop new and to validate a new multisensory technological solution to improve perceptual skills of visually impaired infants. Unit for Visually Impaired People (IIT) is looking for a PhD in the field of neuroscience or biomedical engineering. This project is part of the iREACH ERC-PoC project related to the MySPACE ERC-StG project.
The goal of the project is to understand brain principles and develop new approaches for evaluation and training:
-The study of motor and perceptual abilities before and after the use of the technology.
-Validation of new technology.
Requirements:
The PhD student will be involved in doing perceptual human measures and validating a new
multisensory technological solution. A background in neuroscience or biomedical engineering
are required.
Contacts: Monica.gori at iit.it<mailto:Monica.gori at iit.it>
https://www.iit.it/it/research/lines/unit-for-visually-impaired-people



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