PhD in Information Engineering

Call for Participation and Scholarships for the AIDA Symposium & Summer School on “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Cutting Edge Trends ” (AIDA AICET2025), 14-18th July 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece

Dear AI, CS/CSE, or ECE/EE student, scientist, engineer, professional, AI enthusiast,

the International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) is excited to invite you to register and attend the upcoming hybrid (local/remote)

“AIDA AICET2025 – Symposium & Summer School on “AI/ML Cutting Edge Trends” which will take place in and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece, 14-18th  July 2025.

🎓 Scholarships
Three scholarships will be awarded to selected AIDA AICET2025 registrants covering the registration fee, based on excellence and a competitive selection process, 👉 Visit the Scholarships Section to apply.
More scholarships are expected to be announced soon — stay tuned!

AIDA AICET2025 technical sponsorship: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) SP Society.

AIDA AICET2025 Symposium and School will feature:

• 17 top-tier keynote and invited lectures,
• 31 excellent tutorials/short courses/special sessions covering the latest advancements in AI and Machine Learning, with distinguished speakers from leading universities in the USA and Europe (many having 50K+ and several having more than 100K+ citations).

Its various tracks are suitable for students, scientists, engineers, professionals from any ECE/EE or CS/CSE discipline and for any AI enthusiast.

🏛 AIDA AICET2025 is under the auspices of:

• The Ministry of Labor and Social Security
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

AIDA AICET2025 covers a wide range of topics related to a) AI core including Deep Learning and Generative AI, b) various AI applications, c) AI programming skill development, and c) social impact of AI and AI ethics.

📢 Bonus: A pre-symposium short course on Deep Learning by Prof. Ioannis Pitas (AUTH) on July 13, 2025 [see details: https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/pre-symposium-introductory-short-course-on-deep-learning/].

Details

📅 Dates: July 14-18, 2025

📍 On-site: KEDEA Building, AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece.
💻 Online: Zoom links will be provided in due time.
📜 Certificate of Attendance will be provided upon request.
🎉 Networking, gala dinner, and optional cultural excursions included

🔗 Register Now: https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/aida-auth-ai-cutting-edge-trends-aicet2025-summer-symposium-and-school/

More information on the various lectures, tutorials/short courses, registration options, background needed and general conditions can be found on the event webpage.

In case of questions, you can contact the symposium manager Ms. Efi Patmanidou epatman@csd.auth.gr

We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting AI/ML event in beautiful Thessaloniki!

On behalf of the AIDA AICET2025 Organizing Committee
Prof. Ioannis Pitas (AIDA chair, AUTH, AICET2025 chair) Prof. Efstratios Gavves (University of Amsterdam), Prof. Stefano Berretti (University of Firenze), Prof. Evangelos Kanoulas (University of Amsterdam)

🏆 Gold Sponsor: Cook Medical
🔧 Technical Sponsors: IEEE Signal Processing Society,  Hellenic AI Society , TEMA,  AI.BIG cluster,  SIMAR R&D projects and AIDA.

Post scriptum: To stay current on AIDA, AI, or CV/ML matters, you may want to register in the CVML email list, following instructions in: https://lists.auth.gr/sympa/info/cvml

Monday, May 26 · 14:00 – 15:30
Time zone: Europe/Rome

EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: KEY INNOVATIONS IN RADIATING SYSTEMS FOR NEAR AND FAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS

Register at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481810

LECTURE ETTORRE

In the near future, high-speed wireless networks will take advantage of the vast amount of available bandwidth in the sub- and millimeter  frequency ranges of XG systems and New Space technologies. These future  networks will facilitate communication between users and objects located both  in the far-field and near field regions of radiating devices. Innovations in antenna technology are crucial for fully utilizing these broad bandwidths and  providing efficient data links for mobile users. I recently proposed the use of  quasi-optical planar systems as efficient beamformers for multi-beam, wide scanning antennas. This approach minimizes losses and costs associated with  beamforming networks for arrays operating at higher frequencies while maintaining the flexibility of the radiating unit. I will discuss the implementation of  this concept across various technologies specifically at millimeter and submillimeter frequency bands. For satellite communications, I will demonstrate  how quasi-optical planar systems can drive wideband terminal antennas based  on connected long slot arrays. I will also present the advantages of these arrays  in terms of bandwidth and scanning capabilities and discuss their physical implementation. Regarding near-field communications, I will highlight the benefits of non-diffractive beams. In particular, I will show how non-diffractive  beams can be generated with planar radiating structures by exciting cylindrical  leaky waves. I will explain how non-diffractive beams can overcome path loss  and obstructions, demonstrating this experimentally at millimeter-wave frequencies. These results pave the way for a novel paradigm for near-field wireless links.

Mauro Ettorre received a Laurea degree “summa cum laude” in Electrical Engineering  and a Ph.D. degree in Electromagnetics from the University of Siena, Italy, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. Part of his Ph.D. work was developed at the TNO, the Netherlands. Since 2023, he has been a  Professor at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. Previously, he was a Research Scientist at  CNRS, IETR laboratory, France. From 2014 until 2020, he co-led the multi-beam antenna activity for  satellite applications in the joint laboratory between IETR and Thales Alenia Space, France. From  2016 until 2021, he was a member of the French National Committee for Scientific Research, CNRS,  France. From 2016 until 2021, he led the mm and sub-mm waves team at IETR, and co-chaired from  2021 until 2023 the department ADH (Antennas and Microwave Devices Department) at IETR. Dr.  Ettorre’s research interests include the analysis and design of quasi-optical systems, periodic structures, wideband arrays, millimeter-wave antennas, non-diffractive radiation, and localized waves. He  has authored over 90 journal papers and 210 conference communications and holds 14 patents (2 licensed) on millimeter wave antenna technology. Dr. Ettorre is a Fellow of IEEE. Since 2017 and 2023,  he has served as Associate Editor and Track Editor for the IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation, respectively. Dr. Ettorre is the 2024 IEEE MTT-S and AP-S Inter-Society Distinguished Lecturer.

The research activities of Dr. Ettorre have been recognized with several prizes, including the 2009  French Ministry of Research award for the most innovative project in all natural sciences, the Young  Investigator Award from the French National Research Agency in 2014, the Innovation Award at the  2018 ESA Antenna Workshop in the Netherlands, the Best Paper Award in Electromagnetics and Antenna Theory at EuCAP 2018, UK, the Best Antennas Paper Award at EuCAP 2021, Germany and Best  Paper Award at the iWAT 2023, Denmark.

We are very proud to share that Pierluigi Mansueto, who earned his PhD in Information Engineering in 2024 (36th cycle), has been selected as one of the finalists for the EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award 2025 (EDDA). The EDDA recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of Operations Research by European PhD graduates with less than two years of research experience since completing their doctorate. Remarkably, this is the first time since 2010 that a finalist from an Italian university has been selected.

S3P-2025 is 11th in a series of successful PhD schools organized by the Italian signal processing community. It covers a wide range of research fields, from signal and image processing to machine learning, computer vision and computer graphics. This year’s talks are about the common theme of “From Foundational Models to Multimedia Signal Processing: A deep dive in multimodal AI”.

Speakers  

• Marco Gori, University of Siena, Italy

• Amos Storkey, University of Edinburgh, UK

• Edward J. Delp, Purdue University, USA

• Scott Acton, University of Virginia, USA

• Battista Biggio, University of Cagliari, Italy

• Joost Van De Weijer, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

• Justin Dauwels, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

DEADLINES

Application deadline: May 20, 2025

Notification of acceptance: May 25, 2025

Registration deadline for accepted participants: June 30, 2025

APPLICATION

You will find the detailed school fees at https://www.lesc.dinfo.unifi.it/S3P-2025/

The School Registration Fee includes participation in the school, access to all course materials, coffee breaks, the welcome party, and the social event and dinner. The Hotel Fee covers accommodation at the resort, including breakfast and a full lunch each day (featuring a first course, second course, and dessert) with options for both Mediterranean and continental diets throughout the five-day program.

VENUE

Riva degli Etruschi Resort in San Vincenzo, Italy, (https://www.rivadeglietruschi.it/) is surrounded by a lush 320,000 m² park with a Mediterranean pinewood that leads to a sandy beach. The venue offers easy access to ancient tuscan villages like Suvereto and Bolgheri, as well as cities like Pisa, Siena, and Florence. Conveniently located, the resort is about an hour from Pisa and two hours from Florence.

Organizers: Alessandro Piva, Dasara Shullani, Daniele Baracchi (University of Florence), Roberto Caldelli (Universitas Mercatorum and CNIT).

International Graduate School for PhD students in Electronics

https://sie2025.uniparthenope.it/programme/the-school

An International Graduate School for PhD students in Electronics is organized by the University della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli and will be held from June 23 to 25, 2025, Naples

The school topic is: Industrial skills in Electronics and Photonics and will cover all the aspects concerning the strategies to allow bright ideas, born in the Academia, to be protected and made available for the market.

The school will take place in Complesso Santa Patrizia, Via Luciano Armanni 5, Naples.

The call for the 2025 (XLI Cycle) for the Phd in Information Engineering will open 15 May – 16 June 2025.

More info at:  https://lesc.dinfo.unifi.it/phdday/

Wednesday, April 16 · 09:00 – 10:30
Time zone: Europe/Rome

please register at:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469089
 
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This talk focusses on system and circuit design considerations for highly-integrated radar transceivers in CMOS and SiGe HBT technologies. The speaker will first provide motivation for realization of radar sensors at mm-wave frequencies by showing the possible applications. Then, frequency band allocations for radar at mm-wave frequencies are discussed. Next, speaker will discuss system level consideration in detail and will present step-by-step system design steps for an integrated fast-chirp FMCW radar transceiver, such as level budget calculation, phase noise considerations, PLL linearity, design of the analog baseband. The system considerations will be systematically translated into specifications of circuit blocks (e.g. LNA, mixer, PA, VCO, analog baseband etc.) of the radar transceiver. Additionally, digital modulation techniques such as phase-modulated continuous-wave (PMCW) will be discussed and a systematic comparison with FMCW will be given. Next, technology-dependent considerations and challenges related to critical building blocks are discussed (e.g. phase noise, noise figure, operating frequency, routing density, digital baseband). Then, the speaker will present several design examples of integrated radar transceivers operating at V-band and D-band and will discuss the circuit architectures. The talk is rounded out by a vision on novel modulation techniques and trends in MIMO radar array realizations.

Gent.le Studentessa/Studente,

https://www.mbtechnoservices.com/index.php?page=ToM/ToM.html&lang=

Abstract:
The main aim of the XIX IEEE Topics on Microelectronics Course is improving the knowledge of the participants in the field of the Microelectronics design, facing different topics and from different perspectives as the microelectronics world is. This Course is then addressed to students (Master and PhD), researchers, designers. In 2025 the two Courses will have different structure. The first one will have as Special Guest STMicroelectronics which provides for a full week an overview of the full development of an IC product. The second one will have the typical ToM course structure with five long lectures (with a sufficient time to give both overview and advanced details about the topic) given by academic professors or qualified experts coming from companies or research centers. In ToM2025 Courses, the academic and industrial approaches for research and state-of-the art progress are then presented. Different topics are addressed in the Course. This is intentional to give a wide-spectrum for the audience about the present and future challenges in the microelectronics world.

www.careerday.unifi.it

Il Career Day è il principale evento di incontro e placement organizzato dall’Università degli Studi di Firenze con il mondo del lavoro.
Aziende, studi professionali e cooperative che hanno posizioni aperte potranno incontrare studenti, neolaureati e dottori di ricerca provenienti da tutti gli ambiti di studio e ricerca, al fine di presentare la propria organizzazione ed effettuare colloqui.
Il Career Day 2025 si terrà il 31 marzo dalle ore 9 alle 17.30, presso il Campus Morgagni A (viale Morgagni, 44 – Firenze).

Viste le condizioni meteo avverse, il seminario del Prof. Tomassoni è disponibile anche online al link:

Seminario Tomassoni
Friday, March 14 · 11:00 – 12:30
Time zone: Europe/Rome
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cix-gwcq-rvw 

Students who delivered the first version of the thesis should complete the amendments suggested by reviewers and resubmit the new version before the end of February

Till 22 gen 2025 students of the 2° and 3° year are requested to complete the questionnaire for the 1° e 2° year (the last year ended). Please be aware that the questionnaire is very important for the PhD. course. Its compilation is a duty of yours. I remind that the questionnaire is totally anonym.

The election for student representative in PhD commitee is 13/01/24.

The election for student representative in Department council was 14/11/2024.

Remember to vote!

Students who started 1 Gen.  present their work 19 Dec 2024 at 10am at DINFO meeting room.

They should submit their report on 15/12/24

3rd year students should submit their thesis no later than 31/12/24

The presentations will be in the meeting room at DINFO in the days:

• curriculum AOSC : 17/10 starting from 9.30. Probably the meeting will last for part of the afternoon. The meeting is led by Prof. Luigi Chisci
• curriculum TLC: 15/10 starting from 14.30. The meeting is led by Prof.sa Dania Marabissi
• curriculum INF: 16/10 starting from 14:30. The meeting is led by Prof Marco Bertini
• curriculum EEE: 16/10 starting from 9:30. The meeting is led by Prof Stefano Maddio

3rd-year students should close the final Thesis on 31/10/2024.

A draft of the manuscript is required in October during the presentation of their annual activity to the PhD commitee.

We announce with pleasure that on May 23rd the Second Edition of the PhD Day of the 4 PhD programs managed by the Departments of the Engineering School will take place,

All the details on the event can be found on te dedicated web page: https://lesc.dinfo.unifi.it/phdday/

The event will be held on May 23rd at the School of Engineering, via di Santa Marta  3, room 060 (main room and registration) and in streaming in room 045.

It is also possible to join on line: meet.google.com/yoa-vcyg-nmm

A general call is open for PhD positions at the University of Florence. See page https://www.unifi.it/p12593.html for information and registration. 

Deadline for applications 13th June 2024 at 12 (noon, italian time)

For the PhD program in Information Engineering see in particular the fact sheet