COURSE DESCRIPTION 

Scientific Areas: 01 – Mathematics and Computer Science; 09 – Industrial and information Engineering, 13 – Economics and Statistics.

Scientific-educational fields: INF/01; ING-INF/05; MAT/01; MAT/05, MAT/07, MAT/08, SECS-S/01,

Educational Objectives and Research Activities
The goal of this program is to prepare students with a sound cultural background, providing them with a high level of flexibility, open minded and in-depth cutting edge competences in specific fields. These students will be able to carry out, manage and disseminate independent theoretical and/or applied research activities at an international level. They will be able to design mathematical models aimed at defining and building complex Information Technology (IT) systems, develop innovative IT applications and transfer their knowledge to the private sector, thereby also contributing to strengthening the role played by Italian industrial organizations in the global economic scenario. Our Ph.D. program stresses an interdisciplinary approach that nowdays characterizes most of the advances researches worldwide.

Organization:      
The Ph.D. program in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics offered by Università degli Studi dell’Insubria is jointly administered by Dipartimento di Scienze Teoriche ed Applicate (Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences) and by Dipartimento di Scienze ed Alta Tecnologia (Department of Sciences and High Tecnology). The program is aimed at students interested in obtaining research positions in universities as well as in government or industrial research institutions. Normally, the Ph.D. program lasts three years; the defense can be postponed for an additional year, subject to approval by the Ph.D. Board. There are currently 9 available positions: 7 of of them come with a fellowship granted by our university, the remaining two have no associated grant. Additional grants might come from research projects supported by funding agencies and/or private companies. The program is articulated into two phases. The first 18 months are mainly devoted to attending courses and seminars at both Università degli Studi dell’Insubria or elsewhere (other universities, national or international PhD schools, etc.).  In this respect, the students have a significant amount of flexibility in building up their own study plan; attending courses at other Italian and foreign universities, is highly encouraged. The second 18 months are mainly devoted to independent research activity under the guidance of a supervisor. The program also financially encourages students and supervisors to plan towards longer term research visits to international research venues. The main outcome of a Ph.D. course of study is a Ph.D. dissertation collecting original research work carried out by the student. This will typically take the form of publications in international journals and/or proceedings of international research conferences. The dissertation will be defended in front of a defense jury made up of external experts

NEWS: Our PhD program is partner of the “INdAM Doctoral Programme in Mathematics and/or Applications Cofunded
by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions” – INdAM-DP-COFUND-2015, of the EU Horizon 2020 Program.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

All applicants to our Ph.D. program must have completed a five-year university curriculum (for instance, a three-year Bachelor plus a two-year Master). They are expected to demonstrate a sound background in Computer Science and/or Computational Mathematics, fluency in English and a strong motivation for research. Applicants are ranked according to their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and the result of an oral examination. The oral examination may also be carried out through video-conferencing tools. The 7 top ranked applicants qualify for a grant as well as a tuition fee waiver. The remaining applicants may either be admitted with no grant or not admitted at all. Some students who are admitted without a grant may be offered research fellowships on funded research projects.

ATTENDANCE AND TEACHING METHODS  

Course start date: October 1^st
Teaching activity: The teaching activities available to the PhD students are proposed annually by the PhD Board.
Duration: 3 years

Courses offered (2017) 

FOR INFO  
Address: c/o Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologa - DISAT
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Via Valleggio, 11 -  22100 Como - Italy
Coordinator: Prof. Marco Donatelli 
Contacts:  Tel. +39 (0)312386378 
E-mail: marco.donatelli@uninsubria.it

ENROLL 

Admission to the Ph.D. program is  decided by the Ph.D. Board. The agenda of the selection procedure will be published online.
The Ph.D. Board decisions will be made available through the publication of the list of admitted candidates. No personal communication related to the outcome of the selection process will be given.
Successful candidates should enroll, under penalty of exclusion, by the deadline indicated on the public notice page.
The following documents should be delivered to Ufficio Formazione Post Lauream, Via Ravasi 2, 21100 – Varese, Italy:

• complete registration form (“modulo di immatricolazione”), which will be made available at www.uninsubria.it/dottorati (check link “moduli” on the right);
• photocopy of an identity document;
• photocopy of the Italian Tax Code (“codice fiscale”);
• bank account details (only for fellowship winners) - form will be made available at www.uninsubria.it/dottorati;
• Social Security form (“Modulo gestione separata INPS dottorati”);
• any other required documentation (if any) that was not provided at application time.

For candidates admitted without a grant, enrollment also requires the payment of a first installment tuition fee of Eur 163,69 (including a regional tax of Eur 140,00, national revenue fee and insurance premium contribution). For payments, please follow the instructions provided at enrollment time.

Supervision:
After enrollment, the students are requested to provide the name of a supervisor among the professors and researchers of our Ph.D. board. Supervisors are chosen based on the students' research interests, and are aimed at giving guidance and advice to their students throughout the course of the Ph.D. work, including the selection of courses and research topics.
Supervisor's approval plays a major role in the Ph.D. Board's deliberation about the admission of the student to each year of the Ph.D. program

See public notice