NATIONAL PHD IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The National PhD in Artificial Intelligence (Phd-AI.it) concerns a central theme for digital transformation of society. It aims to mobilize the national community for a PhD in AI at the highest scientific level, such as to boost research and the country's industrial and social innovation.

The PhD-AI.it is implemented, with the coordination of the CNR and the University of Pisa, with the establishment of 5 federated AI doctorates, organized by a university leader and a large consortium of universities and research institutions. Doctorates have a common base focused on the foundational aspects of AI e 5 areas of specialization:
• Security and cybersecurity, Sapienza University of Rome
• Health and life sciences, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome
• Agrifood and environment, University of Naples Federico II
• Industry 4.0, Turin Polytechnic
• Society, University of Pisa.

Specific objectives of the PhD-AI are:
• Build a community of young researchers in training and AI researchers distributed at a territorial and disciplinary level;
• Encourage the exchange of multi-disciplinary experiences between the nodes of the network through the periods of didactic and research mobility of the PhD students;
• Integrate and strengthen the Italian network of AI research centers, also in relation to the European ICT-48-H2020 program "Towards a vibrant European network of AI excellence centers ”and the European human-centered and trustworthy AI development strategy.

Useful links
Sapienza PhD Programmes