Call for application 42nd cycle

Bando ordinario


Applications for participation in the competition, together with the corresponding payment, must be duly completed no later than 14:00 CET on 17 June 2026.

Educational goals and objectives

AUTOMATIC CONTROL, BIOENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH
The educational objective of the PhD program in Automatic Control, Bioengineering, and Operations Research is to prepare young researchers to manage complex systems through the use of modeling tools, the application of quantitative methods for defining analytical models and analysing processes, and the development of techniques for the design and implementation of real-world systems across various application domains. PhD graduates in ABRO will be qualified to work in academia and in public and private institutions engaged in advanced research and applications, as well as in the entire industrial sector that promotes innovation in the field of Information Technology—particularly in Automatic Control, Bioengineering, and Operations Research. In these areas, the analytical and modeling approach to management and decision-making processes, along with the skills acquired during the program, help shape innovative professional profiles capable of playing a strategic role in companies and organizations operating at national and multinational levels across various sectors of goods and services production. These sectors include, for example: mechanics, computer science, robotics, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, energy, transportation, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, environment, commercial distribution, financial consulting firms, and design companies.
The ABRO PhD program offers three distinct curricula, each corresponding to a different scientific field: Automatic Control (Italian sector identification code IINF-04/A), Bioengineering (Italian sector identification code IBIO-01/A), Operations Research (Italian sector identification code MATH-06/A).

Number of positions available


Sapienza Scholarships Affliliated Institutions or Excellence Industrial PhD Without scholarship
5 0 2 2

Themes, curriculum and specific competence



Positions of Industrial PhD (reserved for employees)

Ente convenzionato: SIEMENS MOBILITY S.R.L.
Tematica: Tematica generica del dottorato
Sul curriculum: RICERCA OPERATIVA

Sapienza scholarships: 5

Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment Based on the submitted documentation, the Selection Committee
will assign each candidate a score calculated as follows:
(1) up to 25 points for academic record;
(2) up to 10 points for Curriculum Vitae, motivation letter, and letters of reference;
(3) up to 5 points for scientific publications.

The minimum score required to be admitted to the oral examination is 20/40.
Oral interview The oral examination is intended to assess the candidate's previous experiences, skills, and aptitude for research. To this end, the Selection Committee may ask technical questions or request the candidate to prepare a presentation on a scientific article. In the latter case, the article must be chosen from a set of articles—one set for each curriculum applied for—that will be provided together with the results of the evaluation of qualifications. It is possible to take the oral exam remotely (e.g., via Zoom), upon a properly justified request sent by email at least 5 days prior to the oral exam date.
The Selection Committee will assign each candidate up to 80 points for the oral exam. The final ranking will include only those candidates whose total score (qualifications evaluation + oral exam) is not less than 72/120.
language ITALIANO
INGLESE

contacts and info phd_abro@diag.uniroma1.it

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree

Required documentation

§ first letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the referee by il le ore 23:59 del 22/06/2026
§ second letter of introduction (by a teacher)
optional, the letter must be uploaded by the referee by il le ore 23:59 del 22/06/2026
§ List of publications
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ letter of motivation (by the candidate)
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ publications (a single pdf for each publication)
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day01/07/2026
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/AUTOMATICA-BIOINGEGNERIA-E-RICERCA-OPERATIVA-ABRO_nD3553.aspx
date of publication03/07/2026
contactsphd_abro@diag.uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day10/07/2026
notesnone
time08:30
classroomB203
addressDIAG - Via Ariosto, 25 - 00185 Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/AUTOMATICA-BIOINGEGNERIA-E-RICERCA-OPERATIVA-ABRO_nD3553.aspx
date of publication10/07/2026
contactsphd_abro@diag.uniroma1.it


Evaluation scale

Qualifications assessment

Valutazione titoli

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 40

Curriculum vitae, lettera di intenti, lettere di referenze
Curriculum vitae, motivation letter, letters of reference

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10
In caso di conseguimento del punteggio massimo in ciascuna voce, il punteggio complessivo massimo ottenuto è normalizzato a 10
If the maximum score is achieved in each category, the total maximum score obtained is scaled to 10
Curriulum vitae (punteggio massimo 5)
Curriulum vitae (max score 5)
Lettere di referenza (punteggio massimo 2)
Letters of reference (max score 2)
Lettera di motivazione (punteggio massimo 5)
Motivation Letter (max score 5)

Curriculum accademico
Academic record

Punteggio massimo/max score: 25
Rendimento accademico per il/la canditato/a in possesso di LAUREA: voto laurea magistrale. Si usa il sistema di valutazione italiano in 110. Se necessario, la Commissione Selezionatrice effettuerà un'adeguata conversione. Il punteggio indicato è il massimo raggiungibile
For candidates with a Master degree: the final grade. The Italian grading system is used expressed in 110. If necessary, the Selection Committee will apply an appropriate conversion. The score is to be intended as a maximum
110 e lode
110 cum laude		20,0
110
110		18,0
105 -109
105-109		16,0
100 -104
100-104		14,0
< 100
< 100		7,0
Pertinenza del corso di studi del candidato (o della tesi di laurea) con il dottorato di ricerca ABRO e in particolare con il curriculum scelto (Automatica, Bioingegneria o Ricerca Operativa)
Relevance of the candidate’s academic background (or master’s thesis) to the ABRO PhD program, with particular reference to the selected curriculum (Automatic control, Bioengineering, or Operations Research)
Valutazione massima
Maximum score		5,0
Rendimento accademico per il/la canditato/a NON laureato: Media Pesata Voti MPV convertita su 110 e arrotondata al numero intero più vicino. Il punteggio indicato è il massimo raggiungibile
Academic curriculum for candidate not graduated: Weighted average of Grades WAG converted to a 110-point scale and rounded to the nearest integer number. The score is to be intended as a maximum
MPV >= 105
WAG >= 105		20,0
MPV 102-104
WAG 102-104		18,0
MVP 97 - 101
WAG 97 - 101		16,0
MPV 92-96
WAG 92-96		14,0
MPV <92
WGA < 92		7,0

Pubblicazioni scientifiche
Scientific publications

Punteggio massimo/max score: 5
Una pubblicazione: fino a 3 punti. Due o più pubblicazioni: fino a 5 punti.
One publications up to score 3; Two or more publications up to 5
Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 80

Colloquio orale
Oral exam

Punteggio massimo/max score: 80

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