A two-year paid fellowship for a research position in Computer Science is available at the Computer Science department of the University of Bari ALDO MORO. The position is part of the MIUR-funded project PRIN 2017 titled “Empowering people in dealing with Internet of Things ecosystems (EMPATHY)”. Other partners of the projects are: ISTI - CNR Pisa, Polytechnic of Milano, University of Salerno, University of Torino, University of Trento. The challenge of the EMPATHY project is to empower end users to configure IoT systems able to exploit multiple interconnected devices and objects, which will enable many possible smart interactive experiences in a user’s surroundings. EMPATHY aims to develop new concepts, languages, methods, and tools to support people in creating and tailoring to their needs IoT context-dependent applications.
The fellowship project will focus on the design and development of a platform able to support domain experts in tailoring IoT applications, in order to adapt applications to their activities in a productive way. The platform will be validated in real-world settings, including ambient-assisted living and cultural heritage.
It is possible to spend a period at one of the partners or at a foreign research center.
Candidates should hold either a master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or physics or mathematics, or even better a PhD.
They should possess the design and programming abilities usually acquired in a master’s degree in computer science.
The monthly salary of the fellowship is of about € 1600 net.
A further opportunity offered to the researcher is to conduct the fellowship project as part of the PhD Programme in Computer Science and Mathematics of the University of Bari (36th cycle). For this to be possible, the researcher has to apply to the PhD Programme and pass the admission exam, which will be held at the beginning of September 2020.
Living in Bari
Bari is the capital city of the Apulia Region. It is on the Eastern coast of Italy, on the Adriatic sea. About 320,000 people live in the Bari municipality and about 1.2 million in the metropolitan area. Bari is a very active city, full of students thanks to its universities. The medieval Old Town is very characteristic, with the well known Saint Nicholas Basilica where the remains of Saint Nicholas are preserved. Today Bari is a modern city, visited by many people from all over the world, with a beautiful seaside on its North-Eastern side, and beaches even at walking distance from the city center.
Living in Bari is not expensive. Apartments have very reasonable prices, food is great and very cheap in comparison with other large Italian cities.
The Computer Science department has many facilities for both researchers and students. It is located in one of the University of Bari Campuses, at walking distance from the city center and the train station. The department, the city and its surroundings offer a stimulating environment that will lead to a great experience, from both a work and a personal life point of view.
Please contact Maria Costabile (maria.costabile@uniba.it) or Giuseppe Desolda (giuseppe.desolda@uniba.it) if you are interested.
